2011–12 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team

2011–12 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball
CIT, Second Round
Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2011–12 record 21–13 (12–6 MAAC)
Head coach Steve Masiello (1st year)
Assistant coach Matt Grady
Assistant coach Scott Padgett
Assistant coach Rashon Burno
Home arena Draddy Gymnasium
2011–12 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Iona 15 3   .833     25 8   .758
Loyola (MD) 13 5   .722     24 9   .727
Manhattan 12 6   .667     21 13   .618
Fairfield 12 6   .667     22 15   .595
Rider 10 8   .556     13 19   .406
Siena 8 10   .444     14 17   .452
Niagara 8 10   .444     14 19   .424
Marist 7 11   .389     14 18   .438
Saint Peter's 4 14   .222     5 26   .161
Canisius 1 17   .056     5 25   .167
2012 MAAC Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team represented Manhattan College during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaspers, led by first year head coach Steve Masiello, played their home games at Draddy Gymnasium and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 12–6 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC Basketball Tournament to Siena. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Albany in the first round before falling in the second round to fellow MAAC member Fairfield.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 DeCarlos Anderson Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Portsmouth, Virginia
4 Chris Viven Guard 5–10 185 Junior New York City, New York
5 Mohamed Koita Guard 6–4 195 Junior Cergy, France
10 Ryan McCoy Forward 6–8 185 Freshman Skillman, New Jersey
12 RaShawn Stores Guard 5–11 195 Freshman The Bronx, New York
13 Emmy Andujar Forward 6–5 205 Freshman The Bronx, New York
14 Torgrim Sommerfeldt Forward 6–6 200 Sophomore Drammen, Norway
20 Liam McCabe-Moran Guard 6–4 190 Senior New Rochelle, New York
21 Djibril Coulibaly Center 6–9 200 Senior Bamako, Mali
22 Roberto Colonette Forward 6–7 210 Senior Queens, New York
24 George Beamon Guard/Forward 6–4 170 Junior Roslyn, New York
31 Michael Alvarado Guard 6–2 185 Sophomore The Bronx, New York
32 Rhamel Brown Forward/Center 6–6 215 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York
33 Donovan Kates Guard 6–6 200 Freshman Hopkinsville, Kentucky
41 Kevin Laue Center 6–11 230 Junior Pleasanton, California
50 Kidani Brutus Guard 6–1 200 Senior The Bronx, New York


Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/05/2011* Adelphi W 74–68  Draddy Gymnasium (748)
Regular Season
11/12/2011* NJIT W 62–48  1–0 Draddy Gymnasium (1,406)
11/14/2011* at #5 Syracuse
(NIT Season Tip-Off)
L 56–92  1–1 Carrier Dome (17,284)
11/15/2011* vs. Brown
(NIT Season Tip-Off)
W 54–52  2–1 Carrier Dome (NA)
11/21/2011* vs. Fresno State
(NIT Season Tip-Off)
W 85–83  3–1 Moby Arena (NA)
11/22/2011* at Colorado State
(NIT Season Tip-Off)
L 86–91 OT 3–2 Moby Arena (890)
11/26/2011* Columbia L 59–41  3–3 Draddy Gymnasium (1,138)
11/29/2011* at Penn L 72–75  3–4 The Palestra (1,938)
12/02/2011 at Rider W 71–55  4–4 (1–0) Alumni Gymnasium (1,602)
12/04/2011 Saint Peter's W 68–42  5–4 (2–0) Draddy Gymnasium (738)
12/07/2011* Fordham W 81–47  6–4 Draddy Gymnasium (2,345)
12/10/2011* at Hofstra W 68–59  7–4 Hofstra Arena (2,852)
12/20/2011* at Towon W 81–62  8–4 Towson Center (778)
12/23/2011* at George Mason L 61–81  8–5 Patriot Center (4,014)
12/30/2011* at Binghamton W 94–51  9–5 Binghamton University Events Center (2,131)
01/02/2012 Rider L 77–88  9–6 (2–1) Draddy Gymnasium (1,234)
01/05/2012 at Loyola (MD) L 60–61  9–7 (2–2) Reitz Arena (811)
01/08/2012 Fairfield W 53–51  10–7 (3–2) Draddy Gymnasium (1,358)
01/12/2012 at Iona W 75–72  11–7 (4–2) Hynes Athletic Center (2,060)
01/14/2012 Siena W 72–53  12–7 (5–2) Draddy Gymnasium (1,276)
01/20/2012 at Marist W 61–44  13–7 (6–2) McCann Field House (1,229)
01/22/2012 Niagara W 71–64  14–7 (7–2) Draddy Gymnasium (1,428)
01/27/2012 at Canisius W 78–66  15–7 (8–2) Koessler Athletic Center (1,498)
01/29/2012 at Niagara W 87–70  16–7 (9–2) Gallagher Center (1,625)
02/02/2012 Marist W 73–51  17–7 (10–2) Draddy Gymnasium (1,988)
02/04/2012 Iona L 73–85  17–8 (10–3) Draddy Gymnasium (2,345)
02/09/2012 at Fairfield L 54–60  17–9 (10–4) Webster Bank Arena (1,445)
02/11/2012 at Saint Peter's W 85–63  18–9 (11–4) Yanitelli Center (793)
02/14/2012 at Siena L 64–70  18–10 (11–5) Times Union Center (5,812)
02/18/2012* UNC Wilmington
(ESPN BracketBusters)
W 79–64  19–10 Draddy Gymnasium (1,388)
02/24/2012 Canisius W 90–77  20–10 (12–5) Draddy Gymnasium (1,510)
02/26/2012 Loyola (MD) L 60–62  20–11 (12–6) Draddy Gymnasium (2,345)
2012 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
03/03/2012 vs. Siena
(Quarterfinals)
L 82–84 OT 20–12 MassMutual Center (2,124)
2012 CIT
03/14/2012* at Albany
(First Round)
W 89–79  21–12 SEFCU Arena (458)
03/18/2012* at Fairfield
(Second Round)
L 57–69  21–13 Alumni Hall (1,492)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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