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Jun. 19—Adam Njie Jr., the guard who left the Dayton Flyers men's basketball program in January without appearing in a regular-season game, was declared "permanently ineligible" by the NCAA on Thursday, June 18.
According to an NCAA press release, "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."
Njie played his freshman season at Iona. In April 2025, he announced he would transfer to Dayton. Earlier this year, after entering the transfer portal, he announced he would play at Hampton University in the 2026-27 season.
Njie was sidelined in October after appearing in the first of two preseason exhibition games when the NCAA notified Dayton of "potential eligibility concerns" related to Njie.
"In light of these concerns and the ongoing review process, Adam will not be participating in athletic competition at this time," Neil Sullivan, Dayton's director of athletics, said then.
According to a report by Pat Forde, of Sports Illustrated, Njie's situation was "connected to the ongoing investigation of gambling-related activity in college basketball."
Details of that investigation became clear Thursday, June 18.
According to the NCAA, "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."
In its press release, the NCAA explained that "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."
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According to an NCAA press release, "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."
Njie played his freshman season at Iona. In April 2025, he announced he would transfer to Dayton. Earlier this year, after entering the transfer portal, he announced he would play at Hampton University in the 2026-27 season.
Njie was sidelined in October after appearing in the first of two preseason exhibition games when the NCAA notified Dayton of "potential eligibility concerns" related to Njie.
"In light of these concerns and the ongoing review process, Adam will not be participating in athletic competition at this time," Neil Sullivan, Dayton's director of athletics, said then.
According to a report by Pat Forde, of Sports Illustrated, Njie's situation was "connected to the ongoing investigation of gambling-related activity in college basketball."
Details of that investigation became clear Thursday, June 18.
According to the NCAA, "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."
In its press release, the NCAA explained that "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."
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