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RIVERDALE, N.Y. - Manhattan comes off a 1-1 weekend at home against two other teams that have been in the top half of the league standings for most of the season. The Jaspers defeated Rider 67-51 on Friday night in front of a lively crowd on ESPNU, then suffered a 90-86 overtime loss at the hands of Quinnipiac on Sunday afternoon. The Jaspers now stand at 7-3 in the MAAC, tied with Quinnipiac for third place in the conference. Each team is a game behind Iona and Canisius, which sit at 8-2.
THE SERIES WITH IONA
Manhattan-Iona, one of the best local rivalries in recent years, renews for the 36th consecutive season. The charter members of the MAAC will meet for the 83rd time on Friday night on ESPNU. Iona holds a 45-37 lead in the all-time series after winning two of three games last season, including a 60-57 victory in the 2013 MAAC championship game in Springfield, Mass.
BROWN JOINS ALVARADO AND BEAMON IN 1,000 POINT CLUB
On Sunday, January 26, Manhattan senior Rhamel Brown scored his 1,000th point on his first basket of the game against Quinnipiac. He joins classmates Michael Alvarado and George Beamon as members of Manhattan's 1,000-point club. It is the first time three members of the same senior class have scored more than 1,000 points in their careers wearing Jasper green. Manhattan is also one of five schools (VCU, South Carolina-Upstate, Saint Louis and William & Mary) to have three 1,000-point scorers in its starting lineup.
JASPERS MATCH 2012-13 WIN TOTAL
With its Jan. 24th win over Rider, the Jaspers matched last year's total with their 14th win. Last season, the Jaspers won 14 games on its way to the MAAC championship game as the sixth seed. The Jaspers posted a 21-13 record in 2011-12, the program's first year under third-year head coach Steve Masiello.
JASPERS ARE #10 IN MID-MAJOR POLL
In the latest Mid-Major Poll released by CollegeInsider.com on January 27, Manhattan was ranked at No. 10. The Jaspers have been ranked among the top 11 teams in the poll since the second week of the season. Manhattan has been ranked as high as fifth in the weekly poll.
| Record | Points | Previous | |
| 1. Wichita State | 19-0 | 775 | 1 |
| 2. Gonzaga | 18-3 | 740 | 3 |
| 3. Toledo | 17-2 | 694 | 4 |
| 4. Green Bay | 17-3 | 641 | 5 |
| 5. Harvard | 15-3 | 631 | 2 |
| 6. Indiana State | 16-4 | 630 | 6 |
| 7. Stephen F. Austin | 18-2 | 566 | 7 |
| 8. North Dakota State | 15-5 | 523 | 10 |
| 9. Princeton | 12-3 | 493 | 9 |
| 10. Manhattan | 14-5 | 489 | 8 |
| *records as of January 27 |
ROAD WARRIORS
Manhattan ranks second in the nation in road victories with eight victories in true road games and one win at a neutral site, when the Jaspers defeated Buffalo at the Barclays Center on Dec. 21. With a 9-2 mark away from Draddy Gymnasium, the Jaspers have a chance to improve on that record with six of their final 10 regular season games on the road.
| Stephen F. Austin | 10-2 |
| Manhattan | 8-2 |
| Saint Louis | 7-0 |
| Wichita State | 7-0 |
| Southern Miss | 7-3 |
SENIOR MOMENTS
Manhattan's senior class of Michael Alvarado, George Beamon and Rhamel Brown has been one of the most prolific senior classes in recent Jasper history. The trio is the first senior class in Manhattan College history to score more than 1,000 points.
| Name | Years | Games | Points |
| 1. Luis Flores | 2001-04 | 89 games | 2,046 |
| 2. Keith Bullock | 1989-93 | 120 games | 1,992 |
| 3. Tim Cain | 1981-85 | 108 games | 1,872 |
| 4. Durelle Brown | 1997-01 | 112 games | 1,634 |
| 5. Peter Runge | 1986-90 | 103 games | 1,622 |
| 6. Steve Grant | 1974-78 | 103 games | 1,610 |
| 7. George Beamon | 2009-pres. | 106 games | 1,592 |
| 8. Larry Lembo | 1962-65 | 66 games | 1,443 |
| 9. Darryl Crawford | 2006-10 | 121 games | 1,431 |
| 10. George Bucci | 1972-75 | 79 games | 1,331 |
| 11. John Leonard | 1978-82 | 103 games | 1,329 |
| 12. Jamal Marshall | 1991-95 | 117 games | 1,307 |
| 13. Dave Holmes | 2000-04 | 112 games | 1,291 |
| John Marren | 1967-70 | 70 games | 1,291 |
| 15. Brian Mahoney | 1968-71 | 72 games | 1,289 |
| ........... | |||
| 28. Michael Alvarado | 2010-pres. | 104 games | 1,056 |
| 33. Rhamel Brown | 2010-pres. | 116 games | 1,013 |
BEAMON IS BACK
Manhattan senior George Beamon returned to the lineup on Friday, January 24 after missing the previous three games due to an injury suffered in the Jaspers' Jan. 9 game at Quinnipiac. Beamon had 21 points and nine rebounds against Rider and has scored 20+ points in 10 of his 16 games played this year. He also has totaled four double-doubles.
| November 24 | vs. Fordham | 24 points | 11 rebounds |
| December 6 | at Marist | 12 points | 10 rebounds |
| January 2 | at Saint Peter's | 28 points | 10 rebounds |
| January 26 | vs. Quinnipiac | 12 points | 12 rebounds |
BEAMON IS BACK, PART II
Beamon recently grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in Manhattan's last game vs. Quinnipiac and is averaging a career-best 7.1 boards per game. He is one of ten players in the nation averaging more than 19 points and seven rebounds per game.
| Player | School | PPG | RPG |
| Doug McDermott | Creighton | 24.3 | 7.1 |
| Aaric Murray | Texas Southern | 23.6 | 8.1 |
| Alan Williams | UC Santa Barbara | 22.9 | 10.6 |
| T.J. Warren | N.C. State | 22.1 | 7.3 |
| Jarekious Bradley | SE Missouri State | 21.4 | 7.2 |
| Shawn Long | Louisiana Lafayette | 20.2 | 10.9 |
| Troy Huff | North Dakota State | 19.9 | 7.4 |
| George Beamon | Manhattan | 19.6 | 7.1 |
| John Brown | High Point | 19.1 | 7.6 |
| Alex Francis | Bryant | 19.1 | 7.5 |
WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU?
Part of Manhattan's strong defense has been the play of Rhamel Brown in the paint. Brown has blocked at least one shot in every game this season and has blocked four or more shots 10 times already this season. The 6'7” senior currently ranks second in the nation in blocked shots.
| 1. Jordan Bachynski | 7'2" | Arizona State | 4.40 |
| 2. Rhamel Brown | 6'7" | Manhattan | 3.74 |
| 3. Jordan Mickey | 6'9" | LSU | 3.56 |
| 4. Khem Birch | 6'9" | UNLV | 3.55 |
| Michale Kyser | 6'9" | Louisiana Tech | 3.55 |
RHAMEL'S BLOCK PARTY
The Jaspers' all-time leader in blocked shots, Rhamel Brown ranks second among all MAAC players in conference history. He is one of only two players in conference history with more than 300 blocked shots.
| 1. Deng Gai | Fairfield | 2001-05 | 444 |
| 2. Rhamel Brown | Manhattan | 2010-pres. | 318 |
| 3. Tomas Vazquez-Simmons | Canisius | 2007-11 | 273 |
| 4. Lionel Simmons | La Salle | 1986-90 | 248 |
| 5. Jason Thompson | Rider | 2005-08 | 235 |
BOUNDING AND ASTOUNDING
Not only is Brown the Jaspers' all-time shot block king, he ranks among Manhattan's top ten in career rebounds, coming down with more than 700 rebounds during his career.
| Name | Years | Rebounds |
| 1. Bill Campion | 1972-75 | 1,070 |
| 2. Keith Bullock | 1989-93 | 1,012 |
| 3. Steve Grant | 1974-78 | 940 |
| 4. Peter Runge | 1986-90 | 894 |
| 5. Bob Mealy | 1957-60 | 872 |
| 6. Jason Hoover | 1993-97 | 865 |
| 7. Dave Holmes | 2000-04 | 826 |
| 8. Angelo Lombardo | 1954-57 | 739 |
| 9. Rhamel Brown | 2010-pres. | 723 |
| 10. Jamal Marshall | 1991-95 | 716 |
AWESOME ALVARADO
Manhattan senior Michael Alvarado has had an incredible stretch during the month of January. In the last six games, he is averaging 21 points per game, scored his 1,000th career point, totaled a season-high seven steals in the same game and has dished out a season-high seven assists in each of Manhattan's last two games, against Rider and Quinnipiac last weekend at Draddy Gymnasium. Alvarado now resides in seventh place all-time in career assists.
| Name | Years | Assists |
| 1. Ed Lawson | 1983-85, 86-88 | 447 |
| 2. Phil Lane | 1996-2000 | 419 |
| 3. Charlie Mahoney | 1972-75 | 384 |
| 4. Tom Courtney | 1975-79 | 367 |
| 5. Charles Dubra | 1988-92 | 355 |
| 6. Jason Wingate | 2002-06 | 334 |
| 7. Michael Alvarado | 2010-pres. | 315 |
| 8. Mugsy Green | 2000-02 | 308 |
| 9. Keaton Hyman | 1992-95 | 301 |
| 10. Carey Wilson | 1989-93 | 286 |
EMMY AWARD WINNING
Junior Emmy Andujar narrowly missed a double-double in Manhattan's last game vs. Quinnipiac on January 26. In 29 minutes, Andujar finished with eight points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals. Six of his 10 boards came from the offensive glass.
STORES READY FOR BUSINESS
Junior RaShawn Stores has started the last 11 games for the Jaspers and had a brilliant game against Quinnipiac on January 26. In 27 minutes, Stores had nine points and handed out four assists without any turnovers.
PANKEY PROVIDING SOLID POST PLAY
Sophomore Ashton Pankey has started the last seven contests for Manhattan, alongside fellow big man Rhamel Brown. He has scored in double figures in two of his last there games. Against Rider on Jan. 24, Pankey notched season highs in both points (11) and rebounds (seven) and blocked two shots.
RICHARDS DIALS LONG DISTANCE
Sophomore Shane Richards has scored in double figures in five of Manhattan's last seven contests. Richards has made at least one triple in each game this year and is making 38.8percent of his three-point attempts this season. Richards already ranks 10th all-time in Manhattan history in made three-pointers after just one and a half seasons.
| Name | Years | Games | 3FGs |
| 1. Devon Austin | 2005-09 | 111 games | 165 |
| 2. Luis Flores | 2001-04 | 90 games | 163 |
| 3. Steve McDowell | 1994-98 | 100 games | 145 |
| 4. Mike Konovelchick | 2002-06 | 118 games | 142 |
| 5. Charles Dubra | 1988-92 | 118 games | 136 |
| 6. Chris Williams | 1989-93 | 117 games | 132 |
| 7. Kidani Brutus | 2010-12 | 63 games | 126 |
| 8. Jeff Xavier | 2004-06 | 60 games | 125 |
| 9. Ted Ellis | 1991-96 | 80 games | 122 |
| 10. Shane Richards | 2012-pres. | 51 games | 110 |
RICHLY DESERVED
After scoring a career-high 14 points on January 4 vs. Fairfield, freshman Rich Williams made a number of critical plays in Manhattan's 86-79 overtime win vs. Marist on January 12. His steal and breakaway dunk in the final minutes of regulation tied the game at 73-73. Williams then sank a three-pointer at the three-minute mark in overtime to give the Jaspers the lead for good. He finished with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting in the game against the Red Foxes.
HEY, MISTER WILSON
Freshman Tyler Wilson has had a solid first year as well, averaging 12.9 minutes per game. Wilson has made 44.4 percent of his field goals this season and has a positive assist to turnover ratio of 1.2:1.
KATES SOLID OFF THE BENCH
Junior Donovan Kates has provided a steady presence off the Manhattan bench this season. Against Quinnipiac on January 26, Kates scored eight points in 15 minutes, nailing each of his two three-point attempts. He also finished with a pair of rebounds.
I'LL TAKE THAT
The Jaspers totaled nine steals on 19 forced turnovers against Quinnipiac on January 26. The nine steals approached the Jaspers' season average of 9.1 per game, which tops the MAAC and ranks 12th in the country. Manhattan also ranks 43rd in the country in turnover margin, forcing 2.5 more turnovers per game than its opponent.
LIFE BEGINS AT 70
During the offseason, head coach Steve Masiello preached a faster pace to his team. That has resulted in final scores above 70 points in 16 of Manhattan's 19 games. Manhattan's 78.2 points per game rank 46th in the nation, second in the conference and is nearly 20 points per game more than its average of 58.3 points per game during the 2012-13 season.
THE DEFENSE NEVER RESTS
Manhattan limited Rider to 51 points on January 24. It was the lowest scoring output for any Jasper opponent this season. Manhattan has an 8-0 record when allowing opponents to score fewer than 70 points this season.
THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
Not only has Manhattan hit 5.9 three-pointers per game, the Jaspers have defended the three-point line well. This season, Manhattan has limited opponents to 32.1 percent from beyond the arc. The Jaspers held Rider to just one triple on Jan. 24 and have held opponents to less than 40 percent shooting from three-point range in all 14 of their wins.
WORKING OVERTIME
The 86-79 win for the Jaspers over Marist in overtime on January 12 was the third overtime win for Manhattan this season. The Jaspers have played four overtime games already this season.
FIRST TO 40
Manhattan head coach Steve Masiello earned his 40th career victory in Manhattan's 70-59 win at Marist on December 6 and is quickly approaching 50 career victories on the Jaspers' sidelines. Masiello is the fastest Manhattan coach to reach 40 victories since Fran Fraschilla won his 40th game late in his second season on the Manhattan sidelines in 1994. Masiello is now 14 games over .500 in his coaching career with a 49-36 overall record.
JASPERS ON TV IN 2013-14
Manhattan will have at least eight games on television in 2013-14, including four televised games during the month of January. All remaining home games and select road contests will be available on JasperVision.TV in high definition. Here is the upcoming television schedule for the Jaspers, as of January 25.
| Jan. 31 | at Iona | 9 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Feb. 7 | at Canisius | 7 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Feb. 21 | at Siena | 7 or 8 p.m. | ESPNU or ESPN3 |
| Feb. 28 | Iona | 7 or 9 p.m. | ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| Mar. 2 | Canisius | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN3 |
MANHATTAN AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS
The Jaspers are ranked among the nation's top 100 teams in several statistical categories, in games played through Thursday, January 23.
| Category | Rank | Actual |
| Free Throws Made | 4 | 451 |
| Free Throw Attempts | 5 | 641 |
| Steals/Game | 12 | 9.1 |
| Blocks/Game | 18 | 6.2 |
| Turnover Margin | 43 | +2.5 |
| Scoring Offense | 46 | 78.2 |
| Win-Loss % | 50 | 73.7 |
| Field Goal % Defense | 60 | 40.4 |
| Scoring Margin | 79 | +6.9 |
| 3-Pt. FG % Defense | 81 | 32.1 |
| Category | Player | Rank | Actual |
| Blocks/Game | Rhamel Brown | 2 | 3.74 bpg |
| Free Throw % | George Beamon | 27 | 88.0% |
| Points/Game | George Beamon | 29 | 19.6 ppg |
| 3-Point FG/Game | Shane Richards | 95 | 2.37 |
NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
Of the 13 players on the Manhattan roster, nine hail from the greater New York metropolitan area, including eight from the five boroughs of New York City. The Jaspers also have players from Illinois (CJ Jones), Kentucky (Donovan Kates), New Hampshire (Trevor Glassman) and New Jersey (Carlton Allen). Below are the nine players from the New York City area and their respective high schools.
| Name | Hometown | High School |
| Michael Alvarado | Bronx | All Hallows |
| Emmy Andujar | Bronx | Rice |
| George Beamon | Roslyn, L.I. | Roslyn |
| Rhamel Brown | Brooklyn | Transit Tech |
| Ashton Pankey | Bronx | St. Anthony's |
| Shane Richards | New York City | York Prep |
| RaShawn Stores | Bronx | All Hallows |
| Rich Williams | Brooklyn | Transit Tech |
| Tyler Wilson | Bronx | Cardinal Hayes |
MANHATTAN INKS FOUR IN CLASS OF 2018
Manhattan College men's basketball coach Steve Masiello and his staff have inked four standout incoming student-athletes during the NCAA early signing period. Nazareth (N.Y.) high school teammates Samson Akilo, a 6-foot-8 forward, and Samson Usilo, a 6-foot-4 wing, will join the Jaspers along with 6-foot-8 wing Calvin Crawford (Middletown, N.Y.) and 6-foot-9 wing Zane Waterman (Fayetteville, N.C.) in a highly regarded Manhattan class of 2018. “It's a very important class, losing three seniors in Michael Alvarado, George Beamon and Rhamel Brown, who mean a great deal to this program,” Masiello said. “We wanted to have a very strong class overall to really complement what we have on this team. I give a ton of credit to our staff, especially Rasheen Davis and Mathiew Wilson, for their help in recruiting this excellent group of young men.”
MANHATTAN ATOP MAAC POLL
The Jaspers were picked atop the 2013-14 MAAC preseason poll, as voted by the conference's 11 head coaches. Defending champion Iona was picked second, followed by Canisius, Rider, Marist, Fairfield, Quinnipiac, Niagara, Saint Peter's, Siena and Monmouth.
NEW LOOK MAAC
This season marks the first time since the 1997-98 season that the MAAC has a different conference alignment. Loyola left the MAAC for the Patriot League at the conclusion of the 2012-13 academic year and was replaced by former Northeast Conference members Monmouth and Quinnipiac. As a result of the league's expansion from 10 to 11 schools, the conference schedule was also expanded. Each team will now play 20 MAAC games per season, up from 18.
MAAC TOURNAMENT CHANGES
With the addition of Monmouth and Quinnipiac bringing conference membership to 11 schools, the MAAC Tournament will have a new format this season. The top five teams at the conclusion of the regular season will have a bye into the quarterfinals, while the remaining six teams will play first-round games on March 6. There will be a day off before the quarterfinals that begin on March 8, followed by the semifinals on March 9. The MAAC Championship game on Monday, March 10, will once again be nationally televised on ESPN2. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be broadcast on ESPN3.
BACK TO ALBANY
The 2014 MAAC Tournament will be held at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass., for the third consecutive year from March 6-10. This marks the final year in which the tournament will be held in Springfield. In 2015, the event returns to its former home - the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y.
NEW FACES, OLD PLACES
There are two new, but familiar faces, on the Manhattan sidelines this season. Mathiew Wilson, formerly the director of basketball operations, was promoted to an assistant coach position on Steve Masiello's staff over the summer. Masiello then brought in former colleague Mike Bramucci to fill the director of operations slot. Bramucci and Masiello coached together at Manhattan College from 2001-03.
Roberto Colonette, a 2013 Manhattan College graduate and two-year letterwinner, is also on the staff this season as the team's strength and conditioning coach. Colonette is currently enrolled in the Manhattan College School of Continuing and Professional Studies, pursuing his Master's degree in organizational leadership.
FLORES NAMED TO MAAC HONOR ROLL
Former Manhattan standout Luis Flores '04 will be part of the MAAC Honor Roll, at the Basketball Hall of Fame, joining other Jasper greats Keith Bullock '93 and Jack Powers '58, who were inducted in the last two years. Flores is recognized as one of the greatest players in Manhattan College history, and helped engineer one of the greatest wins in school history. He scored 26 points to lead 12th-seeded Manhattan to a 75-60 victory over fifth-seeded Florida in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 18, 2004.
BROWN, MAHONEY INDUCTED INTO MC HALL OF FAME
Former Manhattan greats Durelle Brown '01 and Charles Mahoney '75 were recently inducted into the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame. Brown ranks among the top 10 in field goals made and field goal percentage in a career. Fourth on the all-time points list with 1,634, Brown was also dominant on the boards, pulling down 6.1 per game in his junior and senior years. He was named first team All-MAAC during his junior and senior years and All-Metropolitan second team in 2000-01. Mahoney set a Manhattan career assist record of 394 in only three years. The high school New York State Tournament State Championship MVP, Mahoney scored 389 points as a freshman and added 904 during his varsity years for a total of 1,293 points. Coaches and sportswriters alike considered Charlie one of the best point guards in the metropolitan area.
WATCH AND LISTEN ON GOJASPERS.COM
For the 16th year, Manhattan College men's basketball games will be broadcast live over the internet on GoJaspers.com. Former Jasper greats Brian Mahoney and Chris Williams return as the color analysts, alongside play-by-play broadcaster Christian Heimall. Each broadcast will begin with the “Steve Masiello Pre-Game Report” 15 minutes prior to tipoff.
WHAT'S A JASPER?
The unique nickname of Manhattan College's athletic teams, the Jaspers, comes from one of the College's most memorable figures, Brother Jasper of Mary, F.S.C., who served as the College's athletic director in the late 19th century. One of the greatest achievements of Brother Jasper was that he brought the then little-known sport of baseball to Manhattan College and became the team's first coach.
Since Brother Jasper was also the Prefect of Discipline, he supervised the student fans at Manhattan College baseball games while also directing the team itself. During one particularly warm and humid day when Manhattan College was playing a semi-pro baseball team called the Metropolitans, Brother Jasper noticed the Manhattan students were becoming restless and edgy as Manhattan came to bat in the seventh inning of a close game. To relieve the tension, Brother Jasper called timeout and told the students to stand up and stretch for a few minutes until the game resumed. Since the College annually played the New York Giants in the late 1880's and into the 1890s at the old Polo Grounds, the Manhattan College practice of the “seventh inning stretch” spread into the major leagues, where it has now become a time-honored custom practiced by millions of fans annually.
108TH SEASON OF JASPERS BASKETBALL
In its 108th season, the Manhattan College men's basketball program boasts a 1283-1148 overall record and 243-270 MAAC mark in 33 seasons as a conference member. The Jaspers' storied men's basketball team was established in 1904-05 and served a two-year hiatus during the 1943-44 and 1944-45 season due to World War II.