Former Iona basketball player admits he told bettors he’d throw games
Former Iona guard Adam Njie Jr. admitted to telling a sports bettor that he would intentionally lose the first half of two games during the 2024-25 season. The NCAA classified his conduct as a Level I integrity violation and declared him permanently ineligible, though investigators did not confirm actual game manipulation. The bettors involved were later indicted on wire fraud and bribery charges.
- ▪Njie told a bettor he would "throw" the first half of a December 1, 2024 game against Rice and again for a December 6 game against Sacred Heart, but said he never carried out the plan.
- ▪Digital evidence showed communications between Njie and the bettor, who later threatened him after losing money on the Rice wager.
- ▪The NCAA ruled the conduct a major integrity violation, assigning it Level I status and rendering Njie permanently ineligible for collegiate competition.
- ▪Both bettors were indicted in January 2026 by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on wire fraud and bribery charges.
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Betting Former Iona basketball player admits he told bettors he’d throw games By Sean Treppedi Published June 18, 2026, 4:40 p.m. ET Adam Njie Jr. admits to gambling violation Instagram/@adammm.2 See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Gambling busts continue to plague the NCAA. Former Iona men’s basketball player Adam Njie Jr. admitted that he told a sports bettor that he would intentionally tank the first half of two games during the 2024-25 season. According to an NCAA ruling released Thursday, the former Iona guard agreed to participate in the point-shaving schemes ahead of two games in December 2024 to help bettors cash on first-half spreads.
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