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re: Antonio Blakeney is among 17 players charged in a point-shaving scheme, NCAA and China
Posted on 1/15/26 at 10:24 am to CatfishJohn
Posted on 1/15/26 at 10:24 am to CatfishJohn
When Blakeney was here he’d be scoring 25 ppg, but have random games where he’d miss almost all of his shots.
Point shaving in China probably gets you the death penalty.
Point shaving in China probably gets you the death penalty.
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 10:32 am to CatfishJohn
From the Athletic:
The scheme began in 2022, according to prosecutors, when Fairley and Hennen recruited Blakeney, then playing in China for the Jiangsu Dragons for the Chinese Basketball Association, to fix games in that league. Blakeney, who had played two seasons in the NBA, was asked to manipulate his performance in some Jiangsu games so that Fairley and Hennen could wager and win on them in the United States.
Fairley and Hennen bet $198,300 at a Pennsylvania casino, along with other wagers, on one March 2023 game where Jiangsu was an 11.5 point underdog. Blakeney scored just 11 points in that game during a season in which he averaged more than 32, and his team lost by 31 points. Later that month, prosecutors allege that Blakeney said he would not play in a game on March 15 but that his replacement would take their money to perform and help them. Fairley and Hennen, according to the indictment, bet about $100,000 in total on that game.
The scheme grew profitable enough that Hennen, according to the indictment, texted another person involved that “Nothing gu[a]rantee[d] in this world but death[,] taxes[,] and Chinese basketball.”
Blakeney, prosecutors say, was paid $200,000 at the end of the season.
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Prosecutors said that the scheme ultimately included 39 college basketball players on more than 17 teams who shaved points in more than 29 Division-I games.
Shane Hennen and Marves Fairley, two men who were indicted in a federal district in New York in October, worked with Blakeney and a number of others to manipulate college basketball games during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons, according to an indictment brought by the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Prosecutors said Hennen and Fairley worked with others to recruit college players with bribes and then asked them to help fix games so their teams would not cover the spread — the number of points by which a sportsbook predicted a team would lose its game. The players, prosecutors say, were offered between $10,000 to $30,000 for each game to be a part of their gambling ring. Hennen and Fairley face three federal charges, while Blakeney was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
“This is a prosecution of the criminal corruption of college athletics,” said David Metcalf, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, at a news conference Thursday.
The scheme was alleged to be far-ranging, including players on DePaul, Nicholls State, Tulane, La Salle, Fordham, Northwestern State, Saint Louis, Buffalo, Robert Morris, Southern Miss, North Carolina A&T, Coppin State, University of New Orleans, Abilene Christian, Alabama State and Kennesaw State. At least three of the players charged Thursday are active college basketball players: Kennesaw State’s Simeon Cottle, Eastern Michigan’s Carlos Hart, Delaware State’s Camian Shell and Texas Southern’s Oumar Koureissi.
The scheme began in 2022, according to prosecutors, when Fairley and Hennen recruited Blakeney, then playing in China for the Jiangsu Dragons for the Chinese Basketball Association, to fix games in that league. Blakeney, who had played two seasons in the NBA, was asked to manipulate his performance in some Jiangsu games so that Fairley and Hennen could wager and win on them in the United States.
Fairley and Hennen bet $198,300 at a Pennsylvania casino, along with other wagers, on one March 2023 game where Jiangsu was an 11.5 point underdog. Blakeney scored just 11 points in that game during a season in which he averaged more than 32, and his team lost by 31 points. Later that month, prosecutors allege that Blakeney said he would not play in a game on March 15 but that his replacement would take their money to perform and help them. Fairley and Hennen, according to the indictment, bet about $100,000 in total on that game.
The scheme grew profitable enough that Hennen, according to the indictment, texted another person involved that “Nothing gu[a]rantee[d] in this world but death[,] taxes[,] and Chinese basketball.”
Blakeney, prosecutors say, was paid $200,000 at the end of the season.
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Prosecutors said that the scheme ultimately included 39 college basketball players on more than 17 teams who shaved points in more than 29 Division-I games.
Shane Hennen and Marves Fairley, two men who were indicted in a federal district in New York in October, worked with Blakeney and a number of others to manipulate college basketball games during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons, according to an indictment brought by the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Prosecutors said Hennen and Fairley worked with others to recruit college players with bribes and then asked them to help fix games so their teams would not cover the spread — the number of points by which a sportsbook predicted a team would lose its game. The players, prosecutors say, were offered between $10,000 to $30,000 for each game to be a part of their gambling ring. Hennen and Fairley face three federal charges, while Blakeney was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
“This is a prosecution of the criminal corruption of college athletics,” said David Metcalf, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, at a news conference Thursday.
The scheme was alleged to be far-ranging, including players on DePaul, Nicholls State, Tulane, La Salle, Fordham, Northwestern State, Saint Louis, Buffalo, Robert Morris, Southern Miss, North Carolina A&T, Coppin State, University of New Orleans, Abilene Christian, Alabama State and Kennesaw State. At least three of the players charged Thursday are active college basketball players: Kennesaw State’s Simeon Cottle, Eastern Michigan’s Carlos Hart, Delaware State’s Camian Shell and Texas Southern’s Oumar Koureissi.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 10:37 am to Tiger Erk
quote:
Tulane
Point-Shaving U
Posted on 1/15/26 at 10:41 am to CatfishJohn
Seems like yesterday that I watched footage of him training at his basketball academy type HS. His entire Sr year was targeted to training for NBA future.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 10:41 am to Tiger Erk
quote:
The scheme was alleged to be far-ranging, including players on DePaul, Nicholls State, Tulane, La Salle, Fordham, Northwestern State, Saint Louis, Buffalo, Robert Morris, Southern Miss, North Carolina A&T, Coppin State, University of New Orleans, Abilene Christian, Alabama State and Kennesaw State.
So it’s a real possibility that some of Matt McMahon’s non-conference wins that are boosting his overall record were because players on the other team weren’t trying.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 11:58 am to CatfishJohn
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Former NBA player Antonio Blakeney was named but not charged in the indictment. The indictment describes Blakeney as being "charged elsewhere."
I'd be begging to be charged and sent back to the US if I was being charged "elsewhere" after fixing Chinese Basketball Association games.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 12:04 pm to CatfishJohn
I can only imagine how much of this shite is going on in all sports these days at all levels. We opened pandoras box with online sports gambling and every major network, brand, etc partnered to get their slice. Hell at this point, the more you watch games and see some of the calls that are made even after it's reviewed, it's hard not to think it's all being dictated by betting lines.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 12:14 pm to Tiger Erk
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Fairley and Hennen bet $198,300 at a Pennsylvania casino, along with other wagers, on one March 2023 game w
How in the world does a $200k bet on a random chinese basketball league game not get rejected
Posted on 1/15/26 at 12:14 pm to meauxses
quote:Hey, he always got his that year.
Might explain his second year at LSU where LSU won 2? conference games
He couldn't give a shite if we won or lost, but he was putting up 25 a night, you best believe it.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 3:23 pm to CatfishJohn
Not exactly a model citizen.
"In May 2021, Blakeney was arrested in Florida and charged with multiple offenses including home invasion robbery with a firearm, aggravated assault and grand theft. He was accused to arranging for a group of men to come to his house and rob another group of men who he had invited to play cards.
"In May 2021, Blakeney was arrested in Florida and charged with multiple offenses including home invasion robbery with a firearm, aggravated assault and grand theft. He was accused to arranging for a group of men to come to his house and rob another group of men who he had invited to play cards.
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