New England Small Collegiate Athletic Conference: Season 2025-26
New England Small College Athletic Association 2025-26
Tournament Winner: Trinity College, CT
New England Small College Athletic Association Final: Trinity College, CT - Wesleyan University 80-55 Trinity College, CT (James Cosgrove): Henry Vetter, Andrew Lazarre, Jarrel Okorougo, Tristan Davis, Jared Berry, Weston Reardon, Kobe Closeil, Patrick Mahoney, Jadon Holmes, David Ayles, Trevor McDonald, Paul Jordan, Paul Ippolito, Nate Freisthler, Bangaly Berete, Marley Stewart, Samuel Norris Standings 2025-26
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- qualified to the play-offs  Trinity College, CT won Championship of New England Small College Athletic Association 2025-26
 Three-Peat: Strong Second Half Propels Trinity Past Wesleyan for Third Straight NESCAC Title-Mar 2, 2026
Jarrel Okorougo (6'5''-G) scored 20 points and No.3-seed Trinity turned a one-point halftime deficit into a strong second-half performance, pulling away from top-seeded Wesleyan 80-55 on Sunday at Silloway Gymnasium to clinch the Bantams' third consecutive NESCAC Men's Basketball title before a crowd of 2,443. Trinity is the second program in conference history to capture three straight NESCAC crowns (Amherst: 2012, 2013, 2014). Jared Berry (6'1''-G) provided the decisive spark off the bench, finishing with 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including three 3-pointers, while dishing three assists and committing just one turnover in 20 minutes of play. Henry Vetter (6'5''-G) contributed 13 points and knocked down three of Trinity's eight triples in the second half as the Bantams outscored the Cardinals 50-24 after intermission. Trinity trailed 31-30 at halftime but seized control immediately in the second half, with Okorougo converting a put-back layup to give the Bantams the lead for good just 19 seconds in. Midway through the second half - a run capped by back-to-back 3-pointers from Vetter and Berry - pushed Trinity's lead to 22 as the Bantams eased to the final margin of victory. Zach Wolinski (6'0''-G) led Wesleyan with 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting, but the Cardinals shot just 31 percent in the second half and committed seven of their 15 turnovers after the break. Trinity converted 17 points off turnovers compared to just five for the home team. Tristan Davis (6'6''-F) grabbed nine rebounds and Drew Lazarre added 11 points and six boards to round out a balanced Trinity effort. The Bantams' bench outscored Wesleyan's reserves 27-4. Benjamin Lyttle (6'5''-G) finished with 10 points and six rebounds for Wesleyan, which was unable to sustain its hot first-half shooting (52%). Courtesy of nescac.com  All-NESCAC Awards 2026-Mar 5, 2026
 Scott Gyimesi, forward from the Tufts University, was named the Player of the Year at the NCAA Division III.
He was also selected to the First Team.
Ray Cuevas, guard from the Bowdoin College, was chosen to the First Team of NCAA Division III.
Jarrel Okorougo, guard from the Trinity College, CT, was named to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
Among many awards he was selected as the All-NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2025.
He was also selected to the NCAA Division III Region 1 First Team in 2025.
Okorougo was selected to the NABC Division III All-District 1 Second Team in 2025.
He was also selected to the NCAA Division III All-Tournament Team in 2025.
Sam Pohlman, guard from the Wesleyan University, earned a spot in the First Team of NCAA Division III.
Babacar Pouye, forward from the Bates College, was voted to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
He was selected to the All-NESCAC Second Team in 2025.
Henry Vetter, guard from the Trinity College, CT, was selected to the First Team of NCAA Division III.
Among many awards he was selected to the D3hoops.com All-Region 1 First Team in 2024.
He was also selected to the NABC Division III All-District 1 Second Team in 2024.
Vetter was selected to the NABC Division III All-Americans Third Team in 2025.
He was also selected to the NCAA Division III All-Tournament Team in 2025.
Zach Wolinski, guard from the Wesleyan University, was chosen to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
Player of the Year:  Scott Gyimesi (6'6''-F) of TuftsDefensive Player of the Year: Andrew Lazarre (6'2''-G) of Trinity, CTRookie of the Year: K.J. Neville (6'3''-G) of AmherstCoach of the Year: Joe Reilly of Wesleyan All-NESCAC first Team 2026  Cuevas  Gyimesi  Okorougo  Pohlman  Pouye Ray Cuevas (6'3''-G) of Bowdoin Scott Gyimesi (6'6''-F) of Tufts Jarrel Okorougo (6'5''-G) of Trinity, CT Sam Pohlman (6'2''-G) of Wesleyan Babacar Pouye (6'7''-F) of Bates Henry Vetter (6'5''-G) of Trinity, CT Zach Wolinski (6'0''-G) of WesleyanAll-NESCAC Second Team 2026  Bernstein  Chin  Civello  Espinosa  Hammond  Lazarre  Watson Joshua Bernstein (6'11''-C) of Tufts Elias Chin (6'4''-G) of Amherst Dan Civello (6'10''-C) of Colby Elias Espinosa (6'4''-F) of Connecticut C. Chris Hammond (6'6''-G) of Amherst Andrew Lazarre (6'2''-G) of Trinity, CT Dylan Watson (6'6''-F) of Connecticut C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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