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Saint Michael's College

Saint Michael's College Purple Knights

Upcoming Events and Recent Results

Nolan Marold
Jim Laskarzewski '86

Men's Basketball

2025-26 Saint Michael's College Men's Basketball Outlook

COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Eric Eaton (7th Year)
Associate Head Coach: Evan Conti (5th Year)
Assistant Coach: John Salivonchik (3rd Year)

RETURNING 2024-25 STAT LEADERS
  • Senior Nolan Marold (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Brewster Academy/Loyola Chicago), 7.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.1 blocks, 53.3 FG%, 79.2 FT%
  • Senior Marcus Meeks (Prairie Village, Kan./Brewster Academy), 5.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 48.6 FG%
  • Sophomore Rico Byrd (East Moline, Ill./The Kiski School), 9.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists
  • Sophomore Abdur-Rahman De Leon (Roxbury, Mass./Saint Thomas More School), 6.1 points, 80.8 FT%
  • Sophomore Greg Kenney (Williston Park, N.Y./The Frederick Gunn School/LIU), 7.5 points, 3.9 rebounds
RETURNING 2024-25 AWARD WINNERS
  • Sophomore Rico Byrd (East Moline, Ill./The Kiski School), NE10 All-Rookie Team
FAST FACTS
Nine players who enter their first full school year at Saint Michael's are with the program, with five transfers among the contingent ... senior transfer Zocko Littleton (Albany, Ga./Osborne/Rider) played two years at Division I and averaged 9.1 points while knocking down 65 three-pointers in 2023-24 at Chipola College, being selected among the Top 100 Players in Junior College Basketball ... sophomore transfer Raph Dumont (Quebec City, Quebec/Vanier College/Arkansas-Pine Bluff) averaged 5.9 points at Division I University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff last year ... junior transfer Latiek Briscoe Jr. (Brooklyn, N.Y./Saint Francis Prep/Saint Edward's) averaged 10.9 points at former NE10 counterpart The College of Saint Rose in 2022-23 before adding 7.0 points on 44.5% shooting at Saint Edward's University last year, helping the Hilltoppers qualify for the NCAA Division II Tournament ... 12 of the 18 rostered players still have underclass standing, with seven first-years or redshirt first-years among them ... the Purple Knights went 4-0 during an October tour of Canada.
 
KEY DATES
  • Exhibition Opener: Saturday at Division I University of Vermont
  • Regular-Season Opener: Nov. 14 at College of Staten Island
  • Harlem Renaissance Classic: Nov. 22 against Bowie State University at Manhattan University
  • Home Opener: Nov. 25 vs. Southern New Hampshire University
  • NE10 Opener: Dec. 3 vs. Saint Anselm College
  • 2024-25 NCAA Tournament Opponents: Nov. 25 vs. Southern New Hampshire, Dec. 20 at Daemen University, Jan. 4 vs. Assumption University, Jan. 7 at Southern New Hampshire, Jan. 10 vs. Adelphi University, Jan. 17 at Pace University, Jan. 31 at Assumption, Feb. 4 vs. Southern New Hampshire, Feb. 7 at Adelphi, Feb. 14 vs. Pace
  • Postseason: Seven-team NE10 Championship begins on Feb. 28 and concludes on March 7
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Players Mentioned

Rico Byrd

#55 Rico Byrd

G
6' 1"
Sophomore
Abdur-Rahman De Leon

#11 Abdur-Rahman De Leon

G
6' 5"
Sophomore
Greg Kenney

#4 Greg Kenney

G
6' 6"
Sophomore
Nolan Marold

#21 Nolan Marold

F
6' 8"
Senior
Marcus Meeks

#1 Marcus Meeks

F
6' 10"
Senior
Latiek Briscoe Jr.

#2 Latiek Briscoe Jr.

G
6' 2"
Junior
Raph Dumont

#15 Raph Dumont

G
6' 4"
Sophomore
Zocko Littleton

#5 Zocko Littleton

G
6' 3"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Rico Byrd

#55 Rico Byrd

6' 1"
Sophomore
G
Abdur-Rahman De Leon

#11 Abdur-Rahman De Leon

6' 5"
Sophomore
G
Greg Kenney

#4 Greg Kenney

6' 6"
Sophomore
G
Nolan Marold

#21 Nolan Marold

6' 8"
Senior
F
Marcus Meeks

#1 Marcus Meeks

6' 10"
Senior
F
Latiek Briscoe Jr.

#2 Latiek Briscoe Jr.

6' 2"
Junior
G
Raph Dumont

#15 Raph Dumont

6' 4"
Sophomore
G
Zocko Littleton

#5 Zocko Littleton

6' 3"
Senior
G