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11/17 14:08 CST Player banned by the NCAA for his role in a sports betting
scheme acknowledges he point-shaved
Player banned by the NCAA for his role in a sports betting scheme acknowledges
he point-shaved
By The Associated Press
One of the college basketball players banned by the NCAA for participating in
sports-betting operations has acknowledged his role in a gambling scheme.
Former University of New Orleans guard Dae Dae Hunter said on ABC's "Good
Morning America" that he participated in point-shaving.
"I did go out there and not do my best: basically shooting the ball and not
actually trying to make it," Hunter said on the show, which aired Monday. "I
just had a child. The school wasn't paying me, so I was trying to get money to
actually take care of my child."
Hunter and two New Orleans teammates are among six players who had their
eligibility revoked by the NCAA after an investigation. The Committee on
Infractions found that Hunter, Dyquavian Short and Jamond Vincent, Arizona
State's Chatton "BJ" Freeman and Mississippi Valley State's Donovan Sanders and
Alvin Stredic either manipulated their performances to lose games, not cover
bet lines or ensure certain prop bets were reached, or provided information
that enabled others to do so during the 2024-25 regular season.
The NCAA said in October it was investigating at least 30 current or former
players for gambling allegations. The violations at New Orleans against Hunter,
Short and Vincent came to light after the organization received a tip about
game manipulation.
Asked on "Good Morning America" if he was ever worried about not satisfying
what he was asked by an unidentified bettor, Hunter said, "95%, we were going
to get the job done." He said he intentionally misled NCAA investigators.
"I told them I wasn't doing it," Hunter said. "I told them I didn't know
anything. But the whole time, basically I knew. I knew everything. I was trying
to lie because I thought I wouldn't get my way out of it."
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