DOBBS FERRY, N.Y.  – The Mercy University Men's Basketball Team hosts RV Adelphi University on Tuesday, December 9th at 7 p.m.

Who, When and Where

Date/Time: Tuesday, December 9th 7 p.m.

Records: Mercy (1-6), RV Adelphi (7-1)

Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

Last Meeting vs. Adelphi

Adelphi earned an 86-70 win over Mercy on January 1, 2020.

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 a 91-86 win over UDC on Saturday. The Mavericks were led by sophomore Kohen Rowbatham who had a team-high 29 points. Mercy has been led by Rowbatham who is averaging a team-high 19.6 points per game with a team-high 2.9 assists per game. Junior Jordan Trahan is second on the team with 16.0 points per game and leads the team with 6.3 rebounds per game. Senior TJ Holloway is third on the team with 14.4 points per game and junior Ashton Pratt is fourth with 6.7 points per game. Junior Christopher Nana posts 3.4 rebounds and 4.3 points per game and freshman Tyrell Miller leads the team with 1.3 blocks per game. Mercy is 2-8 in their last 10 meetings against Adelphi. The Mavericks looks to beat the Panthers for the first time since 2008.

Scouting the Panthers

Adelphi is coming off a 65-63 win at Franklin Pierce on Saturday for their fourth straight win. The Panthers were picked third in the NE10 Preseason Poll after going 26-8 last season, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. Adelphi is receiving votes nationally in the NABC Top 25 Poll. The Panthers have been led by Dayshaun Walton who is averaging a team-high 17.6 points per game with 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Al-Fatir Connor is second on the team with 12.9 points per game and leads the team with 4.0 assists per game. Mason Jackson is third with 12.0 points per game and Patrick Burke is fourth with 10.9 points per game. Burke and Jarnel Rancy both average a team-high 5.9 rebounds per game and Rancy also averages a team-high 4.4 blocks per game.

Next Game

Mercy hosts Daemen on Friday, December 12th at 7 p.m.