FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Action News has learned two of the three Fresno State men’s basketball student-athletes accused of sports gambling allegedly placed bets on games they actively played in.
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.
Fresno State men’s basketball coach Vance Walberg
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.
