Fresno State basketball players accused of betting on games

Three players from the Fresno State men’s basketball team have been accused of allegedly placing bets on games they actively played.

Junior Mykell Robinson and freshmen Jalen Weaver and Zaon Collins allegedly committed the infractions. Weaver (12.5 PPG) and Collins (12 PPG) are two of the top three scorers for the Bulldogs, with Collins averaging a team-high 4.7 assists per game. Robinson averaged 10.3 points per game while grabbing 6.2 rebounds a game

A recent report from ABC30 Action News detailed the gambling infractions by the Fresno State men’s basketball players. Below is an excerpt from the ABC30 Action News report.

According to ESPN sources, Fresno State has removed Robinson from the team and suspended Weaver and Collins for their potential ties to sports gambling.

Sources tell Action News that Robinson and Weaver allegedly placed bets that the Bulldog men’s basketball team would underperform on points and rebounds.

Sources add Collins allegedly placed bets on professional sports and that Weaver will not be returning to the program.

The alleged betting opens the potential that they may have been tainting the results of a game for their financial benefit.

NCAA rules prohibit student-athletes, coaches, and athletics staff members, regardless of their sport or division of competition, from betting on games or providing information to anyone involved in or associated with any type of sports betting activities involving intercollegiate, professional, or amateur games or competition. That includes pools, parlays and prop bets, in-game betting, and single-game wagers.

Action News sources also say head coach Vance Walberg was the one who discovered the gambling taking place and notified Fresno State’s administration.

That notification from Walberg launched an internal investigation at the university and soon after the NCAA got involved.

Fresno State publicly announced Weaver and Collins were “being withheld from competition as the University reviews an eligibility matter” 30 minutes before tipoff in Colorado Springs.

“The University and Athletics Department will have no further comments regarding the matter at this time,” Fresno State Athletics said.

To read the full story from ABC30 Action News, click here.