Midwest Conference: Season 2025-26
Midwest Conference 2025-26
Tournament Winner: Grinnell College
Midwest Conference Final: Grinnell College - Monmouth College 85-56 Grinnell College (David Arseneault): Kai Te Huki, Zach Rosen, Sean Murphy, Gabe Garcia, Tyler Copes, Kingzten Bristol, Aidan Wiley, Davis Currie, Jacques Godard, Luka Pinto, Brady Schuettpelz, John O'Leary, John Vincent, Strahinja Nikolic, Sean Walser, Nicholas Courtney, Carson Debruhl, Tanner Deal, Nick Lundy Standings 2025-26
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- qualified to the play-offs  Grinnell College won Midwest Conference Championship 2025-26
Arrived: Kai Te Huki (Manawatu Jets)
 Grinnell team cruises to another Midwest Conference title-Mar 1, 2026
The record-setting season continues for the Grinnell College men's basketball team. The Pioneers clinched their second Midwest Conference Tournament title in a row, and first-ever in new Darby Gymnasium, by easily disposing of Monmouth College 85-56 Saturday afternoon. Already owning the season record for victories in a season, Grinnell improved to 22-3 in front of the second packed house in as many days. The Pioneers again qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament and will learn their regional fate Monday at noon Central time. The selection show can be found here. The top-seeded host school won its 12th game in a row, its longest victory streak since the 2006-07 season. Saturday's victory was not in doubt as the Pioneers burst out to a 40-23 halftime lead over the second-seeded Fighting Scots, who finished with a 20-7 mark. Trailing 7-6, Grinnell took the lead for good on a layup by Aidan Wiley (6'2'') '29. Strahinja Nikolic (6'6''-F) '27 followed with a layup for a 10-7 cushion. After Monmouth pulled within 10-9, Grinnell rushed off seven consecutive points as Tanner Deal (6'3''-G) '27 sank a trey and Nikolic and Zach Rosen (5'11''-G) '26 each made layups for a 17-9 edge. The Pioneers led by as many as 19 late in the half before holding a 17-point edge at intermission. Grinnell continued to pull away in the second half before winning by 29, its largest winning margin over the Fighting Scots since 2022. Rosen led Grinnell's balanced scoring attack with 14 points, while Tyler Copes (6'9'') '29 and Nick Lundy (6'4''-G) '27 had 10 apiece. Copes continued his dominance inside by blocking five shots. Rosen and Gabe Garcia (6'2''-G) '27 posted six rebounds and five assists each. Wiley led the way in steals with three. The MWC Tourney title is Grinnell's fourth-ever and comes on the heels of the team's eighth regular-season crown. Grinnell will be playing in its fourth NCAA Tourney. MWC Final: Grinnell - Monmouth 85-56 MWC Semifinals: Grinnell - Illinois College 94-73 Monmouth - Lake Forest 93-84 Courtesy of midwestconference.org  All-MWC Awards 2026-Mar 1, 2026
 Zay Brown, forward from the Monmouth Fighting Scots, was named the Player of the Year at the NCAA Division III.
He was also selected to the First Team.
Gabe Garcia, guard from the Grinnell Pioneers, was chosen to the First Team of NCAA Division III.
He was selected to the All-MWC Second Team in 2024.
Ty Lenhardt, guard from the Illinois College, was named to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
Alex Forowycz, guard from the Lake Forest Foresters, earned a spot in the First Team of NCAA Division III.
He was selected to the All-MWC Second Team in 2025.
Cristian Rodriguez, forward from the Lake Forest Foresters, was voted to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
He was selected to the All-SCAC Third Team in 2024.
Cameron Thomas, guard from the Monmouth Fighting Scots, was selected to the First Team of NCAA Division III.
Player of the Year:  Zay Brown (6'6''-F) of MonmouthDefensive Player of the Year: Tyler Copes (6'9'') of GrinnellNewcomer of the Year: Tyler Copes (6'9'') of GrinnellCoach of the Year: David Arseneault of Grinnell All-MWC first Team 2026  Garcia  Lenhardt  Forowycz  Rodriguez  Brown Gabe Garcia (6'2''-G) of Grinnell Ty Lenhardt (6'4''-G) of Illinois Coll. Alex Forowycz (6'3''-G) of Lake Forest Cristian Rodriguez (6'6''-F) of Lake Forest Zay Brown (6'6''-F) of Monmouth Cameron Thomas (6'3''-G) of MonmouthAll-MWC Second Team 2026  Bonner  Copes  Rosen  Stewart  Schoenecker  Taylor Kylen Bonner (6'2''-G) of Cornell Coll. Tyler Copes (6'9'') of Grinnell Zach Rosen (5'11''-G) of Grinnell Joshua Stewart (6'3''-G) of Knox Casey Schoenecker (6'6''-F) of Lawrence Kyle Taylor (6'0''-G) of Monmouth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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