Nicholls State, UNO gamers accused of fixing video games in opposition to McNeese

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – Players for Nicholls State and the University of New Orleans are accused of fixing video games in opposition to McNeese State final 12 months, in keeping with a federal indictment launched this morning.

Twenty folks, together with a number of NCAA males’s basketball gamers, have been indicted. Authorities say the scheme concerned gamblers bribing school basketball gamers from across the nation.

The indictment alleges two Nicholls State gamers – Omar Koureissi and Diante Smith – took half in a scheme to make sure Nicholls didn’t cowl the unfold in a Feb. 17, 2024, recreation in opposition to McNeese in Thibodaux. McNeese, a 12-point favourite, received the sport 74-47. Smith just isn’t listed as a defendant, however the indictment says he was charged elsewhere.

It additionally alleges UNO gamers DyQuavion Short and CedQuavious Hunter helped repair a recreation on Dec. 28, 2024, in opposition to McNeese in Lake Charles. The Cowboys have been favored by 23 factors and received 86-61, masking the unfold.

No McNeese gamers are accused of participating within the scheme.

“I’m aware of the report circulating and the indictment affecting several college athletes across the country,” McNeese Athletic Director Heath Schroyer stated in a press release. “Neither McNeese nor any McNeese student-athlete past or present has been implicated in any way. I applaud both the NCAA and law enforcement for actively protecting the integrity of college sports.”

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