2017-2018 Manhattan Jaspers Game #27 - Quinnipiac (2/15/18) Quinnipiac - February 15, 2018 - 7:00 pm Contact: Kevin Ross - [email protected] Hamden, CT - TD Bank Sports Center (3,570) 5X Champions (O) 718-862-7228 | (C) 716-969-6126 #JasperNation @GoJaspers 2017-2018 Manhattan MBB Schedule TOP STORYLINES November #1 - Manhattan (12-14; 7-7 MAAC) heads to 15-Wed. ..........St. Francis Brooklyn ......W - 80-79 (ot) Quinnipiac (9-17; 6-8 MAAC) in a pivotal match- 18-Sat. ............Harvard (ESPN3) .................W - 73-69 up that could decide the fifth bye for the upcoming 20-Mon. ...........vs. UMKC^ ............................... L - 63-74 conference tournament. 21-Tue. .............vs. Missouri State^ .................... L - 65-69 22-Wed. ...........vs. NIU^ ..................................... L - 68-70 #2 - A win would give the Jaspers a two-game lead 26-Sun. .............at Fordham ................................ L - 57-70 over the Bobcats with three to play. Date: Thursday, February 15, 2018 Time: 7:00 pm December #3 - Manhattan defeated Monmouth 93-76 on 1-Fri. ................vs. Holy Cross% (CBSSN)....... W - 70-54 Location: Hamden, CT Saturday with seniors Zane Waterman (28) and 2-Sat. ................vs. Towson% (CBSSN) .............. L - 55-56 Venue: TD Bank Sports Center (3,570) 9-Sat. ..............Morgan State ........................W - 80-66 Zavier Turner (25) combining for 53 points. 16-Sat. ...............at Tulsa (ESPN3) ...................... L - 66-80 20-Wed. ...........at Hofstra ................................. W - 63-61 QUICK HITS Video: WatchESPN 23-Sat. ..............at No. 22 Seton Hall (FSN) ..... L - 62-74 * Waterman’s season-high 28 points put him over the 30-Sat. ............Fairfield* .............................. W - 61-58 1,200-point mark for his career while giving him 12 Coaches career 20-point games. Manhattan: Steve Masiello (Kentucky) January Overall: 114-107 (Seventh Year) * Turner scored 23 of his season-high 25 points 2-Tue. ...............at Marist* (ESPN3) ............. W - 101-96 (ot) At Manhattan: Same 5-Fri. ................at Monmouth* (ESPN3).......... L - 66-77 after halftime in registering his 18th career 20-point 7-Sun. ..............Rider* .................................... L - 76-82 performance while going over the 400-assist mark vs. Quinnipiac: 5-4 11-Thu. .............at Fairfield* (ESPN3) ............. W - 59-53 for his career with five helpers. 13-Sat. ............Siena* ................................... W - 72-61 Quinnipiac: Baker Dunleavy (Villanova) 19-Fri. ............Canisius* (ESPNU) ............... L - 58-67 * The 17-point margin of victory over Monmouth was Overall: 9-17 (First Year) 21-Sun. .............at Saint Peter’s* ....................... W - 67-56 the most by the Jaspers since defeating Quinnipiac At Quinnipiac: Same 24-Wed. ...........at Niagara* ................................. L - 63-72 95-74 a year ago on Senior Night. 27-Sat. ..............vs. Iona*# ................................... L - 65-78 vs. Manhattan: First Meeting 30-Tue. ...........Marist* ................................... L - 59-62 * Sophomore Pauly Paulicap notched his third career double-double against Monmouth with 10 points and Series History With Quinnipiac February a career-high matching 13 rebounds with five blocks. Manhattan leads 5-4 2-Fri. ................at Siena* .................................... W - 51-47 8-Thu. ...............at Rider* ...................................... L - 73-77 * He has now blocked at least five shots on five Last Meeting 10-Sat. ............Monmouth* (ESPN3) ..........W - 93-76 occasions this season and leads the MAAC while Manhattan 95 Quinnipiac 74 15-Thu. .............at Quinnipiac* (ESPN3) .............7:00 pm ranking 17th nationally with 2.6 per game. 18-Sun. ...........Niagara*...................................2:00 pm Riverdale, NY (February 19, 2018) 23-Fri. ...............at Iona* (ESPNU) ........................9:00 pm * Paulicap’s 68 blocks are tied for fifth in the all-time 25-Sun. ............Quinnipiac* (ESPN3) ..............6:00 pm Manhattan/MBB Twitter Handles annals with three-time MAAC Defensive Player of March the Year Rhamel Brown. @JaspersMBB 1-Thu. ...............MAAC First Round (Albany, NY) ... TBD @GoJaspers 2-Fri. ................MAAC QF (Albany, NY) ................. TBD * Manhattan leads the all-time series with Quinnipiac @Steve_Masiello 3-Sat. ................MAAC QF (Albany, NY) ................. TBD by a 5-4 count. 4-Sun. ...............MAAC SF (Albany, NY) .................. TBD 5-Mon. .............MAAC Finals (Albany, NY) ........... TBD ^ Denotes Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, FL) % Denotes Belfast Classic (Belfast, Northern Ireland) MANHATTAN JASPERS (12-14; 7-7 MAAC) * Denotes MAAC Game # Denotes game to be played at NYCB Live (Hempstead, NY) Probable Starters Pos. # Name Ht./Wt. Class PPG RPG/APG 2017-2018 MAAC Standings G #3 Zavier Turner 5-9/175 Sr. 10.0 ppg 3.8 apg Teams MAAC Overall G #22 Thomas Capuano 6-0/180 Jr. 4.5 ppg 1.7 rpg Rider 12-2 19-7 G #23 Rich Williams 6-6/210 Sr. 13.6 ppg 4.5 rpg Canisius 12-2 18-9 F #4 Zane Waterman 6-9/230 Sr. 11.5 ppg 6.5 rpg Niagara 10-4 17-10 F #33 Pauly Paulicap 6-8/225 So. 9.5 ppg 6.5 rpg Iona 10-5 16-11 Manhattan 7-7 12-14 Top Reserves Quinnipiac 6-8 9-17 F #14 Calvin Crawford 6-9/210 Sr. 8.4 ppg 4.6 rpg Fairfield 5-9 10-15 G #11 Aaron Walker Jr. 6-2/203 So. 8.2 ppg 2.0 rpg Monmouth 5-9 9-17 G #2 Patrick Strzala 6-4/190 Fr. 2.4 ppg 0.6 rpg Siena 4-10 8-19 G #10 Nehemiah Mack 6-1/190 Fr. 2.0 ppg 1.4 apg Saint Peter’s 4-11 10-16 F #24 Ebube Ebube 6-7/200 Fr. 0.7 ppg 1.5 rpg Marist 3-11 5-21 F #30 Ibrahima Diallo 6-10/245 GS 0.7 ppg 1.3 rpg * Manhattan is the first-ever D-1 MBB Team to win a game in Europe MANHATTAN COLLEGE MANHATTAN JASPERS INFORMATION (12-14; 7-7 MAAC) Location Riverdale, NY No. Player Cl. Pos. Ht./Wt. Hometown / Last School Founded 1853 2 Patrick Strzala Fr. G 6-4/190 Bayonne, NJ / Bayonne Enrollment 3,970 3 Zavier Turner Sr. G 5-9/175 Indianapolis, IN / Ball State Nickname Jaspers 4 Zane Waterman Sr. F 6-9/230 Winston-Salem, NC / Fayetteville Academy Colors Green (PMS # 349) & White 5 Jesse Boyce So. G 6-2/190 Thornwood, NY / Westlake Affiliation NCAA Division I 10 Nehemiah Mack Fr. G 6-1/190 Harrisburg, PA / Massanutten Prep (VA) Conference MAAC 11 Aaron Walker Jr. So. G 6-2/203 Brooklyn, NY / Cardozo President Dr. Brennan O’Donnell, Ph. D. 14 Calvin Crawford Sr. F 6-9/210 Middletown, NY / St. Thomas More (CT) Director of IC Athletics Marianne Reilly, '82 21 Matt Maloney Jr. G 6-1/180 Somers, NY / Somers Venue Draddy Gymnasium 22 Thomas Capuano Jr. G 6-0/180 Hastings-on-Hudson, NY / Iona Prep Capacity 2,520 23 Rich Williams Sr. G 6-6/210 Brooklyn, NY / Vermont Academy (VT) Year Opened 1979 24 Ebube Ebube Fr. F 6-7/220 San Juan, Puerto Rico / Lawrenceville Acad. (NJ) 30 Ibrahima Diallo GS F 6-10/245 Dakar, Senegal / Rutgers Head Coach Steve Masiello 33 Pauly Paulicap So. F 6-8/225 Elmont, NY / Harcum College Twitter @steve_masiello 52 Samson Usilo Jr. G 6-4/205 Lagos, Nigeria / Nazareth (NY) Alma Mater Kentucky Career Record (114-107; 7th Year) Head Coach: Steve Masiello (Kentucky) - Seventh Year at Manhattan Associate Head Coach: Matt Grady (Saint Joseph’s) - Seventh Year at Manhattan 2016-2017 Record 10-22 (5-15 MAAC) Assistant Coach: Shawn Finney (Fairmont State) - Second Year at Manhattan MAAC Finish Lost in MAAC First Round Assistant Coach: RaShawn Stores (Manhattan) - First Year at Manhattan Postseason None Director Of MBB Operations: Brandon Kuhn (Angelo State) - First Year at Manhattan Letterwinners Returning/Lost 6/6 Special Assistant to the HC: Tyler Wilson (Manhattan) - First Year at Manhattan Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 First Year Of Basketball 1904-1905 All-Time Record 1362-1224 (.526) (112th season) All-Time MAAC Record ('81-'82) 292-314 (.481) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: #2 - Patrick STRZALA - Straw-ZALL-ah MAAC Championships (5): 1993, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2015 #3 - ZAVIER Turner - Zav-yer (Like Xavier) MAAC Tournament Appearances (36): 27-31 #10 - NEHEMIAH Mack - Knee-ah-my-ah #22 - Thomas CAPUANO - Cap-you-ah-no NCAA Berths (8): 1956, 1958, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2015 #24 - EBUBE EBUBE - AH-BU-BAY AH-BU-BAY All-Time NCAA Record 3-9 #33 - Pauly PAULICAP - PAUL-EE-CAP #52 - Samson USILO - YOU-SILL-O NIT Tournament Appearances 18 Steve MASIELLO - Mas-E-el-O Last NIT Appearance 2005-2006 All-Time NIT Record 8-19 QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS (9-17; 6-8 MAAC) Player Cl. Pos. Ht./Wt. Hometown / Last School 0 Aaron Robinson Jr. G 6-6/215 Takoma Park, MD / Putnam Science 1 Cameron Young Sr. G 6-6/205 Los Angeles, CA / Arizona Western 4 Matt Donahue Fr. G 6-3/175 Stonington, CT / Northfield Mount Hermon 11 Alain Chigha GS F 6-7207 Yaounde, Cameroon / Rock School (FL) 12 Isaiah Washington GS G 6-4/170 Williamsport, PA / Penn State 13 Chaise Daniels Sr. F 6-9/220 Meriden, CT / Putnam Science Last Meeting 14 Andrew Robinson Jr. G 6-6/215 Takoma Park, MD / Putnam Science February 19, 2017 - Manhattan 95 Quinnipiac 74 15 Rich Kelly Fr. G 6-1/175 Shelton, CT / Cheshire Academy 21 Nathan Davis Fr. F 6-7/200 Denver, CO / New Hampton Leading Scorers 25 Jacob Rigoni Fr. F 6-6/190 Adelaide, Australia / Mercedes College Manhattan: Zane Waterman (26) 33 Greg Tarca Sr. G 6-4/195 Montgomery, NJ / Montgomery Quinnipiac: Chaise Daniels (15) 34 Abdulai Bundu Jr. F 6-7/215 Upper Marlboro, MD / Largo Head Coach: Baker Dunleavy (Villanova) – First Year at Quinnipiac Associate Head Coach: Tom Pecora (Adelphi) – First Year at Quinnipiac Assistant Coach: Shaun Morris (Lycoming) - First Year at Quinnipiac Assistant Coach: Anthony Goins (St. John’s) - First Year at Quinnipiac Director of MBB Operations: Ryan Harkins (Villanova) - First Year at Quinnipiac Video Coordinator: Simon McCormack (American) - First Year at Quinnpiac * Zane Waterman is averaging 16.8 ppg and 6.8 rpg over his last four games vs.