ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) announced the 2025 Men's Basketball postseason awards, as voted by the league's 13 coaches. For the Manhattan Jaspers, junior guard Jaden Winston was selected to the All-MAAC Third Team. As well as the All-Defensive Team, per release on Wednesday morning.
"Jaden Winston's selection to the Third Team All-Conference and the All-Defensive Team is a testament to the hard work and dedication he brings to the court every single day," said Head Coach John Gallagher.
Winston, the South Laurel, MD native, was tabbed for his first set of postseason accolades after pacing the Green and White in numerous categories throughout the campaign.
This season, Winston posted his 1,000th career point to become the 40th Jasper in program history to eclipse the respective threshold by nearly doubling his output with 474 points and counting, while averaging 15.3 points per game heading into the postseason.
Throughout the 2025-26 season, the Maryland product has started all 31 games, averaging 34.7 minutes per game. Winston is shooting at a career-high 45.6 percent clip from the floor, while logging a career-high 35.7 percent from distance.
"Jaden is the kind of player who makes everyone around him better — his defensive intensity, basketball IQ, and competitive spirit set the tone for our entire program. This recognition is well-deserved, and I couldn't be prouder of what he's accomplished this season. Manhattan University is lucky to have a player of his character and caliber representing our program."
From the charity stripe, Winston's percentage has increased nearly eight points year-over-year to sit at an 82.2 clip. Finally, Winston's 80 steals are a new single-season record, broken with No. 77 on Sunday, March 1, against Iona.
Against USC in the second game of the season, Winston posted a career-high 29 points on nine-of-14 from the floor, while converting a perfect eight-of-eight from the free-throw line. When the calendar turned to January, Winston supplied the Green and White with a new career high of 10 field goals made to stun the Quinnipiac Bobcats inside Draddy Gymnasium.
The other selections around the MAAC are as follows:
| Gavin Doty |
Siena |
First Team (Unanimous) |
| Kevair Kennedy |
Merrimack |
First Team (Unanimous) |
| Amarri Monroe |
Quinnipiac |
First Team |
| Brent Bland |
Saint Peter's |
First Team |
| Anquan Hill |
Sacred Heart |
First Team |
| Ernest Shelton |
Merrimack |
First Team |
| Braden Sparks |
Fairfield |
Second Team |
| Brandon Benjamin |
Fairfield |
Second Team |
| Justice Shoats |
Siena |
Second Team |
| Jaden Zimmerman |
Quinnipiac |
Second Team |
| CJ Anthony |
Iona |
Second Team |
| Jaden Winston |
Manhattan |
Third Team |
| Justin Menard |
Marist |
Third Team |
| Dashon Gittens |
Sacred Heart |
Third Team |
| Elijah Lewis |
Marist |
Third Team |
| Asim Jones |
Quinnipiac |
Third Team |
Winston ranks eighth among players within the MAAC, averaging 15.3 points per game. From the free-throw line, he sits ninth with an 82.2 percent clip. Winston is also tied for sixth in the league with Quinnipiac's Asim Jones with 121 total assists and 3.9 per game. He is also tied with Mount St. Mary's Xavier Lipscomb with 3.9 assists per game.
In Assist/Turnover Ratio, Jaden Winston is also tied with Saint Peter's Bryce Eaton and Siena's Justice Shoats for fifth in the MAAC with a 1.7 ratio. Leading to his league-high 80 steals and counting, Winston sits atop the conference, averaging 2.6 per game. Nationally, Winston sits tied for sixth with Bradley's Jaquan Johnson in both steals categories.
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