NCAA Bans College Star Hysier Miller for Betting Against Own Team
Posted on: November 21, 2025, 07:12h.
Last updated on: November 21, 2025, 07:13h.
- Miller banned for betting against Temple amid wider gambling scandals
- NCAA finds no evidence Miller shaved points in flagged games
- Additional Temple staff sanctioned for unrelated sports-betting violations
Former Temple University Men’s basketball standout Hysier Miller has been permanently banned by the NCCA for betting on his own team – to lose.
Miller is the latest in a string of basketball players to find themselves entangled in scandals related to betting.
The NBA was rocked last year when it emerged that Toronto Raptors power forward Jontay Porter had deliberately underperformed in two games for the benefit of a New York-based gambling syndicate.
Porter was banned for life by the NBA and is currently awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to wire fraud.
Then, in April 2024, Terry Rozier, a guard for the Miami Heat, and former NBA player Damon Jones were charged with using non-public injury and performance information to influence bets on at least seven NBA games.
The case was later linked to a Mafia-run operation that used former NBA figures as “face-cards” to draw victims into rigged high-stakes poker games.
Miller Owns Up
Miller confessed to placing 42 bets totaling $473 on parlays that included 23 Temple games in both the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, the NCAA announced Friday.
Three of those bets were against his own team, although he claimed he could not remember placing them, the NCAA said. These bets were part of parlays and not standalone wagers.
The 22-year-old guard led the Owls in scoring during the 2023–24 season before transferring to Virginia Tech that spring, but he was later dismissed amid reports of irregular betting activity.
One game in particular – Temple’s March 7 matchup against UAB – was flagged by industry watchdog US Integrity after an unusual swing in the point spread in the hours before tip-off.
No Point-Shaving
Miller’s agent, Jason Bologna, was eager to stress there was no evidence the player underplayed in the games where he bet against Temple.
“The key takeaway here is the NCAA found no evidence that Hysier Miller shaved points,” Bologna said.
The NCAA conducted a long and thorough investigation before reaching that conclusion. Hysier gave them full access to his cell phone and bank account, and he answered every question they asked him,” Bolgna added. “[…] NCAA’s findings confirm that they accept Hysier was honest and cooperative with their investigation.”
At the same time, two of Temple’s staff – special assistant coach Camren Wynter and graduate assistant Jaylen Bond – received one-year show-cause orders and suspensions for sports-betting violations that are unrelated to Miller’s case.
The NCAA said last month it was investigating at least 30 current or former players for gambling violations.
No comments yet