The Manhattan Jaspers defeated the Hofstra Pride 66-59 Saturday afternoon at the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, NY. The Jaspers were led by senior guard Michael Alvarado, who scored a season high 23 points while contributing 6 assists and 4 rebounds. Continue reading “Manhattan 66, Hofstra 59”
Category: Manhattan
Fordham 79, Manhattan 75
Undermanned Fordham didn’t care how much size or talent Manhattan has on its roster. All the Rams knew was that they had to find a win, or it was going to be a long holiday week. Continue reading “Fordham 79, Manhattan 75”
Manhattan 71, Columbia 70
At this point Manhattan could probably teach Houdini some new tricks. Continue reading “Manhattan 71, Columbia 70”
Preview: Manhattan vs. Columbia
Manhattan and Columbia will play tonight in a much anticipated match up (at least by me) at Levien Gymnasium at 7 p.m. Both teams come into the game at 1-0 on the season, but those wins came in very different fashions. Continue reading “Preview: Manhattan vs. Columbia”
Pomeroy Rankings Movement – Nov. 10
Last season taking a look at the movement in the KenPom rankings became a Sunday morning tradition here at Big Apple Buckets. While we only have two days worth of data to go off of, here some teams already bouncing around. From now on we’ll have weekly and season numbers, but since they’re the same this week just bear with me. Continue reading “Pomeroy Rankings Movement – Nov. 10”
Manhattan 99, La Salle 90 2OT
Special guest post from Andrew Koob of City of Basketball Love
La Salle threw everything they could at the Manhattan Jaspers. Blowing an eight-point lead in the final two minutes, capped off by Explorer guard Tyrone Garland’s three-pointer to tie the game with eight seconds left, kept the La Salle crowd believing a win was inevitable. Continue reading “Manhattan 99, La Salle 90 2OT”
Beamon is Ready to Go for Manhattan
The Manhattan Jaspers add one of the most dynamic players in the league to a team considered the favorite in the MAAC. Continue reading “Beamon is Ready to Go for Manhattan”
MAAC Coaches Not a Fan of New Rules
On Friday teams will see the full effect of the new NCAA rules in action, rule changes that prohibit hand checking and that will open up the offensive flow of the game. Continue reading “MAAC Coaches Not a Fan of New Rules”
5 Thoughts From Manhattan’s Exhibition Victory
Manhattan played a scrimmage against Division II Nyack on Friday night at Draddy Gymnasium. The score, an 87-61 victory for the Jaspers, doesn’t really matter. Here are five thoughts about things that do. Continue reading “5 Thoughts From Manhattan’s Exhibition Victory”
MAAC Breakout Players 2013-14
While the MAAC makes it more difficult than most conferences by naming three all-conference teams in preseason, there are a number of players that could become important pieces for their squads come March. Avoiding (most of) the 17 (yes, 17) players that MAAC named to preseason all-conference teams here are a few players who could impact which team cuts down the nets in Springfield. Continue reading “MAAC Breakout Players 2013-14”
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