POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team closes out the regular season on Saturday afternoon at McCann Arena. The Red Foxes (16-12 overall, 11-8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) host Niagara (15-14, 11-8) at 2 p.m.
 

Senior Day

• Marist will honor three seniors on Saturday: Javon Cooley, Kam Farris, and manager Joey Viner. Cooley is a four-year member of the program. Farris and Viner – who were classmates at Rice Memorial High School in Vermont – are both in their second year with the program.
• The pre-game ceremony is scheduled to start at 1:44 p.m.

 

Scenarios

• If Marist wins, the Red Foxes will be seeded third in the MAAC Championship if Quinnipiac defeats Saint Peter's.
  • The Red Foxes will play their first game at 6:30 p.m. Thursday against the winner of Tuesday's 6/11 game. Niagara will be seeded sixth if Marist wins. The 11 seed will be Siena unless the Saints win and Manhattan loses on Saturday. If that occurs, Manhattan will be #11.
• If Marist wins and Saint Peter's defeats Quinnipiac, the Red Foxes will be the fourth seed. Marist would then play its first game at 9 p.m. Thursday against fifth-seeded Rider.
• If Marist loses, the Red Foxes will be seeded sixth.
  • The Red Foxes will face the #11 seed, which will be Siena unless the Saints win and Manhattan loses on Saturday. If that occurs, Manhattan will be #11.
  • This game would occur at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday.

 

Follow Us

• Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) have the call on ESPN+.
• In-game updates are available at @MaristMBB on X.

 

Last Time Out

• Marist was defeated at Quinnipiac by a score of 73-64 on Thursday.
• Five Red Foxes scored in double figures: Jackson Price, 12; Jadin Collins, 11; Javon Cooley, 11; Josh Pascarelli, 10; Kam Farris, 10.
• Collins recorded his first collegiate double-double as he also hauled in a career-high 11 rebounds.

 

Top Tidbits

• Marist's last opening round bye was in 2021 (#4 seed).
• If Marist earns the #3 seed, it would be the Red Foxes' best seed since earning #1 in 2007.
• A win would give Marist a 9-4 home record this season, which would be the Red Foxes' best mark at McCann Arena since 2013-14 (also 9-4).
• Five of the last nine Marist-Niagara games have been decided by five points or less.
• Dating back to the start of the 2010-11 season, Marist has faced Niagara 30 times. Each team has won 15.

 

About Niagara

• The Purple Eagles are coming off a 66-59 win at Siena on Thursday.
• Niagara is 8-1 in MAAC road games this season, and has 10 total road wins.
• Four Purple Eagles average at least 10 points per game: Ahmad Henderson II (12.3), Braxton Bayless (11.5), Harlan Obioha (10.2), and Yaw Obeng-Mensah (10.2).
• Obioha leads the MAAC in field goal percentage (.619) and is third in rebounds per game (7.9).
• Head coach Greg Paulus is in his fifth season.

 

What's Next

• Marist is off the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship in Atlantic City, New Jersey at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.
• Final seedings and match-ups will be determined after Saturday's games.