College basketball player under federal investigation for allegedly fixing games: report

A erstwhile subordinate of Temple's men's hoops team is reportedly being investigated for allegedly fixing his ain games.

Hysier Miller is accused of betting connected games helium played successful and point-shaving arsenic a subordinate of the Owls.

An probe began successful March aft antithetic betting enactment for a Temple crippled against UAB.

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Temple Owls defender Hysier Miller (3) tries to thrust by UAB Blazers guardant Javian Davis (0) during the American Athletic Conference title crippled March 17, 2024, astatine Dickies Arena successful Fort Worth, Texas.  (Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Miller transferred to Virginia Tech but was dismissed past period "due to circumstances anterior to his enrollment astatine Virginia Tech," Virginia Tech said.

"Hysier Miller has flooded much adversity successful his 22 years than astir radical look successful their lifetime. He volition conscionable and flooded immoderate obstacles laic ahead," Miller's attorneys said successful a statement, via ESPN.

Temple said successful a connection it is "aware of the profoundly concerning allegations of sports wagering past season" and "will cooperate afloat should we beryllium contacted."

The Blazers opened arsenic a 1.5-point favorite, but the dispersed abruptly accrued to marque them favored by eight. Temple yet closed arsenic seven-point underdogs.

UAB won, 100-72, making it a sweat-free cover. Miller scored 8 points connected 3-for-9 shooting.

Temple mislaid to UAB successful the AAC championship, aft Miller averaged 27.8 points per crippled successful the tournament.

Temple Owls defender Hysier Miller (3) shoots a jumper during the American Athletic Conference title crippled against the UAB Blazers March 17, 2024, astatine Dickies Arena successful Fort Worth, Texas.  (Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The maturation of ineligible sports betting successful the U.S., particularly among college-aged people, has prompted concerns astir accrued accent connected athletes and a heightened imaginable for wrongdoing. NCAA President Charlie Baker said earlier this twelvemonth the NCAA is trying to modify "draconian" penalties assemblage athletes look for breaking rules regarding betting connected sports.

The taxable drew headlines past twelvemonth successful 2 salient cases. About 2 twelve Iowa State and Iowa athletes were criminally charged aft a authorities probe into amerciable sports wagering. Some charges were dropped aft investigators were recovered to person misused tracking bundle that detected unfastened mobile betting apps successful Iowa State diversion buildings.

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Earlier this year, erstwhile NBA subordinate Jontay Porter, who was issued a beingness prohibition from the NBA owed to gambling, pleaded blameworthy to his relation successful the strategy that led to his punishment.

Porter pleaded blameworthy to conspiracy to perpetrate ligament fraud and faces implicit 4 years successful jail.

Porter received a beingness prohibition April 17 aft the NBA recovered successful an probe that helium had disclosed confidential accusation to sports bettors and stake connected games successful usurpation of league rules. The NBA prohibits players from betting connected the league oregon immoderate of its properties.

The league said an probe discovered earlier "the [Toronto] Raptors’ March 20 game, [Jontay] disclosed confidential accusation astir his ain wellness presumption to an idiosyncratic helium knew to beryllium an NBA bettor.

Temple Owls defender Hysier Miller (3) drives the baseline during the American Athletic Conference title crippled against the UAB Blazers March 17, 2024, astatine Dickies Arena successful Fort Worth, Texas.  (Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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"Another idiosyncratic with whom Porter associated and known to beryllium an NBA bettor subsequently placed an $80,000 parlay proposition stake with an online sports publication to triumph $1.1 million, wagering [Porter] would underperform successful the March 20 game." 

Porter played conscionable 3 minutes successful the contest, claiming to beryllium sick. He was besides recovered to person placed 13 bets connected NBA games.

Thirty-nine states let immoderate signifier of wagering connected sports.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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