2025-26 Westfield State Men's Basketball News

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Westfield State senior captains pose with the Howard C. Smith Cup trophy at the SAAC Senior Awards Night (Cole Grady photo).
Owls Secure 20th Smith Cup as MASCAC’s All-Time Winningest Institution

Westfield State Athletics soar to a sixth consecutive Smith Cup trophy and have now won the most Smith Cups in MASCAC history.

Owls Athletics Induct 35 Student-Athletes into Chi Alpha Sigma Honors Society
Owls Athletics Induct 35 Student-Athletes into Chi Alpha Sigma Honors Society

Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes undergraduate college student-athletes who participate in a sport at the varsity intercollegiate level, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full time semester, and earn a 3.5 or higher cumulative grade point average.

Rogers Named to NABC All-District First Team
Rogers Named to NABC All-District First Team

Rogers adds all-district first team honors to a plethora of other yearly accolades after an outstanding sophomore season with the Owls.

Five Owls Named to MASCAC Winter Sportsmanship Team
Five Owls Named to MASCAC Winter Sportsmanship Team

Alani Botas from women’s basketball, Jace Falcone from men’s indoor track and field, Eliza Lee from women’s indoor track and field, Keith Mency from men’s basketball, and Tom Reilly from ice hockey all earned spots on the sportsmanship team.

Composite image of Joe Thomson and Caroline Galvani with the CSC Academic All District Team logo
Thomson, Galvani Named to CSC Academic All District Teams

Top student athletes from the CSC Academic All District teams advance to the Academic All-America ballot.

Rogers Named to D3hoops.com All-Region Team
Rogers Named to D3hoops.com All-Region Team

Rogers was selected to the second team in Region I

Rogers Named Conference Player of the Year, Sutter Coach of the Year
Rogers Named Conference Player of the Year, Sutter Coach of the Year

Rogers and Xavier Lewis earned All-Conference honors while Rich Sutter secured the league’s coach of the year.

Westfield State's Jason James, Joe Thomson, and Kenney Rogers accept the 2026 MASCAC Runner Up Trophy from conference commissioner Angela Baumann.
Men's Basketball Falls in MASCAC Title Tilt, 73-71 to Worcester State

Westfield was led by 24 points from Kenney Rogers. Jason James and A.Z. Allah each scored 15 points,

AZ Allah drives to the hoop against MCLA (Danny Shea photo)
Owls Blaze Past MCLA, 98-65 in MASCAC Semifinals

Westfield State (21-5) advances to Sunday’s conference championship game, which  Westfield will host at 1:00 p.m. at the Woodward Center

Cooper Board (left), Xavier Lewis (middle), and Kayley Downie (right)
Owls Athletics Set for Jam-Packed Home Playoff Schedule

Westfield State athletics to host three playoff games with women’s basketball on Wednesday, hockey on Thursday, and men’s basketball on Friday.

Thomson Named MASCAC Player of the Week
Thomson Named MASCAC Player of the Week

Registered a pair of double-doubles in a 2-0 week for the Owls which enter the MASCAC postseason as the number one seed.

Westfield senior center Joe Thomson poses with his family before the Owls 90-87 win over Fitchburg State on Senior Day.  (Cole Grady photo)
Men's Basketball Celebrates Senior Day with Win, Rogers' 1000th Point

Westfield closes the regular-season with a 20-5 record. The Owls will host a semifinal round playoff game on Thursday evening, Feb. 26.  

Joe Thomson looks to lay the ball in against Salem State (Danny Shea photo)
Owls Clinch MASCAC Regular-Season Crown

Senior forward Joe Thomson scored 22 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help power Westfield State to a 84-77, come-from-behind win over Salem State

Rogers Gathers MASCAC Player of the Week After 52-Point Barrage
Rogers Gathers MASCAC Player of the Week After 52-Point Barrage

Rogers' historic effort secured him player of the week honors and has the Owls in prime position to clinch the top seed in the MASCAC Tournament which starts next week.

Westfield State sophomore forward Kenney Rogers goes to the hoop for a layup and his school-record 52nd point of the game in a 106-88 win over Bridgewater State on Feb. 14, 2026. (Westfield State/Cole Grady @cdgphoto_ )
Kenney Rogers Sets Single Game Scoring Record !

Rogers Netted 52 Points in a 106-88 Win Over Bridgewater State

A.Z. Allah (file photo)
Allah's Tip In Topples Anna Maria

Allah finished 11-16 shooting from the floor and was 1-2 at the foul line.