Attorney for ex-Temple basketball player responds after NCAA says athlete bet against his own team

Rep. Brett Guthrie revealed his plans to investigate the NCAA over its recent decision to allow student-athletes to bet on professional sports, warning of the potential conflicts of interest that can emerge even from innocuous bets. 

The attorney representing former Temple University basketball player Hysier Miller responded after the NCAA announced Friday that Miller bet on his own team's games, three of which he bet against his team.

Attorney Jason Balogna provided a statement to Fox News Digital, asserting that Miller's activities did not include any point-shaving of his own team.

"The key takeaway here is the NCAA found no evidence that Hysier Miller shaved points. The NCAA conducted a long and thorough investigation before reaching that conclusion. Hysier gave them full access to his cellphone and bank account, and he answered every question they asked him," Balogna said. 

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Hysier Miller (3) of the Temple Owls interviews after defeating the Florida Atlantic Owls (Getty Images)

"He admitted to placing parlay bets, but he denied shaving points in any game, and the NCAA’s findings confirm that they accept Hysier was honest and cooperative with their investigation."

Temple University released a statement also pointing out a lack of evidence of point-shaving. 

"After a complete and thorough joint investigation, the NCAA found no evidence of point-shaving or any wrongdoing by the university. From the outset, Temple’s administration and Athletics Department staff fully cooperated with the NCAA’s enforcement staff — making available all relevant witnesses, documents and electronic devices — to ensure the process was thorough, transparent and complete," the statement