2014–15 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team

2014–15 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball
MAAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Four
Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 19–14 (13–7 MAAC)
Head coach Steve Masiello (4th year)
Assistant coach Matt Grady
Assistant coach Rasheen Davis
Assistant coach Mike Bramucci
Home arena Draddy Gymnasium
2014–15 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Iona 17 3   .850     26 9   .743
Rider 15 5   .750     21 12   .636
Manhattan 13 7   .650     19 14   .576
Monmouth 13 7   .650     18 15   .545
Canisius 11 9   .550     18 15   .545
Quinnipiac 9 11   .450     15 15   .500
Saint Peter's 8 12   .400     16 18   .471
Siena 7 13   .350     11 20   .355
Niagara 7 13   .350     8 22   .267
Fairfield 5 15   .250     7 24   .226
Marist 5 15   .250     7 25   .219
2015 MAAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team represented Manhattan College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaspers, led by fourth year head coach Steve Masiello, played their home games at Draddy Gymnasium and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 13–7 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Marist, Saint Peter's and Iona to win the MAAC Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Four to Hampton.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Shane Richards Forward 6–5 185 Junior New York City, New York
1 Ashton Pankey Forward 6–10 225 RS Junior The Bronx, New York
2 Tyler Wilson Guard 6–0 175 Sophomore The Bronx, New York
3 Samson Usilo Guard 6–4 205 Freshman Lagos, Nigeria
4 Zane Waterman Forward 6–9 220 Freshman Fayetteville, North Carolina
12 RaShawn Stores Guard 5–11 190 Senior The Bronx, New York
13 Emmy Andujar Forward 6–6 205 Senior The Bronx, New York
14 Calvin Crawford Forward 6–6 205 Freshman Middletown, New York
15 Samson Akilo Forward 6–8 210 Freshman Lagos, Nigeria
20 Jermaine Lawrence Forward 6–10 210 Sophomore Queens, New York
23 Rich Williams Guard 6–5 190 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York
30 Trevor Glassman Guard 6–3 200 Sophomore Bedford, New Hampshire
32 Carlton Allen Center 6–10 240 Sophomore Ewing, New Jersey
33 Donovan Kates Guard 6–6 200 Senior Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014* LIU Post W 78–67  Draddy Gymnasium (1,208)
Regular season
11/15/2014* at Florida State
(Hall of Fame Tip Off)
L 66–81  0–1 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,251)
11/18/2014* at Massachusetts
(Hall of Fame Tip Off/ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon)
L 68–77 OT 0–2 Mullins Center (4,736)
11/22/2014* vs. Binghamton
(Hall of Fame Tip Off)
W 78–63  1–2 Mohegan Sun Arena (1,121)
11/23/2014* vs. Northeastern
(Hall of Fame Tip Off)
L 51–65  1–3 Mohegan Sun Arena (717)
11/29/2014* at George Mason L 63–64  1–4 Patriot Center (2,773)
12/05/2014 at Fairfield L 54–67  1–5 (0–1) Webster Bank Arena (1,947)
12/07/2014 Marist W 60–38  2–5 (1–1) Draddy Gymnasium (1,350)
12/14/2014* vs. Rutgers
(Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival)
L 55–63  2–6 Madison Square Garden (8,074)
12/17/2014* at Pittsburgh L 56–65  2–7 Peterson Events Center (8,149)
12/20/2014* Morgan State W 73–69  3–7 Draddy Gymnasium (1,174)
12/22/2014* vs. Fordham
(Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational)
W 71–57  4–7 Barclays Center (6,519)
01/02/2015 at Niagara L 61–73  4–8 (1–2) Gallagher Center (905)
01/04/2015 at Canisius W 63–60  5–8 (2–2) Koessler Athletic Center (1,011)
01/07/2015 Saint Peter's W 68–63  6–8 (3–2) Draddy Gymnasium (1,150)
01/10/2015 Niagara W 84–75  7–8 (4–2) Draddy Gymnasium (1,312)
01/16/2015 at Saint Peter's W 72–65 OT 8–8 (5–2) Yanitelli Center (518)
01/18/2015 Rider L 79–82 OT 8–9 (5–3) Draddy Gymnasium (1,112)
01/23/2015 at Quinnipiac L 59–73  8–10 (5–4) TD Bank Sports Center (3,038)
01/25/2015 Monmouth W 71–64  9–10 (6–4) Draddy Gymnasium (1,973)
01/30/2015 Siena W 87–79  10–10 (7–4) Draddy Gymnasium (2,018)
02/01/2015 at Monmouth W 87–76  11–10 (8–4) Multipurpose Activity Center (2,144)
02/06/2015 Canisius W 78–69  12–10 (9–4) Draddy Gymnasium (1,389)
02/08/2015 at Rider L 77–85  12–11 (9–5) Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
02/13/2015 Iona L 67–70  12–12 (9–6) Draddy Gymnasium (2,520)
02/15/2014 Fairfield W 79–70  13–12 (10–6) Draddy Gymnasium (1,317)
02/21/2015 at Siena W 80–74  14–12 (11–6) Times Union Center (6,809)
02/23/2014 at Marist W 67–54  15–12 (12–6) McCann Field House (1,211)
02/27/2015 at Iona L 75–79  15–13 (12–7) Hynes Athletic Center (2,611)
03/01/2015 Quinnipiac W 69–65  16–13 (13–7) Draddy Gymnasium (1,819)
MAAC Tournament
03/07/2015 vs. Marist
(Quarterfinals)
W 74–58  17–13 Times Union Center (3,120)
03/08/2015 vs. Saint Peter's
(Semifinals)
W 65–48  18–13 Times Union Center (2,752)
03/09/2015 vs. Iona
(Championship game)
W 79–69  19–13 Times Union Center (2,963)
NCAA Tournament
03/17/2015* #(16 MW) vs. (16 MW) Hampton
(First Four)
L 64–74  19–14 UD Arena (12,124)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

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