The MAAC revealed its preseason polls on ESPN3.com today, which is pretty awesome. Each of the coaches got to give their take on their team for this season. The poll is interesting too. Continue reading “Iona and Manhattan Lead MAAC Preseason Poll”
Category: Manhattan
Steve Masiello on Manhattan’s Trip to the Bahamas
Manhattan’s 2013-14 season might not start until November 9 at LaSalle, but Steve Masiello’s team used August to go to the Bahamas to begin their preparation. Continue reading “Steve Masiello on Manhattan’s Trip to the Bahamas”
Manhattan and Masiello Keep Adding to Talented Core
Head coach Steve Masiello has taken the Manhattan Jaspers a long way since inheriting a 6-25 team after the 2010-11 season.
After one year it appeared Masiello had everything in order, a third-place finish in the MAAC and his team appeared to be one of the favorites for the 2013 championship. Instead Manhattan struggled out of the gate thanks to an ankle injury that limited first-team preseason all-MAAC senior George Beamon and a denied waiver request for Maryland transfer Ashton Pankey.
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Masiello, Jaspers Looking to Play Fast in 2014
Steve Masiello has had to adjust constantly throughout his tenure at Manhattan.
After the biggest turnaround in Division I, a 15-win improvement from the prior administration in his first season, Masiello’s team struggled to start the 2012-13 season and dealt a blow when George Beamon was ruled out for the season. However, Masiello’s team adjusted and turned around their fortunes late, going 9-4 in their final 13 games and reaching the MAAC championship game before falling to Iona. Continue reading “Masiello, Jaspers Looking to Play Fast in 2014”
Steve Masiello on Manhattan as Favorite: “We haven’t done anything”
One team that MAAC coaches discuss as a potential favorite in 2014 are the Manhattan Jaspers. Continue reading “Steve Masiello on Manhattan as Favorite: “We haven’t done anything””
New York 6 Doesn’t Make Sense
At the bottom of his column about St. John’s moving to Under Armour, Lenn Robbins casually dropped this nugget in. Continue reading “New York 6 Doesn’t Make Sense”
Manhattan’s Steve Masiello on Chris Thomas’ Status: “Up in the air”
Manhattan head coach Steve Masiello said that the Jaspers decision on bringing in junior college guard Chris Thomas is “up in the air.” Continue reading “Manhattan’s Steve Masiello on Chris Thomas’ Status: “Up in the air””
Parsing Jeff Goodman’s Transfer List for NYC Players
The offseason transfers are kicking into high-gear. Jeff Goodman has a list of more than 400 players that will have new homes for the 2013-14 college basketball season. I went through and parsed the list for all the New York City players I could find. Think Goodman is missing someone? (Or I missed someone.) Let us know in the comments. No big surprises on this list.
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Final Big Apple Buckets NYC Power Poll
It’s awards day and now it’s time to release the final Big Apple Buckets Power Poll of the season. The voters here have made a strong statement that making the NCAA tournament in a one-bid league doesn’t determine a team’s worth, but it can help. Continue reading “Final Big Apple Buckets NYC Power Poll”
Big Apple Buckets Metro Area Awards
College basketball in the New York City area is quite competitive. LIU Brooklyn and Iona both won their respective league tournaments and went to the NCAA tournament and St. John’s and Stony Brook both headed off the NIT. There are talented players playing in all five boroughs – I know because I saw them. The All-MET awards will be announced shortly, but here are my choices. Continue reading “Big Apple Buckets Metro Area Awards”
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