Welcome to the

NIRSA Basketball Championships

April 17-19, 2026 • University of Wisconsin, Madison

Welcome to Nationals!

Thursday, April 16, 2026

5:00–7:00 PM: Collegiate and Unified team check-in at Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center (Conference Room)

Friday, April 17, 2026

Play begins for Men’s, Women’s, and Unified Divisions

Saturday, April 18, 2026

All Day: Play continues for Men’s, Women’s, and Unified Divisions

Sunday, April 19, 2026

Championship Games
- Women’s – 11:30AM
- Unified – 1:00PM
- Men’s – 2:30PM

*Tentative times subject to change*

NIRSA Championship Series Positive Sporting Behavior Statement

The NIRSA Championship Series believes good sporting behavior is an integral component of intercollegiate competition. We wholeheartedly embrace the position that, for positive sporting behavior to prevail, coaches, student-athletes, and fans must display respect, fairness, civility, honesty, and responsibility before, during, and after all athletic contests. The NIRSA Championship Series is committed to holding tournaments in a safe and inclusive environment free from bullying. Offensive language including profanity and/or derogatory remarks of any kind directed at officials, event staff, student-athletes, coaches, or team representatives will not be tolerated and are grounds for removal from the competition site.

Tournament Staff

Tournament Directors

Tournament Director	LeAnne Davis	University of Wisconsin Madison
Asst. Tournament Director	Wyatt Lee	Penn State University
Executive Team Rep	Stephanie Calhoun	Georgia Southern University
Coordinator of National Sport Programs	Lauren Carlson	NIRSA

Tournament Experience Committee

Tournament Experience Director	Jerrell Kelly	University of Colorado - Boulder
Tournament Experience Assistant Director	Adam Minnick	The Ohio State University
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Competition Committee

Competition Director	Lane Goodwin	University of Florida
Competition Assistant Director	Eric Vaughn	Missouri State Universty

Officials Committee

Director of Officials	Klee Sellers	Georgia Southern University
Associate Director of Officials	Michael Thomas	Dayton University
Assistant Director of Officials	Connor VanOverburghe	University of Missouri
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Media Relations Committee

Director of Media Relations	Christopher Baunoch	Georgetown University
Assistant Director of Media Relations	Katelyn Gil	Florida Gulf Coast University
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Unified Committee

Director of Unified	Jordon German	Texas Tech University
Assistant Director of Unified	Emily Schneider	UMBC

Tournament Officials

Director of Officials: Erik Jaeke
Assistant Directors of Officials: Abby Van Note
Assignor: Kevin Maurer
Roster as of November 7, 2023

Mazen Abdulaziz,
Todd Abraham, IL
Brian Albert, MD
Jacky Americain, FL
Erik Arriaga, TX
Joya Asadi, TX
Erik Backstrom, NJ
Ryan Birdsall, WI
Ryan Block, ND
Edward “Kofi” Boateng, WV
Victor Borges, CT
Kurtis Burke, MA
Julio Carranza, CA
Eduardo Chavez, CA
Jonathan Ching, AZ
Nathan Colling, KS
Jose Dambrosio, TX
Marcos De La Oz, NJ
Michael Deronde, RI
Emily Donahue, TX
Jordan Downs, UT
Lukas Duddelston,
Onochie Eguzo, TX
Eric Esse, CA
Andrew Evangelos, Tx
Brendan Fanning, NY
Vitalii Firmanchuk, OH
Amy Fitzharris, NJ
Abelardo Flores-Dominguez, TX
Ross Fondren, TX
Trevor Fulk, IL
Marcus Garcia, CT
Germán Garcia, NY
Joseph Geck, FL
Collins Gitau, TX
Sean Giza, IA
Kutay Gokcen, TX
Gregory Gomes, MA
Phil Gomez, KS
Cristhian Gonzalez, NJ
Lauren Gray, GA
Rebecca Greenberg, FL
Tyler Groves, VA
Trevor Hadick, PA
Edin Hadzovic, NJ
Cain Hernandez, TX
Joseph Jeffers, TX
Colby Johnson, CT
Aruna Kenyi, ME
Chris Laguna, TX
Shaye Lane, MA
Ningwei Li, TX
Ryan Lindskog, TX
Nick Liu,
Hugo Loredo, NC
Stephanie MacFarland, MA
Rebecca Marshall, AR
Jamie Marshall, MA
Ross McKernan, NC
Sean McVeigh, IA
Chris OHaire, MD
Krystin Pahia,
Xiana Pang-Abas, TX
Brandon Queri, OK
Laura Renken, TX
Brahim Salam, TX
Guillermo “Memo” Sanchez, TX
Johann Sanchez, Tx
Aldair Sanchez Alvarado, TX
Jesse Schultz, Tx
Javier Sebastian, TX
Amelia Shister Graytock, DC
Derek Smolik, TX
Justin St Pierre, WA
Melissa Stewart, TX
Bowen Taylor, CO
JP Thrash, OK
John Trowbridge, IL
Kaitlyn Trowbridge, TX
Zaid Umar, KS
Angel Valdes, TX
Joshua Villarreal,
Joe Wehrle, VA
Ethan Wilson, AL
Andrew Wilson, TX
Brandon Wulff, MO

Participating Teams

Men's Division

Women's Division

Unified Division

Past Champions

Women’s National Champions

2024: University of South Carolina
2023: University of Wisconsin – Madison
2022: University of Wisconsin – Madison
2019: North Carolina A&T (IM’s)
2019: Georgia Tech (Club)
2018: Grand Canyon University (IM’s)
2018: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Club)
2017: Grand Canyon University (IM’s)
2017: University of Wisconsin – Madison (Club)
2016: North Carolina A&T (IM’s)
2016: University of Southern California (Club)
2015: Georgia Southern University (IM’s)
2015: University of Illinois (Club)
2014: North Carolina A&T (IM’s)
2014: James Madison University (Club)
2013: University of North Carolina at Pembroke (IM’s)
2013: University of Virginia (Club)
2012: Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville
2011: Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville
2010: University of Kentucky
2009: Northeastern

Men’s National Champions

2024: Grand Canyon State University
2023: Columbus State University (IM’s)
2023: United States Air Force Academy (Club)
2022: Missouri State University (IM’s)
2022: University of Wisconsin – Madison (Club)
2019: Stephen F. Austin (IM’s)
2019: Ohio State University (Club)
2018: North Carolina A&T (IM’s)
2018: Texas A&M University (Club)
2017: Georgia Tech (IM’s)
2017: University of Wisconsin – Madison (Club)
2016: North Carolina A&T (IM’s)
2016: The Ohio State University (Club)
2015: Georgia Tech (IM’s)
2015: Cornell University (Club)
2014: Georgia Tech (IM’s)
2014: Yale University (Club)
2013: University of Texas – San Antonio (IM’s)
2013: Howard University (Club)
2012: Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
2011: North Carolina A&T
2010: Ivy Tech Community College
2009: University of Missouri

Unified Champions

2024: University of Oregon
2023: University of Florida
2022: University of Iowa
2019: Florida State University
2018: University of Toronto
2017: Central Michigan University
2016: University of Alabama

Need more information?

Questions about the NIRSA Championship Series Basketball Championship can be directed to the NIRSA Director of National Sport Programs, Nicole Jackson.