Three Division I college basketball players had their eligibilities permanently revoked after an investigation found they violated sports gambling rules, the NCAA announced at the close of a seven-month investigation Wednesday morning.
Fresno State forward Mykell Robinson, San Jose State guard Steven Vasquez and Fresno State guard Jalen Weaver colluded to bet on games in which Weaver would intentionally underperform, yielding a $15,950 payout in January, which a Nevada sportsbook operator flagged as suspicious.
Robinson and Vasquez were roommates at Fresno State in 2023-24, and remained in contact through the 2024-25 basketball season. NCAA officials uncovered text messages in which the pair discussed betting lines and collaborated on prop bets on Robinson’s games and others.
Robinson was notably the worst shooter in Division I last season (among players with 10 or more shots per game), averaging just 31.4 percent from the field on 175 attempts.
During the regular season, Robinson placed “daily fantasy sports over-line and under-line prop bets, totaling $454,” per the NCAA, including parlays on his own performances. One wager scored him $618.
In a five-page synopsis dated Sept. 10, the NCAA Committee on Infractions highlighted a Jan. 7 match between Fresno State and Colorado State, in which Vasquez bet “Robinson’s under-line totals on points scored, rebounds, assists and three-pointers.” The cash used to place the bet was transferred from Robinson’s mother to Vasquez using Apple Pay.
Loss of eligibility with potential for appeal is the standard penalty for college athletes found to have wagered on their own games. The Committee on Infractions approved the NCAA’s decision to strip all three athletes of eligibility, though Vasquez graduated from Fresno State in May and Robinson and Weaver each have just one year remaining. Weaver entered the transfer portal in March. He was the only one of the three to cooperate with the NCAA investigation.
