2014-2015 Manhattan Preseason Prospectus (Quick Facts) MANHATTAN COLLEGE TEAM INFORMATION HEAD COACH STEVE MASIELLO 2013-2014 Record 25-8 After just three seasons as the helm, Manhattan College head coach Steve INFORMATION Masiello has quickly restored the winning tradition to the storied men’s Location Riverdale, NY MAAC Record 15-5 basketball program in Riverdale, laying the foundation for the Jaspers’ return to prominence. Founded 1853 MAAC Regular Season Finish Second In March 2014, the Jaspers won the MAAC Championship, defeating Iona Enrollment 3,675 Home Record 9-3 71-68 for their 25th win of the season. It was Manhattan’s first MAAC title since the 2004 campaign. The Jaspers also won 25 games for the first time Nickname Jaspers Home MAAC Record 9-1 since that 2003-04 season. Masiello gained the prestigious 2014 Metropolitan Coach of the Year after the season, awarded by the MET Writers Association. Colors Green (PMS # 349) & White Road Record 12-4 Masiello has rejuvenated the Jaspers with strong national recruiting that has Affiliation NCAA Division I Road MAAC Record 6-4 transformed Manhattan into a top contender in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) for years to come. Conference MAAC Neutral Site Record 4-1 Long-time ESPN college basketball commentator Dick Vitale has even President Dr. Brennan O’Donnell, Ph. D. Postseason Won MAAC Tournament noted, “Remember this name, Steve Masiello. A young, rising coach doing a Dir. of Intercollegiate Athletics Noah D. LeFevre NCAA Second Round great job at Manhattan.” Despite a number of key early-season injuries in 2012-13, the Jaspers rallied Starters Returning / Lost 2/3 to win eight of their last 11 games down the stretch. Manhattan reached the Letterwinners Returning / Lost 9/5 MAAC Championship game for the first time in nine years, coming up just DRADDY GYMNASIUM three points short of reaching the NCAA Tournament in a miraculous run. After the 2012-13 season, junior Rhamel Brown was named second team Capacity 2,520 All-MAAC, second team All-MET and the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year. The accolades continued for the Jaspers as freshman Shane Richards Year Opened 1979 STARTERS RETURNING earned MAAC Co-Rookie of the Year honors and RaShawn Stores gained a Press Row Phone TBA Jr. F: Ashton Pankey - 7.1 ppg | 4.3 rpg spot on the MAAC All-Rookie Team. Sr. G: RaShawn Stores - 4.9 ppg | 1.9 apg In his first season at Manhattan, the Jaspers enjoyed the biggest turnaround in the nation, posting 21 victories in 2011-2012, a 15-win improvement from the previous season. It went down as the largest turnaround in program COACHING STAFF history, and he posted the second most wins by a Manhattan first-year head coach, trailing only Fran Fraschilla’s 23 victories in 1992-93. Head Coach Steve Masiello OTHER RETURNERS Masiello garnered Co-Coach of the Year honors by the Metropolitan Twitter @steve_masiello Sr. F: Emmy Andujar - 8.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg Writer’s Association in 2011-12 as he led Manhattan to its first postseason appearance since 2006. The Jaspers advanced to the Second Round of the Alma Mater Kentucky, 2014 Jr. F: Shane Richards - 8.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT). Masiello mentored three All-MAAC selections in 2011-2012, including First Team honoree and the league’s Career Record (60-39; 3 years) So. G: Rich Williams - 4.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg scoring champion George Beamon. Manhattan Record Same Sr. G: Donovan Kates - 2.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg The Jaspers have also excelled in the classroom under Masiello. Three players earned both MAAC All-Academic distinction and the prestigious Honors Associate Head Coach Matt Grady So. G: Tyler Wilson - 2.1 ppg, 1.1 rpg Court recognition by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) in 2012. It marked the most student-athlete honorees on both Alma Mater Saint Joseph’s, 2001 So. C: Carlton Allen - 0.3 ppg, 0.3 rpg award lists out of the 10 MAAC institutions. Associate Head Coach Rasheen Davis So. G: Trevor Glassman - 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg Masiello was named Manhattan’s 23rd head coach in program history on April 11, 2011. He arrived back in his native New York after spending six Alma Mater St. Thomas Aquinas, 2002 years in the Big East as an assistant at Louisville under head coach Rick Assistant Coach Mike Bramucci NEWCOMERS Pitino. Over his six-year tenure at Louisville, Masiello helped lead the Cards to a Alma Mater Ramapo, 1991 F: So., Jermaine Lawrence (Queens, N.Y.) 148-61 (.708) overall record, six straight 20-win seasons and four NCAA Tournament appearances. Louisville advanced to the Elite Eight twice (2008 Director of BB Operations Stephen Elmore F: Fr., Samson Akilo (Lagos, Nigeria) & 2009) during that time. Masiello played a vital role in building Louisville’s 2009 Big East Championship team, which won 31 games, including a Alma Mater Princeton, 2012 F: Fr., Calvin Crawford (Middletown, N.Y.) program record 16 in conference, and entered the NCAA Tournament as S&C Coach Roberto Colonette G: Fr., Samson Usilo (Lagos, Nigeria) the No. 1 overall seed. One of the nation’s most renowned recruiters, Masiello effectively directed Alma Mater Manhattan, 2012 F: Fr., Zane Waterman (Fayetteville, N.C.) the Cards’ recruiting efforts by signing four Top-20 recruiting classes, which included four McDonald’s All-Americans over his time in Louisville. The Asst. S&C Coach Heshimu Evans Cards’ 2008 recruiting class garnered a No. 4 national ranking, featuring Alma Mater Kentucky, 1999 USA Today High School National Player of the Year and future NBA player ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Samardo Samuels. Spec. Asst. To The Head Coach Kidani Brutus Masiello was named one of the nation’s Top 25 collegiate assistant coaches MBB Contact: Kevin Ross according to FoxSports.com (2010) & Rivals.com (2007). He managed the Alma Mater Manhattan, 2012 Cards’ game preparation and scouting responsibilities for his last three Office Phone (718) 862-7228 years with the program as Louisville amassed a 76-29 (.724) overall record, Cell Phone: (716) 969-6126 including a 39-15 (.722) mark in the Big East during this stretch. BASKETBALL HISTORY Masiello is back in Riverdale for his second coaching tenure at Manhattan. Twitter: K_Ross_24 He previously helped lead the Jaspers to three postseason appearances in First Year Of Basketball 1904-1905 four years (2001-2005) as an assistant, which included two trips to the Email: [email protected] NCAA Tournament (2003 & 2004) and one to the NIT (2002). Under First year in MAAC 1981-1982 his tutelage, the Jaspers posted an 83-36 (.697) overall record and won the Manhattan Website GoJaspers.com 2003 & 2004 MAAC Championships. Masiello was a key contributor on MAAC Championships 4 the Jaspers’ coaching staff which helped lead Manhattan to its third NCAA Manhattan Twitter: @GoJaspers Tournament victory in program history in 2004, defeating Florida in the Last MAAC Championship 2013-2014 First Round. NCAA Tournament Appearances 7 Prior to Manhattan, Masiello served as the administrative assistant at Tulane Last NCAA Appearance 2013-2014 under head coach Shawn Finney for one year (2000-01). Masiello was a four-year member of the Wildcats’ basketball team, playing NIT Tournament Appearances 18 under head coaches Rick Pitino (1996-97) and Tubby Smith (1997-2000). During his playing career, Kentucky went to the Final Four twice (1997 Last NIT Appearance 2005-2006 & 1998), advancing to the National Championship game both times and winning the title in 1998. Masiello was named the Wildcats’ co-captain his senior year. GOJASPERS.COM - - @GOJASPERS 2014-2015 Manhattan Preseason Prospectus (Roster Information) PLAYER INFORMATION No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Yr. Hometown / Last School 0 Shane Richards F 6-5/185 Jr. New York, N.Y. / York Prep 1 Ashton Pankey F 6-10/225 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. / Maryland 2 Tyler Wilson G 6-0/175 So. Bronx, N.Y. / Cardinal Hayes 3 Samson Usilo G 6-4/205 Fr. Lagos, Nigeria / Nazareth (N.Y.) 4 Zane Waterman F 6-9/220 Fr. Fayetteville, N.C. / Fayetteville Academy 12 RaShawn Stores G 5-11/190 Sr. Bronx, N.Y. / Robinson School (N.J.) 13 Emmy Andujar F 6-6/205 Sr. Bronx, N.Y. / Rice 14 Calvin Crawford F 6-8/205 Fr. Middletown, N.Y. / St. Thomas More (Conn.) 15 Samson Akilo F 6-8/210 Fr. Lagos, Nigeria / Nazareth (N.Y.) 20 Jermaine Lawrence F 6-10/210 So. Queens, N.Y. / Cincinnati 23 Rich Williams G 6-5/190 So. Brooklyn, N.Y. / Vermont Academy (Vt.) 30 Trevor Glassman G 6-3/200 So. Bedford, N.H. / New Hampton School 32 Carlton Allen C 6-10/240 So. Ewing, N.J. / Life Center Academy 33 Donovan Kates G 6-6/200 Sr. Hopkinsville, Ky. / Christian County THE COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Steve Masiello (Kentucky, 2014) - Fourth Season at Manhattan Associate Head Coach: Matt Grady (Saint Joseph’s, 2001) - Fourth Season at Manhattan Associate Head Coach: Rasheen Davis (St. Thomas Aquinas, 2002) - Third Season at Manhattan Assistant Coach: Mike Bramucci (Ramapo, 1991) - Second Season at Manhattan Director Of Basketball Operations: Stephen Elmore (Princeton, 2012) - First Season at Manhattan Strength & Conditioning Coach: Roberto Colonette (Manhattan, 2012) - Second Season at Manhattan Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach: Heshimu Evans (Kentucky, 1999) - First Season at Manhattan Special Assistant to the Head Coach: Kidani Brutus (Manhattan, 2012) - First Season at Manhattan CLASS BREAKDOWN Seniors (3) - Andujar (F), Kates (G), Stores (G) Juniors (2) - Pankey (F), Richards (F) Sophomores (5) - Allen (C), Glassman (G), Lawrence (F), Williams (G), Wilson (G) Freshman (4) - Akilo (F), Crawford (F), Usilo (G), Waterman (F) GEOGRAPHIC