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RIVERDALE, N.Y. - Manhattan College earned a #13 seed in the Midwest and will take on fourth-seeded Louisville in the NCAA Tournament's round of 64 on Thursday, March 20. Game time on Thursday is 9:50 p.m. Eastern and will be broadcast live on TNT.

Winners of 11 of their last 12 games, Manhattan College advanced to the 2014 NCAA Championships after a 71-68 victory over Iona on Monday, March 10, to secure the automatic bid out of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).

Single-session tickets for Manhattan's game are available for $85 and can be purchased in advance through the Manhattan College ticket office. To purchase tickets through Manhattan College, email gojaspers@manhattan.edu with the number of tickets you are requesting. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis and will be available at the will call location of Manhattan's future game site. 

ROAD WARRIORS
The Jaspers rank second in the nation in wins at road/neutral sites, just one behind undefeated Wichita State.

Wichita State	17-0
Manhattan	16-4
Stephen F. Austin	15-2
Harvard	15-3

STRONG PLAY LAST TWO MONTHS
Manhattnan's recent 11-1 stretch has come since the beginning of February. During the last two seasons, the Jaspers have a record of 19-4 during the months of February and March.

NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Jaspers are in the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time and the first time since 2004, when Manhattan advanced to the round of 32 as a #12 seed. The Jaspers have won their first-round game in two of their last three appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

2004: #12 Manhattan 75, #5 Florida 60
#4 Wake Forest 84, #12 Manhattan 80

2003: #3 Syracuse 76, #14 Manhattan 65

1995: #13 Manhattan 77, #4 Oklahoma 67
#5 Arizona State 64, #13 Manhattan 54

1993: #6 Virginia 78, #11 Manhattan 66
1958: Manhattan 89, West Virginia 84
Dartmouth 79, Manhattan 62
Maryland 59, Manhattan 55

1956: Connecticut 84, Manhattan 75

JASPERS VS. RPI TOP 100
Manhattnan owns a 5-2 record against teams listed in the NCAA's most recent RPI rankings. The Jaspers have won at La Salle, twice against Iona and twice against Canisius.

25 WINS THIS SEASON
Manhattan's 25 wins this season are the most for the program since the 1994-95 season, when the Jaspers advanced to the NCAA Tournament's round of 32 as an at-large #13 seed under former head coach Fran Fraschilla. In 1995, Manhattan defeated fourth-seeded Oklahoma 77-67 before falling to fifth-seeded Arizona State in the second round.

1994-95	26-5
2013-14	25-7
2003-04	25-6
1991-92	25-9
2002-03	23-7
1992-93	23-7

THREE EARN ALL-MAAC TOURNAMENT HONORS
Senior George Beamon was named the 2014 MAAC Championships Most Outstanding Player after averaging 20.5 points in the Jaspers' final two victories in the tournament. Beamon scored 23 of his game-high 25 points to lift the Jaspers to an 87-68 win over Quinnipiac in the semifinals. He finished with a team-high 16 points and eight rebounds in the championship victory over Iona.

Senior Rhamel Brown and junior Emmy Andujar also were named to the MAAC All-Tournament team. Both had an outstanding three games. Brown shot 72.4 percent from the field, averaged 16.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocked shots in the tournament, while Andujar averaged 13.3 points and 6.0 rebounds, making 60.9 percent of his field goals.

BEAMON, ALVARADO, BROWN BYPASS 1,000 POINTS
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. Beamon recently moved into fourth place on the Manhattan career scoring list, while Alvarado and Brown passed the 1,000-point mark earlier this season. The trio of Beamon, Alvarado and Brown 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. George Beamon	2009-pres.	119 games	1,836
5. Durelle Brown	1997-01	112 games	1,634
6. Peter Runge	1986-90	103 games	1,622
7. Steve Grant	1974-78	103 games	1,610
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
...........
22. Rhamel Brown	2010-pres.	129 games	1,163
24. Michael Alvarado	2010-pres.	116 games	1,160

BEAMON IS BACK
Manhattan senior George Beamon has scored 20+ points in 17 of his 29 games this season.

Nov. 9	at La Salle	24 points
Nov. 12	at Columbia	28 points
Nov. 16	vs. George Washington	34 points
Nov. 20	at Illinois State	20 points
Nov. 26	vs. Fordham	24 points
Dec. 15	at UNC Wilmington	23 points
Dec. 17	at South Carolina	26 points
Dec. 21	vs. Buffalo	22 points
Jan. 2	at Saint Peter's	28 points
Jan. 24	vs. Rider	21 points
Feb. 7	at Canisius	27 points
Feb. 9	at Niagara	20 points
Feb. 13	at Rider	22 points
Feb. 16	vs. Niagara	27 points
Feb. 19	at Monmouth	31 points
March 2	vs. Canisius	21 points
March 9	vs. Quinnipiac	25 points

Beamon has also posted five double-doubles this season, leading the team in rebounds with 6.6 per game:

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
February 28	vs. Iona	13 points	11 rebounds

WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU?
Manhattan senior Rhamel Brown has blocked at least one shot in every game and has blocked four or more shots 16 times. He currently ranks third in the nation in blocks.

1. Jordan Bachynski	7'2"	Arizona State	4.13
2. Khem Birch	6'9"	UNLV	3.72
3. Rhamel Brown	6'7"	Manhattan	3.66
4. D.J. Cunningham	6'10"	UNC Asheville	3.63
5. Sim Bhullar	7'5"	New Mexico State	3.56

RHAMEL'S BLOCK PARTY
The Jaspers' all-time leader in blocked shots, Rhamel Brown recently broke his single-season blocked shots record, previously set last season.

1. Rhamel Brown	2013-14	117
2. Rhamel Brown	2012-13	95
3.  Rhamel Brown	2007-11	84
4. Arturo Dubois	1986-90	74
5. Rhamel Brown	2005-08	68

Brown is also the active leader in career blocked shots among all Division I players. 

1. Rhamel Brown	Manhattan	364
2. Jyles Smith	Savannah State	320
3. Jordan Bachynski	Arizona State	313
4. Alec Brown	Green Bay	308
5. Daniel Miller	Georgia Tech	286

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 800 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. Rhamel Brown	2010-pres.	807
9. Angelo Lombardo	1954-57	739
10. Jamal Marshall	1991-95	716

AWESOME ALVARADO
Manhattan senior Michael Alvarado finished with 17 points on 13-of-16 shooting from the free throw line to help pace the Jaspers in the MAAC quarterfinal win over Saint Peter's. Alvarado also moved into fifth place on the Jaspers' career assists list.

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. Michael Alvarado	2010-pres.	361
6. Charles Dubra	1988-92	355
7. Jason Wingate	2002-06	334
8. Mugsy Green	2000-02	308
9.  Keaton Hyman	1992-95	301
10. Carey Wilson	1989-93	286

Alvarado and Beamon both rank among Manhattan's top ten all-time in career steals.

Name	Years	Assists
1. Carey Wilson	1989-93	218
2. Ed Lawson	1983-85, 86-88	201
3. Luis Flores	2001-04	161
4. George Beamon	2009-pres.	160
5. Michael Alvarado	2010-pres.	159
6. Tarik Thacker	1993-97	154
7. Billy Wheeler	1986-88	149
8. Keith Bullock	1989-93	147
Patrick Bouli	2006-10	147
10. Darryl Crawford	2006-10	140

EMMY AWARD WINNING
Junior Emmy Andujar had a terrific MAAC Tournament, scoring at will and pulling down tough rebounds. Andujar averaged 13.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the three games in Springfield, Mass. It continued a recent run of success for Andujar; he is averaging 14.7 points and 5.6 rebounds and shooting 66.1 percent from the field since Manhattan's February 19th game at Monmouth.

STORES READY FOR BUSINESS
Junior RaShawn Stores has started the last 23 games for the Jaspers and has had a strong last five games. Stores is averaging 7.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game during that span and hit two crucial shots in the second half of Manhattan's 71-68 championship game victory over Iona on March 10.

PANKEY PROVIDING SOLID POST PLAY
Sophomore Ashton Pankey has started the last 20 contests for Manhattan. He has made 57.5 percent of his field goals this season and is second on the team with 34 blocked shots.

RICHARDS BURNING THE NETS FROM DISTANCE
Sophomore Shane Richards has made a three-pointer in every Manhattan game this season and already ranks among the top five in Manhattan's program history in made three-pointers.

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. Shane Richards	2012-pres.	64 games	142
Mike Konovelchick	2002-06	118 games	142
6. Charles Dubra	1988-92	118 games	136
7. Chris Williams	1989-93	117 games	132
8. Kidani Brutus	2010-12	63 games	126
9. Jeff Xavier	2004-06	60 games	125
10. George Beamon	2009-pres.	119 games	122
Ted Ellis	1991-96	80 games	122

Richards also has tied the program's single season mark for three-pointers in a single season. 

Name	Years	3FGs
1. Shane Richards	2013-14	77
Jeff Xavier	2005-06	77
3 Bruce Seals	1999-2000	72
4. Luis Flores	2003-04	68
5. Ted Ellis	1994-95	66
6. Shane Richards	2012-13	65
7. Kidani Brutus	2011-12	63
Kidani Brutus	2012-13	63
9. George Beamon	2011-12	61
10. Brenton Birmingham	1993-94	57

RICHLY DESERVED
Freshman Rich Williams has converted 52.6 percent of his field goals and 38.7 percent from three-point range in his first collegiate season. He attended the same high school as Manhattan senior Rhamel Brown.

HEY, MISTER WILSON
Freshman Tyler Wilson has been a steady backup point guard during this season for the Jaspers. A strong two-way player, Wilson owns a 1.4:1 assist to turnover ratio and has collected 27 steals.

KATES SOLID OFF THE BENCH
Junior Donovan Kates has provided a steady presence off the Manhattan bench this season. In the Jaspers' quarterfinal win over Saint Peter's, Kates made a number of hustle plays in the second half and finished with four points and three rebounds in 18 minutes.

MASIELLO WITH 60 CAREER WINS
Manhattan head coach Steve Masiello earned his 60th career victory in the Jaspers' 71-68 victory over Iona in the MAAC championship game on March 10. Masiello owns a career record of 60-38 in his third year on the Jaspers' sidelines. He is the fastest Manhattan head coach to reach 60 victories since Manhattan College Hall of Famer Fran Fraschilla won his 60th game in his first 81st game as head coach.

Masiello also ranks among Manhattan's top head coaches in career winning percentage (minimum 75 games):

Fran Fraschilla	1992-96	86-34	.716
Neil Cohalan	1929-42	165-82	.668
Bobby Gonzalez	1999-2006	129-77	.626
Steve Masiello	2011-pres.	60-38	.612
Jack Powers	1968-78	142-114	.555

MANHATTAN AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS
The Jaspers are ranked among the nation's top 100 in several statistical categories, in games played through Thursday, March 13.

Category	Rank	Actual
Free Throw Attempts	2	998
Free Throws Made	6	661
Blocks/Game	10	6.1
Steals/Game	16	8.3
Win-Loss %	23	78.1
Scoring Offense	37	77.4
Offensive Rebounds/Game	47	12.8
Scoring Margin	51	+7.4
Field Goal % Defense	57	40.9
Turnover Margin	76	+1.6
3-Point Field Goal %	78	36.7
3-Point Field Goal % Defense	94	32.7

Category	Player	Rank	Actual
Blocks/Game	Rhamel Brown	3	3.66 bpg
Free Throws Made	George Beamon	37	172
Points/Game	George Beamon	37	19.2 ppg
Free Throw Attempts	George Beamon	76	208
	Michael Alvarado	85	203
3-Point FGs Made	Shane Richards	77	77
Offensive Rebounds/Game	Rhamel Brown	91	2.78
3-Point FG/Game	Shane Richards	96	2.45

MANHATTAN IN THE MAAC
At the end of the regular season, the Jaspers ranked atop the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in five categories:

Category	Rank	Actual
Scoring Margin	1st	+7.4
Field Goal % Defense	1st	41.0%
3-Pt. Field Goal % Defense	1st	32.7%
Blocks/Game	1st	6.1
Steals/Game	1st	8.3

Five different Jaspers also rank among the MAAC's top ten in several statistical categories:

Category	Player	Rank	Actual
Scoring	George Beamon	3rd	19.2
Rebounding	George Beamon	10th	6.6
Field Goal Pct.	Rhamel Brown	1st	55.4%
	Emmy Andujar	3rd	53.0%
Assists	Michael Alvarado	T-4th	4.0
Free Throw Pct.	George Beamon	7th	82.7
Steals	George Beamon	4th	1.6
	Michael Alvarado	T-7th	1.4
Three-Point FG Pct.	Shane Richards	6th	42.1
Three-Pointers Made	Shane Richards	4th	2.4
Blocks	Rhamel Brown	1st	3.7
	Ashton Pankey	10th	1.1
Assist/Turnover Ratio	Michael Alvarado	4th	1.8:1
Offensive Rebounds	Rhamel Brown	6th	2.8
Defensive Rebounds	George Beamon	5th	4.9

THIRD FIVE-GAME WIN STREAK OF THE SEASON
Manhattan's current five-game win streak is its third win streak of five or more games this season. The Jaspers have winning streaks of eight, six and five games already this season.

JASPERS EARN POSTSEASON ACCOLADES
National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District
First team: George Beamon
Second team: Rhamel Brown

All-MAAC
First team: George Beamon
Second team: Rhamel Brown
Third team: Michael Alvarado

MAAC All-Tournament Team
Most Outstanding Player: George Beamon
All-Tournament Team: Rhamel Brown, Emmy Andujar

THE DEFENSE NEVER RESTS
Manhattan has not allowed an opponent to convert 50 percent of its shots from the field this season. Against Iona, the Jaspers held the Gaels to 44.2 percent shooting from the field and 28.6 percent from three-point range.

THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
Not only has Manhattan averaged 6.4 three-pointers per game, the Jaspers have defended the three-point line well. This season, Manhattan has limited opponents to 32.7 percent from beyond the arc. The Jaspers have held opponents to less than 40 percent shooting from three-point range in 21 of their 25 wins this season.

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 26 of Manhattan's 32 games. Manhattan's 77.4 points per game rank among the top 50 teams 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.

I'LL TAKE THAT
The Jaspers have used their pressure defense to force the most number of steals in the conference and rank 16th in the country as of March 13.

HOME SWEET HOME
Manhattan has won eight of its last last nine games at Draddy Gymnasium, all within the conference. The Jaspers have won 12 of their last 14 MAAC games at Draddy Gymnasium, dating back to the 2012-13 season.

HALFWAY THERE
The Jaspers are 20-1 when leading at halftime this season.

WORKING OVERTIME
The Jaspers are 4-1 in overtime games this season, including their dramatic 80-77 overtime triumph over Iona on February 28.

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 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.

THIS IS MANHATTAN COLLEGE
• Manhattan College is one of 276 institutions in the United States with a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most widely known academic honor society. Phi Beta Kappa celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.

• All three of Manhattan College's professional programs — business, education and health, and engineering — are nationally accredited.

• The five undergraduate engineering programs — chemi-
cal, civil, computer, electrical and mechanical — are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET, Inc).

• The School of Education is accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC).

• The School of Business is one of 694 institutions in the world to be accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International.

• Seventeen alumni are members of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering — an impressive number for an institution the size of Manhattan College.

• Manhattan College is one of few American colleges to have chapters of all five of the distinguished national honor societies: Beta Gamma Sigma, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi and Tau Beta Pi.

• Distinguished alumni include Rudy Giuliani '65, former mayor of New York City; James Patterson '69, best-selling author; and Raymond Kelly '63, former commissioner of the New York City Police Department.

• Manhattan College is one of only 182 remaining colleges founded in the United States before the Civil War.