The NCAA has made former Iona basketball player Adam Njie Jr. permanently ineligible for his participation in a point-shaving scheme. Njie admitted to agreeing to participate in the scheme, but claimed he never actually went through with it.
NCAA enforcement personnel uncovered the violations after questioning a source in July and September 2025 about a different sports betting case and the source’s knowledge of two known gamblers. According to the source, one of the gamblers had contacted basketball player Adam Njie Jr., then playing for Iona University.
The NCAA said in a statement, “Sports betting integrity violations occurred in the Iona men’s basketball program when former men’s basketball student-athlete Adam Njie Jr. provided game information to known bettors for sports betting reasons, according to an agreement released by a Division I Committee on Infractions panel. The former student-athlete, who was made permanently ineligible for NCAA competition, agreed to his violations.”
Adam Njie Jr. admitted to agreeing to throw two games, but claims he did not go through with it
During the NCAA investigation, the Mississippi Gaming Commission discovered in December 2024 that someone placed three bets totaling $15,500 on Rice University to cover the first-half spread against Iona. Njie acknowledged that he had promised a bettor he would throw the first half of the game. Njie claimed he didn’t follow through on it, though. The game ended up tied at halftime, and Iona covered the spread, causing the bettors to lose their wager.
Following the game, the bettor allegedly retaliated by threatening Njie with physical harm. Njie promised to make up for the bettor’s losses by throwing the first half of Iona’s next game against Sacred Heart. He again claimed that he did not go through with the plan. In that game, Iona was behind by 19 at halftime and did not cover the spread.
“The act of sharing information with a bettor is prohibited by NCAA legislation and is treated the same as point shaving from an NCAA enforcement perspective, regardless of whether the student-athlete goes through with throwing the game,” the NCAA stated.
Adam Njie Jr. transferred to Dayton prior to the last season, but “potential eligibility concerns” prevented him from playing after the first two preseason games. Last month, he transferred to Hampton University. Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania indicted both of the bettors involved in the case in January 2026 on charges of wire fraud and bribery.