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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

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Players

  • G G 6'7" 204 lbs
    0/0

    Biggie Patterson

    Sr. Marketing Richmond, VA Church Hill Academy/STAC/Iona
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    Senior Marketing Richmond, VA Church Hill Academy/STAC/Iona
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  • G G 6'1" 170 lbs
    1/1

    Preston Edmead

    Fr. Undecided-Hclas Deer Park, NY The Williston Northampton School (MA)
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    Freshman Undecided-Hclas Deer Park, NY The Williston Northampton School (MA)
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  • G G 6'0" 160 lbs
    2/2

    A.J. Wills

    Jr. Sports Management Richmond, VA Lloyd C. Bird/Holy Cross/Wyoming
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    Junior Sports Management Richmond, VA Lloyd C. Bird/Holy Cross/Wyoming
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  • G G 6'4" 185 lbs
    3/3

    Trey Boyd III

    Jr. Marketing Durham, NC South Kent School (CT)/Saint Rose/Pace
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    Junior Marketing Durham, NC South Kent School (CT)/Saint Rose/Pace
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  • F F 6'8" 220 lbs
    4

    Joshua DeCady

    So. Finance Queens Village, NY Kimball Union Academy (NH)
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    Sophomore Finance Queens Village, NY Kimball Union Academy (NH)
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  • G G 6'3" 170 lbs
    5

    Cruz Davis

    Jr. Liberal Arts Plano, TX Huntington Prep (WV)/Iona/St. John's
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    Junior Liberal Arts Plano, TX Huntington Prep (WV)/Iona/St. John's
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  • F/C F/C 6'10" 235 lbs
    6

    Victory Onuetu

    Jr. Management Alhaurin el Grande, Malaga, Spain IES Fuente Lucena
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    Junior Management Alhaurin el Grande, Malaga, Spain IES Fuente Lucena
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  • G G 6'3" 160 lbs
    7

    Jaeden Roberts

    Fr. Liberal Arts Boston, MA Putnam Science Academy (CT)
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    Freshman Liberal Arts Boston, MA Putnam Science Academy (CT)
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  • G G 6'1" 180 lbs
    8

    Carlos Lopez

    Jr. Criminology Atlantic City, NJ Egg Harbor Township/St. Francis (PA)
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    Junior Criminology Atlantic City, NJ Egg Harbor Township/St. Francis (PA)
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  • G G 6'4" 195 lbs
    11

    Amir Williams

    So. Marketing Newark, DE Neumann Goretti (PA)
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    Sophomore Marketing Newark, DE Neumann Goretti (PA)
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  • G G 6'3" 195 lbs
    15/15

    Joshua Aaron Reaves

    Gr. Sustainability Hamden, CT South Kent School (CT)/Mount St. Mary’s/UIC
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    Graduate Student Sustainability Hamden, CT South Kent School (CT)/Mount St. Mary’s/UIC
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  • F/C F/C 6'10" 245 lbs
    17

    Alex Tsynkevich

    Gr. Management Minsk, Belarus Spring Creek Academy (TX)/Blinn/Alcorn State/Kentucky Wesleyan
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    Graduate Student Management Minsk, Belarus Spring Creek Academy (TX)/Blinn/Alcorn State/Kentucky Wesleyan
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  • G G 6'5" 200 lbs
    25

    German Plotnikov

    Gr. Business Administration Minsk, Belarus Spring Creek Academy (TX)/North Platte Community College
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    Graduate Student Business Administration Minsk, Belarus Spring Creek Academy (TX)/North Platte Community College
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  • F F 7'0" 282 lbs
    33

    Silas Sunday

    Sr. Marketing Lucan, Ireland Our Saviour Lutheran (NY)/Iona
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    Senior Marketing Lucan, Ireland Our Saviour Lutheran (NY)/Iona
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  • G G 6'4" 190 lbs
    55/55

    Brandon Morgan

    Sr. Sports Management Greensboro, NC Forsyth Country Day School/Caldwell CC/Western Carolina
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    Senior Sports Management Greensboro, NC Forsyth Country Day School/Caldwell CC/Western Carolina
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Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Speedy Claxton

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  • Associate Head Coach

    Mike DePaoli

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  • Assistant Coach

    Tom Parrotta

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  • Assistant Coach

    Antwon Portley

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  • Assistant Coach

    Drew Metz

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  • Director of Men's Basketball Operations

    Sean Smith

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  • Coordinator of Video and Player Development

    Shane Doyle

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  • Coordinator of Video and Player Development – Men’s and Women’s Basketball

    Lee Gerstman

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  • Special Assistant to Men’s and Women’s Basketball

    Kevin Coyle

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  • Head Athletic Trainer

    Evan Malings

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  • Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Success

    Rachel Peel-Macandrew

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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown High School/Previous Major INFLCR Instagram TikTok Twitter
0 Biggie Patterson G 6-7 204 Sr. Richmond, VA Church Hill Academy/STAC/Iona Marketing
1 Preston Edmead G 6-1 170 Fr. Deer Park, NY The Williston Northampton School (MA) Undecided-Hclas
2 A.J. Wills G 6-0 160 Jr. Richmond, VA Lloyd C. Bird/Holy Cross/Wyoming Sports Management
3 Trey Boyd III G 6-4 185 Jr. Durham, NC South Kent School (CT)/Saint Rose/Pace Marketing
4 Joshua DeCady F 6-8 220 So. Queens Village, NY Kimball Union Academy (NH) Finance joshua-decady
5 Cruz Davis G 6-3 170 Jr. Plano, TX Huntington Prep (WV)/Iona/St. John's Liberal Arts vincent-davis-2
6 Victory Onuetu F/C 6-10 235 Jr. Alhaurin el Grande, Malaga, Spain IES Fuente Lucena Management
7 Jaeden Roberts G 6-3 160 Fr. Boston, MA Putnam Science Academy (CT) Liberal Arts
8 Carlos Lopez G 6-1 180 Jr. Atlantic City, NJ Egg Harbor Township/St. Francis (PA) Criminology carlos-lopez-1
11 Amir Williams G 6-4 195 So. Newark, DE Neumann Goretti (PA) Marketing amir-williams
15 Joshua Aaron Reaves G 6-3 195 Gr. Hamden, CT South Kent School (CT)/Mount St. Mary’s/UIC Sustainability
17 Alex Tsynkevich F/C 6-10 245 Gr. Minsk, Belarus Spring Creek Academy (TX)/Blinn/Alcorn State/Kentucky Wesleyan Management
25 German Plotnikov G 6-5 200 Gr. Minsk, Belarus Spring Creek Academy (TX)/North Platte Community College Business Administration german-plotnikov gplotnikov25 gplotnikov25 PlotnikovGerm25
33 Silas Sunday F 7-0 282 Sr. Lucan, Ireland Our Saviour Lutheran (NY)/Iona Marketing silas-sunday _bomfi bomfie0 SilasS1303
55 Brandon Morgan G 6-4 190 Sr. Greensboro, NC Forsyth Country Day School/Caldwell CC/Western Carolina Sports Management

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Speedy Claxton Speedy Claxton Head Coach
Mike DePaoli Mike DePaoli Associate Head Coach
Tom Parrotta Tom Parrotta Assistant Coach
Antwon Portley Antwon Portley Assistant Coach
Drew Metz Drew Metz Assistant Coach
Photographer: Philip Hinds Sean Smith Director of Men's Basketball Operations
Shane Doyle Shane Doyle Coordinator of Video and Player Development
Lee Gerstman Lee Gerstman Coordinator of Video and Player Development – Men’s and Women’s Basketball
Kevin Coyle Kevin Coyle Special Assistant to Men’s and Women’s Basketball
Photographer: Philip Hinds Evan Malings Head Athletic Trainer
Rachel Peel-Macandrew Rachel Peel-Macandrew Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Success

Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff