LAKEWOOD, NJ (Nov. 13, 2025) - It's officially basketball as Georgian Court Men's hoops starts the 2025-26 campaign with back-to-back games this weekend. 

Opponents (2024-25 Record)
Saint Thomas Aquinas Spartans (25-10, 13-3 ECC) 
Saint Michael's Purple Knights (9-21, 4-16 NE10)

Where
Staten Island, NY - Sports and Recreation Center - vs. Saint Thomas Aquinas
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center

When
Friday, November 14 - 5:15 pm - vs. Saint Thomas Aquinas
Saturday, November 15 - 3 pm - vs. Saint Michael's 

How to Watch
• Friday's game is available to watch on a pay-to-view live stream on the College of Staten Island portal of FloCollege. Saturday's game is available on a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of the CACC Digital Network. Live stats for both games can be found on the Georgian Court schedule page. 

Ticketing
• Tickets for all Georgian Court home game can be found at the link above, or purchased in person prior to the game.
• $10 adults
• $5 seniors/students

50/50 Raffle
• All season-long, Georgian Court Athletics will be running a 50/50 raffle at all indoor home games and select outdoor games. Stop by the admissions table to enter the raffle.
• $10 per ticket or $20 for 3 tickets
• Cash only
• Drawing April 28, participants do not need to be present to win. 

Previously vs. Saint Thomas Aquinas
• Georgian Court has just one win in their history with St. Thomas Aquinas. That came back in 2015.
• Since then, the Lions have gone 0-4 against the Spartans who have become a regional power. All-time GCU is 1-5.
• This is the third year in a row the Lions and Spartans will meet. The Lions have lost both previous game by 17 points.
• In 2024-25 in Sparkill, the Spartans jumped out to a 40-28 halftime lead.
• Georgian Court kept things closer in the second and scored 46, but fell 91-74.
• Cam Edmonds scored 30 points hitting 11-19 overall. 

Previously vs. Saint Michael's
• This is the fourth ever match between the Lions and the Purple Knights. SMC leads 3-0.
• They played in Lakewood a year ago with Saint Michael's knocking off the Lions, 69-60.
• Cam Edmonds made it a three-point game, 61-58 with two minutes left to play, but the Knights finished the game on an 8-2 run, going 5-6 at the line in final minute.
• SMC made it to the line 23 times, 20-23 while GCU was just 4-9. 

Individual Milestones
• Cam Edmonds is 23 points away from 1,000 in his career. He'd be the sixth Lion to reach 1,000 points scored.
• Edmonds is also 16 free throws away from becoming the GCU all-time leader in made free throws.
• Donavin Crawford is six rebounds away from 100.
• Charles Anyichie needs three rebounds for 100 and Anthony Rivera needs two.
• Anthony Gooden is 100 points shy of 100.
• Two more games played will bring Taheen Braswell-Brown to 50. 

The New CACC
• This season, the CACC will have a new look to it. The league currently stands at 11 teams with Bloomfield having departed after the 2024-25 academic year.
• The league has also done away with the North and South Divisions in favor of a single set of standings with all 11 teams.
• Additionally, there's been changes to the league schedule. Teams will now play all CACC opponents twice, once at home and once on the road.  

Preseason Rankings
• With the new CACC standings, the preseason rankings have a bit of a different look to them as well.
• Georgian Court was picked to finish 10th overall.
• Dominican was the top team in the preseason poll.
• There were four teams that received at least one first-place vote. 
• Behind Dominican are Jefferson, Post, Bridgeport and Caldwell. 

2025-26 Outlook
• This is the second season under Head Coach Dave Fedor. Georgian Court went 6-21 last season and 5-11 in the CACC, the most conference wins by a first-year head coach in program history.
• Returning this season is senior Cam Edmonds. He averaged a league-best 23.8 points per game last season on his way to an All-Region award.
• This year's group returns 11 from that 2024-25 team. They also bring in 13 new faces, seven freshmen and six transfers. That all adds up to the largest roster in team history. 

About Saint Thomas Aquinas
• Saint Thomas Aquinas has gotten used to deep playoff runs and 2024-25 was no different. 
• The Spartans advanced to the East Region Final, where they fell in their bid to return to the Elite Eight.
• STAC finished the year 25-10 and 13-3 in the ECC.
• The Spartans were picked to finish second in the ECC in 2025-26, behind Daemen who opens the year ranked fourth in the NABC.
• A year ago, STAC led the ECC in scoring in rebounding. 
• The Spartans have a completely revamped roster with only four returners from 2024-25. Of the 16 on their roster, 14 are freshmen or sophomores.
• Derrick James is the leading returning point-scorer. The senior averaged 9.9 points in 2024-25.

About Saint Michael's
• St. Michael's had a terrific year in 2023-24, advancing all the way to the East Region Championship game. Things fell apart a bit last year as they went just 9-21 and fell in the NE-10 Tournament quarterfinals.
• This year they bring back Rico Byrd who was on the NE10 All-Rookie Team. He averaged just a shade under 10 points per game with four rebounds and 3.5 assists.
• Nolan Marold and Greg Kenney scored more than 7.5 points per game and also return for the Purple Knights.
• SMC is bringing in nine new faces including five transfers.
• In the preseason coaches poll, SMC was picked to finish eighth in the Northeast-10.
• In a preseason exhibition, SMC went on the road and shocked Division I Vermont, 79-74.
• Division I transfer Zocko Littleton scored 18 for the Purple Knights.