Antonio Blakeney among 17 players charged as federal prosecutors expose major NCAA and Chinese basketball betting scandal

Federal prosecutors charged 17 basketball players in a major point-shaving scheme that fixed NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games. Former college All-American Antonio Blakeney is among those named. The scheme ran from 2022 to 2025 and involved bribes, fixed spreads, and betting fraud, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.