Overview
- Six former players were ruled permanently ineligible: Cedquavious Hunter, Dyquavian Short and Jamond Vincent (New Orleans), Donovan Sanders and Alvin Stredic (Mississippi Valley State), and Chatton “BJ” Freeman (Arizona State).
- The NCAA found the New Orleans trio manipulated performances in seven games from December to January, including a Dec. 28, 2024 matchup flagged by texts about plans to “throw the game” and a timeout instruction not to score.
- Mississippi Valley State’s case included a teammate overhearing Sanders discuss “throwing” a Dec. 21, 2024 game and evidence the pair were offered money tied to a Jan. 6 game at Alabama A&M, with integrity monitoring alerts prompting review.
- Arizona State’s Freeman was found to have provided inside information on multiple occasions to former Fresno State player Mykell Robinson and to his then-girlfriend through daily fantasy accounts, then gave false or misleading statements before a negotiated resolution.
- The NCAA said all three cases featured lack of cooperation by athletes, none of the six remain enrolled, the schools were not penalized, and separate media reporting links elements of these college cases to ongoing federal investigations tied to NBA-related indictments.