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Stony Brook, NY - Manhattan (3-2) returns to action at Stony Brook (5-3) on Monday, December 2 at 7:00 pm.
Roadtrippin
* Monday's game is the fourth of a five-game road trip, as the Jaspers will play nine of their next 10 games on the road.
The America East
* Manhattan will be looking for its second win of the year against the America East, after previously defeating UAlbany by a 57-51 count.
* Head Coach
Steve Masiello is 4-4, all-time, against the league.
Last Time Out Against URI
* Manhattan dropped a 73-64 decision, despite having four student-athletes score in double-digits.
* Sophomore
Warren Williams scored a season-high 14 points, while classmate
Tykei Greene hit for double-figures for the fifth-straight game to start the year with 11 points.
* Senior
Tyler Reynolds added 11 points and sophomore
Samir Stewart 10.
* Senior
Pauly Paulicap posted his 12th career four-block game, rejecting four shots to go along with nine points at URI, and with one more will become just the fifth Jasper with 100 blocks.
The Turnover Game
* The Green & White has forced more turnovers than the opposition in all five games, and are turning teams over an average of 18 times per game.
* In the season-opening win over Delaware State, Manhattan forced 25 turnovers (3x last- Siena (1/13/18)) and 16 steals (Buffalo (12/21/13)), matching the most by a Masiello-coached team.
* Since Masiello took over 2011-12, the Jaspers are 27-14 (.659) when forcing at least 20 miscues.
Series History With Stony Brook/Seawolves Capsule
* Stony Brook holds a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series.
* Last year, Paulicap scored a career-high 24 points against the Seawolves while adding 10 rebounds and five blocks.
* Stony Brook is 5-3 and led by the trio of Elijah Olaniyi (18.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg), Makale Foreman (14.8 ppg) and Andrew Garcia (12.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg).
Manhattan Topples Elon
* The Jaspers posted a 69-64 win over the Phoenix, rallying from an early 17-point deficit.
* Masiello picked up his 130th career win and is now fourth in the all-time annals.
* Masiello is also now 9-5, all-time, against members of the CAA, including posting an impressive 6-1 mark when playing on the road.
* After scoring just eight points in the first three games,Reynolds exploded for a season-best 14 points, on 4-of-7 shooting from deep, in the victory over the Phoenix.
* Junior
Nehemiah Mack added nine points, including sinking four-straight free throws with less than 10 seconds remaining to clinch the victory.
* Manhattan outscored Elon 61-39 over the final 27-plus minutes and scored on 13 of its last 15 possessions.
* The Jaspers were able to rally from a double-digit deficit for the second time this year, thanks to registering 11 steals.
That Defense ...
* The Green & White is 44-14 (.759) under Masiello when notching double-figures in steals with the result at Elon, and and is first in the MAAC and 41st nationally with 9.2 steals each time out.
* Manhattan is also 51-9 (.850) under Masiello when limiting the opposition to less than 60 points, after holding UAlbany to just 51.
Second-Half Success
* In the second half of the win over the Phoenix, the Jaspers scored 48 points while shooting 56.5 percent (13-of-23) from the floor and 58.3 percent (7-of-12) from long range.
* Over the final five minutes, Manhattan converted on 80.0 percent (12-of-15) from the line, including making good on 7-for-8 in the last minute.
* After halftime this year, the Jaspers are averaging 40.6 ppg while shooting 47.5 percent from the floor, including 39.7 percent from long range, compared to just 25.8 ppg, on 30.1 percent shooting, and 22.5 percent from deep in the opening stanza.
* Over the final six-plus minutes in the win over UAlbany, Manhattan posted a dominating 11-2 advantage on the glass, while ending the game on a 14-8 run - including scoring the final seven of the contest to turn a double-digit second half deficit into a 57-51 win.
#GoGreene
* Greene has notched notched double-figures in scoring in all five games, while pacing the Jaspers in scoring three times en route to averaging a team-best 13.2 ppg (17th MAAC) and 7.0 rpg (t-5th MAAC).
* This year, Greene is averaging 9.0 ppg after halftime while shooting 56.0 percent (14-of-25) from the field.
* Greene led the way at Samford with 13 points and eight rebounds after going for a career-high 17 and nine rebounds in the win over UAlbany.
* He started the year with 15 points and five rebounds in the victory over Delaware State.
Sophomores Stand Up
* Over the first five games, the sophomore fivesome of
Elijah Buchanan, Greene,
Christian Hinckson, Stewart and Williams have combined to account for 65.1 percent of the offense (43.2 ppg) and 51.2 percent of the rebounding (17.4 rpg).
* Stewart, like Greene, has had a breakout season and is averaging 9.6 ppg and a MAAC-best 2.6 steals per game, fueled by a pair of five-steal performances at Samford and in win over Delaware State.
* The Sunshine State native is sixth in the MAAC with 3.6 apg, while posting a 2.6 assist/turnover ratio (3rd MAAC), and scored 14 points in the win over UAlbany and 11 in the victory over Elon.
* Fueled by his most recent game, Williams is averaging 9.3 ppg while shooting 68.8 percent.
* Hinckson is averaging 8.2 ppg and 5.0 rpg.
* Buchanan netted a career-high 12 points in the opener against Delaware State.
Mas = Defense = Success
* Masiello is one of just seven Division I coaches that is 42 or younger with two conference titles and two trips to the NCAA Tourney, while posting a school-record 10 MAAC Tournament wins.
* Masiello has led Manhattan to a 130-133 (.494) record, including going 80-72 (.526) during MAAC play, over his nine seasons.
* At Draddy Gymnasium, Masiello holds a sterling 63-38 record (.624) and with five more wins will match Bobby Gonzalez for the most in program history.
* 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 24 seasons as a player or coach, including being a part of eight conference champions and one National Title.
* Masiello has a career collegiate record of 491-279 (.638), including 370-251 (.596) 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.
Leading The Bench
* After starting all 32 games a year ago, Mack is leading the second unit this year. The Pennsylvania native has scored a season-high nine points on two occasions and is averaging 4.8 ppg, 2.8 apg and 1.6 spg while converting a MAAC-best 92.9 percent from the line.
* Manhattan's reserves are averaging 21.2 ppg this year, and have more than doubled up the opposition by a 106-50 count.
More From The Win Over Delaware State
* The Jaspers hold an all-time record of 75-39 in season openers.
* Manhattan opened the season with a 13-0 run to fuel a wire-to-wire victory over Delaware State.
* The Jaspers converted a blistering 78.4 percent (29-of-37) from the line.
High Five
* Manhattan had five double-figure scorers in the win over Delaware State for the first time since an 101-96 double-overtime victory at Marist on January 2, 2018.
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Preseason All-MAAC Recap
* Paulicap and Williams were each named to the 2019-20 Preseason All-MAAC Third Team, while Manhattan was tabbed fifth as a team.
* Paulicap averaged 8.5 points per game in limited action a year ago, while Williams notched a team-leading 9.2 points each time out in earning MAAC All-Rookie Team honors.
* Two years ago, Paulicap was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year following an outstanding year in which ranked 16th nationally with a MAAC-best 2.6 blocks per game (16th NCAA) to go along with 10.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.
* Williams recorded double-figures a team-leading 16 times last season while pacing the MAAC with a .571 field goal percentage, and saved his best for last with a career-high 27 points against Canisius in the quarterfinals of the MAAC Championship.
The Returners
* Manhattan's returners have scored all but eight points this year.
* The Jaspers bring back a MAAC-best 86.5 percent of their scoring, 85.4 percent of their rebounding and 83.3 percent of their assists.
DYK
* Manhattan was one of 20 teams in the Division I ranks to not lose a transfer, returning 14 letterwinners, including 10 scholarship student-athletes.
Newcomers
* Joining the Jaspers this year are junior
Michael Okafor, freshman
Adam Cisse and classmate
Romar Reid.
The Non-Conference Schedule
* Manhattan will play a nine-game non-conference schedule, highlighted by home games against Delaware State (MEAC), UAlbany (A-East) and Western Michigan (MAC).
* The Jaspers will also travel to Samford (Southern), Elon (CAA), URI (A-10), Stony Brook (A-East), Fordham (A-10) and Hofstra (CAA).
Repping Team USA
* Last summer, sophomore
Daniel Schreier helped lead the United States to gold in the 15th European Maccabi Games.
Silver Anniversary
* This year, the Jaspers will be recognizing the 25th anniversary of the 1994-95 team's NCAA at-large berth and subsequent win over Oklahoma in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.
What Is 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.
* 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 NYPD.
* Manhattan is one of only 182 remaining colleges founded in the United States before the Civil War.
This Is Manhattan Basketball
* Manhattan has three wins in NCAA Tournament play, defeating West Virginia (1958), Oklahoma (1995) and Florida (2004).
* The Jaspers have won five MAAC Tournament titles in the last 25 years (1993, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2015).
* Manhattan received an at-large berth in 1995 and defeated Oklahoma before falling to Arizona State.
* Was the first team in NCAA history to a win a game in Europe, defeating Holy Cross 70-54 on December 1, 2017 as part of the inaugural Belfast Classic.
Up Next
* Manhattan will play at Fordham on Saturday, December 7 with opening tip slated for 2:00 pm.
