Marshall picked as NJCAA All-American, becomes 11th in men’s basketball history
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Sophomore guard Chioke Marshall was named an NJCAA Division II second-team All-American in men’s basketball on April 9. Marshall became the 11th total All-American in SUNY Niagara men’s basketball history since the program began in the 1963-64 season.
A Queens resident, Marshall started in 24 of his 25 appearances this season and helped the Thunderwolves finish with a 17-10 record and advance to the Region III Div. II final four for a 15th time in the Bill Beilein era (since 2009-10). Marshall scored a team-high 24.7 points per game, ranking fourth among all NJCAA Division II players, and played in 32.8 minutes per contest.
Marshall now joins a list of NJCAA All-Americans in SUNY Niagara men’s basketball history. These include Alan Schug (1966), Pat “Trick” Lewis (1974), Berry Right (1979), Sheldon Zablotny-Crosby (2015), Jamal Pollydore (2017), Donel Cathcart (2018), Kailee White (2021), Justin Hendrick (2022), Lamar Lovelace (2023) and Jamyier Patton (2025).
Shooting 45.4% from the field, Marshall finished in double-digit scoring in 23 games this season (51 overall) and shot an NJCAA Division II leading 92.9% from the free-throw line. Marshall also recorded nine of his 14 career games with at least 30 points this season.
Marshall also made single-game history with the Thunderwolves this season. His career-high 50 points in an 110-109 overtime victory at Jamestown Community College on January 28 is believed to be a new single-game record since John Albert Young scored 47 in a contest during the 1963-64 season.
A graduate of Our Savior Lutheran Prep High School in the Bronx, Marshall finished his SUNY Niagara career as the eighth NJCAA All-American in the Beilein era. Previous honorees include Zablotny-Crosby (2014), Pollydore (2017), Donel Cathcart (2018), Kailee White (2021), Justin Hendrick (2022), Lamar Lovelace (2023) and Jamyier Patton (2025).
This season, Marshall was also selected as the NJCAA Region III Div. II player of the year and an all-tournament selection. Marshall is the fifth Thunderwolf to win player of the year in the last six seasons, joining White (2021), Hendrick (2022), Lovelace (2023) and Patton (2025).
Over 57 games, Marshall finished second all-time in career scoring in Thunderwolves history with 1,200 career points, trailing only 1975 graduate and Athletics Wall of Fame inductee George Pendleton, who posted 1,245 career points. 1998 graduate Ricardo Jackson (1,192 points), 2023 graduate Lamar Lovelace (1,131 points) and 1975 graduate Pat “Trick” Lewis round out the new top five.
SUNY Niagara Men's Basketball all-time career scoring, as of April 15, 2026:
1) George Pendleton 1,245 1973-75
2) Chioke Marshall 1,200 2024-26
3) Ricardo Jackson 1,192 1996-98
4) Lamar Lovelace 1,131 2020-23
5) Pat “Trick” Lewis 1,110 1973-75
6) Eli Jones 1,104 2013-15
7) Robby Seyler 1,086 2009-11
8) Donel Cathcart 1,068 2016-18
9) Jeremiah Wilkes 1,056 1995-97
10) Al Schug 1,029 1964-66 (program’s original all-time scorer)
11) Joe Charles 1,026 1970-72
12) John Fuerch (1966-68) and Joel Feagin (2001-03) 1,025
Chioke Marshall’s 14 30-plus point career games:
32 points versus Allegany College of Maryland, Nov. 8, 2024 (W 109-102)
38 points at Monroe University, Jan. 11, 2025 (L 94-88)
31 points versus Orange County Community College, Jan. 12, 2025 (W 86-80)
31 points at Frederick Community College, Jan. 18, 2025 (W 93-68)
31 points versus Monroe Community College, March 2, 2025 (W 71-70)
42 points at Allegany College of Maryland, Nov. 9, 2025 (W 89-83)
40 points versus Henry Ford College, Dec. 13, 2025 (W 89-79)
33 points versus Mohawk Valley Community College, Dec. 17, 2025 (W 85-61)
31 points at Cuyahoga Community College, Dec. 19, 2025 (L 94-90)
36 points versus Montgomery College (Maryland), Jan 18, 2026
50 points at Jamestown Community College, Jan. 28, 2026 (W 113-110)
32 points versus Jamestown Community College, Feb. 7, 2026 (W 82-69)
31 points versus Cuyahoga Community College, Feb. 8, 2026 (W 96-77)
33 points versus Lakeland Community College, Feb. 15, 2026 (W 102-97)
Chioke Marshall’s Game Log (2025-26 season only):
25 points, five rebounds, three assists, two steals versus Lackawanna College, Nov. 1, 2025 (W 100-68)
21 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals versus Genesee Community College, Nov. 2, 2025 (W 82-62)
22 points, four rebounds, three steals versus WVU Potomac State College, Nov. 7, 2025 (L 85-79)
22 points, six rebounds, six assists, two steals versus Garrett College, Nov. 8, 2025 (W 98-94)
42 points, eight rebounds, one assist versus Allegany College of Maryland, Nov. 9, 2025 (W 89-83)
20 points, five rebounds, two assists, three steals at CCBC Catonsville, Nov. 15, 2025 (L 80-76)
5 points, four rebounds, one steal at CCBC Dundalk, Nov. 16, 2025 (L 67-59)
21 points, three rebounds, four assists, two steals versus Oakland Community College, Nov. 23, 2025 (L 94-89)
12 points, two rebounds, three assists, one steal versus Corning Community College, Dec. 3, 2025 (W 117-58)
40 points, two rebounds, three assists versus Henry Ford College, Dec. 13, 2025 (W 89-79)
18 points, two rebounds, six assists, two steals versus Schoolcraft College, Dec. 14, 2025 (W 79-69)
33 points, for rebounds, two assists, one steal versus Mohawk Valley Community College, Dec. 17, 2025 (W 85-61)
31 points, two rebounds, one assist at Cuyahoga Community College, Dec. 19, 2025 (L 94-90)
7 points, one rebound, five assists, two steals at Lorain County Community College, Dec. 20, 2025 (W 97-80)
14 points, seven rebounds at Monroe University, Jan. 17, 2026 (L 82-59)
36 points, three rebounds, four assists, two steals versus Montgomery College (Maryland), Jan. 18, 2026 (forfeit loss)
19 points, three rebounds, three assists, two steals at Erie Community College, Jan. 24, 2026 (W 78-67)
50 points, two rebounds, one steal at Jamestown Community College, Jan. 28, 2026 (W 113-110, overtime)
28 points, four rebounds, one assist, one steal versus Monroe Community College, Feb. 4, 2026 (W 101-96)
32 points, six rebounds, one block versus Jamestown Community College, Feb. 7, 2026 (W 82-69)
31 points, six rebounds, six assists versus Cuyahoga Community College, Feb. 8, 2026 (W 96-77)
21 points, five rebounds, five assists, two steals versus Erie Community College, Feb. 11, 2026 (W 91-81)
33 points, six rebounds, three assists versus Lakeland Community College, Feb. 15, 2026 (W 102-97)
24 points, two rebounds at Monroe Community College, Feb. 21, 2026 (L 79-76)
11 points, two rebounds, five assists versus Jamestown Community College, Feb. 28, 2026 (L 89-85), NJCAA Region III Div. II Semifinal