NCAA bans former Iona player Adam Njie Jr, citing betting offenses

• Ex-Iona player Adam Njie deemed ineligible by the NCAA over a point-shaving betting scheme
• The player has denied helping his team purposefully lose, but admitted to sharing information with bettors
• He has faced investigations by both the NCAA and the Department of Justice, as his name is involved in an investigation targeting NBA’sTerry Rozier and others

Brendan Sorsby’s current predicament in the NCAA - and as of recently - the NFL - is not the only story of a player to have been targeted by the collegiate association.

In fact, Adam Njie Jr has now been officially banned. The former Iona player is accused of conspiring to fix games while playing for the teamduring the 2024-2025 season, resulting in his ousting from collegiate competitions.

Njie Jr latest to be named in an NCAA gambling-related ban

In a statement, the NCAA used its shorthand for the development, saying that Njie Jr has been made "permanently ineligible" to play. Njie Jr. participated in what is alleged to be a "point-shaving scheme," essentially agreeing to underperform to make outcomes on certain betting markets come true and be payable to gamblers.

At one point, Njie Jr. allegedly faced physical repercussions from irate gamblers whose wagers did not come through. Njie Jr was officially named in an NCAA investigation last year and is alleged to have been contacted by gamblers about the point-shaving scheme.

"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 said in the statement, outlining the player’s infringement.

Among other things, Njie Jr is accused of participating in a scheme to help his team lose the first half against Rice on December 1, 2024, an allegation that the player himself has denied, although he has admitted to sharing non-public information with third-parties involved in betting activities.

Njie Jr’s downfall may have been prompted by an overlapping investigation launched into Terry Rozier and multiple other people in the NBA, who are embroiled in a far-fetched scandal about a match-fixing scheme that fed gamblers non publicly available information to help them secure the outcomes of sports bets.

NCAA adamant about upholding rules around betting/fraud offenses

Njie Jr eventually quit Iona in 2025, transferring to Dayton instead, but he was still barred from playing, pending NCAA and Department of Justice Investigations, before he transferred again to Hampton in May 2026.

"Student-athletes who are found to have violated NCAA rules are ineligible and can be reinstated only with the assistance of an NCAA school," the NCAA clarified in issuing its ruling in Njie Jr’s case.

Unlike Brendan Sorsby, Njie Jr has not attempted to challenge the association’s decision.

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