Overview
- The NCAA announced on Thursday that former Iona guard Adam Njie Jr. agreed to a negotiated resolution and was declared permanently ineligible after being found to have provided game information to known bettors.
- Njie told investigators he told a bettor he would throw the first half of the Dec. 1, 2024 Iona–Rice game and then the Dec. 6 game against Sacred Heart but said he did not carry out either plan.
- Digital evidence recovered by investigators confirmed communications between Njie and the bettor and showed the bettor later threatened Njie with bodily harm after losing money.
- The Mississippi Gaming Commission reported that one bettor placed three wagers totaling $15,500 on Rice to cover the first-half spread in the Dec. 1 game, and the two bettors tied to the case were federally indicted in January 2026 on wire fraud and bribery charges.
- The ruling, classified as a Level I violation, ends Njie’s college eligibility and overrides his recent transfer activity, illustrating how digital communications and state wagering records now drive both NCAA penalties and parallel criminal investigations.