Kerr Kriisa arrested by FBI
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Sports bribery is absolutely point shaving. That’s one of the crimes he’s accused of committing.
Wrong. None of these morons can keep a secret. You’re giving them way too much credit.
He's on a plane to West Virginia. There's a whole trial that has to happen.
I agree but I don't think he's the only one. Just not all of them are being caught.
If it’s for that mustache, nail him to the wall!
Now I can't help but think about that game where he just kept jacking up shots in Rupp against whatever small school it was.
As I watched I was like that just isn't something I've ever seen at UK. I remember half the board was pissed and half was like aw it don't matter we were up by 20.
As I watched I was like that just isn't something I've ever seen at UK. I remember half the board was pissed and half was like aw it don't matter we were up by 20.
I’m hearing he was arrested for impersonating a CBB player.
Of course Yahoo headline reads former Kentucky guard when he last played at Cincinnati and is more known for his time at Arizona.
It was, he was extradited back there for the case. Crazy late night news.
Need one of those words that means you’re both surprised and not surprised all at once
Uninfuddled
I made it up but it sounds like it could work.
Consider me uninfuddled by all this!
I wonder what type of bond he may get if it’s Federal . It will be interesting to see if any other are involved
La FBI-ia
Don’t think so, but it will be interesting to see what the charges are when he is arraigned.
See? Kentucky is still a name that gets clicks lol. Maybe they changed it but I googled his name and a Yahoo article says "Ex-Arizona Wildcats player..." SI says a former Cincinnati guard. The WV sites say a West Virginia player. And the UK sites say Former Kentucky guard. If you didn't know basketball you'd be wondering why every site has this guy as a former player at several schools.
Maybe it changes by region. I have seen numerous article mention all the schools now, but the first one I came across was this one.
They're trying to embarrass the University of Kentucky for clicks, as usual. And of course this happened to him while preparing for TBT, too.... Our luck, I guess.
Gotcha. There it says story by SBNATION. An article I saw from Yahoo says it's by AZCentral and shows him running on the court in AZ gear. But in the article it has the tweet from Pilgrim and he has ties to UK so Pilgrim's tweet and story has a UK slant, as you'd expect. Anyway, I'm just glad he's not around KY anymore if all this is true.
Certainly they had to have busted more than him. Typically this sort of stuff involves multiple players and individuals.. Then again, maybe Krissa was the only one dumb enough to yap about it on the phone or in-person.
From A Sea Of Blue:
Former Kentucky Basketball guard and recent La Familia TBT addition Kerr Kriisa has been arrested by the FBI in connection with a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme, according to Jack Pilgrim of KSR.
Kriisa, who recently completed his final college season at Cincinnati, was expected to suit up for La Familia in The Basketball Tournament before beginning his professional career. However, those plans have been halted following his arrest, with reports stating the case dates back to his time at West Virginia during the 2023–24 season.
Authorities are reportedly extraditing Kriisa back to West Virginia, where he is scheduled to appear in court next week.
The 6-foot-3 guard spent one season at Kentucky during the 2024–25 campaign, appearing in nine games before suffering a foot injury that ended his season prematurely. He averaged 4.4 points, 3.8 assists, and 2.4 rebounds per game for the Wildcats, highlighted by a strong outing against Gonzaga in which he scored eight points and added four assists.
Prior to his time in Lexington, Kriisa played a key role at West Virginia, where he averaged 11.0 points and 4.7 assists per game while starting all 23 appearances. He also had multiple standout scoring performances, including a 25-point game at Kansas State and a 23-point outing against BYU.
Kriisa began his college career at Arizona, where he established himself as one of the Pac-12’s top playmakers, leading the conference in assists in back-to-back seasons and recording multiple triple-doubles.
No additional details regarding the charges have been released at this time.
Former Kentucky Basketball guard and recent La Familia TBT addition Kerr Kriisa has been arrested by the FBI in connection with a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme, according to Jack Pilgrim of KSR.
Kriisa, who recently completed his final college season at Cincinnati, was expected to suit up for La Familia in The Basketball Tournament before beginning his professional career. However, those plans have been halted following his arrest, with reports stating the case dates back to his time at West Virginia during the 2023–24 season.
Authorities are reportedly extraditing Kriisa back to West Virginia, where he is scheduled to appear in court next week.
The 6-foot-3 guard spent one season at Kentucky during the 2024–25 campaign, appearing in nine games before suffering a foot injury that ended his season prematurely. He averaged 4.4 points, 3.8 assists, and 2.4 rebounds per game for the Wildcats, highlighted by a strong outing against Gonzaga in which he scored eight points and added four assists.
Prior to his time in Lexington, Kriisa played a key role at West Virginia, where he averaged 11.0 points and 4.7 assists per game while starting all 23 appearances. He also had multiple standout scoring performances, including a 25-point game at Kansas State and a 23-point outing against BYU.
Kriisa began his college career at Arizona, where he established himself as one of the Pac-12’s top playmakers, leading the conference in assists in back-to-back seasons and recording multiple triple-doubles.
No additional details regarding the charges have been released at this time.
Yes. He was actually arrested in Kentucky while preparing for TBT with La Familia.
Its because you guys are viewing the article on A Sea of Blue on SBNation, which is....drumroll.....A KENTUCKY SITE.
Not everything is some grand conspiracy by the legacy media to get Kentucky, and I absolutely loathe the media as much as anyone. But some critical thinking goes a long way. JFC
The article isn't on their national page at all.
It isn't on their college basketball page at all. In fact the last article they have about Kentucky on there is from May and concerns recruiting.
If you take the time and look at the Arizona and West Virginia pages, to absolutely no one's surprise, their headline is "Former Arizona...." and "Former Mountaineer...."
/Rant.
He was chasing his 1000th point that was it. Pope told him to let it fly.
Yea I remember that being said. Even that's just something I've never seen a UK player do. Jack up shot after shot like a circus. He wasn't even close to hitting them and he didn't reach his thousand points that game. Was a clown show and disrespectful to the Kentucky brand imo.
I didn't freak out over it I just thought it was unusual and something you might see in highschool. Not Rupp Arena.
Edit. It was bad enough most know exactly what I'm talking about.
When there were rumors that he was being added to the team I posted that I didn’t want him on it because he hung the 2024-25 team out to dry, milking his injury to get another pay year. That is the sign of a selfish individual. Glad my instincts were right. Get this guy as far away from the program as possible.
I rarely complain about our treatment in the media. However, Yahoo consistently slights and disses Kentucky basketball. It's pretty awful.
UK would be a hard place to do much point shaving I’d think. Our fans tend to watch our games a little closer than other teams fans do from what I’ve gathered.
He looks like the type of dude who’d be down with the crypto grift.