The defense attorneys for former Auburn basketball player Varez Ward say they will file a motion for a delay in Ward's July 22 trial on charges of point-shaving.
According to Drew Taylor of the Opelika-Auburn News, attorney Everett Wess said the motion was discussed during a pre-trial meeting with U.S. Attorney Susan Redmond.
"We jointly agreed that the trial will be continued, but there's no firm trial date set at this juncture," Wess said.
Wess confirmed that he received the case's discovery from Redmond during the meeting. He also received a list of alleged conspirators in the point-shaving scheme, but he declined to give out any of the names on Thursday.
Wess also said that he and co-attorneys Reginald McDaniel and Robert Beeman would ideally be ready for a trial in mid-August.
Ward pled not guilty on June 6 to charges of federal charges of conspiracy to defraud and sports bribery during the 2011-12 basketball season. He was suspended from the team when allegations first arose on Feb. 25, 2012 and never played another minute for the Tigers, leaving school later that year.
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