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The Honolulu Police Department is investigating an anonymous allegation of point shaving by University of Hawaii football players, school officials announced this afternoon.
A brief statement by UH President MRC Greenwood said that on Nov. 3 the UH Manoa Office of Admissions received an anonymous letter alleging point shaving by unnamed players of the Warrior football team. She said UH officials immediately notified HPD and the NCAA of the allegations.
Greenwood and UH Board of Regents Chairman Eric Martinson met with HPD Chief Louis Kealoha "to offer UH's full cooperation with HPD's inquiry."
"UH has alerted the NCAA about the anonymous letter and its contents and, in discussions with them, has been informed it is 'doing exactly what you need to be doing' in this situation," Greenwood said.
UH officials will not comment further because of the ongoing investigation, Greenwood said.
UH athletic director Jim Donovan, who is traveling to Las Vegas for the Western Athletic Conference's volleyball tournament, was not immediately available for comment. Head coach Greg McMackin was in a coaches' meeting.
Point shaving is a felony in which a player alters his performance to manipulate the score or point spread of a game.
The Warriors were 5-3 and tied for second place in the WAC when UH received the letter.
Since then, the Warriors have lost three in a row, falling to 5-6, and need to win their final two regular-season games to qualify for the Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl. They play Tulane on Saturday and Brigham Young on Dec. 3.
A brief statement by UH President MRC Greenwood said that on Nov. 3 the UH Manoa Office of Admissions received an anonymous letter alleging point shaving by unnamed players of the Warrior football team. She said UH officials immediately notified HPD and the NCAA of the allegations.
Greenwood and UH Board of Regents Chairman Eric Martinson met with HPD Chief Louis Kealoha "to offer UH's full cooperation with HPD's inquiry."
"UH has alerted the NCAA about the anonymous letter and its contents and, in discussions with them, has been informed it is 'doing exactly what you need to be doing' in this situation," Greenwood said.
UH officials will not comment further because of the ongoing investigation, Greenwood said.
UH athletic director Jim Donovan, who is traveling to Las Vegas for the Western Athletic Conference's volleyball tournament, was not immediately available for comment. Head coach Greg McMackin was in a coaches' meeting.
Point shaving is a felony in which a player alters his performance to manipulate the score or point spread of a game.
The Warriors were 5-3 and tied for second place in the WAC when UH received the letter.
Since then, the Warriors have lost three in a row, falling to 5-6, and need to win their final two regular-season games to qualify for the Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl. They play Tulane on Saturday and Brigham Young on Dec. 3.
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