Category: MAAC

Manhattan Heading To Dayton As Kentucky Looms

Dayton and the First Four it is for Manhattan, and while their body language didn’t look particularly positive when their name was announced just seconds into the NCAA Selection Show, with an hour or so to mull it over and watch the rest of the 68 teams get placed (and some expected teams left out), they were warming up to the idea. Continue reading “Manhattan Heading To Dayton As Kentucky Looms” →

Ryan Restivo Joins Brian Cady on Sporty 1240 AM To Break Down MAAC, America East

Ryan Restivo breaks down the MAAC tournament and America East Playoffs with Brian Cady, host of “Cady’s Corner” on 1240 AM NBC Sports Radio in Albany. We break down the most recent MAAC tournament, won by Manhattan on Monday night and the upcoming America East championship game between Albany and Stony Brook. We also delve into plenty of other topics including the future of the MAAC tournament in Albany and NJIT’s chances of joining a conference. Continue reading “Ryan Restivo Joins Brian Cady on Sporty 1240 AM To Break Down MAAC, America East” →

Should Iona And St. Francis Brooklyn Have Gotten Automatic NCAA Bids?

The meaning and definition of justice has been debated all the way back to the time of noted fan of the Eurostep, Socrates, and has had various definitions across the millennia.

Sports are a good testing ground for justice and ethics. They are games, after all, not matters of life and death (not that Socrates would have made a huge distinction) which by all rights should not be important enough to cheat, steal, or do any of those underhanded things that people have used to oppress, impress, and depress others through the ages.

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MAAC Championship Game Photo Gallery: Manhattan 79, Iona 69

Manhattan head coach Steve Masiello and the Jaspers drew up the perfect game plan, holding the lethal Gaels to under 70 points for just the fifth time this season. Ashton Pankey’s 21 point, 10 rebound performance earned him the MAAC tournament MVP honors. While Emmy Andujar’s 18 points and 11 rebounds helped carry the Jaspers and Donovan Kates delivered 13 points of his own. Manhattan becomes the first team to repeat as MAAC tournament champions since Siena won three straight from 2008 to 2010. Continue reading “MAAC Championship Game Photo Gallery: Manhattan 79, Iona 69” →

Back-To-Back MAAC Titles For Masiello And Manhattan

Steve Masiello cut down the nets after his second straight MAAC title Monday night. But what a long, strange trip he took in between.

You can say what you want about Masiello, and plenty have over the last 12 months since Masiello took the head coaching job at South Florida, it was revealed he never got a degree, and the Jaspers eventually rehired him, but as far as coaching in big games, you have to say he’s been nothing short of brilliant.

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