A transfer from UC Riverside, senior forward Dylan Godfrey is hoping to contribute his versatile skill set to Binghamton’s 2026-27 roster. With several stints at colleges across the East and West coasts, Godfrey believes that his veteran presence and perimeter shooting will be key components in elevating the play of the Bearcats this upcoming season.

“I think my role on this team is going to be someone who is going to space the floor,” Godfrey said. “And I’m an older guy now in college basketball, so being able to give the young guys some insight on how it works.”

Hailing from Newport Beach, California, he began his collegiate career at the East Los Angeles College basketball program, averaging 11 points and 5 rebounds with near 50/40/80 shooting splits over 29 games.

At Canisius University in Buffalo, he maintained a similar caliber of play, memorably setting his career high of 22 points against the Marist Red Foxes, with 15 of his 22 points coming from behind the arc at 71 percent efficiency. Godfrey said that his diverse style of offense allows him to score at multiple levels of the court.

“[At] the four spot, I’m able to shoot the ball off from the three really well,” said Godfrey. “But I could also attack closeouts and either go for a jumper or make plays for others. And I think that I have a good post-up game as well. That helps me get all three levels.”

Godfrey’s penultimate season landed him back west with UC Riverside, where he provided floor-spacing across 25 appearances on the court. Logging just under 10 minutes per game, he scored in the double digits three times, notably drilling four of his five attempts from 3-point range for 14 points against North Dakota. He added 10-point games against La Sierra and against UC Davis.

Heading into his final year of eligibility, Godfrey said that the opportunity to work with head coach Levell Sanders brought him to conclude his collegiate career with the Bearcats.

“The coaches and I got along really well, and you know, I felt like I could be myself with them, and they really had a good vision for me and what they wanted me to accomplish here,” Godfrey said. “And especially because Coach L [Levell Sanders] played professionally for 15 years and played in college, was also a big draw for me as well because he has more of a player’s perspective.”

Godfrey emphasized the strong team chemistry and close-knit culture the players have already developed.

“Yeah, this is probably one of the closest teams I’ve been a part of like this early — especially this summer. You know, obviously everyone’s far from home, which helps. So we’re kind of all together, and we live in the same apartment complex … this team is very close-knit, and we all hold each other accountable, which I think is pretty special,” Godfrey said.

Godfrey is one of five newcomers to the Bearcats this season. Despite the program coming off an injury-plagued year, Godfrey noted that the team is still looking to contend.

“I think we have a really good group. We have a lot of guys that are bought in to doing little things and winning, and I think if we all buy in as a collective group, then we could be pretty special and make a good run,” he said.