HARTFORD, Conn. – The third-seeded Trinity College Men's Basketball team will host sixth-seeded Bowdoin College in the Quarterfinals of the 2026 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Men's Basketball Championship at Ray Oosting Gymnasium on Saturday, February 21 at 2:00 p.m.
 
Bantam Bytes:

• The Bantams wrapped the regular season with a 22-2 record, including an 8-2 mark in NESCAC play.
• For the first time in program history, Trinity has logged three straight 20-win seasons.
• Trinity has reached the 20-win plateau for the 15^th time in program history, and the fourth time under Head Coach James Cosgrove.
• The Bantams are looking to become the second team in conference history to win three straight conference crowns (Amherst 2012-14).
• The Bantams checked in a fourth in the latest edition of the D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll.
• Trinity is riding a four-game win streak entering the tournament, including an 82-54 victory over the Polar Bears in their regular season finale on February 14.
• The Bantams are one of the top defensive units in the Nation, ranking second in field goal defense (36.5%), third in scoring defense (58.2) and fourth in turnover margin (9.5).
• Trinity leads the Nation in scoring margin, outpacing opponents by an average of 27.3 points per game.
• In conference, the Bantams lead the NESCAC in scoring offense (85.5), scoring margin, field goal percentage (47.6), turnover margin, and assist:turnover ratio (1.51).
• Trinity ranks second in scoring defense and field goal defense, third in three-point field goal percentage (35%) and rebounding margin (7.2), and fourth in rebounding (40.9), including a conference-high 14.5 offensive rebounds per game.
• Senior Jarrel Okorougo ranks fifth in the NESCAC in scoring (16.0), shooting 50% from the field, and ninth in rebounding (6.5).
• Senior Henry Vetter is registering 13.9 points per game, ninth-highest in the NESCAC, connecting on 41.1% from three-point range, the second-best mark in conference. Vetter is adding 2.9 assists and 1.8 steals per game.
• Senior Drew Lazarre is chipping in 10.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.6 steals, and 2.4 assists per game while shooting 43.5% from the field and 38.3% from three-point range.
• Junior Jared Berry is generating a career-high 9.3 points per game off the bench, while Tristan Davis is adding 7.3 points and 4.7 rebounds on a team-high 63.4% from the floor.

 
Scouting Bowdoin:

• The Polar Bears closed the regular season with a 15-9 record and a 5-5 mark in the NESCAC.
• Bowdoin is making their first appearance in the NESCAC Men's Basketball Championship Tournament since 2021-22, where the Polar Bears advanced to the Quarterfinals.
• Bowdoin is producing 73.3 points per game, while surrendering 72.0 points per game to opponents.
• The Polar Bears rank third in conference in field goal percentage, connecting at a 44.6% clip, including a 33.9% from beyond the arc.
• Defensively, Bowdoin owns the third-best three-point defense, limiting foes to 30.4% from long distance.
• The Polar Bears struggle from the foul line, holding a league-worst 64.9% percentage from the charity stripe, and own the most turnovers in the conference (336).
• Sophomore Ray Cuevas is the NESCAC's leading scorer, averaging 22.4 points per game, shooting 49.4% from the floor, including a league-high 47% from three-point range.
• Mason Dawkins is contributing 11.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.8 steals per game, while Kevin Reeves is posting 9.8 points on a team-high 57.3% from the floor with a team-high 6.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks, second-best mark in the NESCAC.

 
History:

• All-time, the Bantams hold a 56-23 record against the Polar Bears, dating back to their first meeting during the 1946-47 season.
• This will be the first postseason meeting between the two squads since the Bantams topped the Polar Bears, 71-67 in overtime, during the 2014 edition of the NESCAC tournament.
• Trinity is riding a 12-game winning streak versus Bowdoin.
• Last week, Okorougo led the Bantams attack with a team-high 19 points, shooting 7-of-13 from the field, with seven rebounds against the Polar Bears.
• Paul Ippolito poured in 13 points and two rebounds off the bench, while Berry tallied 11 points and seven rebounds. Trevor McDonald tallied nine points with a season-high eight rebounds and a career-high three steals.
• Cuevas paced the Polar Bears with a game-high 21 points with a team-high six rebounds. Mason Dawkins added nine points, two rebounds and two steals.