By Steven M. Glassman

Director of Sports Information

March 13, 2026

NEWTOWN, PA—The Eastern States Athletic Conference (ESAC) Regular and Postseason Champion Manor College Men's Basketball (17-4 overall, 7-0 ESAC) had the following players named All-ESAC by the Conference's Head Coaches: Manny Roach (junior guard) (Medford, NJ/Life Center Academy) (First Team), Bryce Nwobu (senior forward) (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) (First Team), Tyray Cooper (senior guard) (Baltimore MD/Woodlawn) (Second Team), and Cheikh Diagne (senior forward) (Philadelphia, PA/Northeast) (Second Team).

Roach was named ESAC Player of the Year (see article) and fifth-year Head Coach Leo Mahon was named Coach of the Year (see article) for the second straight season

This was the second consecutive season that Manor's Men's Basketball had four All-ESAC selections and Player and Coach of the Year.

Manor won its second consecutive Conference/Region Postseason Championship in the program's history, winning the ESAC on February 28, 92-79, versus the USCAA Division II Christendom College Crusaders.

Roach played and started in all seven conference games and led the conference in the following per game categories: three-point field goals made (3.4) and assists (5.0). He was tied for first in the ESAC in steals per game (2.3).  Roach was second in the ESAC in overall field goals made per game (7.9), points (22.0), free throw percentage (84.8).  He also led Manor and was fifth in the ESAC leaders in minutes per game (35.0).  Roach also paced the Blue Jays in three-point field goal percentage and fourth in the conference (35.8). He was tied for second on the team in blocked shots per game (1.0) and was tied for seventh in the ESAC.  Roach was also among team leaders in free throws made per game (3.0) and sixth in the ESAC, defensive rebounds per game (5.7) and eighth in the conference, and total rebounds per game (6.3) and 12th in the conference.  He also led Manor in the following per game categories: overall field goal attempts per game (17.6) and three-point field goal attempts (9.6).  Roach was among team leaders in free throw attempts per game (3.6).  He also scored in double-figures in every ESAC game, including two 20-point games, and one 30-point game.  Roach also had one "double-double" (points and rebounds).

Nwobu played and started in all seven conference games.  He led Manor in the following per game categories: free throws made (5.3) and third in the ESAC, defensive rebounds (8.3) and second in the conference, and total rebounds (11.6) and second in the ESAC.  Nwobu was second on Manor in the following per game categories: minutes per game (33.6) and ninth in the conference, points (17.7) and fourth in the ESAC.  He was tied for second on the team in blocked shots per game (1.0) and tied for seventh in the conference. Nwobu was among team leaders in the following per game categories: assists (3.0) tied for fifth in the ESAC and steals (1.0) and 15th in the conference.  He also led Manor in free throw attempts per game (8.3) and was second on the squad in overall field goal attempts per game (12.9).  Nwobu scored in double-figures in every ESAC game played, including two 20-point games.  He also contributed five double-figure rebounding games/  Nwobu compiled five "double-doubles" (points and rebounds).

Cooper played in all seven conference games, starting five. He finished second on Manor with 4.0 assists per ESAC game and fourth overall in the conference.  Cooper also finished second on the Blue Jays with 6.6 overall field goals made per game and third overall in the ESAC.   He finished second on the team with 57.5 overall field goal percentage and second overall in the conference. Cooper was tied for second with 7.4 total rebounds and was tied for fifth in the ESAC.  He also finished among team leaders in the following per game (ESAC finish): minutes (31.0) (14th), free throws made (2.4) (ninth), points (15.7) (tied for fifth), defensive rebounds (5.9) (tied for seventh), steals (1.6) (tied for ninth).  Cooper also finished among team leaders in overall field goal attempts (11.4) and free throw attempts (3.6).  He scored in double-figures in seven games, including one 20-point game.  Cooper had one double-figure rebounding and "double-double" (points and rebounds) game.

Diagne played and started in all seven conference games.  He was second on Manor in three-point field goals made per conference (1.9) and eighth overall in the ESAC.  Diagne was also second on the Blue Jays  in defensive rebounds per game 6.3) and fifth overall in the conference.  He was tied for second on squad in total rebounds per game (7.4) and tied for fifth in the ESAC.  Diagne was among team leaders in the following per game categories (ESAC finish): minutes (31.3) (13th) and assists (2.6) (11th).  He was also second on Manor in three-point field goal attempts (6.0) and among team leaders in overall field goal attempts (10.3).  Diagne had four double-figure scoring games and one double-figure rebounding game.

The following seven Manor Men's Basketball players have been named All-ESAC since the 2022-2023 season:

Roach: 2025-2026 (first), 2024-2025 (first), and 2023-2024 (first).

Nwobu: 2025-2026 (first) and 2024-2025 (second).

Diagne: 2025-2026 (second) and 2024-2025 (second).

Cooper: 2025-2026 (second).

Namir Simmons: 2024-2025 (first) and 2023-2024 (first).

Eddie Fortesuce Jr.: 2023-2024 (second) and 2022-2023 (first).

Nissir Cook (Philadelphia, PA/Philadelphia Academy Charter): 2022-2023 (second).

Roach is the first Blue Jay to be named All-ESAC three times. Diagne and Nwobu also join Simmons join Fortescue Jr as Blue Jay Men's Basketball players to have been twice selected All-ESAC.

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