NCAA college basketball players banned for betting on their own games
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Three Division I college basketball players were permanently banned from the NCAA on Wednesday for allegedly betting on their own games.
Mykell Robinson, Steven Vasquez and Jalen Weaver have been revoked of their eligibility after the NCAA Committee on Infractions released findings that determined the players bet on contests they competed in at Fresno State and San Jose State, and were able to share thousands of dollars in payouts.
All three athletes were released from their respective teams and are no longer enrolled at their previous schools. Neither school was punished.
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The NCAA logo on entrance sign outside of the NCAA Headquarters on February 28, 2023, in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
The NCAA declared the three players bet on each other's games and/or provided information that enabled others to do so during the 2024-25 regular season and that two of them even manipulated their performances to ensure certain bets were won.
The NCAA said a sports integrity monitoring service in January notified Fresno State and NCAA enforcement staff that a Nevada sportsbook operator had flagged suspicious prop bets on Robinson. The investigation began a week later..
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Fresno State said it willingly cooperated with the NCAA.
"The university proactively shared reported information concerning sports wagering activity with the NCAA and worked collaboratively with the NCAA staff throughout the investigation," the school said in a statement. "While the eligibility