Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball

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{{Infobox CBB Team

|current = 2024–25 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team

|name = Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball

|logo = Manhattan Jaspers 2015 logo.png

|logo_size = 150

|university = Manhattan University

|conference = MAAC

|location = Bronx, New York

|coach = John Gallagher

|tenure = {{ordinal|{{age|2022|11|1}}}}

|arena = Draddy Gymnasium

|capacity = 2,345

|nickname = Jaspers

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|NCAAchampion =

|NCAAfinalfour =

|NCAAsweetsixteen=1958

|NCAAroundof32 = 1995, 2004

|NCAAtourneys = 1956, 1958, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2015

|nit_finalfour = 1953

|nit_quarterfinal = 1953, 1957, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1992

|nit_secondround = 1953, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1992, 2006

|nit_appearance = 1943, 1949, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2006

|conference_tournament = 1993, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2015

|conference_season = 1992, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2006
MCC: 1966, 1967, 1969
Metro NY: 1949, 1953, 1955, 1959

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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).{{Cite web |title=Manhattan Jaspers Basketball History |url=https://www.coachesdatabase.com/manhattan-jaspers-basketball/ |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=Coaches Database |language=en-US}} The Jaspers have had three players named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year, most recently Luis Flores in 2003.{{Cite web |title=Manhattan Jaspers Basketball History |url=https://www.coachesdatabase.com/manhattan-jaspers-basketball/ |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=Coaches Database |language=en-US}} Luis Flores is also the Manhattan Jaspers all-time leading scorer with 2046 points from 2001-2004.{{Cite web |title=Manhattan Men's Basketball Leaders & Records - Career |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/manhattan/men/leaders-and-records.html |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}} Their current head coach is John Gallagher, who was hired from the University of Hartford in March of 2023.{{Cite web |last=Zagoria |first=Adam |title=NCAA Coaching Carousel: Manhattan Hires Former Hartford Coach John Gallagher |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamzagoria/2023/03/28/ncaa-coaching-carousel-manhattan-hiring-former-hartford-coach-john-gallagher/ |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

Postseason

=NCAA tournament results=

File:Manhattan College Basketball at Draddy Gymnasium.jpg

The Jaspers have appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–9.

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align="center" \| 1956	First round	Connecticut	L 75–84
align="center" \| 1958	First round Regional semifinal Regional 3rd-place game	West Virginia Dartmouth Maryland	W 89–84 L 62–79 L 55–59
align="center" \| 1993	First round	Virginia	L 66–78
align="center" \| 1995	First round Second round	Oklahoma Arizona State	W 77–67 L 54–64
align="center" \| 2003	First round	Syracuse	L 65–76
align="center" \| 2004	First round Second round	Florida Wake Forest	W 75–60 L 80–84
align="center" \| 2014	Second round	Louisville	L 64–71
align="center" \| 2015	First Four	Hampton	L 64–74

=NIT results=

The Jaspers have appeared in 18 National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 8–19.

class="wikitable" {{CollegePrimaryHeader\|team=Manhattan Jaspers\|Year\|Round\|Opponent\|Result}}
align="center" \| 1943	First round	Toledo	L 47–54
align="center" \| 1949	First round	San Francisco	L 43–68
align="center" \| 1953	Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game	Louisville Seton Hall Duquesne	W 79–66 L 56–74 L 67–81
align="center" \| 1954	First round	Dayton	L 79–90
align="center" \| 1955	First round	Louisville	L 86–91
align="center" \| 1957	Quarterfinals	Memphis	L 73–85
align="center" \| 1959	First round	Providence	L 66–68
align="center" \| 1965	First round Quarterfinals	Texas Western Villanova	W 71–53 L 71–73
align="center" \| 1966	First round	Army	L 66–71
align="center" \| 1970	First round Quarterfinals	North Carolina Army	W 95–90 L 72–77
align="center" \| 1973	First round	Alabama	L 86–87
align="center" \| 1974	First round	Maryland–Eastern Shore	L 81–84
align="center" \| 1975	First round Quarterfinals	Massachusetts St. John's	W 68–51 L 56–57
align="center" \| 1992	First round Second round Quarterfinals	Green Bay Rutgers Notre Dame	W 67–65 W 62–61 L 58–74
align="center" \| 1994	First round	Old Dominion	L 74–76
align="center" \| 1996	First round	Wisconsin	L 42–55
align="center" \| 2002	First round	Villanova	L 69–84
align="center" \| 2006	Opening Round First round Second round	Fairleigh Dickinson Maryland Old Dominion	W 80–77 W 87–84 L 66–70

=CBI results=

The Jaspers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

class="wikitable"

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Manhattan Jaspers|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}}

align="center"

| 2025

First round

Incarnate Word

L 85–92

=CIT results=

The Jaspers have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 1–1.

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Manhattan Jaspers|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}}

align="center"

| 2012

First round
Second round

Albany
Fairfield

W 89–79
L 57–69

=NAIA tournament results=

The Jaspers have appeared in the NAIA Tournament once. Their combined record is 2–1.

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Manhattan Jaspers|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

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Head coach history

Source{{Cite web |title=Manhattan Jaspers Men's Basketball Coaches |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/manhattan/men/coaches.html |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}

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!Coach

!Years Coached

!Wins

!Losses

John O'Donnell

|1905-1909

|22

|33

Edward Hanrahan

|1910-1920

|74

|72

Fred Murphy

|1913-1913

|10

Paddy Winters

|1921-1922

|11

Arthur Carroll

|1923-1925, 1926

|26

|21

Ward Brennan

|1925-1925

|10

Chief Muller

|1927-1928

|22

|12

James Houlihan

|1929-1929

|11

Neil Cohalan

|1930-1942

|165

|83

Joseph Daher

|1943-1943

|18

Honey Russell

|1946-1946

|15

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

|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

Rivalries

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|2023|10|lc=y|post=.}}{{Cite web |title=Men's Basketball History vs Manhattan College |url=https://ionagaels.com/sports/mens-basketball/opponent-history/manhattan-college/131 |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=Iona University Athletics |language=en}} 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

External links

{{official website}}