According to the results of an investigation of the NCAApublished on Wednesday, some basketball players would have manipulated their performance for gambling purposes.
The NCAA established that Mykell Robinson, Jalen Weaver e Steven Vasquez (San Jose State) were permanently disqualified for violations relating to gambling.
The investigation made it come out that Robinson e Weaverteammates at Fresno Statediscussed the bets of the bet on mutual statistics and bet on themselves, as well as one above the other, in selected matches. Weaverwho collaborated on the investigations, revealed that he had also placed a bet from 50 dollars on itself, Robinson and a third student-athlete, winning it 260.
In total, three bets of the value of 2,200 dollars, who would yield a net profit of 15,950 dollars.
“I respect the NCAA decision and I took my responsibilities” he said Weaver to the microphones of ESPN. “Now I focus on my professional career, in which I am committed to demonstrating my value off the pitch.”
Robinson refused to comment when he was contacted by ESPNwhile attempts to contact Vasquez they were not successful.
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