ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Mar. 3, 2026) – A total of 42 student-athletes were selected to the 2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men’s Basketball All-Academic Team, announced by the league office today.
To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.
Leading all MAAC institutions with a conference most of six honorees was Siena University. The duo of Manhattan University and Quinnipiac University followed with five selections apiece, while the pair of Canisius University and Marist University were next with four members each. The quartet of Fairfield University, Mount St. Mary’s University, Saint Peter’s University and Sacred Heart University added three academic choices each, while Merrimack College and Rider University totaled two selections apiece. Closing out the all-academic team Iona University and Niagara University with one team member each.
| First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Year |
Major |
| Trevor |
Augustine |
Canisius |
So. |
Accounting |
| Anthony |
Benard |
Canisius |
Jr. |
Strategic Communications |
| Niccolo |
DiGiulio |
Canisius |
So. |
Marketing |
| Evan |
Van de plas |
Canisius |
So. |
Business |
| Luke |
Davidson |
Fairfield |
Sr. |
Sports Business |
| Joe |
Ganton |
Fairfield |
Jr. |
Accounting |
| Tanner |
Ostop |
Fairfield |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Luke |
Jungers |
Iona |
Gr. |
Business MBA |
| Aryan |
Arora |
Manhattan |
Gr. |
Management |
| Devin |
Dinkins |
Manhattan |
Sr. |
Organizational Leadership |
| Jackson |
Delaney |
Manhattan |
Jr. |
Accounting |
| Michael |
Lawlor |
Manhattan |
Sr. |
Economics |
| Marko |
Ljubicic |
Manhattan |
So. |
Management |
| Jadin |
Collins-Roberts |
Marist |
Sr. |
Communication |
| Jason |
Schofield |
Marist |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
| Antoni |
Vlogianitis |
Marist |
So. |
Business Administration |
| Tarik |
Watson |
Marist |
So. |
Business Administration |
| Malik |
Edmead |
Merrimack |
Gr. |
Communication |
| Brendan |
Johnson |
Merrimack |
So. |
Biology |
| Patrick |
Haigh |
Mount St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Data Science |
| Xavier |
Lipscomb |
Mount St. Mary's |
Gr. |
Master of Science in Sport Management |
| John |
Miller |
Mount St. Mary's |
Gr. |
MBA Program |
| Landon |
Williams |
Niagara |
So. |
Management |
| Ronell |
Giles |
Quinnipiac |
Gr. |
Masters of Sports Journalism |
| Grant |
Randall |
Quinnipiac |
So. |
Sports Management |
| Samson |
Reilly |
Quinnipiac |
So. |
Applied Business |
| Braylan |
Ritvo |
Quinnipiac |
So. |
Sports Management |
| Spence |
Wewe |
Quinnipiac |
So. |
Business Undelcared |
| Maurizio |
D'Alessandro |
Rider |
So. |
Business Administration |
| Cole |
McCabe |
Rider |
So. |
Business Administration |
| Malik |
Sheppard |
Sacred Heart |
So. |
BS Business Economics |
| Jaden |
Slaughter |
Sacred Heart |
Sr. |
BA Political Science |
| Alexander |
Woodring |
Sacred Heart |
So. |
BS Finance |
| Adetokunbo |
Bakare |
Saint Peter's |
Gr. |
Business Management |
| Brent |
Bland |
Saint Peter's |
Gr. |
MBA |
| Eric |
Morgan Jr. |
Saint Peter's |
Sr. |
Business Management |
| Mosi |
Clayton |
Siena |
Jr. |
Biology |
| Brendan |
Coyle |
Siena |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Gavin |
Doty |
Siena |
So. |
Communications-Marketing |
| Reid |
Ducharme |
Siena |
R-So. |
Communications-Marketing |
| Marcus |
Jackson |
Siena |
Sr. |
Communications-Sports |
| Chris |
Torres |
Siena |
So. |
Communications-Sports |
The 2025-26 MAAC basketball season culminates with the 2026 Air Force Reserve MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 5-10 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 2026 will be the seventh consecutive year Boardwalk Hall will host the annual championship dating back to 2020. For the second straight season, the championship field will feature the conference's top 10 teams. Additionally, with the shift of the basketball championship schedule to a week earlier, the women’s championship game will be a standalone contest on Monday, March 9, while the men’s championship game will air live nationally on ESPN or ESPN2 on Tuesday, March 10.
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
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