by, Pete Janny, Sports Editor Manhattan’s schedule looked a lot different than anticipated this weekend after it was announced that Monmouth was dealing with COVID-19 problems that will sideline them for two weeks.  Just kidding.  It was later revealed on Sunday evening by Monmouth basketball’s Twitter account that the original positive tests were actually false positives. While Monmouth is spared for now from having to … Continue reading False Positive Cases Wipe Out Weekend Series With Monmouth; Future Makeup Dates are Uncertain

by, Pete Janny and Whit Anderson, Sports Editor and Staff Writer  Manhattan (5-4, 4-4 MAAC) seems to be building momentum in the middle stretch of the MAAC season following a big series sweep of Niagara (5-7, 4-6 MAAC) this past weekend at home.  Coming into the series the Jaspers’ overall performance through their first seven games was far from spectacular, but they are now trending … Continue reading Manhattan Sweeps Niagara; Launches Three-Game Winning Streak Ahead of Monmouth Series

by, Pete Janny, Sports Editor  When Steve Masiello and his team departed the Bronx for their brief road trip to Delaware State (0-5), the tenth-year head coach experienced another chilling reminder of the strangeness of playing college basketball during a pandemic. It was not an unfamiliar feeling for Masiello, whose team was forced to quarantine at the start of this erratic season, but this time … Continue reading Manhattan Men End 2020 With Scrappy Win at Delaware State

by, Pete Janny, Sports Editor The feeling that comes from losing two home games in a row is a painful sensation for any sports team. For two games, in back-to-back fashion on Saturday and Sunday, the Manhattan Jaspers failed to execute repeatedly against the Marist Red Foxes (5-1, 3-1 MAAC) and paid the price by leaving the Draddy Gym court having been swept. In a … Continue reading Masiello and Manhattan Enter Holidays on Wrong Note

by, Pete Janny, Sports Editor The Jaspers (1-1, 1-1 MAAC) fell victim to a combination of hot shooting from Rider (1-3, 1-1 MAAC) and the onset of early-season jitters on Friday night as the Broncs took the MAAC opener by a score of 82-64 in Draddy Gym. However, they didn’t let that disappointment be a distraction on Saturday night when they bounced back with an … Continue reading Manhattan Basketball Shakes Off Some Rust in Opening Weekend Series

by, Pete Janny, Sports Editor On Thursday, Oct. 13, Manhattan received word from the NCAA that UMass transfer Samba Diallo’s waiver to play this season has been approved. The change of eligibility status for Diallo is the latest positive development in what has been an eventful offseason for the Jaspers. Diallo was the second of three acquisitions for the Jaspers in the transfer market, joining … Continue reading Samba Diallo is Eligible and Expected to Bolster New Look Jaspers

by Pete Janny and Whit Anderson, Sports Editor and Assistant Sports Editor   The college basketball landscape is in the midst of its most unconventional offseason yet thanks to the complications caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Transfer activity has skyrocketed as players have had a chance to take a step back to assess their options during the shutdown. In addition, the postponement of the NBA draft … Continue reading Men’s Basketball Notes: Jaspers Have High Hopes For Incoming Transfers; Anthony Nelson’s Waiver Has Been Approved