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The federal government has major interest in sports.

Federal authorities have charged 20 men as part of an investigation into a point-shaving scheme involving over 39 college basketball players.

ESPN is reporting that a federal indictment was unsealed this Thursday in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. According to the outlet, the document names players from more than 17 NCAA Division I teams, with over 29 games believed to be fixed.

“Twenty men have been charged in a point-shaving scheme involving more than 39 college basketball players on more than 17 NCAA Division I teams,” ESPN noted.

Some of the players have played this season, while 15 played during the 2023-24 and/or 2024-25 campaigns. Two of the players, Cedquavious Hunter and Dyquavian Short, were sanctioned by the NCAA in November for fixing games in New Orleans.

The other five defendants are described as “fixers.” At least two of them were also charged in the federal indictment involving the NBA last year. Shane Hennen, who is rumored to be the informant whose information led to the arrests of Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups, is one of them.

The other is Marves Fairley.

Rozier’s arrest leaves him as one of the biggest names to watch heading into the NBA trade deadline. However, Commissioner Adam Silver has admitted that there is no clear way forward for the Miami Heat.

College Basketball Players Reportedly Offered Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars To Compromise Games

Jan 11, 2025; College Station, Texas, USA; A detailed shot of a basketball going through a hoop (Erik Williams-Imagn Images)
Former NBA player Antonio Blakeny was also named in the most recent indictment. However, he was not charged and is said to have been “charged elsewhere.”


The 70-page document notes that the scheme began in 2022. It was centered on fixing games in the Chinese Basketball Association, but the accused later targeted college basketball games.

They allegedly offered players amounts ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 to throw games for betting purposes.

“In placing these wagers on games they had fixed, the defendants defrauded sportsbooks, as well as individual sports bettors, who were all unaware that the defendants had corruptly manipulated the outcome of these games that should have been decided fairly, based on genuine competition and the best efforts of the players,” the indictment reads.

This is a developing story.