In October, the NBA was hammered by a scandalous gambling investigation. Dozens of people with connections to the Association, including an NBA Hall of Famer and current head coach, were placed under arrest Oct. 23.
At that particular time, the investigation wasn’t believed to have included any players in men’s college basketball. With that being said, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania-led federal investigators and officials from the NCAA went on to give confirmation that a probe had been launched to look into possible violations of gambling at the level of Division I college basketball. (RELATED: Video Shows Erik Spoelstra’s Miami-Dade House Completely Destroyed By Gargantuan Fire)
The infractions committee of the NCAA made the announcement Friday that they “uncovered violations by six student-athletes who competed in men’s basketball at New Orleans, Mississippi Valley and Arizona State.”
The cases linked to the three universities are separate, however, they all have similarities that include alleged gambling with the intention to rig games or players giving inside information to bettors.
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“Additionally, all three cases involved lack of cooperation by student-athletes, who knowingly provided false or misleading information to investigators. As a result of the sports betting violations, the student-athletes all violated ethical conduct rules, triggering permanent ineligibility,” stated the NCAA.
Dyquavian Short, Donovan Sanders, Chatton “BJ” Freeman, Jamond Vincent, Alvin Stredic and Cedquavious Hunter have been named by the NCAA. Here in the 2025-26 school year, none of the players are enrolled at their prior universities.
It was determined by the NCAA that Stredic and Sanders allegedly got offers to throw a contest against Alabama A&M in January. Before playing against Tulsa in a Dec. 2024 game, Sanders was allegedly overheard speaking about “throwing a game,” stated the NCAA.
ESPN reported Friday that the players named in the three cases saw their eligibility rescinded permanently by the NCAA.
The NCAA stated in October that around 30 current and former men’s college basketball players have been probed.
