SLU caught up in point shaving scheme

[ZouMiz2424]

Taken from another poster on TB

https://www.scribd.com/document/9816410 ... iladelphia

46. In or about mid to late February 2024, the fixers, including defendant JALEN SMITH and Antonio Blakeney, recruited players on the St. Louis University Billikens Men's Basketball Team ("St. Louis") to participate in the game-fixing scheme. Those playersincluded defendant BRADLEY EZEWIRO, a center, and Person #3, known to the grandjury. In FaceTime communications with defendant SMITH and Blakeney, defendant EZEWIRO andPerson #3 agreed, in exchange for bribe payments, to underperform in and influence an upcoming St. Louis game against the Duquesne Dukes Men's Basketball Team ("Duquesne"). Inparticular, defendant EZEWIRO and Person #3 agreed to help ensure that St. Louis failed to cover the first-half spread in that game.

47. On or about February 20,2024, St. Louis played against Duquesne in an NCAA men's basketball game at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Duquesne was favored over St. Louis by approximately 5 points in the first halfat sportsbooks throughout the United States and elsewhere. Before this game, the fixers, including defendants MARVIS FAIRLEY and RODERICK WINKLER, and others acting at their direction, placedwagers with various sportsbooks totaling at least approximately $242,000 on Duquesne to cover the first-half spread. ln the process of fixing this game and placing these wagers, defendant FAIRLEY and other fixers communicated via text about the game and their wagers. For example, on or about the date ofthe Duquesne game, defendant FAIRLEY texted a straw bettor, "Duquesne I st half bet it."

48. On or about February 20,2024, in the NCAA men's basketball game between St. Louis and Duquesne, defendant BRADLEY EZEWIRO and Person #3 helped ensure that St. Louis failed to cover the spread in the first half as Duquesne outscored St. Louis 4l to 27, and the fixers won their bets. Without the St. Louis players intentionally underperforming in thesecond halfofthe game, St. Louis played substantially better, outscoring Duquesne 40 to 39.Duquesne won the game 80 to 67.

49. After this game, defendant BRADLEY EZEWIRO attempted to recruit several additional players on other NCAA men's basketball teams to participate in the scheme. In text message communications with defendant JALEN SMITH, defendant EZEWIROidentified players that he was recruiting, including defendant DA'SEAN NELSON, a player onthe DePaul University Blue Demons Men's Basketball Team ("DePaul"). Specifically, on or about February 24,2024, defendant EZEWIRO sent defendant SMITH a screen shot ofan intemet page with a photograph ofdefendant NELSON and his basketball statistics from DePaul.Defendant EZEWIRO texted, "Worst team in the big east," and "he ready to tap in [to the point- shaving schemel m [right now]." Defendant SMITH responded, "Already got him." As described below, as part of this scheme, defendant NELSON helped fix multiple NCAA men's basketbalI games.

50. As part ofthis text exchange with defendant JALEN SMITH, defendant BRADLEY EZEWIRO also identified players on several other NCAA men's basketball teams whom he was attempting to recruit into the point-shaving scheme. Defendant SMITH expressed interest in recruiting players on those teams to join the scheme, and in connection with one of those players, defendant SMITH sent to defendant EZEWIRO a photograph of stacks ofcash.acknowledging the large amount of money NCAA players could make by point shaving, with the message, "send that to him if he bite he bite if he don't so be it lol."

5l. Over the next few weeks, defendants JALEN SMITH and BRADLEY EZEWIRO communicated via text about the players whom defendant EZEWIRO was recruiting and the games that defendants SMITH and EZEWIRO were attempting to fix as part of the point-shaving scheme. On March 2,2024, defendant SMITH texted defendant EZEWIRO that they needed to "clean up how we text" and agreed to speak further about the scheme on

[HoopsGuruII]

Here's which schools were named in the college basketball point-shaving scheme indictment, which released Jan. 15, according to ESPN. None of the schools were in Power Four conferences. (All Division II or Division III teams in my classifications).
Abilene Christian
Alabama State
Buffalo
Coppin State
DePaul
Eastern Michigan
Fordham
Kennesaw State
La Salle
New Orleans
Nicholls State
North Carolina A&T
Northwestern State
Robert Morris
Saint Louis
Southern Miss
Tulane

[kdkauf70]

If you're wagering large sums on Kenesaw St vs Fordam basketball, you either A - have a serious gambling problem or B - are part of a points shaving scheme. Shouldn't be too hard to figure out.

[rezero]

If you're wagering large sums on Kenesaw St vs Fordam basketball, you either A - have a serious gambling problem or B - are part of a points shaving scheme. Shouldn't be too hard to figure out.

lol…was thinking the same thing. Like putting money on McCluer North over Hazelwood Central in women’s volleyball.

[edwin drood]

If you're wagering large sums on Kenesaw St vs Fordam basketball, you either A - have a serious gambling problem or B - are part of a points shaving scheme. Shouldn't be too hard to figure out.

lol…was thinking the same thing. Like putting money on McCluer North over Hazelwood Central in women’s volleyball.

Ladies and gentlemen. The teams, conference, and scores don't matter. All that matters is what some bookie is willing to risk and with what conditions. You could win a million $ on McCluer N or Duke v UNC

[dhsux]

If you're wagering large sums on Kenesaw St vs Fordam basketball, you either A - have a serious gambling problem or B - are part of a points shaving scheme. Shouldn't be too hard to figure out.

lol…was thinking the same thing. Like putting money on McCluer North over Hazelwood Central in women’s volleyball.

They made the money they made and apparently nothing to sneeze at.

If this scheme remained only at the smaller level of schools...and that's a big if......it's because these losers could find lower level players to participate versus the big programs.

It makes perfect sense.

[ex-submariner]

https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-b ... 55543.html

"At the end of the 70-page gambling indictment delivering another gut punch to college basketball, each allegation more sordid than the last, the overwhelming takeaway is that we did this to ourselves."

[11WSChamps]

https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-b ... 55543.html

"At the end of the 70-page gambling indictment delivering another gut punch to college basketball, each allegation more sordid than the last, the overwhelming takeaway is that we did this to ourselves."

Gee, someone is starting to finally get it.

And its just going to get worse.