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2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster

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Players

  • Guard G 6'5" 190 lbs
    0

    DaMaryon Fishburn

    Sr. Detroit, Mich. Trillium Academy
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    Senior Detroit, Mich. Trillium Academy
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  • Guard G 6'2" 160 lbs
    1

    Elijah Griffin

    So. Kenosha, Wis. Salem Lakes HS
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    Sophomore Kenosha, Wis. Salem Lakes HS
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  • Forward F 6'9" 250 lbs
    2

    Ian Imegwu

    Sr. Short Hills, N.J. Blair Academy
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    Senior Short Hills, N.J. Blair Academy
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  • Forward F 6'8" 195 lbs
    3

    Jax Abalos

    So. Batavia, Ill. Batavia Senior HS
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    Sophomore Batavia, Ill. Batavia Senior HS
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  • Forward F 6'5" 207 lbs
    4

    Gioacchino Panzini

    Jr. Spring Lake, N.J. Saint Rose HS
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    Junior Spring Lake, N.J. Saint Rose HS
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  • Guard G 6'3" 182 lbs
    5

    Jacob Beccles

    Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. Constitution HS
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    Senior Philadelphia, Pa. Constitution HS
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  • Guard G 6'4" 200 lbs
    7

    Anthony Nimani

    Jr. Meriden, Conn. Platt HS
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    Junior Meriden, Conn. Platt HS
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  • Guard G 6'0" 165 lbs
    10

    Mateen Rafiq

    Jr. Sacramento, Calif. Weston Ranch HS
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    Junior Sacramento, Calif. Weston Ranch HS
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  • Forward/Center F/C 6'9" 205 lbs
    11

    Ty Iwanonkiw

    Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. North Allegheny HS
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    Junior Pittsburgh, Pa. North Allegheny HS
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  • Guard G 6'3" 180 lbs
    12

    Ryan Burbach

    So. Phoenix, Ariz. Brophy College Prep
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    Sophomore Phoenix, Ariz. Brophy College Prep
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  • Forward F 6'9" 210 lbs
    15

    Blake Lecklitner

    So. Prosper, Texas Prosper HS
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    Sophomore Prosper, Texas Prosper HS
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  • Forward F 6'7" 232 lbs
    21

    Kaspar Sepp

    Sr. Tartu, Estonia Hugo Treffner Gymnasium
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    Senior Tartu, Estonia Hugo Treffner Gymnasium
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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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  • Associate Head Coach

    Nat Graham

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  • Assistant Coach

    Jalen Hayes

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  • Assistant Coach

    Luke Colwell

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  • Director of Basketball Operations

    Ilan Kinder

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Men's Basketball Support Staff

  • Associate Director of Athletics for Strength and Conditioning

    Jay Andress

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  • Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning

    Erika Rogan

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  • Athletic Trainer

    Justin Valentine

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2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
# Full Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
0 DaMaryon Fishburn G Sr. 6-5 190 Detroit, Mich. / Trillium Academy
1 Elijah Griffin G So. 6-2 160 Kenosha, Wis. / Salem Lakes HS
2 Ian Imegwu F Sr. 6-9 250 Short Hills, N.J. / Blair Academy
3 Jax Abalos F So. 6-8 195 Batavia, Ill. / Batavia Senior HS
4 Gioacchino Panzini F Jr. 6-5 207 Spring Lake, N.J. / Saint Rose HS
5 Jacob Beccles G Sr. 6-3 182 Philadelphia, Pa. / Constitution HS
7 Anthony Nimani G Jr. 6-4 200 Meriden, Conn. / Platt HS
10 Mateen Rafiq G Jr. 6-0 165 Sacramento, Calif. / Weston Ranch HS
11 Ty Iwanonkiw F/C Jr. 6-9 205 Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Allegheny HS
12 Ryan Burbach G So. 6-3 180 Phoenix, Ariz. / Brophy College Prep
15 Blake Lecklitner F So. 6-9 210 Prosper, Texas / Prosper HS
21 Kaspar Sepp F Sr. 6-7 232 Tartu, Estonia / Hugo Treffner Gymnasium

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
Nat Graham, head shot Nat Graham Associate Head Coach
Jalen Hayes, 2024 headshot Jalen Hayes Assistant Coach
Luke Colwell, 2024 headshot Luke Colwell Assistant Coach
Ilan Kinder, 2025 headshot Ilan Kinder Director of Basketball 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
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