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Two former Fresno State basketball players have been ruled ineligible by the NCAA following an investigation into gambling on games.<\/p>\n
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More than a year after two Fresno State basketball players were kicked off the team<\/a> in an alleged sports betting scandal, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said it has \u201cestablished probable cause that multiple individuals conspired to fraudulently place wagers tied to the intentional underperformance.\u201d<\/p>\n In a statement Thursday<\/a>, the NGCB said one suspect has been arrested and it\u2019s actively pursuing criminal charges for several others who remain outstanding. The unnamed suspect was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on May 5, charged with:<\/p>\n Fraudulent actsConspiracy cheating at gamblingConspiracy to launder money<\/p>\n The control board, in coordination with the NCAA, obtained evidence through subpoenas of financial records, cellphone data and licensed sportsbook operators, and found the alleged conspiracy involved \u201cformer and current associates connected to collegiate basketball programs, who coordinated and illegally profited from proposition wagers that they made based on their inside knowledge of a player\u2019s intentional underperformance.\u201d<\/p>\n The release specifically references a Jan. 7 Fresno State game.<\/p>\n No other details were released to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation, NGCB said.<\/p>\n Three Bulldogs players \u2014 Jalen Weaver, Zaon Collins and Mykell Robinson \u2014 were suspended from the men\u2019s basketball in February 2025 while Fresno State conducted an internal investigation into alleged betting activity.<\/p>\n At the time, the suspensions were officially an \u201celigibility matter,\u201d according to the university.<\/p>\n Weaver and Robinson were later removed from the team, while Collins was eventually reinstated.<\/a><\/p>\n Weaver and Robinson, and a third player, Steven Vasquez, were permanently banned by the NCAA when the organization released the findings of its own investigation<\/a> in September. All three \u201cbet on their own games, one another\u2019s games and\/or provided information that enabled others to do so during the 2024-25 regular season,\u201d according to the NCAA.<\/p>\n Two of the students \u201cmanipulated performances to ensure that certain bets were won.\u201d<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fresno Bee<\/p>\n