Feds investigating ex-Temple player for alleged point-shaving - ESPN

Federal authorities are investigating whether former Temple men's basketball player Hysier Miller bet on his own games and manipulated the outcome of Owls games he played in, according to sources with direct knowledge of the situation.

Miller, Temple's leading scorer last season, transferred to Virginia Tech during the offseason but was dismissed by the Hokies on Oct. 23 because of the federal investigation and an NCAA inquiry into Temple games, sources said. A regular-season Temple game drew attention for unusual betting activity in March.

Miller never played a game for the Hokies. The school said at the time that his dismissal was «due to circumstances prior to his enrollment at Virginia Tech.»

Asked for comment on the allegations, Miller's attorney, Jason P. Bologna of the law firm Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney, gave ESPN a statement: «Hysier Miller has overcome more adversity in his 22 years than most people face in their lifetime. He will meet and overcome whatever obstacles lay ahead.»

Temple spokesperson Steve Orbanek told ESPN that the school is «aware of the deeply concerning allegations of sports wagering last season.» He said the university had not «received any requests for information» from state or federal law enforcement but «will cooperate fully should we be contacted.»

The NCAA declined to comment.

In a statement, the FBI said it would neither confirm nor deny the existence of any investigation.

Sportsbooks had alerted U.S. Integrity, a Las Vegas firm that monitors the betting market, to unusual line movement and suspicious wagering patterns on a March 7 regular-season game between Temple and UAB. The point spread moved notably the morning of the game, growing from UAB -2 to -8 by early afternoon, before