Eleven Seasons Of Players
MVE Alumni — Where They Play Now
Central New York's best proof that the spring work pays off. Our alumni are on college rosters, on varsity starting fives across Section III, and increasingly on college coaching staffs.
Current Alumni
Playing In College Right Now
These are programs currently represented by Mohawk Valley Elite alumni — Division I, Division II, Division III, junior college and prep. It does not include our alumni whose college careers are already finished.
The Full List
Every MVE Alum Who Has Played In College
Past and present, from Division I down to junior college. Each name below is a Mohawk Valley kid who kept playing after high school.
Trent Adamson
St. Lawrence University
Rashad Alfahad
Herkimer County Community College
Drew Baker
St. Lawrence University
Matt Barton
Herkimer County Community College
Damien Call
Utica University
Kam Comstock
SUNY Poly
Carter Deak
Utica University
Jeff Dewar
Clarkson University
Matt Doyle
Vermont State – Lyndon
Dylan Ernst
SUNY Poly
Josh Ernst
SUNY Poly
Luke Fredsell
Vermont State – Lyndon
Jack Giarrusso
Vermont State – Lyndon
Greg Gonyea
Vermont State – Lyndon
Josh Gregory
SUNY Poly
Greg Griffin
Mohawk Valley CC, then SUNY Geneseo
DJ Harter
Utica University
Hudson Idzi
Houghton University
CJ Judd
St. John Fisher University
Deacon Judd
Oswego State
Jordyn Lanaux
Utica University, then Herkimer County CC
Matt “Spud” Lee
Herkimer County Community College
TJ Luke
Utica University
Tyson Maxam
Clarkson University
Gary McLane
Oswego State
Thomas Morreale
Utica University
Caden Morris
SUNY Poly
Terry Nichols
SUNY Geneseo
Jaylon O’Neal
Ithaca College
Zack Petucci
Utica University
Zach Philipkoski
St. Bonaventure University D1
Ethan Rivers
Utica University
Jackson Ruane
Utica University
Brayden Shepardson
St. Lawrence University
Levi Spina
Utica University
Colton Suriano
St. Lawrence University
Ben Wittman
Utica University
A Few Of The Standouts
Zach Philipkoski is the highest any of our alumni have climbed — Division I at St. Bonaventure, after being named an NCAA Division II All-American and conference Player of the Year at Daemen. Greg Gonyea finished as Vermont State – Lyndon's all-time leading scorer and was named the North Atlantic Conference's Man of the Year. Thomas Morreale and Damien Call both crossed 1,000 career points in college, at Utica University. Rashad Alfahad won a national championship — he was a tri-captain at Herkimer County Community College on the 2019 NJCAA Division III title team that went 30–1. And Jaylon O’Neal became the first player in Central Valley Academy history to reach 1,000.
Some are still getting paid to play. Josh Ernst and Terry Nichols suit up for the Herkimer Originals of the ABA — professional basketball twenty minutes from where they grew up. And Josh Gregory went further: after SUNY Poly he signed with UBSC Raiffeisen Graz in Austria's top division, before coming back to coach in college.
Next Up
Moving On This Year
Signed and headed out — college, junior college, and prep. No invented stats; the schools are the news.
Isaiah Spence
SUNY Potsdam
Justin LaMunion
Onondaga CC
Liam Noonan
SUNY Poly
Calvin Jacquays
SUNY Oswego
Miles Nelen
Darrow Prep
Clyde Taylor III
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Marcello Moorehand
Mekeel Christian Academy
Not An Accident
How Players Actually Get Seen
“Exposure” is the most abused word in youth basketball. Here is what it means in practice.
College coaches cannot drive to 400 high schools in February. They go where players are concentrated — spring and summer AAU tournaments — and they trust the programs whose recommendations have been right before. That trust is built one player at a time, over years, and it is the only reason a coach in another state takes a call about a kid from the Mohawk Valley.
MVE's staff has spent a decade building those relationships with college programs and major scouting services. Our teams play six tournaments a spring, including regional events in Albany and Syracuse and at least one longer trip — last season, every team traveled to Spooky Nook in Pennsylvania. Film and highlights go out through our channels, which more than a dozen official college basketball programs follow directly. The impact page lists every one of them by name.
The other half is less glamorous: rosters capped at 8–10 players, one coach per team, and weekly practices. A kid who plays real minutes for 30-plus games against good competition improves whether or not anyone is watching — and that improvement is what the college coach is actually evaluating.
Beyond Our Gyms
Varsity Ready
Every winter our alumni take over box scores across Section III. In 2026 alone, MVE players from 18 different schools suited up in the sectional championships, several earned NY All-State honors, and the 1,000-point club added new members. The spring work shows up in the winter lights.
More than 50 high schools have been represented in an MVE jersey across our eleven seasons — from Utica, Rome, Herkimer, New Hartford, Whitesboro, Ilion, Clinton, Frankfort, Little Falls and well beyond.
The 2026 season produced the best individual year in program history. Miles Nelen was named New York State Class C Player of the Year by the state sportswriters, averaging 26.3 points a game, finishing his career with 1,440 points and leading Cooperstown to a 27-0 season and the Class C state title. Calvin Jacquays of Central Valley Academy earned Class A Second Team All-State, and Justin LaMunion of Madison made Class D Third Team. All three are MVE alumni, and all three move on this fall — Nelen to Darrow Prep, Jacquays to SUNY Oswego, LaMunion to Onondaga CC.
The Network Runs Deep
Players Move Up. Coaches Do Too.
This summer alone: Isaiah Spence committed to SUNY Potsdam men's basketball, Liam Noonan to SUNY Poly, Coach Healy joined the Herkimer College staff, DJ Harter landed at Hobart, and Josh Gregory at Mercyhurst. When you join MVE, you plug into a basketball network that keeps opening doors.
That loop matters more than any single commitment: former MVE players come back to coach MVE teams, then move on to college staffs, and the relationships travel with them. Several of the coaches on our current staff played in this program first. Meet the staff.
Are You An MVE Alum?
If you played for Mohawk Valley Elite and are competing in college, coaching, or playing overseas, tell us — we would like to add you to this page and post the news. Email social@mvebasketball.com or call 315-570-3540.
Send Us Your UpdateAdd Your Name To The List
Every player on this page started at a spring tryout in the Mohawk Valley. Grades 5–11, 12th by invitation.