ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – The fifth-seeded Marist University men's basketball team (18-11 overall, 12-8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) is set to face fourth-seeded Quinnipiac (19-12, 12-8) on Saturday in the quarterfinal round of the 2026 Air Force Reserve MAAC Basketball Championship.
Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Radio
Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call for all of Marist's games in the championship on the Red Fox Network and Varsity Network app. Coverage will begin 20 minutes prior to tip-off.
Television
The quarterfinals and semifinals will be broadcast on ESPN+, with the championship game set for ESPN2. David Resnick (play-by-play), Freddie Coleman (analyst), and Chris Williams (sideline) will have the call for the Marist's quarterfinal game. The semifinal crew would be Eddy Occhipinti (play-by-play), Chris Williams (analyst), and Freddie Coleman (sideline). Derek Jones (play-by-play) and Tim Welsh (analyst) have the championship game call.
Updates
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- This is the first time in Marist's 29 years in the conference that the Red Foxes have been a #5 seed in the MAAC Championship.
- The #5 seed has won four of the last six 4-5 games in the MAAC Championship.
- Jaden Daughtry ranks in Marist's all-time top 10 in games played (121, tied for third), blocked shots (93, eighth), rebounds (606, tied for 10th), and steals (137, tied for 10th).
- Rhyjon Blackwell's free throw percentage of .931 is currently the third best in a single season in program history, and best since 1994.
- Justin Menard is averaging 19.6 points per game over his last five.
- Rhyjon Blackwell won MAAC Sixth Player of the Year. He was the second Red Fox to earn this honor, following Ryan Funk in 2019.
- Two Red Foxes – Justin Menard and Elijah Lewis – were named Third Team All-MAAC.
- Lewis, who was also named Third Team All-MAAC last year, became the first Red Fox to earn two All-MAAC selections in his career since Brian Parker in 2018 and 2019.
- It was the second straight year Marist had two All-MAAC selections.
- Jaden Daughtry was named to the MAAC's inaugural All-Defensive Team.
- Jadin Collins-Roberts, Jason Schofield, Antoni Vlogianitis, and Tarik Watson were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
- The teams split this year's season series, with each side winning at home.
- Quinnipiac won 65-59 at home on Dec. 29.
- Marist prevailed 71-64 at McCann Arena on Jan. 24.
- Dating back to the 2023 MAAC Championship, the teams have split the last six meetings.
- Marist is 2-1 against Quinnipiac in MAAC Championship play. In each game, the lower seed - which was seeded #11 in all three instances - prevailed.
- Marist earned an 80-74 win over #6 Quinnipiac in the 2015 opening round.
- Quinnipiac defeated #6 Marist 77-52 in the 2022 opening round.
- Marist topped #3 Quinnipiac 75-59 in the 2023 quarterfinal round.
