ORLANDO — Cinderella was a tall, beautiful girl with blonde hair and blue eyes who was forced into a tough situation working for her evil stepmother. Her clothes were ragged, her only friends were animals, and she got picked on by her stepmother and step sisters. When the prince prepared to look for a princess, he sent out invitations to all the single mistresses. Cinderella, … Continue reading The Road to the NCAA Tournament: 38 Minutes
When Steve Masiello took the job over as head coach, Manhattan basketball was bad news. They just finished ninth in the MAAC at 6-25 in 2010-2011, making it their worst season in 11 years. Three years later, they cut down the nets at the MassMutual Center. The Jaspers are champions, but the road has been a long one for the team both on the … Continue reading The Road to the NCAA Tournament: The Long Road
This week, Manhattan will compete for its fourth ever MAAC Championship. It’s been 10 years since its last MAAC Championship. It’s been 10 years since its last NCAA Tournament. And it’s been 10 years since the Manhattan Jaspers shocked the world. If this year’s team needs any extra motivation or belief, they need to look no further than what happened 10 years ago. On March 14, … Continue reading The Road to the MAAC: Happy Anniversary
After a loss at Siena last week and some Iona wins over the weekend, Manhattan is unlikely to win the MAAC regular season title. Manhattan would need to win its final two games, and have Iona and Quinnipiac lose its final three and two games respectively. Even if those were to oddly happen, Manhattan would need Canisius to be the third highest seed to win … Continue reading The Road to the MAAC: The End of an Era
The Jaspers were up one. After George Beamon missed a jumper before the shot clock expired, Rayvon Harris grabbed the rebound and Niagara called timeout with 6.6 seconds left. Harris got the ball out of the timeout, zipped up the court, easily got to the basket, went up for the easy layup, and the ball was sent away. Game over. You can guess who blocked … Continue reading The Road to the MAAC: Cold Blooded Brrr-own
On “The Road to the MAAC,” the Jaspers may have to pull over and refill the tank. The Jaspers started 8-0 on the road – the best road record in the nation at the time – but have dropped their last three road games since. Winning won’t get much easier when they take the seven hour trip to Buffalo, N.Y. to face Billy Baron and … Continue reading The Road to the MAAC: Stopping the Scorers
The Jaspers took a dip in the standings this weekend after they lost to Quinnipiac 90-86 in overtime on Jan. 26. The Jaspers are now 3-3 in their last six games – which were all conference games – after starting 11-2. They are third in the conference. The Jaspers (7-3 MAAC, 14-5) have now lost twice to Quinnipiac (7-3 MAAC, 12-7) this season, and the … Continue reading The Road to the MAAC: The Jaspers Hope to Rebound
The 2003-2004 men’s basketball team was arguably the greatest basketball team to ever walk on campus. The team that featured seniors Luis Flores, Dave Holmes and Jason Benton won back-to-back MAAC Championships. When the Jaspers made it to the NCAA Tournament as a No.12 seed in 2004, they were matched up against No. 4 seed Florida, a school with nearly 50,000 students. School size, money, … Continue reading The Road to the MAAC
