26 indicted in NCAA and Chinese basketball point-shaving scheme

Federal prosecutors have charged 26 men in a sweeping alleged point-shaving operation that authorities say compromised at least 29 college basketball games and involved players from 17 Division I programs, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Investigators allege more than 39 current and former college players participated in or attempted to influence games during the 2023-24, 2024-25 and current seasons. Schools named include Tulane, Buffalo, DePaul, Eastern Michigan, New Orleans, Kennesaw State, La Salle, Nicholls State, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, Abilene Christian, Alabama State, Coppin State, Fordham, North Carolina A&T, Northwestern State