College Hoops And FBI A Bad Combination
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By DERON SNYDER
College basketball seems to have the same ugly problem every decade or so, when the integrity of its games are brought into question by gambling allegations.
It happened in the 1950s, when the City College of New York was involved in a scandal that eventually reached seven schools and 32 players. It happened in the 1960s, with the arrests of 37 players from 22 colleges.
It happened in the 1970s, when gangster Henry Hill of Goodfellas fame orchestrated Boston College’s game-fixing scheme. It also happened in the 1980s, when Tulane University players engaged in shenanigans, and in the 1990s, when players at Arizona State and Northwestern did likewise.
Now, on the eve of college basketball’s showcase event — the NCAA tournament, aka “The Big Dance” — officials might be on the verge of another black eye, courtesy of Auburn University. According to Yahoo Sports, suspended guard Varez Ward is under investigation by the FBI in an ongoing point-shaving probe.
