RIVERDALE, N.Y. - The Manhattan men's basketball team will take on No. 5 UConn this Friday for its fourth non-conference road game.
Game Info: Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET at Hartford, CT at the XL Center. The game will be televised on FS1 via ESPN+.
Series Info: Friday will mark the first meeting between Manhattan and UConn since December 15, 2018.
New Beginnings: The 2023-24 season is the first at Manhattan for head coach John Gallagher. He arrived in Riverdale after being the head coach at Hartford from 2010-2022, during which he accumulated 169 wins, including 15 wins during the pandemic-shortened 2020-2021 season in which the Hawks won the America East Tournament and earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Gallagher led Hartford to two other postseason tournaments during his tenure. Before Hartford, Gallagher served as an assistant coach at Boston College, the University of Pennsylvania, Hartford, Lafayette College, and LaSalle University.
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The Preview: The Manhattan men's basketball is coming off a 67-63 win against CCSU. The Jaspers are 3-1 and on a 2-game win streak. Shaquil Bender led the Jaspers with 16 points in the victory. Seydou Traore added 15 points and eight rebounds, while Brett Rumpel scored 12 points and seven rebounds.
Leaderboard: Traore leads the MAAC in rebounds at 10.5 and ranks 16th nationally amongst freshmen in points per game at 15.5, having scored in double digits in every game this season.
What's Ahead: The Jaspers play Fordham on Monday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. in Rose Hill Gym.
Tickets: To purchase season or individual tickets, visit gojaspers.universitytickets.com. For any questions, call 718-862-7297 or email tickets@manhattan.edu.
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