Windfall Faculty
Holy Cross
10/31/2025 11:38:00 AM | Males's Basketball
Friars will open the season on Monday versus the Crusaders on the AMP at 7:15 p.m. on ESPN+.
Friar Notes:
*The Friars will open their 99th season of basketball on Monday versus Holy Cross on the AMP.
*The Friars have registered an 87-11 (.888) mark all-time in regular-season openers.
*The Friars maintain a 90-8 (.918) file in house openers.
*The Friars have posted a 43-28 mark all time versus the Crusaders. The Friars are 27-10 at house, 14-13 on the street and 2-5 on impartial courts versus Holy Cross.
*The Friars are 2-0 all-time vs. Holy Cross in season openers.
*The Friars had been picked fourth of 11 groups within the 2025-26 Preseason BIG EAST Coaches Ballot.
*Jason Edwards (Atlanta, Ga.) is likely one of the 20 gamers named to the Naismith Beginning 5 – Jerry West Taking pictures Guard of the Yr Prime 20 Preseason Watch Checklist.
*Jason Edwards (Second Group) and Oswin Erhunmwunse (Third Group) had been named Preseason All-BIG EAST on Oct. 21.
*The Friars have 10 newcomers and 5 returnees on the roster this season.
*Oswin Erhunmwunse and Ryan Mela had been named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Group on March 9, 2025.
*Oswin Erhunmwunse ranked second within the BIG EAST in blocked pictures (1.63) and third within the BIG EAST in offensive rebounds (2.44) final season.
*Oswin Erhunmwunse’s 5 blocks vs. Seton Corridor on 1/11 was simply the sixth time ever a Friar freshman had 5 or extra blocks in a recreation and simply the second time in a BIG EAST recreation.
*Ryan Mela was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on 1/13 and 1/20. He was the primary Friar to earn the glory in consecutive weeks since A.J. Reeves in 2019.
*Corey Floyd Jr., has 505 profession factors in 92 video games at PC, his father, Corey Floyd Sr., scored 341 factors in 56 video games with Friars from 1990-92.
*Duncan Powell wants 9 factors to succeed in 1,000 for his profession. He scored 239 factors in a single season of motion at North Carolina A&T, 350 factors in a single season at Sacramento State and 402 factors in a single season at Georgia Tech.
*The Friars had been 10-6 at house in 2024-25; 2-9 on the street and 0-5 in impartial website video games.
*The Friars are 642 -249 (.722) all-time on the Amica Mutual Pavilion.
*The Friars had a variety of gamers miss video games final season with accidents. Friar gamers missed a mixed 61 video games in 2024-25 with accidents and sickness.
Friars To Play Holy Cross To Open Season: The Friars will open the 2025-26 season versus Holy Cross on Monday, November 3 on the Amica Mutual Pavilion. The Friars have posted a 43-28 mark all-time versus Holy Cross, together with a 2-0 file in season openers. The final time PC performed Holy Cross in an opener, the Friars defeated Holy Cross, 63-57 on November 18, 2001 on the Amica Mutual Pavilion. The final time the 2 groups met, the Friars earned a 70-61 win on the Amica Mutual Pavilion on November 13, 2018. Windfall has posted a 27-10 mark all-time versus Holy Cross at house.
Friars Vs. The Patriot League: The Friars have posted a 74-38 mark all-time versus groups from the Patriot League.
Friars All-Time In Season Openers: The Friars will open their 99th season of basketball on Monday, November 3 versus Holy Cross on the Amica Mutual Pavilion. The Friars have registered an 87-11 (.888) mark all-time in regular-season openers. As well as, the Friars maintain a 90-8 (.918) file in house openers. The Friars open the 2025-26 season at house for the twenty fifth time in 26 years. The one time previously 25 seasons the Friars didn’t open at house was the 2007-08 season, once they performed Temple in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Windfall has gained 22 of the final 23 openers, with the lone defeat coming within the 2008-09 recreation towards Northeastern. Final season, the Friars opened the season with a 59-55 win over Central Connecticut on the AMP on November 4, 2024.
Friars Submit A 1-1 Mark In Exhibition Video games: The Windfall Faculty males’s basketball staff posted a 1-1 file in exhibition motion this season. The Friars had been defeated by the Pittsburgh Panthers, 81-74, in an exhibition matchup on Sunday, Oct. 19 on the Petersen Occasions Middle in Pittsburgh, Pa. Jason Edwards (Atlanta, Ga.) led each groups in scoring with 19 factors. Duncan Powell (Dallas, Texas) registered a double-double with 17 factors and a game-high 10 rebounds. On Saturday, October 25, The Friars defeated the Harvard Crimson, 85-77, on the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Windfall, R.I. Edwards scored a team-high16 factors and sophomore Oswin Erhunmwunse (Benin Metropolis, Nigeria) scored 12 factors and added a game-high 9 rebounds. Edwards led the staff in scoring within the two exhibition video games, averaging 17.5 factors on 10-26 taking pictures from the sphere. Powell averaged 9.0 rebounds and 13.0 factors within the two video games.
Edwards Named To Watch Checklist For Jerry West Taking pictures Guard Award: It was introduced on Oct. 28 that Windfall Faculty graduate scholar Jason Edwards (Atlanta, Ga.) was one of many 20 gamers named to the Naismith Beginning 5 – Jerry West Taking pictures Guard of the Yr Prime 20 Preseason Watch Checklist. This prestigious award honors the most effective taking pictures guards in males’s faculty basketball and is offered by the Basketball Corridor of Fame, highlighting the elite expertise within the sport. Earlier this month, Edwards was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Group. Edwards, a 6-1, 175-pound guard, performed the 2024-25 season at Vanderbilt the place he began 24 of the staff’s 33 video games and helped the staff publish a 20-13 mark and earn a berth within the NCAA Match. Edwards led the staff in scoring (562 factors/17.0 ppg) and free throws made (143). He was second on the staff in threes made (65) and free throw proportion (.831/143-172). Edwards ranked eighth within the Southeastern Convention in scoring in general motion (17.0 ppg) and he was thirteenth in free-throw proportion (.831) and in three-point subject purpose proportion (.353/65-184). He recorded 10 video games with 20 or extra factors, together with a season-high 30-point effort versus TCU on December 8, 2024. For his efforts, he earned All-SEC Third Group honors.
Edwards And Erhunmwunse Earn Preseason All-BIG EAST Honors: It was introduced on Oct. 21 that Windfall graduate scholar Jason Edwards (Atlanta, Ga.) and sophomore Oswin Erhunmwunse (Benin Metropolis, Nigeria) every earned All-BIG EAST Preseason Honors. Edwards, who transferred to Windfall after spending the 2024-25 season at Vanderbilt, averaged 17.0 factors and a couple of.0 rebounds final season for the Commodores. He was named Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Group. Erhunmwunse was named to the 2025 BIG EAST All-Freshman Group after he averaged 6.8 factors and 5.6 rebounds for the Friars final season. The sophomore heart was named Preseason All-BIG EAST Third Group.
Friars Picked Fourth In Preseason BIG EAST Coaches Ballot: The 2025-26 BIG EAST Males’s Basketball Coaches’ Preseason Ballot was introduced on Oct. 21. The Friars recieved 64 factors within the ballot and had been chosen to complete fourth of 11 groups. St. John’s was picked to complete first.
Friars In 2024-25: The Friars, who completed the common season in eighth place within the BIG EAST with a 6-14 file, recorded a 12-20 file general in 2024-25. Windfall posted a 0-1 mark within the BIG EAST Match.
Mela And Erhunmwunse Named To BIG EAST All-Freshman Group: Ryan Mela (Natick, Mass.) and Oswin Erhunmwunse (Benin Metropolis, Nigeria) had been named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Group, which was introduced by the league workplace on March 9, 2025. It marked simply the second time in program historical past that two Friar freshmen earned All-Freshman Group honors in the identical season, becoming a member of the ranks of Sharaud Curry and Geoff McDermott who had been named to the All-Freshman Group in 2006. Erhunmwunse led the staff in subject purpose proportion (72.3 p.c), rebounds (179/5.6 rpg), and blocks (52/1.6 bpg). He began 24 of 32 video games final season, Erhunmwunse averaged 6.8 ppg in his first season as a Friar. He ranked second within the BIG EAST in blocks per recreation (1.63) and third in offensive rebounding (2.71). At 72.3 p.c, Erhunmwunse related on 94 of his 130 makes an attempt from the sphere. He recorded his first double-double with 12 factors and 10 rebounds towards Seton Corridor on Jan. 11. Mela earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors twice in his rookie season (Jan. 13 and Jan. 20). He concluded the season with 186 factors (6.4 factors per recreation) and appeared in 29 video games, beginning 9. He averaged 6.2 factors and 5.2 rebounds per recreation. In league motion, Mela led all BIG EAST freshmen in rebounds per recreation (6.2) and defensive rebounds per recreation (5.2). He recorded two double-doubles on the season, together with his first one on Jan. 8 towards Butler the place Mela completed with 10 factors and a career-high 15 rebounds.
Corey Floyd Returns For His Fourth Season With The Friars: Crimson shirt senior Corey Floyd (Franklin, N.J.) returns for his fourth season with the Friars. Floyd had his most efficient yr at PC in 2024-25 as he began 25 of the 29 video games he performed. He averaged 9.2 factors and 4.8 rebounds. He shot 32.4 p.c (22-68) from three-point territory and 80.0 p.c (64-80) from the free-throw line. Floyd started his profession at UConn in 2021-22 and transferred to Windfall previous to the 2022-23 season.
Friars All-Time Versus Prime-25 Groups: The Friars have posted a 133-289 (.315) mark all-time versus top-25 groups, together with a 0-5 mark in 2025-26.
Erhunmwunse Contributed: Freshman heart Oswin Erhunmwunse (Benin Metropolis, Nigeria) recorded eight factors, eight rebounds and three blocks at Marquette on Feb. 25. He scored 14 factors and grabbed 5 rebounds versus Xavier on Feb. 12. He registered 11 factors, 4 rebounds and three blocks in a win at Seton Corridor on Jan. 28. He scored 10 factors, grabbed six rebounds and had two blocks, whereas taking pictures 5-6 from the sphere within the Friars’ win over Georgetown on Jan. 25. Erhunmwunse shot 72.3 p.c (94-130) from the sphere in 2024-25. He recorded his first profession double-double, contributing 12 factors and a game-high 10 rebounds within the Friars’ win over Seton Corridor on Jan. 11. He additionally added a career-high 5 blocks. It marked the primary time a Friar freshman had 5 blocks in a recreation since 2011. It additionally marked simply the second time ever a Friar freshman had 5 blocks in a BIG EAST recreation. For the season, he averaged 6.8 factors, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks.
Mela Had A Sturdy Season: Freshman guard Ryan Mela (Natick, Mass.) recorded a career-high 18 factors and 6 rebounds versus DePaul on March 5. He registered a double-double with 13 factors and 10 rebounds versus Xavier on Feb. 12. He was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Jan. 13 and Jan. 20. Mela grew to become the primary Friar to earn the accolade a number of instances in a season since A.J. Reeves was named Freshman of the Week 3 times in 2019. Mela was named BIG EAST Freshman Of The Week on Monday, Jan. 20 after he scored 10 factors, grabbed seven rebounds, added three assists and made one steal within the Friars’ loss at Creighton on Jan. 14. Mela was in poor health and didn’t play within the Friars’ recreation at Villanova on Jan. 17. Mela earned Freshman of the Week on Jan. 13, after he averaged 8.5 factors, 12.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals because the Friars posted a 2-0 mark. On Jan. 8 in a win over Butler, the freshman guard had 10 factors, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and two steals. It marked the primary time a Friar freshman had 15 rebounds since LaDontae Henton had 15 versus DePaul on Feb. 25, 2012. On Jan. 11, Mela recorded seven factors, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and one steal in a victory over Seton Corridor. For the season, Mela is averaged 6.4 factors and 5.2 rebounds per recreation.
Friars Have 10 Newcomers For 2025-26: Windfall Faculty Head Coach Kim English added 10 new gamers to the staff for 2025-26. Graduate college students Jason Edwards (Atlanta, Ga.), Jaylin Sellers (Columbus, Ga.) and Duncan Powell (Dallas, Texas) have all performed at a excessive stage. Edwards averaged 17.0 factors and a couple of.0 rebounds per recreation at Vanderbilt in 2024-25. Sellers, who was injured final season, averaged 15.9 factors and three.6 rebounds in 2023-24 at UCF. Powell averaged 12.2 factors and 5.4 rebounds at Georgia Tech. Senior Cole Hargrove (Norristown, Pa.) involves the Friars after spending three years at Drexel. In his junior season at Drexel, the 6-8 ahead averaged 9.9 factors and seven.5 rebounds. Sophomore Daquan Davis (Baltimore, Md.) spent his freshman season at Florida State. The second-year level guard averaged 8.8 factors and a couple of.5 rebounds per recreation final season for the Seminoles. Freshmen Peteris Pinnis (Salaspils, Latvia) and Stefan Vaaks (Tabasalu, Estonia) each performed in Europe final yr. Pinnis averaged 7.2 factors and 5.5 rebounds within the Latvia-Estonia Basketball League. Vaaks averaged 15.0 factors and three.2 rebounds in 2024-25. Freshmen Jaylen Harrell (Boston, Mass.) and Jamier Jones (Sarasota, Fla.) had been each ranked within the top-100 popping out of highschool. Harrell, the 2025 Massachusetts Gatorade Participant of the Yr, averaged 22.1 factors, 8.5 rebounds and seven.2 assists at Cambridge Arts, Expertise and Science Academy. He was ranked within the top-100 by 247Sports (No. 85), Rivals (No. 85) and On3 (No. 88). On3 and 247Sports every ranked Harrell as the highest recruit in Massachusetts for 2025. Jones averaged 20.8 factors, 6.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists at Oak Ridge Excessive Faculty. He was a consensus four-star recruit, was the forty fourth ranked participant within the nation and the No. 12 ahead, in line with ESPN.com. He additionally ranked thirty seventh (ninth in his place) by On3, forty third by Rivals (fifteenth in his place) and forty fifth (eleventh in his place) by 247Sports. Graduate scholar Jack Williams (Ann Arbor, Mich.) joins the staff as a walk-on.
Friar Video games On FOX, FS1, TNT, truTV, ESPN+ And Peacock: The Friar video games will air nationally this season on FOX, FS1, TNT, truTV, ESPN+ and Peacock. It’s going to mark the primary time ever the Friars may have regular-season video games televised on TNT and TruTV.
Friars Promote Out Season Tix Once more In 2025-26: In 2023-24, the Friars bought out of season tickets on the Amica Mutual Pavilion for the primary time ever. Once more in 2025-26, the staff bought its complete season ticket allotment for the world. It marked the third consecutive season that the Friars bought out of season tickets. In 2024-25, at complete of 167,978 followers watched the Friars on the AMP in 16 house video games. It was a median of 10,499 followers – the ninth highest single season common on the AMP. The 2023-24 season marked the primary time an entire promote out of season tickets occurred for the reason that staff moved to the AMP when it opened in 1972. In consequence, the Friars had 211,147 followers watch the staff play 19 video games on the AMP. That common of 11,113 per recreation is the best single-season mark within the historical past of this system. The entire of 211,147 is the second highest quantity of followers to look at the Friars at house within the historical past of this system. In 1991, 211,498 followers attended 20 house video games on the AMP. The 211,147 followers in 2023-24, additionally marked simply the second time within the historical past of this system that the staff drew greater than 200,000 followers in a single season.
Friars Are 110-6 In Non-Convention Residence Video games Over The Final 15 Years: The Friars have posted a 110-6 mark (.948) of their final 15 seasons in non-conference house video games. The staff’s six losses over the past 15 years had been to Brown (77-67) on December 8, 2014, Minnesota (86-74) on November 13, 2017, UMass (79-78) on December 7, 2018, Arkansas (84-72) on March 19, 2019, Penn (81-75) on November 23, 2019 and Boston Faculty (62-57) on March 19, 2024. The Friars are 32-1 of their final 33 non-conference house video games (2024-25, 6-0; 2023-24, 8-1; 2022-23, 7-0; 2021-22, 8-0; 2020-21, 2-0; 2019-20, 2-0).
Friars In Additional time: The Friars recorded a 1-0 file in extra time video games in 2024-25. They’ve recorded a 80-71 mark all-time in extra time video games, together with 10-2 of their final 21 video games. The Friars are 8-0 of their final eight extra time video games on the AMP.
Friars At The Amica Mutual Pavilion: All-time, the Friars have recorded a 642-249 (.721) mark in 52 seasons of video games on the Amica Mutual Pavilion. The AMP, previously the Windfall Civic Middle and the Dunkin’ Donuts Middle, opened on November 3, 1972. The Friars had performed their house video games there for 48 consecutive seasons, previous to the 2020-21 season when the staff performed on campus at Alumni Corridor with no followers in attendance because of the pandemic. PC posted a 15-2 mark on the AMP in 2022-23 and a 16-1 file in 2021-22 — the staff’s finest file at house since 1973-74.
Windfall Faculty Basketball: The 2025-26 marketing campaign marks the 99 th season of basketball at Windfall Faculty. For the reason that program began in 1926-27, Windfall has posted a 1,576 -1,060 mark, good for a .600 profitable proportion. The Friars have made the NCAA Match 22 instances and the Nationwide Invitation Match on 21 events.
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