Former Cincinnati point guard Kerr Kriisa was arrested by FBI agents on Saturday and is expected to be extradited to West Virginia next week in connection with an alleged crime, according to Kentucky Sports Radio’s Jack Pilgrim.
Pilgrim reported that Kriisa is tied to a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that dates back to his time at West Virginia during the 2023-24 season. A court hearing is scheduled for next week after the extradition.
“The 25-year-old from Estonia’s arrest was in connection with a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme dating back to his time at West Virginia as a Mountaineer in 2023-24. He’s being extradited to West Virginia with a court hearing scheduled for next week. Kriisa averaged 5.8 points and 3.0 assists in 19 games this past season at Cincinnati,” Pilgrim posted on Saturday.
The arrest arrives just as Kriisa had been set to play in The Basketball Tournament this month, a plan that is now off the table.
Kriisa spent last season at Cincinnati after transferring in from the portal last spring. He opened the year as an important starter, but injuries - a familiar issue over the course of his career - eventually pushed him out of the rotation.
The veteran guard had also lined up his next professional stop. Last week, he signed with his former club, Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits, in Estonia for the upcoming season.
Kriisa’s college career stretched across six seasons, with the West Virginia chapter now looming over him as this case moves forward. Before and after his time in the college game, he also spent time in the Kaunas Žalgiris system in Lithuania and played in Germany for Brose Bamberg and Bayreuth Young Pikes.
Last year at 2025 Big 12 Media Days, Kriisa spoke about how much the college game meant to him.
"College basketball is the best thing in the world," Kriisa told the local media in a breakout session at 2025 Big 12 Media Days last year about his love for the sport. "You can't compare college basketball to your league to the NBA, because the community and everything about it is so special.
Everybody has their own mascot. Everybody takes pride.
And it's just the best. It really is like it makes me, like, smiley; it's a super cool thing."