In the fall of 1952, a point shaving scandal involving three Kentucky players (a fourth player, Bill Spivey, a teammate of Tsioropoulos on the 1951 National Championship team, was alleged to have been involved in the scandal but denied the charge) over a four-year period forced Kentucky to forfeit its upcoming season, which would have been the senior year for Tsiroropoulos and future Hall-of-Famers Frank Ramsey and Cliff Hagan.
The fall of 1952 saw a point-shaving scandal involving Kentucky basketball players, leading to the forfeiture of their upcoming season. The scandal affected seniors Tsioropoulos, Ramsey, and Hagan, who were set to play their final year.