2025–26 Le Moyne Dolphins men's basketball team

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The 2025–26 Le Moyne Dolphins men's basketball team represented Le Moyne College during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by sixth-season head coach Nate Champion, played their home games on Ted Grant Court in the Le Moyne Events Center in DeWitt, New York as third-year members of the NEC and NCAA Division I. This was the 77th season of Le Moyne Dolphins men's basketball.

ConferenceNEC
Record15–17 (10–8 NEC)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Jamie Young (2nd season)
  • Ben Marello (6th season)
  • Serge Clement (1st season)
Quick facts Le Moyne Dolphins men's basketball, Conference ...
2025–26 Le Moyne Dolphins men's basketball
ConferenceNEC
Record15–17 (10–8 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jamie Young (2nd season)
  • Ben Marello (6th season)
  • Serge Clement (1st season)
Home arenaLe Moyne Events Center
(capacity: 2,000)[1]
DeWitt, New York[b]
Uniform
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Notes
  1. Le Moyne did not play during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, this is Champion's seventh year as the team's head coach but only his sixth season.
  2. The campus, including the Le Moyne Events Center, has a Syracuse mailing address but lies primarily within the adjacent town of DeWitt.
Seasons
2026–27 
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2025–26 NEC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
LIU153 .8332411  .686
Central Connecticut126 .6671812  .600
Mercyhurst *108 .5561717  .500
Le Moyne *108 .5561517  .469
New Haven **99 .5001417  .452
Stonehill810 .4441221  .364
Fairleigh Dickinson810 .4441121  .344
Wagner810 .4441417  .452
Chicago State513 .278725  .219
Saint Francis513 .278724  .226
2026 NEC tournament winner
* ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
** ineligible for both the 2026 NEC tournament and the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
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This was the third season of Le Moyne's transition to Division I. Consequently, the team was ineligible for NCAA-sponsored postseason play.

Previous season

The Dolphins finished the 2024–25 season 9–23, 4–12 in NEC play, tied for eighth place. As the no. 8 seed in the NEC tournament, they lost to Central Connecticut in the quarterfinals.[2][3]

Offseason

Following the 2024–25 season, Will Amica[4] and Freds Pauls Bagatskis[5] left the team. Zek Tekin left school[6] and signed with Galatasaray S.K. of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[7] Robby Carmody graduated. Darrick Jones Jr. entered the transfer portal on March 25.[8] AJ Dancler transferred to Coastal Carolina on March 31.[9] Ocypher Owens transferred to Tarleton State on April 16.[10] Dwayne Koroma transferred to UConn on May 30.[11] Dancler was second-team all-NEC[12] and led the Dolphins in scoring, assists, three-point shooting and minutes played. Koroma led the team in rebounding and steals and led the NEC in field-goal percentage. Owens led Le Moyne in shot blocking. Amica was the Dolphins' best free-throw shooter.[13]

Eli Greenberg, a 6'4" point guard from Centerville High School in Ohio, committed to Le Moyne on September 2, 2024. He signed on November 13.[14] Josiah Lee, a 6'2" point guard from Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish, Washington, signed with Le Moyne on November 19, 2024.[15][16]

Shilo Jackson, a 6'9" forward from Indianapolis, transferred to Le Moyne from Texas A&M–Corpus Christi as a redshirt senior on April 17.[17] In 26 appearances during his redshirt junior season, Jackson shot 60% from the floor and averaged 4.2 points and 2.5 rebounds in 11 minutes per game.[18]

Jakai Sanders, a 6'3" point guard from Brooklyn, transferred to Le Moyne from Saint Peter's as a sophomore on May 2.[19] Sanders averaged 2.4 points, one assist and 11 minutes in 13 games as a freshman.[20]

Tennessee Rainwater, a 6'6" swingman from Davenport, Washington, transferred to Le Moyne from Utah Tech as a junior on May 15.[21] Rainwater averaged 5.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 16 minutes in 30 games, six of them starts, as a sophomore.[22]

Ametri Moss committed to enroll as a graduate student at Le Moyne on May 19.[23] Moss, a 6'0" point guard from Clarksville, Tennessee, played two seasons at North Florida following two seasons as a junior college player at State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota[24] and has a year of eligibility remaining under the NCAA blanket waiver. Moss came off the bench to play in 31 of North Florida's 32 games during the 2024–25 season, and averaged 5.3 points and 2.3 assists in 14 minutes per game.[25]

Samuel Hincapie, a 6'5" shooting guard from Medellín, Colombia, transferred to Le Moyne from Lake Land, where he was a junior college player the previous two seasons, on May 20.[26] As a sophomore, Hincapie averaged 17.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game and shot 67% from the field.[27]

Trevor Roe, who took a medical redshirt the previous season, returned to action for this campaign. However, Roe's cousin, Nate Fouts, was injured during the offseason and was a medical redshirt this season.

Assistant coach Elijah Burns left Le Moyne and became an assistant at Albany in June.[28] Assistant coach Ben Swank left Le Moyne and became an assistant at Tampa on August 11.[29]

After a year at Villanova,[30] Jamie Young returned to Le Moyne for his second season as an assistant coach.[31] The Dolphins announced the hiring of Serge Clement as an assistant coach on August 1. Clement served as assistant coach and defensive coordinator of 2024–25 Atlantic 10 regular-season co-champion George Mason, which ranked third nationally in field goal percentage defense and finished in the top 25 in overall team defense among Division I programs. The Atlantic 10 title was the first for George Mason, which set a new program record with 27 wins. Clement previously served as an assistant at Hofstra, Marist and Saint Peter's. He earned his bachelor's degree from the State University of New York at Potsdam and his master's degree from State University of New York at Cortland.[32]

Departures

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Le Moyne departures
Name No. Pos. Height Weight 2024–25 class Hometown Reason for departure
AJ Dancler0G6'2"175SophomoreIndianapolis, INTransferred to Coastal Carolina[9]
Darrick Jones Jr.1G6'5"2005th-year seniorRichmond, VAEntered the transfer portal[8]
Dwayne Koroma3F6'8"205Redshirt JuniorBerlin, GermanyTransferred to UConn[11]
Zek Tekin4G6'2"170JuniorIstanbul, TürkiyeLeft school;[6] undrafted in 2025 NBA draft; signed with Galatasaray S.K.[7]
Robby Carmody11G6'4"195Graduate studentMars, PAGraduated; undrafted in 2025 NBA draft
Freds Pauls Bagatskis12F6'8"180JuniorRiga, LatviaLeft team[5]
Will Amica22G6'0"170Graduate studentSyracuse, NYLeft team[4]
Ocypher Owens24F6'8"215SeniorOrlando, FLTransferred to Tarleton State[10]
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Additions

Incoming transfers

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Le Moyne incoming transfers
Name No. Pos. Height Weight 2025–26 class Hometown Previous school Years rem. Date comm.
Samuel Hincapie12G6'5"175JuniorMedellín, ColombiaLake Land2May 20, 2025[26]
Shilo Jackson4F6'9"225Redshirt SeniorIndianapolis, INTexas A&M–Corpus Christi1April 17, 2025[17]
Ametri Moss0G6'0"175Graduate studentClarksville, TNNorth Florida1May 19, 2025[23]
Tennessee Rainwater1G/F6'6"210JuniorDavenport, WAUtah Tech2May 15, 2025[21]
Jakai Sanders2G6'3"200SophomoreBrooklyn, NYSaint Peter's3May 2, 2025[19]
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2025 recruiting class

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Le Moyne incoming recruits
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown High school RPS†
Eli Greenberg[14]3G6'4"165Centerville, OHCenterville2.77
Josiah Lee[15]11G6'2"165Snohomish, WAGlacier Peak3.14
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2026 recruiting class

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2026 Le Moyne incoming recruits signed before the end of the season
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown High school RPS†
Jordan Dill[33]4PG6'1"190Philadelphia, PAImhotep Institute Charter3.16
Hunter Frazier[34][35]PF6'8"Brooklyn, NYEagle Academy for Young Men at Ocean Hill2.88
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Preseason polls

NEC poll

The NEC released its preseason coaches poll on October 27, 2025. The Dolphins were picked to finish ninth in the conference.[36]

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Rank Team
1 LIU (unanimous)
2 Central Connecticut
3 Stonehill
4 Mercyhurst
5 Fairleigh Dickinson
6 Chicago State
7 Saint Francis
8 Wagner
9 Le Moyne
10 New Haven
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() first-place votes

KenPom rating

Le Moyne was ranked 339th of 365 Division I teams in the preseason Pomeroy ratings.[37]

Preseason all-conference team

No Dolphins were selected as members of the NEC preseason all-conference team.[38]

Season highlights

Pre-conference season

The Dolphins opened their season with a 94–50 home victory over Division III SUNY Cobleskill. Le Moyne's 12–0 run in the middle of the first half gave the Dolphins a 14-point lead that they extended to 20 by halftime. Le Moyne's lead was never smaller than 20 points in the second half. Deng Garang scored 16 points on 7-for-11 shooting from the field to lead four Dolphins in double figures and added five rebounds, three assists and a block. Trevor Roe made his Le Moyne debut, after sitting out the previous season with an injury, and tallied nine points while grabbings six rebounds. Graduate student transfer Ametri Moss started at point guard for the Dolphins and registered five points, four assists, four steals, three rebounds and no turnovers in 19 minutes. Freshmen Eli Greenberg and Josiah Lee each scored 12 points in their collegiate debuts. This was the first time Le Moyne opened their season at home since the 2010–11 season.[39][40]

The Dolphins met fellow Jesuit school Xavier for the first time to open their road schedule. Despite the Musketeers being heavy favorites, Le Moyne never trailed by more than 10 points and was down by three after Ametri Moss hit a jump shot with 2:37 to play. From there, Xavier hit five of their six free throws, while the Dolphins were 0 for 2 at the line and 1 for 3 from three-point range and committed a turnover, falling, 74–69. Trent Mosquera scored a game-high 20 points for Le Moyne. Moss finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. Shilo Jackson added six points, six rebounds, six assists, three blocks and two steals for the Dolphins.[41][42][43]

Trent Mosquera was named an NEC Prime Performer for the season's first week after registering a pair of 20-point performances in the season's first three games.[44]

Jakai Sanders was named an NEC Prime Performer for the season's second week after scoring a career-high 17 points, shooting 5 for 10 from the floor, 2 for 2 from three-point range and 5 for 5 from the free-throw line, in the Dolphins' 94–80 loss at UMass on November 13.[45][46]

Shilo Jackson recorded a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Dolphins to their first win of the season over a Division I opponent, a 74–68 home triumph over Niagara on November 17. Le Moyne led, 51–50, with 9:29 to play and broke the game open with a 12–1 run over the next 5:14. Seven of the Dolphins' 12 points during the spurt were scored at the free-throw line. Niagara made a late charge and got within a point with 1:39 remaining. Jackson answered with a jumper, a rebound of Niagara's missed layup and a pass to Jakai Sanders, who converted a three-point play after making a layup for a six-point Dolphin lead with 22 seconds left. Deng Garang matched Jackson's game-high 17 points for Le Moyne, and Sanders added 14 points and six assists. This was Le Moyne's first win over the Purple Eagles in the ninth meeting between the programs. The Dolphins improved to 2–3 on the season.[47][48]

Shilo Jackson was named an NEC Prime Performer for the season's third week after averaging 17.5 points, 10 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks, while shooting 67% from the floor and 92% from the free-throw line in two games.[49]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 Le Moyne Dolphins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Ametri Moss Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) GSNorth Florida Clarksville, TN
G/F 1 Tennessee Rainwater 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrUtah Tech Davenport, WA
G 2 Jakai Sanders 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoSaint Peter's Brooklyn, NY
G 3 Eli Greenberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrCenterville Centerville, OH
F 4 Shilo Jackson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrTexas A&M–Corpus Christi Indianapolis, IN
F 5 Trevor Roe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoRadford Syracuse, NY
G 7 Trent Mosquera 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrBelmont Hill School Brookline, MA
G 10 Jakob Blakley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoWalter Payton Prep Elgin, IL
G 11 Josiah Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrGlacier Peak Snohomish, WA
G 12 Samuel Hincapie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrLake Land Medellín, Colombia
G 13 Deng Garang (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoBishop Grimes Syracuse, NY
F 15 Nate Fouts Injured (FW) Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrKimball Union Academy Skaneateles, NY
G 22 Kaelin Thomas (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS JrSeton Catholic Central Binghamton, NY
F 32 Isaac Nyakundi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoMacDuffie Duluth, MN
G 33 Sam Donnelly (W, 2G) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) GSVernon-Verona-Sherrill Vernon, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (FW) Former walk-on
  • (2G) Second-year graduate student
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 28, 2025

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Current depth chart

As of November 22, 2025

More information Pos., Starting 5 ...
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Inactive
PG Jakob Blakley Eli Greenberg Josiah Lee Ametri Moss
SG Jakai Sanders Sam Donnelly
G/F Trent Mosquera Samuel Hincapie Kaelin Thomas
F Deng Garang Tennessee Rainwater Nate Fouts
F/C Shilo Jackson Trevor Roe Isaac Nyakundi
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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., NECFR
SUNY Cobleskill W 94–50[39]  1–0
 16  Garang  6  Roe  4  Moss  Ted Grant Court (394)
DeWitt, NY
November 6, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Xavier L 69–74[41]  1–1
 20  Mosquera  7  Moss  6  Jackson  Cintas Center (9,480)
Cincinnati, OH
November 9, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bowling Green L 60–83[50]  1–2
 23  Jackson  15  Jackson  2  3 tied  Stroh Center (1,944)
Bowling Green, OH
November 13, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMass L 80–94[45]  1–3
 17  Sanders  6  2 tied  5  2 tied  Mullins Center (2,003)
Amherst, MA
November 17, 2025*
7:00 p.m., NECFR
Niagara W 74–68[47]  2–3
 17  2 tied  11  Jackson  6  Sanders  Ted Grant Court (1,048)
DeWitt, NY
November 22, 2025*
1:00 p.m., NECFR
Fairfield L 83–97[51]  2–4
 18  2 tied  9  Jackson  4  2 tied  Ted Grant Court (565)
DeWitt, NY
November 28, 2025*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Lafayette
Lafayette Classic
W 76–63  3–4
 21  Jackson  15  Jackson  6  Sanders  Kirby Sports Center (1,067)
Easton, PA
November 29, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Monmouth
Lafayette Classic
W 83–79  4–4
 23  Sanders  11  Jackson  7  Sanders  Kirby Sports Center (506)
Easton, PA
November 30, 2025*
12:00 noon, ESPN+
vs. Ball State
Lafayette Classic
L 85–96  4–5
 26  Mosquera  9  Jackson  4  Mosquera  Kirby Sports Center (347)
Easton, PA
December 6, 2025*
4:00 p.m., SNY, ESPN+
at Binghamton
Battle of the Interstate
W 78–63  5–5
 21  Mosquera  10  Jackson  4  Mosquera  Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,752)
Vestal, NY
December 16, 2025*
8:00 p.m., SECN+
at Texas L 53–95  5–6
 14  Mosquera  8  Mosquera  2  Mosquera  Moody Center (10,532)
Austin, TX
December 20, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure L 81–92  5–7
 25  Jackson  8  Garang  16  Sanders  Reilly Center (3,638)
St. Bonaventure, NY
December 28, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Boston College L 64–72  5–8
 19  Jackson  15  Jackson  3  2 tied  Conte Forum (4,768)
Chestnut Hill, MA
NEC regular season
January 2, 2026
7:00 p.m., NECFR
at Saint Francis W 84–58  6–8
(1–0)
 18  Hincapie  8  Jackson  4  2 tied  DeGol Arena (375)
Loretto, PA
January 4, 2026
2:00 p.m., NECFR
at Mercyhurst L 60–74  6–9
(1–1)
 17  Jackson  9  Rainwater  3  Rainwater  Owen McCormick Court (150)
Erie, PA
January 8, 2026
7:00 p.m., NECFR
New Haven W 73–47  7–9
(2–1)
 18  Garang  8  Mosquera  4  2 tied  Ted Grant Court (273)
DeWitt, NY
January 10, 2026
1:00 p.m., NECFR
Central Connecticut L 59–69  7–10
(2–2)
 13  Jackson  10  Jackson  4  Jackson  Ted Grant Court (369)
DeWitt, NY
January 17, 2026
2:00 p.m., NECFR
at Chicago State W 72–57  8–10
(3–2)
 17  Rainwater  9  Mosquera  4  Rainwater  Jones Convocation Center (119)
Chicago, IL
January 19, 2026
3:00 p.m., NECFR
LIU W 83–77  9–10
(4–2)
 21  Jackson  7  Jackson  5  Sanders  Ted Grant Court (587)
DeWitt, NY
January 23, 2026
7:00 p.m., NECFR
Wagner W 69–67  10–10
(5–2)
 25  Rainwater  10  Rainwater  5  Sanders  Ted Grant Court (597)
DeWitt, NY
January 26, 2026
6:00 p.m., YES, NECFR
at Fairleigh Dickinson
Rescheduled from Jan. 25[52]
W 87–74  11–10
(6–2)
 18  Mosquera  6  Tied  4  Sanders  Bogota Savings Bank Center (250)
Hackensack, NJ
January 29, 2026
7:00 p.m., NECFR
at LIU L 61–83  11–11
(6–3)
 16  Rainwater  6  Blakley  5  Sanders  Steinberg Wellness Center (433)
Brooklyn, NY
January 31, 2026
1:00 p.m., NECFR
Stonehill L 54–65  11–12
(6–4)
 17  Mosquera  10  Mosquera  6  Sanders  Ted Grant Court (445)
DeWitt, NY
February 5, 2026
7:00 p.m., NECFR
at Wagner L 78–79  11–13
(6–5)
 20  Mosquera  5  Tied  6  Sanders  Spiro Sports Center (728)
Staten Island, NY
February 7, 2026
1:00 p.m., NECFR
Saint Francis W 86–84  12–13
(7–5)
 20  Sanders  9  Jackson  9  Sanders  Ted Grant Court (586)
DeWitt, NY
February 12, 2026
7:00 p.m., NECFR
Mercyhurst W 58–57  13–13
(8–5)
 28  Jackson  10  Mosquera  4  Greenberg  Ted Grant Court (578)
DeWitt, NY
February 14, 2026
1:00 p.m., NECFR
Chicago State W 81–63  14–13
(9–5)
 21  Garang  7  2 tied  7  Rainwater  Ted Grant Court (586)
DeWitt, NY
February 19, 2026
7:00 p.m., NECFR
at Central Connecticut L 77–78  14–14
(9–6)
 28  Mosquera  9  Garang  4  Mosquera  William H. Detrick Gymnasium (904)
New Britain, CT
February 21, 2026
2:00 pm, NECFR
at Stonehill L 68–77  14–15
(9–7)
 20  Garang  8  Garang  3  Mosquera  Merkert Gymnasium (485)
Easton, MA
February 26, 2026
7:00 p.m., NECFR
Fairleigh Dickinson W 76–59  15–15
(10–7)
 17  Mosquera  13  Garang  5  Sanders  Ted Grant Court (476)
DeWitt, NY
February 28, 2026
1:00 p.m., NECFR
at New Haven L 59–66  15–16
(10–8)
 24  Jackson  9  Jackson  3  Tied  Jeffrey P. Hazell Athletics Center (950)
West Haven, CT
NEC tournament
March 4, 2026
7:00 p.m., NECFR
(4) (5) Stonehill
Quarterfinals
L 71–81  15–17
 15  Rainwater  10  Tied  30  Sanders  Ted Grant Court (781)
DeWitt, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
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Source:[53]

Media coverage

Every Dolphins game will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Radio affiliates WOLF at 1490 AM and 92.5 FM in Syracuse and WOSW at 1300 AM and 92.5 FM in Oswego County. Le Moyne alumni Chris Granozio and Don Familo will call their 33rd season of Dolphins basketball with Granozio handling the play-by-play and Familo providing the analysis and color. The Dolphins' radio network will also carry an hour-long weekly show called Dinner with the Dolphins on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. during the season. Dolphins head coach Nate Champion and the Le Moyne women's basketball head coach, Nick DiPillo, will be interviewed during each episode. The show will be broadcast live from Tully's Good Times on Erie Boulevard in Syracuse, and those in attendance can submit questions for the coaches.[54]

Dolphins road games versus conference opponents and all their home games will be streamed live and available for free on NEC Front Row,[55] the Northeast Conference's streaming platform. The radio feed with Granozio and Familo on the call will be heard on Dolphins home games that stream on NEC Front Row. Television or streaming coverage of non-conference road and neutral-site games will be available on the media outlets with which the host team has made arrangements.

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