Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball
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Manhattan Jaspers | |||
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University | Manhattan University | ||
Head coach | John Gallagher (1st season) | ||
Conference | MAAC | ||
Location | Bronx, New York | ||
Arena | Draddy Gymnasium (capacity: 2,345) | ||
Nickname | Jaspers | ||
Colors | Green and white[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1958 | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
1995, 2004 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1956, 1958, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2015 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1993, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2015 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1992, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2006 MCC: 1966, 1967, 1969 Metro NY: 1949, 1953, 1955, 1959 |
The Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Manhattan University in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They have won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament championship five times (1993, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2015).[2] The Jaspers have had three players named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year, most recently Luis Flores in 2003.[3] Luis Flores is also the Manhattan Jaspers all-time leading scorer with 2046 points from 2001-2004.[4] Their current head coach is John Gallagher, who was hired from the University of Hartford in March of 2023.[5]
Postseason
[edit]NCAA tournament results
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The Jaspers have appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–9.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1956 | First round | Connecticut | L 75–84 |
1958 | First round Regional semifinal Regional 3rd-place game |
West Virginia Dartmouth Maryland |
W 89–84 L 62–79 L 55–59 |
1993 | First round | Virginia | L 66–78 |
1995 | First round Second round |
Oklahoma Arizona State |
W 77–67 L 54–64 |
2003 | First round | Syracuse | L 65–76 |
2004 | First round Second round |
Florida Wake Forest |
W 75–60 L 80–84 |
2014 | Second round | Louisville | L 64–71 |
2015 | First Four | Hampton | L 64–74 |
NIT results
[edit]The Jaspers have appeared in 18 National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 8–19.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1943 | First round | Toledo | L 47–54 |
1949 | First round | San Francisco | L 43–68 |
1953 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game |
Louisville Seton Hall Duquesne |
W 79–66 L 56–74 L 67–81 |
1954 | First round | Dayton | L 79–90 |
1955 | First round | Louisville | L 86–91 |
1957 | Quarterfinals | Memphis | L 73–85 |
1959 | First round | Providence | L 66–68 |
1965 | First round Quarterfinals |
Texas Western Villanova |
W 71–53 L 71–73 |
1966 | First round | Army | L 66–71 |
1970 | First round Quarterfinals |
North Carolina Army |
W 95–90 L 72–77 |
1973 | First round | Alabama | L 86–87 |
1974 | First round | Maryland–Eastern Shore | L 81–84 |
1975 | First round Quarterfinals |
Massachusetts St. John's |
W 68–51 L 56–57 |
1992 | First round Second round Quarterfinals |
Green Bay Rutgers Notre Dame |
W 67–65 W 62–61 L 58–74 |
1994 | First round | Old Dominion | L 74–76 |
1996 | First round | Wisconsin | L 42–55 |
2002 | First round | Villanova | L 69–84 |
2006 | Opening Round First round Second round |
Fairleigh Dickinson Maryland Old Dominion |
W 80–77 W 87–84 L 66–70 |
CIT results
[edit]The Jaspers have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 1–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2012 | First round Second round |
Albany Fairfield |
W 89–79 L 57–69 |
NAIA tournament results
[edit]The Jaspers have appeared in the NAIA Tournament once. Their combined record is 2–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1948 | First round Second round Quarterfinals |
Arkansas State Teachers Southern Illinois Hamline |
W 65–60 W 52–42 L 51–60 |
Head coach history
[edit]Source[6]
Coach | Years Coached | Wins | Losses |
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John O'Donnell | 1905-1909 | 22 | 33 |
Edward Hanrahan | 1910-1920 | 74 | 72 |
Fred Murphy | 1913-1913 | 8 | 10 |
Paddy Winters | 1921-1922 | 3 | 11 |
Arthur Carroll | 1923-1925, 1926 | 26 | 21 |
Ward Brennan | 1925-1925 | 10 | 10 |
Chief Muller | 1927-1928 | 22 | 12 |
James Houlihan | 1929-1929 | 4 | 11 |
Neil Colahan | 1930-1942 | 165 | 83 |
Joseph Daher | 1943-1943 | 18 | 3 |
Honey Russell | 1946-1946 | 15 | 8 |
Kenneth Norton | 1947-1968 | 300 | 205 |
John Powers | 1969-1978 | 142 | 114 |
Brian Mahoney | 1979-1981 | 16 | 62 |
Gordon Chiesa | 1982-1985 | 43 | 68 |
Tom Sullivan | 1986-1986 | 2 | 26 |
Bob Delle Bovi | 1987-1988 | 13 | 44 |
Steve Lappas | 1989-1992 | 56 | 62 |
Fran Fraschilla | 1993-1996 | 86 | 34 |
John Leonard | 1997-1999 | 26 | 57 |
Bobby Gonzalez | 2000-2006 | 129 | 77 |
Barry Rohrssen | 2007-2011 | 58 | 95 |
Steve Masiello | 2012-2022 | 162 | 177 |
RaShawn Stores | 2022-2023 | 12 | 18 |
John Gallagher | 2023-Present | 0 | 0 |
Rivalries
[edit]The Jaspers' main rivals are the Iona Gaels. This rivalry started in December of 1946, which Manhattan won 69-62. Iona leads the all-time series 61-43 as of October 2023.[update][7] They also enjoy a strong rivalry with the cross-borough Fordham Rams, whom they first played in the 1911–1912 season and annually since the 1922–1923 season. Although the Rams left the MAAC for the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1990, the "Battle of the Bronx" is still played almost every season. In the most recent matchup, the Jaspers won 66–60 against the Rams on November 12, 2021.
References
[edit]- ^ Manhattan College Athletic Colors (PDF). Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "Manhattan Jaspers Basketball History". Coaches Database. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "Manhattan Jaspers Basketball History". Coaches Database. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "Manhattan Men's Basketball Leaders & Records - Career". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ Zagoria, Adam. "NCAA Coaching Carousel: Manhattan Hires Former Hartford Coach John Gallagher". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "Manhattan Jaspers Men's Basketball Coaches". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ^ "Men's Basketball History vs Manhattan College". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-15.