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.
In July and September 2025, NCAA enforcement staff interviewed a source in connection with a separate sports betting case and his knowledge of two known bettors. The source said one of the bettors had communicated with Njie. The enforcement staff engaged with gambling regulators to identify wagers the bettor placed on men's college basketball games. The Mississippi Gaming Commission reported that the bettors placed three bets totaling $15,500 on another school to win the first-half spread line against Iona in December 2024. Njie confirmed he told a bettor he would throw the first half of the game. However, Njie stated he did not go through with it.
After the game, the bettor threatened Njie with bodily harm in retaliation. Njie told the bettor he would throw the first half of Iona's next game to make up for the bettor's losses. Again, Njie stated he didn't go through with intentionally losing the first half.
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.
Although the Committee on Infractions does not currently assess penalties for student-athletes who violate NCAA rules, their participation in violations is not without consequence. Student-athletes who are found to have violated NCAA rules are ineligible and can be reinstated only with the assistance of an NCAA school.
Members of the Committee on Infractions are drawn from the NCAA membership and public. The panel members who reviewed this case are: Norman Bay, attorney in private practice; Steve Waterfield, director of athletics at Oakland; and Kendra Greene, senior associate athletic director for student-athlete experience and senior woman administrator at Cleveland State and chief hearing officer for the panel.
