Kerr Kriisa, the 25-year-old point guard who wrapped up his college career with the Cincinnati Bearcats, was arrested by the FBI on Friday and is being held at the Fayette County Detention Center in Lexington while authorities arrange his extradition to West Virginia. His arrest follows reporting that Kriisa is accused of involvement in an alleged multimillion-dollar fraud scheme tied to his 2023–24 season at West Virginia.
What we know so far
The FBI move comes after reporting that links Kriisa to an alleged multimillion-dollar fraud scheme connected to his time at West Virginia, according to On3. The Fayette County Detention Center confirmed that Kriisa was taken into custody Friday and said he is being held while officials seek to move him to West Virginia. Bail has not been set, and a court hearing is scheduled for next week, WKRC reported. The FBI has not yet publicly detailed the specific charges as investigators prepare formal charging documents.
Kriisa's collegiate stops and numbers
Kriisa’s college career stretched across six seasons and four programs: Arizona, West Virginia, Kentucky and Cincinnati. He appeared in nine games for Kentucky during the 2024–25 season before a season-ending foot injury, then transferred to Cincinnati. With the Bearcats last season, he averaged roughly 5.8 points and 3.0 assists, according to CBS Sports. The frequent transfers and injury setbacks turned Kriisa into a familiar name in transfer-portal coverage over the last three years.
Roster fallout
The arrest landed just days after Kriisa was announced as a member of La Familia, Kentucky’s alumni squad in The Basketball Tournament. The team later said on social media that he would no longer participate, and he was removed from its publicly posted tournament plans, WKRC reported.
Legal context
As of last night, prosecutors had not filed public charging documents, and the FBI had not released formal charges in the case. If federal charges are filed in West Virginia, the matter would be handled by the appropriate U.S. Attorney’s Office, which has recently brought other multimillion-dollar fraud cases in the state, the U.S. Department of Justice has reported. “An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a recent press release, a reminder that an arrest is not a conviction.
The court hearing set for next week, along with any new filings and public charging documents, will be key to understanding the scope of the allegations. This story will be updated as officials release records or make public statements.
