{"id":355806,"date":"2026-01-16T00:01:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoops.co.il\/?p=355806"},"modified":"2026-01-16T22:32:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:32:54","slug":"%d7%9e%d7%a2%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%91-maxime-raynaud-%d7%95%d7%a2%d7%a9%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%a9%d7%97%d7%a7%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%95%d7%9e%d7%90%d7%9e%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%9c%d7%93%d7%99%d7%9f-%d7%a2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoops.co.il\/?p=355806","title":{"rendered":"\u05de\u05e2\u05d5\u05e8\u05d1 Maxime Raynaud \/ \u05d5\u05e2\u05e9\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05d7\u05e7\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05de\u05d0\u05de\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d3\u05d9\u05df \u05e2\u05dc \u05d4\u05ea\u05e2\u05e8\u05d1\u05d5\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea \u05d5\u05d4\u05e9\u05e4\u05e2\u05d4 \u05e2\u05dc \u05ea\u05d5\u05e6\u05d0\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05e9\u05d7\u05e7\u05d9 \u05de\u05db\u05dc\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea \u05d5\u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05d2\u05d4 \u05d4\u05e1\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea, \u05dc\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05e9\u05e9\u05d9 \/ \u05de\u05e0\u05d7\u05dd \u05dc\u05e1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_1218,y_11,w_3004,h_1689\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/88\/01keyr1drcza2en1szpy.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers v Sacramento Kings\" title=\"Los Angeles Lakers v Sacramento Kings\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u05e7\u05e8\u05d3\u05d9\u05d8: Los Angeles Lakers v Sacramento Kings | Rocky Widner\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u05db\u05e9\u05d4\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05e0\u05d6\u05db\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05de\u05e7\u05e1\u05d9\u05dd \u05e8\u05d9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d0\u05d5\u05d3 \u05e0\u05d1\u05d7\u05e8 \u05e8\u05e7 \u05de\u05e1' 42 \u05d1\u05d3\u05e8\u05d0\u05e4\u05d8 \u05d4\u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d5\u05df, \u05d4\u05e8\u05d1\u05d4 \u05e7\u05d1\u05d5\u05e6\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05ea \u05d0\u05ea \u05e2\u05e6\u05de\u05df \u05d1\u05ea\u05d7\u05ea \u05e2\u05dc \u05e9\u05e0\u05ea\u05e0\u05d5 \u05dc\u05e9\u05d7\u05e7\u05df \u05db\u05d6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05d7 42 \u05e4\u05e2\u05de\u05d9\u05dd. \u05d0\u05d5\u05e7\u05d9\u05d9 &#8211; \u05e0\u05e0\u05d9\u05d7 36 \u05e4\u05e2\u05de\u05d9\u05dd. KIA ROOKIE, \u05e1\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd \u05dc\u05d1\u05d7\u05d9\u05e8\u05ea '\u05e8\u05d5\u05e7\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e2\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4', \u05e9\u05dd \u05d0\u05d5\u05ea\u05d5 \u05e0\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05de\u05e1' 6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u05d4\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d2\u05d5\u05d3\u05dc\u05d5:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Maxime Raynaud is listed at 7'1&quot; <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(2.16m)<\/mark> and 250 lbs (113kg), with official NBA Draft Combine measurements of 7'0 1\/4&quot; barefoot, a 7'1 1\/4&quot; wingspan, and a <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">9'2&quot;<\/mark> standing reach, making him a tall French center\/forward for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&amp;q=Sacramento+Kings&amp;mstk=AUtExfBXh_zoEq_jBaXOrX8615MSwAEXrxAQXiqXNvqp6VxRccHbfomoKNNbwciOJKJwPu1zMcdwtwruK3jiC7cUHNyxtVCuFCVmHkFsjabfFEndbRnAU0t1tsUj81TVVwR1ZznamIL9hY2sIq4-a9ID86SoMA5U2jU7_YDPZ9l_ufQf0WHudApBNLScEy3mFS73pzBL2g5tyPVgM3cqrJCnlv4483tcrxHpRvapDNP_6iqK4BsN-U2Q5yXBPLQeM18APuxBvsVfYuVHv5b2R5bWdhoi&amp;csui=3&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiu3_7vmo6SAxXhtIkEHcyjHL4QgK4QegYIAQgAEAU\">Sacramento Kings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u05d5\u05d1\u05e0\u05d5\u05e1\u05e3 \u05dc\u05d2\u05d5\u05d3\u05dc\u05d5, \u05d1\u05df \u05d4-22 \u05d4\u05d6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d2\u05dd \u05d9\u05e4\u05d4 \u05ea\u05d5\u05d0\u05e8<\/strong>. <strong>\u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05e7\u05d5\u05dc\u05e2 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05de\u05de\u05d5\u05e6\u05e2 \u05e9\u05dc 10.5 \u05e0\u05e7' \u05d1\u05d3\u05d9\u05d5\u05e7 \u05e9\u05dc 56.6% \u05de\u05d4\u05e4\u05d0\u05e8\u05e7\u05d8, \u05e2\u05dd 6.5 \u05e8\u05d9\u05d1' \u05dc\u05de\u05e9\u05d7\u05e7. \u05db\u05de\u05d5\u05d1\u05df \u05e9\u05e1\u05d9\u05d1\u05d4 \u05d7\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d4\u05ea\u05e4\u05ea\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea\u05d5 \u05d4\u05de\u05d4\u05d9\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d4\u05e4\u05e6\u05d9\u05e2\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d3\u05d5\u05de\u05e0\u05d8\u05e1 \u05e1\u05d1\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05e1 &#8211; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>With him out, Raynaud took over as the starting center, being forced to play through mistakes and continue getting reps against some of the most seasoned big men in the league. It's a heck of an educatio<\/strong>n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"inline-text-4\">The future of the Kings' franchise is Maxime Raynaud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" id=\"inline-text-5\"><strong>\u05d4\u05e2\u05ea\u05d9\u05d3 \u05e9\u05dc \u05e1\u05e7\u05e8\u05de\u05e0\u05d8\u05d5 \u05e7\u05d9\u05e0\u05d2\u05e1 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 REBUILT &#8211; \u05d1\u05e0\u05d9\u05d9\u05d4 \u05de\u05d7\u05d3\u05e9. \u05d1\u05e2\u05de\u05d3\u05ea \u05d4\u05e1\u05e0\u05d8\u05e8 \u05d4\u05dd \u05db\u05d1\u05e8 \u05de\u05e1\u05d5\u05d3\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05d9 \u05de\u05e7\u05e1\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d5\u05db\u05d9\u05d7 \u05d0\u05ea \u05e2\u05e6\u05de\u05d5 \u05db\u05e9\u05d7\u05e7\u05df \u05d1\u05d5\u05d2\u05e8 \u05e9\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05e2\u05dc \u05d2\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d1\u05e6\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05e7\u05d9\u05d1\u05dc \u05e2\u05dc \u05e2\u05e6\u05de\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05db\u05e0\u05e1 \u05dc\u05de\u05e9\u05d1\u05e6\u05ea \u05e9\u05dc \u05e1\u05d1\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05e1, \u05d5\u05dc\u05d4\u05e9\u05ea\u05e4\u05e8 \u05db\u05de\u05e2\u05d8 \u05de\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05dc\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" id=\"inline-text-6\"><strong>\u05d4\u05e2\u05ea\u05d9\u05d3 \u05ea\u05dc\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e8\u05d1\u05d4 \u05d1\u05de\u05e0\u05d2'\u05e8 \u05e9\u05dc \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05d5\u05e6\u05d4 Scott Perry, \u05d5\u05d1\u05de\u05d0\u05de\u05df \u05d3\u05d0\u05d2 \u05db\u05e8\u05d9\u05e1\u05d8\u05d9<\/strong>. <strong>\u05e9\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4\u05dd, \u05d0\u05d2\u05d1, \u05db\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2\u05d5 \u05e8\u05e6\u05d5\u05df \u05dc\u05d4\u05d8\u05e8\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d0\u05ea \u05e1\u05d1\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05e1. \u05e2\u05d3 \u05d0\u05d6 \u05db\u05e8\u05d9\u05e1\u05d8\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e6\u05d8\u05e8\u05da \u05dc\u05d4\u05d7\u05dc\u05d9\u05d8 \u05de\u05d9 \u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4 \u05e2\u05dd \u05d4\u05d7\u05de\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e2\u05de\u05d3\u05ea \u05d4\u05e1\u05e0\u05d8\u05e8.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" id=\"inline-text-7\"><strong>\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1 &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" dir=\"ltr\" id=\"inline-text-8\"><strong>Again, Maxime Raynaud was the 42nd draft pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and now sits at number six on the Kia Rookie Ladder. That means several other teams selected other players, particularly other centers, over him and he has eclipsed the vast majority of them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\u05de\u05e7\u05e1\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d1\u05df 22, \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05dc\u05d4 4 \u05e9\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05d0\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05d1\u05e8\u05e1\u05d9\u05d8\u05ea \u05e1\u05d8\u05e0\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05d3 \u05d4\u05de\u05e2\u05d5\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d1\u05e4\u05d0\u05dc\u05d5-\u05d0\u05dc\u05d8\u05d5, \u05e7\u05dc\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4, \u05d4\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5\u05e2\u05d4 \u05db\u05d0\u05d7\u05ea \u05e9\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e0\u05d5\u05ea\u05e0\u05ea \u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05e0\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea \u05d0\u05e7\u05d3\u05de\u05d0\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea \u05dc\u05e1\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05d8\u05d0\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05dc\u05d4. \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d4\u05ea\u05de\u05d7\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e7\u05d9\u05d1\u05dc \u05d0\u05ea \u05ea\u05d5\u05d0\u05e8 \u05d4-B.S \u05d1\u05de\u05ea\u05de\u05d8\u05d9\u05e7\u05d4 \u05d5\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05d7\u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05dd \u05de\u05e7\u05e6\u05d5\u05e2 \u05de\u05e9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d1-AI &#8211; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d6\u05db\u05d4 \u05d1\u05ea\u05d5\u05d0\u05e8<\/strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>ACC Scholar-Athlete of theYear<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>\u05d0\u05dd \u05db\u05da , \u05de\u05d3\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8 \u05d1\u05db\u05d5\u05db\u05d1 \u05db\u05d3\u05d5\u05e8\u05e1\u05dc \u05d9\u05e4\u05d4-\u05ea\u05d5\u05d0\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e2\u05dc \u05d0\u05d9\u05e0\u05d8\u05dc\u05d9\u05d2\u05e0\u05e6\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d4\u05d4 \u05d5\u05de\u05d5\u05d7 \u05de\u05ea\u05de\u05d8\u05d9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"College_career\">College career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Raynaud\u2019s senior season (2024\u201325) marked the peak of his collegiate career. He posted career-high averages of 20.1 points and 10.9 rebounds per game, recording 23 double-doubles, leading the ACC in rebounding, and ranking among the national statistical leaders. He was named first-team All-ACC and ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and became one of only three major-conference players in recent history to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 50 three-point field goals in a single season, alongside&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kevin_Durant\">Kevin Durant<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carmelo_Anthony\">Carmelo Anthony<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxime_Raynaud#cite_note-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"Professional_career\">Professional career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\" dir=\"ltr\">R<strong>aynaud was picked 42nd overall in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2025_NBA_draft\">2025 NBA draft<\/a>&nbsp;by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sacramento_Kings\">Sacramento Kings<\/a>, and later signed a three-year rookie contract<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxime_Raynaud#cite_note-7\">[7]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;on July 3, 2025.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxime_Raynaud#cite_note-8\">[8]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;On November 4, 2025, the Kings&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_salary_cap\">assigned<\/a>&nbsp;Raynaud to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stockton_Kings\">Stockton Kings<\/a>&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_G-League\">NBA G-League<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxime_Raynaud#cite_note-9\">[9]<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxime_Raynaud#cite_note-10\">[10]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;After appearing only sparingly during the first fifteen games of the season, Raynaud earned increased playing time following an injury to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domantas_Sabonis\">Domantas Sabonis<\/a>, gradually working his way into the Kings' frontcourt rotation. Beginning on November 20, 2025, he doubled his scoring average from 5.2 to 10.5 points per game with a field-goal percentage of 55.6%<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxime_Raynaud#cite_note-Eurosport20251208-11\">[11]<\/a><\/sup>. On November 30, 2025, Raynaud posted what was then the best performance of his young NBA career, scoring 19 points against the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Utah_Jazz\">Utah Jazz<\/a>, including 16 points in the fourth quarter<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxime_Raynaud#cite_note-Bee20251202-12\">[12]<\/a><\/sup>. He credited veteran teammate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russell_Westbrook\">Russell Westbrook<\/a>&nbsp;for offering halftime guidance, encouraging him to \u201c<em>roll hard, move around the ball, and do the little things<\/em>\u201d to become more effective offensively. Westbrook described the exchange as an example of \u201c<em>quiet leadership<\/em>,\u201d reflecting his approach to mentoring younger players. Head coach Doug Christie also highlighted Westbrook\u2019s involvement, noting that the former MVP regularly participates in technical sessions with the team\u2019s big men<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxime_Raynaud#cite_note-Bee20251202-12\">[12]<\/a><\/sup>. Raynaud continued his rise a few days later: on December 4, 2025, he recorded 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists against the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Houston_Rockets\">Houston Rockets<\/a>, prompting Christie to consider starting him<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxime_Raynaud#cite_note-Eurosport20251208-11\">[11]<\/a><\/sup>. He made his first NBA start on December 6, 2025, against the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Miami_Heat\">Miami Heat<\/a>, registering a double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) with two blocks and no turnovers in a Kings victory<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxime_Raynaud#cite_note-Eurosport20251208-11\">[11]<\/a><\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"National_team_career\">National team career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\" dir=\"ltr\">R<strong>aynaud has been a member of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/France_men%27s_national_basketball_team\">France national team<\/a>, competing at several levels of their junior program. 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He appeared in 76 games for the Chicago Bulls across the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons and was playing in the CBA in 2022-2023. Fifteen others are or were men's Division I college basketball players and five other college basketball players who have been charged elsewhere are also mentioned in the indictment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">According to the indictment \u201ca group of individuals worked together to recruit and bribe players to help influence or \u2018fix\u2019 Chinese Basketball Association men\u2019s basketball games through \u2018point shaving\u2019 during the 2022-23 CBA season. The fixers bribed CBA players to underperform and help ensure their team failed to cover the spread in certain games and then, through various sports books, arranged for large wagers to be placed on those games against that team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">In one alleged instance, Blakeney, who was averaging over 30 points a game that season, scored just 11 points in a blowout win by the Guandong Southern Tigers over his Jiangsu Dragons team. The Tigers were favored by 11.5 points and $198,000 was wagered on the team to cover the spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">In another alleged instance, Blakeney helped recruit a teammate in exchange for a $20,000 payment to make sure the opponent covered the spread in a game Blakeney didn't participate in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">Following the alleged CBA scheme, prosecutors said \u201cthe fixers\u201d then \u201cturned their attention to fixing NCAA men\u2019s basketball games\u201d over the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 seasons. The scheme allegedly involved at least 39 players on 17 teams and involved over 29 games and primarily targeted first-half spreads in mid to low-level Division I games. As a way to persuade the players, &quot;the fixers&quot; would allegedly FaceTime with players to discuss the scheme and even allegedly show them the cash that was at stake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">According to the indictment, Blakeney, Jalen Smith, Marves Fairley, Shane Hennen, Roderick Winkler and Alberto Laureano \u201cwould then place wagers on those games through sportsbooks, betting against the team whose player or players they had bribed to engage in this point-shaving scheme. Because of the proliferation of legalized sports betting, the fixers could use numerous sports books to place their bets on these games and conceal the scheme from authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">Prosecutors say the payments to college basketball players ranged from $10,000 to $30,000 a game and there were efforts to recruit multiple players on the same team to make sure that a bet would succeed. Players would then allegedly get paid in cash after their performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">The scheme allegedly involved Nicholls State players Oumar Koureissi and Diante Smith, Tulane\u2019s Kevin Cross, unnamed players on Northwestern State\u2019s team, St. Louis\u2019 Bradley Ezewiro, Shawn Fulcher and Isaiah Adams at Buffalo and Jalen Terry, Da'Sean Nelson and Micawber Etienne at DePaul and Kennesaw State's Simeon Cottle, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">Prosecutors said that the defendants targeted players &quot;for whom the bribe payments would meaningfully supplement or exceed legitimate NIL opportunities&quot; and that they'd focus on underdogs who could fail to cover point spreads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">The indictment lists multiple Big East games DePaul was involved in during the early months of 2024. In one instance, Smith allegedly went to Chicago to pay the three named DePaul players and another person $40,000 in cash for the way they affected the first-half line in a game against Georgetown. On Feb. 24, 2024, the Hoyas had a 41-28 halftime lead. The spread at the half was 2.5 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">After that Georgetown game, Jalen Smith allegedly texted Etienne &quot;I love Jalen Terry, he perfected his job.&quot; Terry didn't score in the first half before he dropped 16 in the second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">Cottle was the 2025-2026 preseason player of the year in Conference USA and is currently averaging 20.2 points per game over 17 games after scoring 18 points a game a season ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">Cottle and teammate Demond Robinson allegedly received $40,000 for their performances in a March 1, 2024, game against Queens University. Kennesaw State trailed 52-39 at halftime while Cottle went scoreless in the first 20 minutes. 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