Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball

For the Manhattan women's basketball team, see Manhattan Jaspers women's basketball.

The Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Manhattan University in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They have won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament championship five times (1993, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2015).^[2] The Jaspers have had three players named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year, most recently Luis Flores in 2003.^[3] Luis Flores is also the Manhattan Jaspers all-time leading scorer with 2046 points from 2001-2004.^[4] Their current head coach is John Gallagher, who was hired from the University of Hartford in March of 2023.^[5]

Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball
2024–25 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team
University	Manhattan University
Head coach	John Gallagher (2nd season)
Conference	MAAC
Location	Bronx, New York
Arena	Draddy Gymnasium (capacity: 2,345)
Nickname	Jaspers
Colors	Green and white[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1958
NCAA tournament appearances
1956, 1958, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2015
Conference tournament champions
1993, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2015
Conference regular-season champions
1992, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2006 MCC: 1966, 1967, 1969 Metro NY: 1949, 1953, 1955, 1959

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

Manhattan University vs. Fordham University game in 2011

The Jaspers have appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–9.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1956	First round	Connecticut	L 75–84
1958	First round Regional semifinal Regional 3rd-place game	West Virginia Dartmouth Maryland	W 89–84 L 62–79 L 55–59
1993	First round	Virginia	L 66–78
1995	First round Second round	Oklahoma Arizona State	W 77–67 L 54–64
2003	First round	Syracuse	L 65–76
2004	First round Second round	Florida Wake Forest	W 75–60 L 80–84
2014	Second round	Louisville	L 64–71
2015	First Four	Hampton	L 64–74

NIT results

The Jaspers have appeared in 18 National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 8–19.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1943	First round	Toledo	L 47–54
1949	First round	San Francisco	L 43–68
1953	Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game	Louisville Seton Hall Duquesne	W 79–66 L 56–74 L 67–81
1954	First round	Dayton	L 79–90
1955	First round	Louisville	L 86–91
1957	Quarterfinals	Memphis	L 73–85
1959	First round	Providence	L 66–68
1965	First round Quarterfinals	Texas Western Villanova	W 71–53 L 71–73
1966	First round	Army	L 66–71
1970	First round Quarterfinals	North Carolina Army	W 95–90 L 72–77
1973	First round	Alabama	L 86–87
1974	First round	Maryland–Eastern Shore	L 81–84
1975	First round Quarterfinals	Massachusetts St. John's	W 68–51 L 56–57
1992	First round Second round Quarterfinals	Green Bay Rutgers Notre Dame	W 67–65 W 62–61 L 58–74
1994	First round	Old Dominion	L 74–76
1996	First round	Wisconsin	L 42–55
2002	First round	Villanova	L 69–84
2006	Opening Round First round Second round	Fairleigh Dickinson Maryland Old Dominion	W 80–77 W 87–84 L 66–70

CBI results

The Jaspers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2025	First round	Incarnate Word	L 85–92

CIT results

The Jaspers have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First round Second round	Albany Fairfield	W 89–79 L 57–69

NAIA tournament results

The Jaspers have appeared in the NAIA Tournament once. Their combined record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1948	First round Second round Quarterfinals	Arkansas State Teachers Southern Illinois Hamline	W 65–60 W 52–42 L 51–60

Head coach history

Source^[6]

Coach	Years Coached	Wins	Losses
John O'Donnell	1905-1909	22	33
Edward Hanrahan	1910-1920	74	72
Fred Murphy	1913-1913	8	10
Paddy Winters	1921-1922	3	11
Arthur Carroll	1923-1925, 1926	26	21
Ward Brennan	1925-1925	10	10
Chief Muller	1927-1928	22	12
James Houlihan	1929-1929	4	11
Neil Cohalan	1930-1942	165	83
Joseph Daher	1943-1943	18	3
Honey Russell	1946-1946	15	8
Kenneth Norton	1947-1968	300	205
John Powers	1969-1978	142	114
Brian Mahoney	1979-1981	16	62
Gordon Chiesa	1982-1985	43	68
Tom Sullivan	1986-1986	2	26
Bob Delle Bovi	1987-1988	13	44
Steve Lappas	1989-1992	56	62
Fran Fraschilla	1993-1996	86	34
John Leonard	1997-1999	26	57
Bobby Gonzalez	2000-2006	129	77
Barry Rohrssen	2007-2011	58	95
Steve Masiello	2012-2022	162	177
RaShawn Stores	2022-2023	12	18
John Gallagher	2023-Present	0	0

Rivalries

The Jaspers' main rivals are the Iona Gaels. This rivalry started in December of 1946, which Manhattan won 69-62. Iona leads the all-time series 61-43 as of October 2023.^[update][7] They also enjoy a strong rivalry with the cross-borough Fordham Rams, whom they first played in the 1911–1912 season and annually since the 1922–1923 season. Although the Rams left the MAAC for the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1990, the "Battle of the Bronx" is still played almost every season. In the most recent matchup, the Jaspers won 66–60 against the Rams on November 12, 2021.