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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

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Players

  • Guard G 6'3" 185 lbs
    1

    Nazir Williams

    Sr. Nyack, N.Y. South Kent School
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    Senior Nyack, N.Y. South Kent School
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  • Forward F 6'9" 238 lbs
    2

    Ian Imegwu

    So. Short Hills, N.J. Blair Academy
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    Sophomore Short Hills, N.J. Blair Academy
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  • Forward/Center F/C 6'10" 232 lbs
    3

    Ryan Kiachian

    Sr. Los Altos Hills, Calif. Bellarmine College Preparatory
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    Senior Los Altos Hills, Calif. Bellarmine College Preparatory
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  • Forward F 6'5" 200 lbs
    4

    Gioacchino Panzini

    Fr. Spring Lake, N.J. Saint Rose HS
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    Freshman Spring Lake, N.J. Saint Rose HS
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  • Guard G 6'3" 183 lbs
    5

    Jacob Beccles

    So. Philadelphia, Pa. Constitution HS
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    Sophomore Philadelphia, Pa. Constitution HS
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  • Guard G 6'0" 155 lbs
    6

    Mateen Rafiq

    Fr. Sacramento, Calif. Weston Ranch HS
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    Freshman Sacramento, Calif. Weston Ranch HS
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  • Guard G 6'4" 186 lbs
    7

    Anthony Nimani

    Fr. Meriden, Conn. Platt HS
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    Freshman Meriden, Conn. Platt HS
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  • Guard G 6'4" 215 lbs
    8

    Adam Hinton

    Jr. Hollywood Hills, Calif. Harvard-Westlake School
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    Junior Hollywood Hills, Calif. Harvard-Westlake School
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  • Forward F 6'8" 218 lbs
    10

    Hayden Franson

    Sr. American Fork, Utah American Fork HS
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    Senior American Fork, Utah American Fork HS
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  • Forward/Center F/C 6'9" 202 lbs
    11

    Ty Iwanonkiw

    Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. North Allegheny HS
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    Freshman Pittsburgh, Pa. North Allegheny HS
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  • Forward F 6'7" 241 lbs
    12

    AK Okereke

    Jr. Clovis, Calif. Clovis North HS
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    Junior Clovis, Calif. Clovis North HS
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  • Guard/Forward G/F 6'6" 205 lbs
    13

    AJ Rodriguez

    Fr. Westchester, N.Y. Iona Prep
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    Freshman Westchester, N.Y. Iona Prep
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  • Guard G 5'9" 167 lbs
    14

    Corbin Zentner

    Jr. Alpine, Utah Lone Peak HS
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    Junior Alpine, Utah Lone Peak HS
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  • Forward F 6'8" 253 lbs
    21

    Guy Ragland Jr.

    Sr. West Hartford, Conn. Northwest Catholic HS
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    Senior West Hartford, Conn. Northwest Catholic HS
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  • Guard G 6'4" 205 lbs
    22

    Jake Fiegen

    So. Wilmette, Ill. New Trier HS
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    Sophomore Wilmette, Ill. New Trier HS
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  • Forward F 6'6" 224 lbs
    23

    DJ Nix

    Jr. Harrisburg, N.C. Cannon School
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    Junior Harrisburg, N.C. Cannon School
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  • Guard G 6'5" 240 lbs
    24

    Josh Baldwin

    Jr. Everett, Mass. Belmont Hill School
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    Junior Everett, Mass. Belmont Hill School
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  • Guard G 6'2" 195 lbs
    31

    Cooper Noard

    Jr. Glenview, Ill. Glenbrook South HS
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    Junior Glenview, Ill. Glenbrook South HS
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  • Forward F 6'8" 225 lbs
    33

    Chris Cain

    Sr. Middletown, N.Y. Pine Bush HS
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    Senior Middletown, N.Y. Pine Bush HS
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  • Forward/Center F/C 6'10" 222 lbs
    34

    AJ LaBeau

    So. Boise, Idaho Timberline HS
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    Sophomore Boise, Idaho Timberline HS
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Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • The Robert E. Gallagher '44 Head Coach of Men's Basketball

    Jon Jaques '10

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  • Assistant Coach

    Mike Brennan

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  • Assistant Coach

    Mark McGonigal

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  • Assistant Coach

    Jalen Hayes

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  • Director of Operations

    Luke Colwell

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Men's Basketball Support Staff

  • Associate Director of Athletics for Strength and Conditioning

    Jay Andress

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  • Associate Director of Athletics For Student Support, Development & Inclusion

    Devan Carrington

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  • Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning

    Erika Rogan

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  • Athletic Trainer

    Justin Valentine

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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
# Full Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
1 Nazir Williams G Sr. 6-3 185 Nyack, N.Y. / South Kent School
2 Ian Imegwu F So. 6-9 238 Short Hills, N.J. / Blair Academy
3 Ryan Kiachian F/C Sr. 6-10 232 Los Altos Hills, Calif. / Bellarmine College Preparatory
4 Gioacchino Panzini F Fr. 6-5 200 Spring Lake, N.J. / Saint Rose HS
5 Jacob Beccles G So. 6-3 183 Philadelphia, Pa. / Constitution HS
6 Mateen Rafiq G Fr. 6-0 155 Sacramento, Calif. / Weston Ranch HS
7 Anthony Nimani G Fr. 6-4 186 Meriden, Conn. / Platt HS
8 Adam Hinton G Jr. 6-4 215 Hollywood Hills, Calif. / Harvard-Westlake School
10 Hayden Franson F Sr. 6-8 218 American Fork, Utah / American Fork HS
11 Ty Iwanonkiw F/C Fr. 6-9 202 Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Allegheny HS
12 AK Okereke F Jr. 6-7 241 Clovis, Calif. / Clovis North HS
13 AJ Rodriguez G/F Fr. 6-6 205 Westchester, N.Y. / Iona Prep
14 Corbin Zentner G Jr. 5-9 167 Alpine, Utah / Lone Peak HS
21 Guy Ragland Jr. F Sr. 6-8 253 West Hartford, Conn. / Northwest Catholic HS
22 Jake Fiegen G So. 6-4 205 Wilmette, Ill. / New Trier HS
23 DJ Nix F Jr. 6-6 224 Harrisburg, N.C. / Cannon School
24 Josh Baldwin G Jr. 6-5 240 Everett, Mass. / Belmont Hill School
31 Cooper Noard G Jr. 6-2 195 Glenview, Ill. / Glenbrook South HS
33 Chris Cain F Sr. 6-8 225 Middletown, N.Y. / Pine Bush HS
34 AJ LaBeau F/C So. 6-10 222 Boise, Idaho / Timberline HS

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Jon Jaques, 2022 Cornell headshot Jon Jaques '10 The Robert E. Gallagher '44 Head Coach of Men's Basketball
on Aug. 26, 2024 at in Ithaca, NY. . (Caroline Sherman/Cornell Athletics) Mike Brennan Assistant Coach
Mark McGionigal, 2024 headshot Mark McGonigal Assistant Coach
Jalen Hayes, 2024 headshot Jalen Hayes Assistant Coach
Luke Colwell, 2024 headshot Luke Colwell Director of Operations

Men's Basketball Support Staff

Men's Basketball - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Jay Andress, 2020 Headshot Jay Andress Associate Director of Athletics for Strength and Conditioning
Devan Carrington, 2022 headshot Devan Carrington Associate Director of Athletics For Student Support, Development & Inclusion
Erika Rogan Erika Rogan Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning
Justin Valentine, 2022-23 headshot Justin Valentine Athletic Trainer

Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball Support Staff