LANCASTER, Pa.- For the first time since the 2017-18 season, the Franklin & Marshall men's basketball team (22-5, 10-3 Centennial Conference) named three players to All-Centennial Conference status. Kevin Nowoswiat was named to the First Team for the second-consecutive season, Steve Donahue claimed a spot on the Second Team for the first time, while Vakaris Grauslys is a three-time all-conference player after earning an Honorable Mention selection. Dylan Cormac represents the Diplomats on the All-Sportsmanship Team.

Senior guard Kevin Nowoswiat is a back-to-back First-Team All-Centennial Conference player. The 2025 NABC All-America First Team player is one of five Centennial Conference players to rank inside the top ten in both points per game (16.2, fifth) and rebounds per game (7.4, fourth), while he is also fifth in field goal percentage (48.9%), seventh in free throw percentage (73.9%), ninth in assists per game (2.5), and 11th in three-point field goals per game (1.4). He's recorded ten-plus points in 22-of-27 games this season, including eight games with 20-plus points and six double-doubles. Nowoswiat has also earned the Centennial Conference Player of the Week award three times this season. 

Sophomore guard Steve Donahue has been key to the Diplomats' success in his first year as a regular starter, earning a Second Team nod. He is currently averaging the 12th-most points per game (12.2) among Centennial Conference players and ranks eighth in the conference in free throw percentage (73.4%). Donahue has totaled 20 games with ten-plus points and is the team's most-efficient shooter beyond the arc, converting on 37.5% of his triples.  

Senior guard Vakaris Grauslys becomes a three-time All-Centennial Conference player with a spot on the Honorable Mention team. Among Centennial Conference players, the two-time All-Centennial Conference Second Team player ranks second in assists per game (3.5), fifth in assist/turnover ratio (1.3), fifth in free-throw percentage (74.8%), ninth in points per game (13.0), tenth in three-point field goals per game (1.4), and tenth in steals per game (1.5). Grauslys has totaled ten-plus points in 22 games, 12 games with four-plus assists, and 12 games with multiple steals.

Dylan Cormac is F&M's Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team Representative for 2026. The senior guard is averaging 4.8 points per game and 14.5 minutes per game from the bench this season, appearing in 25 games with one start. He ranks fourth on the team in three-point field goals made with 32. 

The Diplomats kick off the 2026 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament against No. 23 Cortland (Cortland (23-4, 17-1 SUNYAC) at Endicott College on Friday, March 6, at 4:00 p.m. A full preview with ticketing information will be released later this week.