MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The Horizon League has announced that Robert Morris forward DeSean Goode is Player of the Year as part of its 2025-26 postseason honors. In addition to the league's top individual award, Goode earned a spot on the All-League First Team. He is joined in the conference recognition by teammate Ryan Prather Jr., an All-League Second Team selection, and Darius Livingston, who was named to the All-Freshman Team. Rounding out the awards for the Colonials, Nikolaos Chitikoudis earned a position on the All-Defensive Team.
 
Goode earns his second Horizon League postseason award, having been named to the All-Freshman Team last season. He finished the regular season as the league's top rebounder with 8.6 per contest and ranks tied with Chitikoudis for first in both double-doubles (10) and field goal percentage (63.3%). Additionally, he ranks fourth with 179 field goals, eighth with a 78.5% free throw percentage, and 10th with 15.4 points per contest. Goode is the second Colonial to be named Player of the Year and receive All-League First Team honors joining Alvaro Folgueiras who took home the honors last season.
Prather earned his second Horizon League award after a standout campaign where he led the conference and ranked second in the nation with an elite 4.64 assist-to-turnover ratio. A reliable presence on the floor, he ranked fourth in the league in minutes played at 34 per game and fifth in total assists with 116. Prather proved to be one of the league's most effective offensive threats, finishing seventh in both total points (483) and scoring average (15.6 PPG). His efficiency from beyond the arc was equally notable, ranking fourth in 3-point percentage at 36.9% and fifth in the league with 79 made 3-pointers. Additionally, he finished the regular season eighth in the conference with 169 field goals. Last month Prather was named to the HL All-Academic Team. He was also a finalist for the Sportsmanship Award.
 
Livingston was named to the All-Freshman Team after a season in which he was recognized as the Horizon League Freshman of the Week three times. He finished the regular season eighth in the conference with 2.3 3-pointers per game, a mark that ranked second among all league freshmen. Livingston finished the year in the starting lineup for the final five games, averaging 13.8 points during that stretch. This late-season surge included a career-high 24 points on the road against regular-season champion Wright State.
 
Chitikoudis earned his position on the All-Defensive Team where he led the Horizon League with 3.3 offensive rebounds per game. His presence on the glass was a constant for the Colonials, as he finished tied for the league lead with Goode with 10 double-doubles and ranked second in total rebounds with 237. Additionally, Chitikoudis proved his reliability on the defensive end by ranking sixth in the conference with 4.6 defensive rebounds per contest.
 
RMU (21-10) will host Youngstown State (15-16) in the First Round game of the 2026 Barbasol Horizon League Championship. Tipoff at the UPMC Events Center is scheduled for 7 p.m. The winner will advance to Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis for the remainder of the tournament.
 
2025-26 Horizon League Men's Basketball All-League Awards
Player of the Year: DeSean Goode, RMU
Coach of the Year: Clint Sargent, Wright State
Newcomer of the Year: TJ Burch, Wright State
Freshman of the Year: Kellen Pickett, Wright State
Defensive Player of the Year: TJ Burch, Wright State
Sixth Man of the Year: Chevalier Emery, Cleveland State
Sportsmanship Awards: Tre Beard, Cleveland State & Aaron Franklin, Milwaukee
 
All-League First Team
Orlando Lovejoy, Detroit Mercy
Brody Robinson, Oakland
Corey Hadnot II, Purdue Fort Wayne
DeSean Goode, RMU
TJ Burch, Wright State
 
All-League Second Team
Preston Ruedinger, Green Bay
Donovan Oday, Northern Kentucky
Ryan Prather Jr., RMU
Michael Imariagbe, Wright State
Cris Carroll, Youngstown State
 
All-League Third Team
Dayan Nessah, Cleveland State
TJ Nadeau, Detroit Mercy
C.J. O'Hara, Green Bay
Kyler D'Augustino, IU Indianapolis
Tuburu Naivalurua, Oakland
 
All-Freshman Team
Tyler Spratt, Detroit Mercy
Stevie Elam, Milwaukee
Darius Livingston, RMU
Michael Cooper, Wright State
Kellen Pickett, Wright State
 
All-Defensive Team
Orlando Lovejoy, Detroit Mercy
Tae Dozier, Northern Kentucky
Nikolaos Chitikoudis, RMU
TJ Burch, Wright State
Imanuel Zorgvol, Youngstown State
 
Sportsmanship Award Finalists
Tre Beard, Cleveland State
Legend Geeter, Detroit Mercy
Finley Woodward, IU Indianapolis
Aaron Franklin, Milwaukee
LJ Wells, Northern Kentucky
Tuburu Naivalurua, Oakland
Deangelo Elisee, Purdue Fort Wayne
Ryan Prather Jr., RMU
Solomon Callaghan, Wright State
  
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