SEATTLE – Seattle Pacific University men's basketball head coach
Keffrey Fazio finalized his 2025-26 signing class on Thursday afternoon, bringing in eight newcomers made up of four transfers and four first-year Falcons.
"We are very excited to welcome our 2025 class," Fazio said. "It is a great group of young men and talented basketball players that will add tremendous value throughout our program and our university. I think the best word to describe our group is versatile. A lot of these guys are very good at multiple things on the basketball court, and that is something we targeted this year."
Niko Fotopoulos joins the Falcons with local ties and collegiate experience. He's a graduate of Bishop Blanchet High School and averaged 19.7 points, four rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game as a senior. Fotopoulos was an honor roll student throughout all four years of high school. He played one season at Chaminade University before transferring to Seattle U, where he played two seasons. He was part of the Red Hawks team that won the College Basketball Invitational in 2023-24.
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Connor Drinkwine joins the Falcons from Puyallup, Wash., Emerald Ridge High School, Portland State, and Skagit Valley College. He owns the single-season made 3-pointer and career 3-pointers made records at Emerald Ridge. Drinkwine was a First Team All-League player as a senior and was named the Tacoma Athletic Commission Winter Athlete of the Year. He averaged 18.4 points per game at SVC and broke the single-season 3-pointer record. Drinkwine earned National Association of Basketball Coaches All-Academic honors and was a Northwest Athletic Conference All-Academic selection.
Theo McMillan returns to the Falcons after a year at Clark College. McMillan played the 203-24 season at Seattle Pacific as a first-year student from Camas, Wash. At Camas High School, he was named Second Team and First Team All-Conference. He spent last season at Clark College, averaging 17.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game.
Yoav Ziklik joins the Falcons from Kirkland, Wash., and Lake Washington High School. He averaged 17 points, six rebounds, seven assists, and three steals in his senior season. Ziklik set records for career, season, and single-game assists at Lake Washington. In his senior season, he was named First Team All-Conference, team offensive MVP, and Honorable Mention All-State. Ziklik earned three Outstanding Scholar-Athlete awards.
Brant Heppner makes his way to Seattle from Lynden, WA, and Lynden High School. He averaged 23 points, nine rebounds, four assists, and one block as a senior. Heppner was a two-time First Team All-League selection and was the league's Most Valuable Player as a senior. Heppner was a part of three state championship-winning teams and was on the state tournament's All-Tournament team twice. Heppner also played football in high school. And was First Team All-League in football twice. He was a part of two state championship football teams as well.
Logan Rainey comes to SPU from La Center, Wash., and La Center High School. He averaged 17 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.9 steals in his senior season. Rainey was named Second Team All-League as a junior and First Team All-League as a senior. He earned the MVP award from the Senior All-Star game to close out his high school career.
Nirvaan Misra is from Sammamish, Wash., and Seattle Prep. He averaged 18 points, five rebounds, and three assists as a senior. Misra set the school record for made 3-pointers at Seattle Prep. He was named First Team All-League twice and was selected to the All-State team once. Misra graduated from high school with a 4.0 GPA, earned the Metro League Scholastic Award, and made the President's list all four years of high school.
Sebastian Arius joins the Falcons from Auburn, Wash., and Auburn Mountainview High School. He averaged 18 points per game, nine rebounds per game, three assists per game, and three steals per game as a senior. Arius was named the NPSL Most Valuable Player. He collected Second Team Honors once. Arius earned Tacoma News Tribune Second Team All-Area, was on the WIBCA All-State team, and earned the Academic CTE Award.
"Along with their great basketball skills, they are all tremendous student athletes who are dedicated to their academic studies and impacting SPU in a way that aligns with our mission," Fazio said.
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