Jan 22, 2023; Houston, Texas, USA; Temple Owls guard Hysier Miller (3) drives with the ball as Houston Cougars guard Jamal Shead (1) defends during the first half at Fertitta Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Troy Taormina
Friday, the NCAA announced sanctions against a former Temple men's basketball player who placed over 40 bets on Owls games, including multiple bets against his own team.
From Nov. 2022 until March 2024, former Temple guard Hysier Miller placed 39 bets on Temple men's basketball and an additional three bets against Temple men's basketball. Those 42 bets totaled $473 and were all part of parlay bets, according to the NCAA. Miller admitted to NCAA enforcement staff in Oct. 2024 that he had placed parlay bets on Temple men's basketball, but he "did not recall betting against the team."
Miller played three seasons at Temple. He placed bets during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, during which he started every game for Temple. During the 2023-24 season, Miller averaged a team-high 15.9 points per game.
Miller, a Philadelphia native, transferred to Virginia Tech for the 2024-25 season, but he was dismissed from the program in Oct. 2024 before playing a single game. At the time, the school said that Miller's dismissal was "due to circumstances prior to his enrollment at Virginia Tech."
"The key takeaway here is the NCAA found no evidence that Hysier Miller shaved points," Jason Bologna, Miller's attorney, said in a statement to ESPN.
"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. He admitted to placing parlay bets, but he denied shaving points in any game, and the NCAA's findings confirm that they accept Hysier was honest and cooperative with their investigation."
The NCAA ruled that Miller violated honesty and sportsmanship and sports betting rules, triggering permanent ineligibility.
Additionally, two other former Temple men's basketball staff members were sanctioned for sports betting violations. Camren Wynter, a former special assistant to the men's basketball coach, and Jaylen Bond, a former men's basketball graduate assistant, both placed bets on professional and collegiate sports, but placed no bets on Temple athletics contests.
Wynter and Bond both received a one-year show-cause order and a suspension of 10% of regular-season contests during their first year of employment. All three Temple cases are not connected to each other, according to the NCAA.
