City University of New York Athletic Conference: Season 2025-26
City University of New York Athletic Conference 2025-26
City University of New York Athletic Conference Final: Lehman College - City College of New York 101-56 Lehman College (Steve Schulman): Ricardo Dixon, KeSean Tracey, Kofi Mends, Tyler Harts, Jaden Barwicki, Zay Marte, Raheem Azeez, Leuri Sosa, Amar Ndiaye, Jayden Norris, Matthew Quinones, Manny Barkor, Marcus Vincenti, Daniel McCollum, Billy Donovan Standings 2025-26
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- qualified to the play-offs  Lehman College won Championship of City University of New York Athletic Conference 2025-26
 Top-Seeded Lehman Wins First CUNYAC Crown Since 2004-Feb 28, 2026
Championship Most Valuable Player Ricardo Dixon (6'7''-F) finished with 25 points on 10-13 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds as top-seeded Lehman College captured its first CUNY Athletic Conference men's basketball championship since 2004 with a 101-56 win over sixth-seeded CCNY Thursday evening at the Hunter College Sportsplex. The Lightning (21-6) captured their sixth CUNYAC title in program history and will receive the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship. Lehman extended its win streak to 15 games. CCNY (8-20) was making its first title game berth since 2017 and was the first No. 6 seed to reach the title game since Medgar Evers in 2012. Lehman's 45-point margin of victory is a record for the conference title game, surpassing the 104-71 win by Hunter in 1993. It also marks the fourth time the winning team has reached the 100-point mark in a conference final. The Lightning led 17-13 with 12;25 left in the first half before a 30-6 run made it a 47-25 game 1:55 before halftime on a Kofi Mends (6'1''-G) three, and led 51-30 at the break. The Beavers cut the lead to 16, 54-38, two minutes into the second half before Lehman salted the game away with a 17-3 spurt that made it 71-41 at the 12:22 mark. In addition to Dixon, Mends added 23 points, including five three-pointers. CUNYAC Player of the Year Amar Ndiaye (6'3''-F) recorded 19 points and 19 rebounds, helping Lehman score 42 points in the paint. KeSean Tracey (5'11''-PG) dished out a game-high 11 assists as the Lightning totaled 26 assists. Lehman held a 60-34 rebound advantage and limited the Beavers to 28.4 percent shooting (19-67). Olabanjo Aborisade (6'7''-F) led the Beavers with 16 points and eight rebounds, while Michael Bowman (6'2''-G) added 15 points. Courtesy of cunyathletics.com Final: Lehman - CCNY 101-56 Semis: Lehman - John Jay 85-60 Brooklyn - CCNY 72-76 Quarterfinals: York - John Jay 84-86 Baruch - CCNY 70-72 All-CUNYAC Awards 2026-Feb 28, 2026
 Amar Ndiaye, forward from the Lehman College, was voted the Player of the Year at the NCAA Division III.
He received multiple other awards, was chosen to the First Team and Tournament Team.
Among many awards Ndiaye's team was the regular season runner-up in the CUNYAC for two years in a row (2024 and 2025).
Ricardo Dixon, forward from the Lehman College, was selected as the All-Tournament MVP of NCAA Division III.
He collected multiple other honors, was named to the First Team and Tournament Team.
Among many awards Dixon's team was the regular season runner-up in the CUNYAC in 2024.
He was selected to the All-CUNYAC Second Team in 2024.
Joe Charles, guard from the Brooklyn College, earned a spot in the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
He was also voted to the Tournament Team.
Charles' team made it to the CUNYAC Tournament Semifinals in 2025.
Keyshawn Miller, shooting guard from the John Jay College, was selected to the First Team of NCAA Division III.
He was also chosen to the Tournament Team.
Miller's team won the CUNYAC Tournament in 2025.
Justin Morety, guard from the City College of New York, was named to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
Among many awards Morety's team was the regular season runner-up in the CUNYAC in 2024.
He was selected to the All-CUNYAC Second Team in 2025.
Christopher Smith, guard from the York College, CUNY, earned a spot in the First Team of NCAA Division III.
He was selected to to All-CUNYAC First Team in 2026.
All-Tournament MVP:  Ricardo Dixon (6'7''-F) of LehmanPlayer of the Year: Amar Ndiaye (6'3''-F) of LehmanRookie of the Year: Jonte Wallace (6'3''-F) of York, NYSportsmanship Award: Michael Bowman (6'2''-G) of CCNYCoach of the Year: Steve Schulman of Lehman All-CUNYAC First Team 2026  Charles  Dixon  Miller  Ndiaye  Morety  Smith Joe Charles (6'0''-G) of Brooklyn Ricardo Dixon (6'7''-F) of Lehman Keyshawn Miller (6'3''-SG) of John Jay Amar Ndiaye (6'3''-F) of Lehman Justin Morety (6'1''-G) of CCNY Christopher Smith (6'1''-G) of York, NYSecond Team  Leyi Adebayo (6'7''-F) of Baruch Jack Gordon (6'6''-F) of Baruch D'aze Hunter (6'0''-G) of Brooklyn Joshua Jackman (6'5''-F) of York, NY Jamir Stewart (6'1''-G) of John JayAll-Sportsmanship Team Cole Bailey (6'5''-G) of Baruch Abdoulaye Gueye (6'3''-G) of Brooklyn Aidan Glackin (6'3''-G) of WVWC Adrian Kopec (6'3''-SG) of John Jay Kofi Mends (6'1''-G) of Lehman Joash Beaton (6'1''-G) of Medgar Evers Jaidan Johnson (5'7''-PG) of York, NYCUNYAC All-Tournament Team 2026 Dixon Ndiaye  Tracey  Bowman  Carcamo Charles Miller Ricardo Dixon (6'7''-F) of Lehman Amar Ndiaye (6'3''-F) of Lehman KeSean Tracey (5'11''-PG) of Lehman Michael Bowman (6'2''-G) of CCNY Abdias Carcamo (5'10''-PG) of CCNY Joe Charles (6'0''-G) of Brooklyn Keyshawn Miller (6'3''-SG) of John Jay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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