Game Notes
Highland Heights, KY - Manhattan (1-2) will be looking for its second-straight win when it squares off against Northern Kentucky (4-0) on Saturday, November 17 at 7:00 pm at the KEMI Northern Kentucky Basketball Classic.
Remaining Tournament Schedule:
Saturday, November 17 - Northern Kentucky - 7:00 pm | Watch Link
Sunday, November 18 - UNC Asheville - 3:30 pm | Watch Link
Watch Online
* The remaining two Jasper games at the KEMI Northern Kentucky Basketball Classic will be streamed live through WatchESPN and can be accessed by the above links.
Manhattan Claims First Win Of The Year
* The Jaspers picked up their first win of the year against Coastal Carolina by a 55-53 count in its first action of the KEMI NKU Basketball Classic.
Return Of The Mack
* Sophomore
Nehemiah Mack scored nine of his career-high 11 points over the final 3:50, including the game-winning free throws, in Friday's victory while also adding three assists with three steals.
How It Happened ...
Ebube Sets Career-Highs
* Sophomore
Ebube Ebube recorded career-highs against Coastal Carolina with nine points, 12 rebounds and three assists.
Don't Call It A Comeback
* The Jaspers overcame a 13-point deficit, marking the second time in as many years the Green & White have done so (Marist - January 2, 2018).
Congrats Coach
*
Steve Masiello collected his 200 career win against Coastal Carolina at Manhattan, including his time as an Assistant and a Head Coach.
About NKU
The homestanding Norse enter with a 4-0 record, with two of those victories coming against Division I opposition, and have 10 players that playing at least 10 minutes a game. Drew McDonald leads the NKU attack with 16.5 points and 10.3 rebounds per game while Jalen Tate (13.0 ppg, 4.0 apg), Dantez Walton (11.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg) and Tyler Sharpe (10.5 ppg) are all averaging double-figures in scoring.
Balance
* Manhattan doesn't have a player averaging double-figures in scoring, but rather has seven players notching at least 5.0 points each time out, led by senior
Thomas Capuano's 8.7 ppg.
The Bench
* The Jasper reserves have outscored the starters in all three games and are averaging 32.0 points per game game during that time, highlighted by junior
Tyler Reynolds' career-high 12 points in the win over Coastal Carolina.
Getting Defensive
* Manhattan is now 44-5 when holding teams to less than 60 points since Masiello took over in 2011-2012.
Getting Defensive Take Two
* The Jaspers limited Coastal Carolina to just 33.3 percent shooting (14-of-42) in moving to 33-11 over the last six seasons when holding the opposition to less than 40 percent from the field.
Pressure
* Manhattan is averaging 17.0 forced turnovers per game after ranking 48th nationally a year ago with 14.7 each time out.
Non-Conference Noise
* Manhattan will play 12 non-conference games, highlighted by three games against teams that qualified for the NCAA or the NIT a year ago. Additionally, the 12 opponents combined for a stellar .518 winning percentage.
Coach Mas
* Masiello has led Manhattan to a 117-112 (.511) record, including going 72-62 (.537) during MAAC play, and 57-30 (.655) at Draddy Gym over his eight seasons, including 44-22 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 times as a player or coach, including being a part of eight conference champions and one National Title.
* Now in his 22nd season as either a player or a coach, Masiello has a career collegiate record of 478-258, including 357-230 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.
Smooth
* Former standout and current color analyst Chris Williams joined the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 10. Williams clinched Manhattan's first-ever MAAC Championship in 1992-93 at the line and led the Jaspers to 72 career wins while handing out 271 assists and scoring 792 points.
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.
THIS IS MANHATTAN COLLEGE
• Why is Manhattan College in the Bronx? Our campus was originally located in Manhattan at the intersection of 131st Street and Broadway. In 1923, Manhattan College moved to its present Riverdale location in order to accommodate a growing student body. But with more than 60 years of history established as Manhattan College, the institution decided to retain the name despite the geographic misnomer.
• 17 alumni are members of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering — an impressive number for an institution the size of Manhattan College.
• Manhattan is one of only 182 remaining colleges founded in the United States before the Civil War.
MEET THE STAFF
* Masiello is joined on the bench by
Matt Grady,
Doug Thibault,
RaShawn Stores,
Brandon Kuhn and
Tyler Wilson. Grady is in his eighth year as an associate head coach with Thibault beginning year one. Stores is back for his third seasons while Kuhn is in his second year as the Strength & Conditioning Assistant/Director of Operations and Wilson his second as a Special Assistants to Masiello.
113TH SEASON OF JASPER BASKETBALL
* In its 113th season, the Manhattan men's basketball program boasts a 1365-1229 overall record (294-316 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 play UNC Asheville on Sunday, November 18 at 3:30 pm as the Jaspers conclude play in the KEMI Northern Kentucky Basketball Classic.
