Players with Long Island ties in Division I men's basketball in 2025-26

Merrimack guard Malik Edmead. Credit: AP
Player, College, Year, Position, High school/hometown
Kiyan Anthony, Syracuse, Fr., G, Long Island Lutheran
Jean Aranguren, George Washington, Jr., G, Upper Room Christian
Rhyjon Blackwell, Marist, Graduate student, G, Baldwin
Brent Bland, Saint Peter’s, Redshirt Sr., G, Half Hollow Hills West/Wheatley Heights
Jacob Brandly, Queens University, Fr., G, Holtsville
Jalen Celestine, Cincinnati, Graduate student, G, Long Island Lutheran/Glen Head
Luke Cronin, Tulane, Jr., F, Great Neck North
Aaron Davis III, Bryant, Jr., F/G, Bay Shore
Malik Edmead, Merrimack, Redshirt Sr., G, Deer Park
Preston Edmead, Hofstra, Fr., G, Deer Park
Godswill Erheriene, Seton Hall, Soph., C, Long Island Lutheran
Jordan Gabriel, Marist, Fr., C, Mineola
Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt, Hampton, Jr., G, St. Anthony’s/Wyandanch
Lucius Gibson-Savadel, Sacred Heart, Redshirt Soph., F, Bay Shore
Bryce Harris, Howard, Graduate student, G, Brentwood
Nigel James, Marquette, Fr., G, Long Island Lutheran/Huntington
Roddy Jones, Central Connecticut, Redshirt Fr., G, North Babylon
Tajae Jones, Siena, Soph., F, Long Island Lutheran
Khalil London, Tennessee State, Redshirt Soph., G, St. Dominic/Wyandanch
TJ Long, Vermont, Graduate student, G, Rockville Centre
Alier Maluk, Florida State, Soph., F, Long Island Lutheran
Kyle Marshall, Air Force, Soph., G, Oyster Bay
Kayden Mingo, Penn State, Fr., G, Long Island Lutheran/Farmingdale
Eddie Munyak, LIU, Soph., G, Huntington
Danny Murray, Siena, Fr., G, Deer Park
Chike Ndefo, Towson, Redshirt Fr., G/F, Elmont
Nico Onyekwere, Villanova, Fr., C, Long Island Lutheran
Lance Piper, Delaware, Soph., G, Holtsville
Jayden Reid, Northwestern, Jr., G, Long Island Lutheran/Westbury
Jordan Riley, East Carolina, Sr., G, Brentwood
Jayden Ross, UConn, Jr., F, Long Island Lutheran
Finley Sheridan, Stetson, Redshirt Jr., F, Long Island Lutheran/Merrick
Ace Talbert, Gardner-Webb, Jr., G, Wyandanch
Dakari Thomas, Chicago State, Soph., G, St. Anthony’s/Amityville
Drissa Traore, Rhode Island, Redshirt Sr., F, Long Island Lutheran/St. John’s
Antoni Vlogianitis, Marist, Soph., G, Chaminade/Garden City
Gevonte Ware, Rutgers, Fr., C, Roosevelt
Dian Wright-Forde, Norfolk State, Graduate student, G, Bay Shore
Armoni Zeigler, Ball State, Jr., G, Amityville