Fresno State students react to basketball players sports gambling allegations

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno State hoops is making headlines for each the incorrect reasons.

"Disappointing, yea for sure. We benignant of conscionable started making amusive of the programme a small bit, it takes distant the seriousness of what they're trying to do," said Branden Hunter, a Fresno State student.

Action News learned 3 players connected the Fresno State Bulldogs hoops squad were allegedly partaking successful sports gambling.

Mykell Robinson, who has been disconnected the roster since January, and Jalen Weaver, who is the latest to beryllium cut, are being accused of betting against the team.

Zaon Collins is being investigated for betting connected pro sports teams.

The University was alerted to the gambling via a tip, which Action News has learned came from caput manager Vance Walberg. The schoolhouse launched an interior investigation, which was turned implicit to the NCAA.

Student-athletes, coaches, and diversion unit members are prohibited nether NCCA rules from betting connected sports.

"What is concerning is that they were betting and that does bring the squad facet down, similar what were these guys doing," said Fresno State pupil Tyler Bare.

Fans said this has made an already abysmal season, adjacent worse.

"It has been immoderate clip since they've done good arsenic a program. But it's benignant of hard to get things going erstwhile they're switching coaching, coaching styles, that benignant of happening truthful often. But past this, again, it's like, again, it's astir apt gonna beryllium similar different manager that's gonna person to beryllium hired, that sorta thing. It benignant of conscionable puts different dent successful the program," said Hunter

In an effort to execute success, Fresno State brought successful Coach Walberg, who recruited Collins successful the offseason of 2024.

At the time, it was called a 2nd accidental for Collins, aft helium pleaded blameworthy of felony reckless driving successful 2023, successful transportation with the 52-year-old Eric Echevarria erstwhile helium was down the wheel.

The constituent defender was sentenced to 90 days successful jailhouse but was released aft 56 days.

In September, Action News Sports Director Stephen Hicks had a one-on-one interrogation with Collins astir however helium was excited to travel play for Fresno State.

"I learned a lot, I got person to God. Many radical don't get a 2nd accidental but I'm precise blessed and grateful for this opportunity," said Collins.

Action News reached retired to respective radical successful the athletics department, but we person yet to perceive back.

We besides reached retired to Fresno State, they said they volition not beryllium making immoderate further remark astir the matter.

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