Wash High Grad Among 20 Charged In NCAA Betting Scheme

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal prosecutors are charging 20 people, including 15 former college basketball players, in what they call a scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games. Of the defendants named in Thursday’s indictment, 15 played basketball for Division 1 NCAA schools as recently as the 2024-25 season. The other five defendants were described by authorities as fixers. The charges, filed in federal court in Philadelphia, include wire fraud. In the 70-page indictment, authorities say the fixers recruited the college basketball players with “bribe payments” usually ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 per game. Among those named in the indictment was Shane Hennen, a former Washington High School basketball player and graduate.  He was previously named in connection with rigging bets on NBA games.  The indictment follows NCAA investigations that led to at least 10 players receiving lifetime bans.