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SUNY Niagara’s season ends in regional semifinals, Marshall finishes second all-time in scoring
Posted: Mar 02, 2026

SUNY Niagara’s season ends in regional semifinals, Marshall finishes second all-time in scoring

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As the No. 2 seed, SUNY Niagara’s season came to a close with an 89-85 loss to No. 3 Jamestown CC in a NJCAA Region III Div. II semifinal contest Saturday at Monroe CC in Rochester. This was the Thunderwolves’ first meeting with the Jayhawks since sweeping the regular season series.

The Thunderwolves trailed by nine points at halftime (50-41) and only trailed by two points (87-85) after Jaedon Hutchinson made two free throws with 17 seconds remaining. The Jayhawks secured the win with a pair of free throws with nine seconds left in the contest.

Freshman and Buffalo resident Jacob Humphrey scored a team-high 18 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the field in a team-high 35 minutes of action. The Bishop Timon graduate also tallied four rebounds and four assists in the loss. 

Classmate Bryce Wejuli scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor. The North Babylon resident also had two rebounds, one assist, and one block. 

Hutchinson had 15 points on 4-of-7 from the floor along with five rebounds, one assist, and a team-high three blocks. Sophomore Chioke Marshall had 11 points on 5-of-13 shooting along with five assists. 

Sophomore Tamir Barrant scored 10 points and had two steals in 16 minutes off the bench. Ateny Kuol had six points, four assists, and three rebounds. 

Freshman Jack Kempf had five points, six rebounds, and two blocks. Abu Dukuray had four points.

SUNY Niagara shot 34-of-66 (51.5%) from the field, 4-of-13 (30.8%) from beyond the arc, and 13-of-19 (68.4%) at the free throw line. The Thunderwolves finished with 17 assists and 9 steals and had 50 points in the paint, but also had 13 turnovers. 

SUNY Niagara finished with a 17-10 overall record. 


 

Two members of SUNY Niagara men’s basketball received honors from NJCAA Region III Div. II on Saturday. Chioke Marshall was named the NJCAA Region III Div. II Player of the Year and also received first-team all-Region honors. Jacob Humphrey was also an all-Region III first-team selection.

 

NOTES:

 

  • Saturday marked only the second loss SUNY Niagara has had overall and the first in the postseason against Jamestown CC since the 2016-17 season (27-2 overall, 4-1 postseason). The loss also snapped the Thunderwolves’ first loss against the Jayhawks since a 68-66 regular season defeat on March 24, 2021 in Jamestown. SUNY Niagara then began a 15-game winning streak against Jamestown CC in the next meeting, a 99-56 win in the NJCAA Region III Div. II championship on April 3, 2021.

 

  • The 11-point outing marked Marshall’s 23rd game in double-digit scoring in his sophomore campaign (51st of career). The Queens, NY resident is currently fourth among all NJCAA Division II players with his team-high 24.7 points per game and leads in free-throw percentage (92.9%), as of March 1. 

 

  • In 57 career games, Marshall scored 1,200 points (21.1 per game). After entering the Jamestown CC game with 1,189 points, Marshall needed four points and passed 1998 graduate Ricardo Jackson (1,192 points) for second overall. 1975 graduate and Athletics Wall of Fame inductee George Pendleton still holds the program record with 1,245 points, which he tallied in 62 career games from 1973-75.

 

  • With his 1-of-4 performance against Monroe CC Saturday, Marshall finished with 114 career 3-pointers and is one of seven SUNY Niagara players to cross the century mark since the 2016-17 season. Marshall is seventh on this list and 2018 graduate Donel Cathcart still holds the record in these 10 seasons with 144. 

 

  • The 18 points marked Humphrey’s 16th double-digit scoring game of the season and the 10th in his last 13 outings. Humphrey finished second on SUNY Niagara in points per game (17.4) and assists per game (2.5), along with a team-high 1.9 steals and 4.5 rebounds in 20 games (all starts).

 

  • Making his 26th start in 27 appearances, Wejuli recorded his 14th game in double-digit scoring and the seventh time since Jan. 1 (12 games) with his 16-point effort. The four steals against the Jayhawks Saturday marked a new career-high. Wejuli averaged 11.2 points and 5.6 rebounds on 59.4% shooting in 22.4 minutes per contest.

 

  • After recording five rebounds Saturday, Hutchinson finished his freshman campaign with a team-high 179 rebounds (6.6 per game). The 15 points were three points shy of his season high of 18 (Garrett College Nov. 8, Beaver County CC Nov. 22). Hutchinson averaged 9.9 points and a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game and was the only Thunderwolf to start in all 27 games. 

 

  • Barrant ended his SUNY Niagara career with three consecutive games in double-digit scoring with his 10-point effort against his former team, Jamestown CC. Barrant scored 11 points against Lakeland CC on Feb. 15 and a season-high 16 points against Monroe CC on Feb. 21.

 

  • Kempf recorded at least one block in each of his last six games after he swatted two shots against the Jayhawks Saturday. The Starpoint High School graduate also posted his 14th game with at least five rebounds in a game and averaged 4.3 points and 4.5 rebounds in 15.5 per contest in 27 appearances (1 start).

 

  • SUNY Niagara was 7-9 in single-digit contests and 10-1 in games decided by 10 points or more. The Thunderwolves were 16-7 when shooting at least 40% and 6-3 when they convert 50% or greater.

 

  • With the 17 assists against Jamestown CC Saturday, SUNY Niagara went 15-5 when they tally 10 in a game and 6-3 with 15 or more. The Thunderwolves also crossed double-digits in this category eight times since Jan. 1 (12 games total).