DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – The Mercy University Men's Basketball Team will host Felician University on Wednesday, November 19th at 7 p.m. in their home opener.
Who, When and Where
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 19th 7 p.m.
Records: Mercy (0-2), Felician (1-1)
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Last Meeting vs. Felician
Felician earned a 124-98 win over Mercy on November 13, 2023.
Scouting the Mavericks
Mercy enters the 2025-26 season picked ninth in the ECC Preseason Poll after going 7-18 last season just missing out on qualifying for the ECC Championship. The Mavericks are looking to make the ECC Championship for the first time since 2021 and make it for the first time without every team making it since 2016.
First-year Head Coach Charles Marquardt and the Mavericks return six student-athletes from last year's team and add six newcomers. Leading the returners is senior TJ Holloway who averaged 11.6 points per game last season and led the team with 42 three-pointers. Junior Derek Long also returns after averaging 7.3 points per game a year ago. Senior Thomas Mandell also returns after playing in 12 games last season with 12 points and sophomore James Connolly is back after playing in 23 games last season with 24 points in 6.6 minutes per game. Sophomore Joshua Naklen and junior Christopher Nana also return for the Mavericks. Naklen was a 1,000 point scorer at Bedford Academy and Nana is a transfer from Division I Sacred Heart University. Nana appeared in three games at Sacred Heart as a freshman during the 2023-24 season.
Leading the newcomers for Marquardt is sophomore Kohen Rowbatham who transfers to Mercy from Division I University of New Orleans. Rowbatham played in 28 games last season as a freshman, averaging 7.1 points per game with 37 assists. The guard scored a career-high 28 points against Stephen F. Austin. Also, joining the Mavericks is junior Daniel Boateng who transfers in from Caldwell University. Boateng played in 45 games in two years at Caldwell and averaged 2.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. Junior Ashton Pratt joins Mercy from Chesapeake College and Virginia Union University. As a freshman at Virginia Union, Pratt appeared in 16 games and had 18 points. Last season at Chesapeake College, Pratt averaged 10.3 points per game. Junior Jordan Trahan joins Mercy from Odessa College where he averaged 2.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in 30 games. Joining the Mavericks as freshmen are Jeffrey Mulhern and Tyrell Miller. Mulhern was a 2,000 point scorer at Duanesburg High School and Miller averaged 9.6 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game during his senior year of high school.
Mercy is coming off an 89-58 loss at Jefferson on Saturday. The Mavericks were led by sophomore Kohen Rowbatham who had a team-high 16 points. Mercy has been led by Rowbatham who is averaging a team-high 19.5 points per game on 56.0 percent shooting. Junior Jordan Trahan is second on the team with 16.0 points per game and senior TJ Holloway and junior Ashton Pratt are both averaging 8.0 points per game. Junior Christopher Nana has a team-high 5.5 rebounds per game and Pratt is averaging a team-high 1.5 blocks per game. Mercy looks to beat Felician for the first time since 2014.
Scouting the Golden Falcons
Felician is coming off a 95-90 win over Roberts Wesleyan on Saturday. The Golden Falcons were picked eighth in the CACC Preseason Poll after going 14-12 last season. Felician has been led by Tavian Pullock who is averaging a team-high 24.0 points and 3.0 steals per game. Jeremiah Anderson is second on the team with 21.5 points per game and leads the team with 4.5 assists per game. Tristin Harcourt averages 13.0 points per game and a team-high 13.0 rebounds per game and Jared White is averaging 12.5 points per game.
Next Game
Mercy plays at Chestnut Hill on Saturday, November 22nd at 2 p.m.
