According to ESPN sources, Fresno State has removed junior forward Mykell Robinson from the team and suspended guards Jalen Weaver and Zaon Collins for their potential ties to sports gambling.
Sources tell Action News two of the athletes allegedly placed prop bets on points and rebounds on Bulldog men's basketball games. The third athlete allegedly placed bets on professional sports.
It's unclear which athlete betted on what but that leaves open 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.
Robinson is also under University investigation and has not been on the team since January 11.
Weaver (12.5 PPG) and Collins (12 PPG) are two of Fresno State's top three scorers. Collins also leads the team with 4.7 assists per game.
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Collins came to the Bulldogs looking for a second chance this offseason after he pleaded guilty in 2023 to felony reckless driving that resulted in the death of 52-year-old Eric Echevarria.
The loss of Weaver, Collins and Robinson now adds more depth issues for first-year head coach Vance Walberg's Bulldog roster. Only seven players suited up for Saturday's 72-69 overtime loss to Air Force.
Fresno State this week has set the record for the most single-game losses in a row (10), the most conference losses in program history and the most losses in a season (5-23, 1-16 MWC).
Fans react to Fresno State basketball players accused of sports gambling
Fresno State fans are reeling with Bulldog basketball under a cloud of controversy.
"It hurts Fresno, it hurts our look, it hurts what we are. So, yeah, that's brutal," said one fan.
Fans learned of the sports gambling accusations Saturday afternoon.
"It definitely affects everything top down. I mean, this definitely affects the players itself as a personal accountability thing. But it definitely goes bigger into the program, like this definitely stains our program," said Fresno State student Roman Wells.
Fresno State sports fan, Brandon Lara, said he noticed something was off with the team when he attended three games this season.
"I've gone to a couple games, and you know it's like, we're right there, we're gonna win and then all of a sudden we lose an overtime, multiple times when it's right there, you can see that they can win," Wells said.
Bulldog fans hope these allegations do not taint the reputation of all Fresno State sports.
"We take pride in the valley to really root them on. You know, it's all about the V and everything. And to see that's possibly going on, is really disappointing," said Lara.
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