2024–25 Roster

Read the basketball team roster for The Culinary Institute of America

Teamwork is of utmost importance in any professional kitchen. That same sense of teamwork is seen when the members of the CIA Steels basketball team take to the court.

No.NameYr.Pos.Hometown/High School
2Syr’Rihah AlstonFr.SGLodi, NJ/Lodi High School
10Leo Ogiwara-AkakiFr.GHonolulu, HI/Punahou High School
11Emily PaganoFr.GBallston Spa, NY/Saratoga Springs High School
14Kyle BensonFr.FIrvington, NJ/Irvington High School
15David HanSo.PG/SGHamden, CT/Hamden High School
20James YoungSo.PFRidgefield, CT/Ridgefield High School
21Evan PavelikSo.SFWilliamstown, NJ/Glouster Institute of Technology
22Reylon DayFr.G/FRochester, NY/Brighton High School
23Kyle SaundersFr.PGGreen Brook, NJ/Watchung Hills Regional High School
24Rickey HusseyFr.PF/CWashington, MI/Romeo High School
25Nuan JohnsonFr.PFNewburgh, NY/Danbury High School
30Cole ToscanoJr.SFRaleigh, NC/Grace Academy
32Jurgis PuodziunasFr.SFSt. Petersburg, FL/Clearwater Central Catholic High School
33Sam HahnFr.G/FWilmette, IL/Loyola Academy
35Dean Webster Jr.Fr.F/CSyracuse, NY/Christian Brothers Academy
55Jacob HallSo.CHarwinton, CT/Lewis Mills HS

Head Coach: Omar Morales
Assistant Coach: Joshua Sebesta

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Schedule and Results

The Steels basketball season runs from early November through February.

Head Coach

Omar Morales is in his first season as head coach of the CIA Steels basketball team.

Team History

Basketball team is launched under Head Coach Mike Murphy as one of CIA athletics flagship programs.

CIA Athletics

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