20 Charged as Unfortunate Point-Shaving Scheme Shakes College Basketball Fans

A huge federal investigation has revealed one of the biggest point-shaving scandals in college basketball history. Fans are now questioning the integrity of the games they have always trusted. The release of indictments in Philadelphia on Thursday shocked the NCAA and the sports world as a whole. It reminded fans that even the most famous sports events can be tainted by corruption.

“20 men were charged in a point-shaving scheme involving more than 39 college basketball players on more than 17 NCAA Division I teams and leading to more than 29 games being fixed,” according to a charge that was made public on Thursday. This huge web of alleged corruption shows how big the problem is and how much planning it takes to pull off an operation like this.

20 men were charged in a point-shaving scheme involving more than 39 college basketball players on more than 17 NCAA Division I teams and leading to more than 29 games being fixed, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.

— David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) January 15, 2026

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