Long Island Men’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 5, 2026 · CSM Staff
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:
| 2018 | NCAA | Opening Round loss to Radford |
| 2013 | NCAA | Opening Round loss to James Madison |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Michigan State |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to North Carolina |
| 1998 | NIT | First Round loss to Dayton |
| 1997 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Villanova |
| 1984 | NCAA | Opening Round loss to Northeastern |
*all team stats through 3/8
