Alleged Point-Shaving Scheme Involved Dozens Of College Basketball Players, Justice Department Says

Federal prosecutors said an alleged point-shaving scheme involved more than 39 college basketball players on at least 17 NCAA Division I teams.

The alleged scheme ran from September 2022 to February 2025, with many of the defendants having played in the 2023-24 and/or 2024-25 seasons.

“Four of the players charged — Simeon Cottle, Carlos Hart, Camian Shell and Oumar Koureissi — have played for their current teams in the past week,” ESPN stated.

“The sportsbooks would not have paid out those wagers had they known that the defendants fixed those games,” the indictment said, according to ABC News.

Twenty men, including many former college basketball players, have been charged in a point-shaving scheme that involved more than 29 games being fixed, according to a federal indictment. https://t.co/1VNjCILnyv