Sam Federman
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Syracuse ‘27 • MAAC/Northeast 🏀 for @mid-majormadness.bsky.social • 🍊🏀 for @nunesmagician.bsky.social • Host of Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers • CGPS ‘23 • Former HS 🏒 Benchwarmer • Go Sox
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Sam Federman
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· Oct 13
It's here.
The 2025-26 MAAC Season Preview with 31,166 words and 76 pages of MAAC Content.
- Previews of every team
- Q&A with Amarri Monroe and Dan Geriot
- Preseason All-Conference
- Preseason Power Rankings
midmajormadness.com/metro-atlant...
The 2025-26 MAAC Season Preview with 31,166 words and 76 pages of MAAC Content.
- Previews of every team
- Q&A with Amarri Monroe and Dan Geriot
- Preseason All-Conference
- Preseason Power Rankings
midmajormadness.com/metro-atlant...
FINAL: Iona 66, Manhattan 57
A season-saving weekend for Iona in New Rochelle to follow up a buzzer win against Merrimack with a rivalry win over Manhattan. It got close late, but the Gaels closed it out.
John Gallagher's Jaspers have now lost four in a row and six of seven.
A season-saving weekend for Iona in New Rochelle to follow up a buzzer win against Merrimack with a rivalry win over Manhattan. It got close late, but the Gaels closed it out.
John Gallagher's Jaspers have now lost four in a row and six of seven.
January 25, 2026 at 1:54 AM
FINAL: Iona 66, Manhattan 57
A season-saving weekend for Iona in New Rochelle to follow up a buzzer win against Merrimack with a rivalry win over Manhattan. It got close late, but the Gaels closed it out.
John Gallagher's Jaspers have now lost four in a row and six of seven.
A season-saving weekend for Iona in New Rochelle to follow up a buzzer win against Merrimack with a rivalry win over Manhattan. It got close late, but the Gaels closed it out.
John Gallagher's Jaspers have now lost four in a row and six of seven.
Jaden Winston goes baseline on CJ Anthony and collects the hoop and the harm. Winston cuts the Iona lead to three.
It's 55-52 with 1:36 to play in the game.
It's 55-52 with 1:36 to play in the game.
January 25, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Jaden Winston goes baseline on CJ Anthony and collects the hoop and the harm. Winston cuts the Iona lead to three.
It's 55-52 with 1:36 to play in the game.
It's 55-52 with 1:36 to play in the game.
Huge shot from CJ Anthony. Iona back ahead by eight as the point guard connects from the wing.
Devin Dinkins scores in the lane, so it's back to six, and John Gallagher calls timeout to set his defense.
Gaels 55, Jaspers 49. 2:33 to play
Devin Dinkins scores in the lane, so it's back to six, and John Gallagher calls timeout to set his defense.
Gaels 55, Jaspers 49. 2:33 to play
January 25, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Huge shot from CJ Anthony. Iona back ahead by eight as the point guard connects from the wing.
Devin Dinkins scores in the lane, so it's back to six, and John Gallagher calls timeout to set his defense.
Gaels 55, Jaspers 49. 2:33 to play
Devin Dinkins scores in the lane, so it's back to six, and John Gallagher calls timeout to set his defense.
Gaels 55, Jaspers 49. 2:33 to play
Jaden Winston for three. Manhattan is within six.
January 25, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Jaden Winston for three. Manhattan is within six.
Iona 48
Manhattan 39
7:21 | 2H
CJ Anthony hits a floater in the lane against the Manhattan zone to extend the lead back to nine, but the Gaels give up an offensive rebound and commit a foul, so the ball will stay with Manhattan after the media.
Manhattan 39
7:21 | 2H
CJ Anthony hits a floater in the lane against the Manhattan zone to extend the lead back to nine, but the Gaels give up an offensive rebound and commit a foul, so the ball will stay with Manhattan after the media.
January 25, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Iona 48
Manhattan 39
7:21 | 2H
CJ Anthony hits a floater in the lane against the Manhattan zone to extend the lead back to nine, but the Gaels give up an offensive rebound and commit a foul, so the ball will stay with Manhattan after the media.
Manhattan 39
7:21 | 2H
CJ Anthony hits a floater in the lane against the Manhattan zone to extend the lead back to nine, but the Gaels give up an offensive rebound and commit a foul, so the ball will stay with Manhattan after the media.
Okay. Here's Manhattan's first push. Jaden Winston finally makes his first field goal, an and-1, and Manhattan is within single digits for the first time this half.
44-37 Iona, 11:09 to play
44-37 Iona, 11:09 to play
January 25, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Okay. Here's Manhattan's first push. Jaden Winston finally makes his first field goal, an and-1, and Manhattan is within single digits for the first time this half.
44-37 Iona, 11:09 to play
44-37 Iona, 11:09 to play
Iona has extended the lead to 16 on a three by Denver Anglin. Largest lead of the evening.
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Iona has extended the lead to 16 on a three by Denver Anglin. Largest lead of the evening.
Kosy Akametu's slam dunk in the highlight of the first few minutes of the second half, but Terrence Jones makes his way to the rim to bring the margin back to 11.
John Gallagher calls timeout.
John Gallagher calls timeout.
January 25, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Kosy Akametu's slam dunk in the highlight of the first few minutes of the second half, but Terrence Jones makes his way to the rim to bring the margin back to 11.
John Gallagher calls timeout.
John Gallagher calls timeout.
HALFTIME: Iona 32, Manhattan 22
And it feels like the Gaels could be up by more. Manhattan turned it over 7 times, shot 7-27 from the field and 2-11 from three.
Kosy Akametu has 3 3's to lead Iona with 9 points, Lamin Sabally 6p/8r
And it feels like the Gaels could be up by more. Manhattan turned it over 7 times, shot 7-27 from the field and 2-11 from three.
Kosy Akametu has 3 3's to lead Iona with 9 points, Lamin Sabally 6p/8r
January 25, 2026 at 12:41 AM
HALFTIME: Iona 32, Manhattan 22
And it feels like the Gaels could be up by more. Manhattan turned it over 7 times, shot 7-27 from the field and 2-11 from three.
Kosy Akametu has 3 3's to lead Iona with 9 points, Lamin Sabally 6p/8r
And it feels like the Gaels could be up by more. Manhattan turned it over 7 times, shot 7-27 from the field and 2-11 from three.
Kosy Akametu has 3 3's to lead Iona with 9 points, Lamin Sabally 6p/8r
Quron Elliott can't hang onto the rebound, the ball flls directly to a wide-open Toby Harris and the Gaels get back on the board with the first bucket in over 4 minutes, a triple from the left corner.
21-11 Gaels.
21-11 Gaels.
January 25, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Quron Elliott can't hang onto the rebound, the ball flls directly to a wide-open Toby Harris and the Gaels get back on the board with the first bucket in over 4 minutes, a triple from the left corner.
21-11 Gaels.
21-11 Gaels.
No field goals for either team in the last segment of play. Fraser Roxburgh called for an offensive foul, and we go to the U8 at 18-11.
January 25, 2026 at 12:27 AM
No field goals for either team in the last segment of play. Fraser Roxburgh called for an offensive foul, and we go to the U8 at 18-11.
Iona 18
Manhattan 8
10:42 | 1H
Winston to the line after the media, but Iona is controlling this game. Jungers has blocked two shots and has allowed Iona to get favorable matchups on the offensive end. Jaspers just 3-15 from the field.
Manhattan 8
10:42 | 1H
Winston to the line after the media, but Iona is controlling this game. Jungers has blocked two shots and has allowed Iona to get favorable matchups on the offensive end. Jaspers just 3-15 from the field.
January 25, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Iona 18
Manhattan 8
10:42 | 1H
Winston to the line after the media, but Iona is controlling this game. Jungers has blocked two shots and has allowed Iona to get favorable matchups on the offensive end. Jaspers just 3-15 from the field.
Manhattan 8
10:42 | 1H
Winston to the line after the media, but Iona is controlling this game. Jungers has blocked two shots and has allowed Iona to get favorable matchups on the offensive end. Jaspers just 3-15 from the field.
Iona 11
Manhattan 8
14:37 | 1H
Three different Gaels have drilled threes in the early going. Akametu, Anthony, and now Anglin. Terrence Jones is the driving the bus on most possessions for the Jaspers.
Manhattan 8
14:37 | 1H
Three different Gaels have drilled threes in the early going. Akametu, Anthony, and now Anglin. Terrence Jones is the driving the bus on most possessions for the Jaspers.
January 25, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Iona 11
Manhattan 8
14:37 | 1H
Three different Gaels have drilled threes in the early going. Akametu, Anthony, and now Anglin. Terrence Jones is the driving the bus on most possessions for the Jaspers.
Manhattan 8
14:37 | 1H
Three different Gaels have drilled threes in the early going. Akametu, Anthony, and now Anglin. Terrence Jones is the driving the bus on most possessions for the Jaspers.
Starting lineups for Manhattan/Iona
Manhattan: Devin Dinkins, Jaden Winston, Terrence Jones, Fraser Roxburgh, Anthony Isaac
Iona: CJ Anthony, Denver Anglin, Kosy Akametu, Toby Harris, Lamin Sabally
Manhattan: Devin Dinkins, Jaden Winston, Terrence Jones, Fraser Roxburgh, Anthony Isaac
Iona: CJ Anthony, Denver Anglin, Kosy Akametu, Toby Harris, Lamin Sabally
January 24, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Starting lineups for Manhattan/Iona
Manhattan: Devin Dinkins, Jaden Winston, Terrence Jones, Fraser Roxburgh, Anthony Isaac
Iona: CJ Anthony, Denver Anglin, Kosy Akametu, Toby Harris, Lamin Sabally
Manhattan: Devin Dinkins, Jaden Winston, Terrence Jones, Fraser Roxburgh, Anthony Isaac
Iona: CJ Anthony, Denver Anglin, Kosy Akametu, Toby Harris, Lamin Sabally
Marist 63
Quinnipiac 57
3:35 | 2H
Amarri Monroe throws it away on a crucial possession, and then Jaden Daughtry lays one in. On the next trip, Daughtry gets called for a foul fighting with Monroe for a rebound. It's his fourth. Bobcats are in the single bonus.
Quinnipiac 57
3:35 | 2H
Amarri Monroe throws it away on a crucial possession, and then Jaden Daughtry lays one in. On the next trip, Daughtry gets called for a foul fighting with Monroe for a rebound. It's his fourth. Bobcats are in the single bonus.
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Marist 63
Quinnipiac 57
3:35 | 2H
Amarri Monroe throws it away on a crucial possession, and then Jaden Daughtry lays one in. On the next trip, Daughtry gets called for a foul fighting with Monroe for a rebound. It's his fourth. Bobcats are in the single bonus.
Quinnipiac 57
3:35 | 2H
Amarri Monroe throws it away on a crucial possession, and then Jaden Daughtry lays one in. On the next trip, Daughtry gets called for a foul fighting with Monroe for a rebound. It's his fourth. Bobcats are in the single bonus.
Quinnipiac wins a challenge and it'll be Bobcats ball with 5:48 to play down by nine.
Every possession is crucial from here.
Every possession is crucial from here.
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Quinnipiac wins a challenge and it'll be Bobcats ball with 5:48 to play down by nine.
Every possession is crucial from here.
Every possession is crucial from here.
Single digit game for the first time this half. McKnight connects from mid-range. 59-50 Marist, 6 minutes left
January 24, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Single digit game for the first time this half. McKnight connects from mid-range. 59-50 Marist, 6 minutes left
Justin Menard has been huge today. 15 points, 10 of which coming in the second half. Just hit a jumper at the end of the shot clock to put the Foxes back up by 13.
January 24, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Justin Menard has been huge today. 15 points, 10 of which coming in the second half. Just hit a jumper at the end of the shot clock to put the Foxes back up by 13.
Marist 57
Quinnipiac 46
7:52 | 2H
Bobcats miss a chance at a momentum play as Jones can't quite corral what likely would've been a pick six, so we head to the media with an 11-point game and Marist ball.
Quinnipiac 46
7:52 | 2H
Bobcats miss a chance at a momentum play as Jones can't quite corral what likely would've been a pick six, so we head to the media with an 11-point game and Marist ball.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Marist 57
Quinnipiac 46
7:52 | 2H
Bobcats miss a chance at a momentum play as Jones can't quite corral what likely would've been a pick six, so we head to the media with an 11-point game and Marist ball.
Quinnipiac 46
7:52 | 2H
Bobcats miss a chance at a momentum play as Jones can't quite corral what likely would've been a pick six, so we head to the media with an 11-point game and Marist ball.
Marist 51
Quinnipiac 40
11:40 | 2H
Marist's scoring drought ended with Menard FT's, but the Foxes don't have a field goal in nearly five minutes. Asim Jones got the switch he wanted on Kabamba and took him to the basket. Jones leads QU with 13.
Quinnipiac 40
11:40 | 2H
Marist's scoring drought ended with Menard FT's, but the Foxes don't have a field goal in nearly five minutes. Asim Jones got the switch he wanted on Kabamba and took him to the basket. Jones leads QU with 13.
January 24, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Marist 51
Quinnipiac 40
11:40 | 2H
Marist's scoring drought ended with Menard FT's, but the Foxes don't have a field goal in nearly five minutes. Asim Jones got the switch he wanted on Kabamba and took him to the basket. Jones leads QU with 13.
Quinnipiac 40
11:40 | 2H
Marist's scoring drought ended with Menard FT's, but the Foxes don't have a field goal in nearly five minutes. Asim Jones got the switch he wanted on Kabamba and took him to the basket. Jones leads QU with 13.
Quinnipiac opened the second half with a three from Asim Jones, but hasn't scored since as we head to the U16. McKnight will go to the line after the media.
Marist's lead is 49-31, 15:54 to play.
Marist's lead is 49-31, 15:54 to play.
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Quinnipiac opened the second half with a three from Asim Jones, but hasn't scored since as we head to the U16. McKnight will go to the line after the media.
Marist's lead is 49-31, 15:54 to play.
Marist's lead is 49-31, 15:54 to play.
Marist 36
Quinnipiac 26
3:09 | 1H
Marist's ball movement has been excellent, and they're shooting 60% from the field. Getting the ball in advantageous spots against the QU defense.
Quinnipiac 26
3:09 | 1H
Marist's ball movement has been excellent, and they're shooting 60% from the field. Getting the ball in advantageous spots against the QU defense.
January 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Marist 36
Quinnipiac 26
3:09 | 1H
Marist's ball movement has been excellent, and they're shooting 60% from the field. Getting the ball in advantageous spots against the QU defense.
Quinnipiac 26
3:09 | 1H
Marist's ball movement has been excellent, and they're shooting 60% from the field. Getting the ball in advantageous spots against the QU defense.
Transition three for Elijah Lewis off the extra pass by Blackwell to the corner.
It's a fast 7-0 run for the Red Foxes. 34-23 Marist and Tom Pecora calls timeout with 4:56 to play in the first half. Monroe still getting looked at in the tunnel.
It's a fast 7-0 run for the Red Foxes. 34-23 Marist and Tom Pecora calls timeout with 4:56 to play in the first half. Monroe still getting looked at in the tunnel.
January 24, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Transition three for Elijah Lewis off the extra pass by Blackwell to the corner.
It's a fast 7-0 run for the Red Foxes. 34-23 Marist and Tom Pecora calls timeout with 4:56 to play in the first half. Monroe still getting looked at in the tunnel.
It's a fast 7-0 run for the Red Foxes. 34-23 Marist and Tom Pecora calls timeout with 4:56 to play in the first half. Monroe still getting looked at in the tunnel.
Quinnpiac goes 1-3-1 with Tai Turnage running the baseline.
Marist gets the ball to the corner with JCR and Kabamba cuts in for a slam. 29-23 Foxes
Marist gets the ball to the corner with JCR and Kabamba cuts in for a slam. 29-23 Foxes
January 24, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Quinnpiac goes 1-3-1 with Tai Turnage running the baseline.
Marist gets the ball to the corner with JCR and Kabamba cuts in for a slam. 29-23 Foxes
Marist gets the ball to the corner with JCR and Kabamba cuts in for a slam. 29-23 Foxes
Jaden Zimmerman with an offensive foul trying to back down Elijah Lewis on the first possession after the timeout.
Pecora subs him out - we'll see how long he stays on the bench.
Pecora subs him out - we'll see how long he stays on the bench.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Jaden Zimmerman with an offensive foul trying to back down Elijah Lewis on the first possession after the timeout.
Pecora subs him out - we'll see how long he stays on the bench.
Pecora subs him out - we'll see how long he stays on the bench.