观看ESPN |直播数据|直播数据（媒体）关注推特|比赛记录尤宁戴尔，纽约-曼哈顿(13-15；8胜8负的MAAC将在常规赛的最后一个周末做客当地的对手Iona(16胜12负；10-6 MAAC)周五，2月23日晚上9点，比赛将在ESPNU播出。
顶级故事情节#1 -自从主教练史蒂夫·马西洛在2011-2012年上任以来，雅斯贝尔斯队在2月和3月取得了5胜3负的成绩，取得了43胜31负的成绩。曼哈顿队在NYCB现场以78比65的比分输掉了两队的第一场比赛，他们希望结束对爱奥娜队的五连败。3 -雅斯贝勒上一次在系列赛中获胜是在2015年3月9日的MAAC冠军赛中，以79比69的比分获胜。观看现场球迷皇冠体育可以在ESPNU或通过WatchESPN应用程序捕捉所有动作。
QUICK HITS
* Iona leads the all-time series by a 53-40 count, including 50-31 since the teams joined the MAAC for the 1981-1982 season.
* The Gaels hold a 25-10 advantage at the Hynes Center with Manhattan looking for their first win since posting a 75-72 victory on January 12, 2012.
* Senior Zane Waterman scored 18 points with 12 rebounds in the teams' first match-up and is averaging 16.8 ppg and 8.0 rpg over his last five games against Iona.
* Additionally, over his last seven games the North Carolina native is averaging a team-best 17.6 ppg and 8.1 rpg.
* Senior Rich Williams missed the first meeting with Iona, but scored a since-broken career-high 27 points in his last appearance against the Gaels in 2015-2016.
* Williams is averaging 25.0 ppg over his last two, games, highlighted by registering a career-high 29 at Quinnipiac.
* Manhattan has improved its win total by three from a year ago and with a win on Friday and a Quinnipiac loss, would clinch a bye and the No. 5 seed for the upcoming MAAC Tournament.
* The Jaspers are among the top-two in the MAAC in five defensive categories: turnovers forced (15.8-1st; 40th NCAA), rebounding defense (33.8-1st), scoring defense (68.9 ppg-2nd; 87th NCAA), blocks (3.9 bpg-2nd; 101st NCAA) and 3-point FG% D (.337-2nd; 116th NCAA).
* A big reason for the defensive dominance has been the play of sophomore Pauly Paulicap. The Harcum College transfer has blocked at least five shots on five occasions this season and leads the MAAC while ranking 17th nationally with 2.6 per game.
* His 73 total blocks are fifth in the school's single-season annals, one behind Arturo Dubois '06 for fourth place.
* Waterman, Williams along with fellow seniors Calvin Crawford and Zavier Turner have now accounted for 62.8 percent (1206/1920) of Manhattan's scoring and 53.2 percent (488/917) of its rebounding.
* Turner (1,355), Waterman (1,240), Williams (1,140) and Crawford (827) have accrued a combined 4,562 career points.
* The four seniors all reached double-figures in scoring for the first time this season at Rider before combining for 69 points in the win over Monmouth and 58 in the victory over Niagara.
* Williams led the charge against the Purple Eagles with 21 points and eight rebounds while Waterman (16 points, 9 rebounds), Paulicap (13 points, 9 rebounds) and Turner (13 points) rounded out the double-figure scorers for Manhattan.
* Williams has now registered at least 20 points on eight occasions this year and 15 times in his career.
* Over his last six, Williams is averaging 17.5 ppg and 5.8 rpg while shooting 51.5 percent from deep.
* On the year, the fifth-year senior ranks among the MAAC leaders in scoring (14.4 ppg-9th), 3-point % (.432-5th) and 3's/game (2.0-12th).
* Waterman's performance followed up his seventh career-double (19 points, 12 rebounds) at Quinnipiac after he scored a season-high 28-points in a win over Monmouth.
* The 17-point margin of victory over Monmouth was the most for the Jaspers since defeating Quinnipiac 95-74 a year ago on Senior Night.
* Waterman, who cracked the 1,000-point list in the win at Hofstra, is 20th on the all-time Manhattan scoring list with 1,240 career points.
* Waterman ranks among the league leaders in scoring (12.0 ppg-19th) and rebounding (6.8 rpg-5th) while hitting for at least 20 points on 12 occasions with 12 double-figure rebounding performances.
* Turner scored 23 of his season-high 25 points after halftime against Monmouth in registering his 18th career 20-point performance while going over the 400-assist mark for his career with five helpers.
* The Ball State transfer had 20 points and a career-high 10 assists in the win at Saint Peter's en route to registering his first career double-double.
* With his performance, Turner became the first Jasper to record a double-double in points and assists since Von Damien Green had 12 points and 11 assists against Canisius on January 15, 2001 while breaking his previous career-high of nine assists set earlier this year against Rider.
* Turner, who clinched Manhattan's win over Siena with a pair of last-second free throws, is averaging 10.0 ppg and 3.8 apg (7th MAAC) while posting a 1.5 assist/turnover ratio (9th MAAC). He is also sixth in the league from the line (.811-6th) and from long range (.432-6th).
* Paulicap notched his third career double-double against Monmouth with 10 points, a career-high matching 13 rebounds with five blocks.
* The Jaspers forced at least 20 turnovers for the fifth time this year at Rider, pressuring the Broncs into a season-high 21 miscues.
* Manhattan registered a season-high 25 forced turnovers in its first win over Siena before pressuring Saint Peter's into 22 and is 24-13 under Masiello when turning the opposition over at least 20 times.
* The Jaspers have paced the MAAC in turnovers forced in three of the last four years (2015-2016, 2014-2015, 2013-2014) while ranking among the top-two in each of the last five seasons.
* Over half of Manhattan's games (17-of-28) have been decided by 10 points or less with the squad going 8-9 during that time (5-6 MAAC).
* In the last five minutes/OT of its 10-point games, the Jaspers are shooting 78.1 percent (82-of-105) from the line, including 87.3 percent (55-of-63) during MAAC play, and 40.9 percent (47-of-115) from the floor, including 38.5 percent (15-of-39) from deep.
* Manhattan went 18-of-19 from the line over the final five minutes/overtime of its win at Marist with Williams going 9-for-9, highlighted by converting three with less than two seconds to play to force OT.
* Fueled by forcing 20 turnovers with 10 steals at Marist, the Jaspers were able to rally from a 13-point second half deficit in posting their largest comeback win of the year.
* Manhattan has recorded at least 20 steals on four occasions and is 40-10 under Masiello when notching double-figures in thefts.
* The Jaspers secured the season sweep against Siena thanks to limiting the Saints to just 47 points, which is the fewest allowed by a MAAC team this year, while grabbing a season-high 19 offensive and 43 total rebounds.
* By virtue of the win, Manhattan improved to 43-5 under Masiello when holding teams to less than 60 points.
* Paulicap (13 points, 13 rebounds) and Williams (10 points, 11 rebounds) each notched double-doubles in the win over Siena.
* For Williams it is was fourth career double-double as the Jaspers recorded two double-doubles in the same game for the time since Emmy Andujar and Ashton Pankey did so in leading Manhattan to the 2015 MAAC Championship against Iona.
* Williams had 21 in the first win over Siena while also becoming the 39th player in school history to surpass the 1,000-point mark, and ranks 28th in school history with 1,140 points.
* Paulicap notched a career-high six blocks in a win over Hofstra and against Canisius. His two six-block performances are the most by a Jasper since 3x MAAC Defensive Player of the Year Rhamel Brown '14 had nine rejections at Siena on February 21, 2014.
* Paulicap also paces the MAAC in offensive rebounding (2.9 orpg) while ranking third in field goal percentage (.566) to go along with averages of 9.6 ppg and 6.6 rpg (6th MAAC).
* The Harcum College transfer scored a career-high 19 points in the overtime win at Marist after recording his first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in a victory vs. Fairfield.
* Over his last 12 games, Paulicap is averaging 11.1 ppg, 7.8 rpg and 3.1 bpg with eight double-figure scoring outings.
* Williams is the lone remaining member of Manhattan's back-to-back MAAC Championship squads while Crawford and Waterman were also on the 2014-2015 team.
* Crawford is averaging 8.3 ppg and 4.5 rpg while posting double-doubles at Fordham (11 points/10 rebounds) and in the win vs. Harvard (19 points/10 rebounds).
* Manhattan was the first-ever NCAA Division I team to win a game in Europe besting Holy Cross 70-54 on December 1, 2017 as part of the inaugural Belfast Classic in Northern Ireland before dropping a 56-55 thriller to Towson in the Championship as Crawford earned Belfast Classic All-Tournament team honors after averaging 14.5 ppg.
* Masiello has led Manhattan to a 115-108 (.516) record, including going 71-61 (.538) during MAAC play, and 56-29 (.659) at Draddy Gym over his seven seasons, including 43-22 vs. league opposition. He has won two MAAC Titles, advanced to title game three times, claimed two Metropolitan Coach of the Year awards with a pair of 20-win campaigns. Masiello has also participated in the NCAA Tournament in 13 of his first 21 seasons as a player or coach, including being a part of eight conference champions and one National Title.
* In his first tenure as an assistant, he was a part of two MAAC titles and three 20-plus win seasons. All told, Masiello has been a member of four of Manhattan's five MAAC Championship teams and five of the school's 12 20-win seasons in recording a 198-144 record.
* Now in his 22nd season as either a player or a coach, Masiello has a career collegiate record of 476-254, including 355-226 on the sidelines, with one National Title, two National Championship Game appearances, two Final Fours, six Elite Eight berths, eight conference championships, 13 NCAA Tournament appearances and 15 20-win seasons.
SCOUTING IONA
Iona enters with a 16-12 record, including a 10-6 ledger during MAAC play, but has dropped three-of-four. Despite the recent skid, the Gaels are guaranteed a first round bye for the upcoming MAAC Tournament and will be either the No. 3 or No. 4 seed. Iona is an offensive-based team that features seven players averaging between 8.1 ppg and 13.5 ppg, led by junior Ricky McGill (13.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 5.6 apg).
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 baseball games while also directing the team itself. During one particularly warm and humid day when the college was playing a semi-pro baseball team called the Metropolitans, Brother Jasper noticed the Manhattan students were becoming restless and edgy with the team coming 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 1890's 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.
OF NOTE
* Williams scored 24 points against NIU and has hit for at least 20 against Siena, at Monmouth, at Marist, against Harvard and against St. Francis Brooklyn.
* Waterman's second-half dunk in the win at Fairfield secured the No. 5 play on Sportscenter on January 11.
* Manhattan held Saint Peter's without a field goal for over 10:21, spanning the end of the first half and the beginning of the second.
* The Jaspers snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Fairfield at Webster Bank Arena (December 8, 2006) while securing a season sweep of the Stags by virtue of a 59-53 win.
* In taking both meetings from the Stags, Manhattan's defense limited Fairfield to just 55.5 ppg, on 38.5 percent (42-of-109) shooting - 28.3 percent (15-of-53) from deep - this year, compared to 87.0 ppg, on 52.2 percent (60-of-115) shooting a year ago - 52.4 percent (22-of-42) from long range.
* Rutgers transfer graduate student Ibrahima Diallo made his debut for the program in the win at Marist, scoring four points. He has one more year of eligibility remaining after this season.
* Fueled by five threes against Rider, junior Thomas Capuano scored a season-high 17 points and is making good on 50.0 percent (24-of-48) from long range, including 53.1 percent (17-of-32) during leaguep lay.
* The Jaspers, which scored 21 overtime points in the win at Marist, rallied from 13 down in the second half against the Red Foxes while overcoming its second double-digit deficit of the year (St. Francis Brooklyn).
* It was also the Manhattan's biggest comeback victory since battling back from a 16-point George Mason second-half lead on November 25, 2015.
* The Jaspers limited Fairfield to just 18.5 percent (5-of-27) shooting from long range in the teams' first meeting, including 6.7 percent (1-of-15) after halftime in its MAAC-opening win.
* Despite the loss to Towson, Manhattan recorded a season-high 12 steals and forced 20 turnovers while scoring 21-straight points that were a direct result of a Tiger miscue.
* Paulicap had 17 points, on perfect 6-for-6 shooting, and eight rebounds against NIU to cap a solid week at the Gulf Coast Classic, in which he averaged 10.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 4.0 bpg over the three-day event.
* In the OT win over SFBK, Manhattan scored on four straight possessions in the extra session and 7-of-9 en route in a win that featured 14 lead changes and five ties.
GO THE DISTANCE
The Jaspers played nine road/neutral games with the program traveling over 5,800 miles, highlighted by trips to Belfast, Northern Ireland, Oklahoma and Florida while playing nine road/neutral games.
Belfast, Northern Ireland (3,159) | Tulsa, OK (1,355) | Estero, FL (1,283) | Garden City, NY (29) | Newark, NJ (24) | Fordham (3).
FOR A GOOD CAUSE
Manhattan raised $1,200 for Hurricane Relief efforts in Puerto Rico during their exhibition game vs. SHU.
THE BEST AROUND
The 1993 MAAC Championship squad was recently inducted to the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame.
THE MASIELLO WAY
Since Masiello took over the program in 2011-2012, Manhattan is 40-10 when registering 10 steals, including 29-7 over the last four years, and 24-13 when forcing at least 20 turnovers.
NOT TOO SHABBY
Over the last five years, the Jaspers are 55-17 when leading at the half, 32-10 when limiting teams to less than 40 percent shooting and 50-28 when forcing more turnovers than the opposition.
MASIELLO AT MANHATTAN
Masiello has been a part of four of Manhattan's five MAAC Championships while helping lead the Jaspers to a 198-144 record in 11 seasons (7-HC/4-AC) in Riverdale.
PRESEASON POLL
Manhattan was slated to finish second in the annual preseason MAAC Coaches Poll with Waterman (1st), Williams (2nd) and Turner (3rd) earning All-League honors.
RICHARDS MAKES G-LEAGUE DEBUT
Shane Richards '16 recently made the Rio Grande Valley Vipers roster after missing last year due to injury. A year ago, Richards was selected in the Second Round of the NBA G-League Draft by the Erie BayHawks before being traded to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. He is the second Jasper in the last three years to be drafted by the NBAGL, joining 2014 MAAC Tournament MVP George Beamon.
112TH SEASON OF JASPER BASKETBALL
In its 112th season, the Manhattan men's basketball program boasts a 1363-1225 overall record (293-315 MAAC). The Jaspers' storied men's basketball team was established in 1904-05 and took a two-year hiatus during the 1943-44 and 1944-45 season due to World War II.
UP NEXT
Manhattan will host Quinnipiac on Sunday, February 25 at 6:00 pm in a game that will be streamed on ESPN3.
