Last March, a gambling monitoring service flagged unusual wagering activity in a men’s college basketball game between Temple and UAB. Now, federal authorities are investigating whether former Temple guard Hysier Miller bet on his games and purposely altered the outcome, ESPN reported Thursday, citing sources with direct knowledge.
Miller, Temple’s leading scorer last season, transferred to Virginia Tech in April but was dismissed from the team on Oct. 23. The university stated Miller was dismissed from the program due to “circumstances prior to his enrollment at Virginia Tech.”
Miller’s attorney, Jason P. Bologna, confirmed that he represented Miller but declined to comment to The Athletic.
Temple President John Fry said in a letter to the university community Thursday that the school has not received requests for information from state or federal law enforcement but would “cooperate fully should we be contacted.” The NCAA is also investigating the situation, and Fry said Temple has “been fully responsive and cooperative with the NCAA since the moment we learned of the investigation.”
“We are aware of the deeply concerning allegations of sports wagering last season,” a Temple spokesperson said in a statement. “We take seriously the integrity of intercollegiate athletics as well as the education and well-being of our student-athletes. Temple is committed to doing the right thing no matter the circumstances.”
The NCAA declined to comment. The FBI did not respond to a request for comment.
The unusual wagering was first flagged by U.S. Integrity, a service that works with major sports leagues and sportsbooks. The company notified its customers that a betting line jumped considerably in the hours leading up to the Temple-UAB game on March 7.
A message left with U.S. Integrity was not immediately returned.
UAB was initially a 2.5-point favorite on the morning of the game, and the line moved to 8 points before eventually settling at 7, according to BetQL, a website that tracks consensus line movement. UAB won the game, 100-72.
When contacted last March, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board told The Athletic that it was “reviewing the matter in regards to any impact in Pennsylvania.”
Miller did not miss any games because of the matter last season.
(Photo of Hysier Miller (No. 3): Bob Levey / Getty Images)
