College basketball's 30 biggest cheaters that tainted the game

College basketball’s 30 biggest cheaters that tainted the game

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24. Stevin Smith shaves points at Arizona State

It’s time to take a look at another point shaver on our list of cheaters, and this one spent his college days in the desert. Arizona State’s Stevin Smith, along with an assist from teammate Isaac Burton, got involved in a significant point-shaving scheme in 1994.

Gamblers got in contact with Smith that year, and he was paid $20,000 to help shave points in a game against Oregon State in January. Burton was also involved, and he received money to help affect the point spreads of Sun Devils’ games on four separate occasions.

The scheme was eventually exposed, with both Smith and Burton getting arrested in 1997. The pair was sentenced in December, with Smith pleading guilty to conspiracy charges for his role in the point-shaving scandal.

Smith was sentenced to one year and a day in prison, a fatal blow to his fledgling NBA career. After spending a few years bouncing around overseas, Smith had earned a pair of 10-day contracts with the Dallas Mavericks, getting some NBA action at the end of the 1997 season before his arrest.

Smith was released from prison after serving his sentence but never even got a sniff of the NBA again, going on to spend the rest of his professional career in Europe and Asia.