Long Island Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Long Island Sharks
 
Northeast Conference (24-10, 15-3)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/15 James Madison (88-79), 11/24 at Missouri State (75-61)
Bad Losses: 1/19 at Le Moyne (77-83), 2/14 at New Haven (52-55)
Coach: Rod Strickland
 
Probable Starters:
Shadrak Lasu, Sophomore, Forward, 5.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Jomo Goings, Junior, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 2.2 apg, 4.5 rpg
Greg Gordon, Senior, Guard, 14.1 ppg, 2.9 apg, 5.5 rpg, 1.8 spg
Malachi Davis, Senior, Guard, 14.4 ppg, 3.4 apg, 3.5 rpg
Jamal Fuller, Senior, Guard, 16.4 ppg, 2.5 apg, 5.5 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Mason Porter-Brown, Junior, Forward, 7.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Caleb Johnson, Senior, Forward, 2.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.9 (233rd in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.2 (103, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.9 (44, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.4 (192, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.0 (325, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.8 (81, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.3 (338, 7)
Rebound Margin: 1.7 (147, 4)
Assists Per Game: 13.6 (200, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.2 (322, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2018NCAAOpening Round loss to Radford
2013NCAAOpening Round loss to James Madison
2012NCAARound of 64 loss to Michigan State
2011NCAARound of 64 loss to North Carolina
1998NITFirst Round loss to Dayton
1997NCAARound of 64 loss to Villanova
1984NCAAOpening Round loss to Northeastern
 
*all team stats through 3/8