2020–21 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team

The 2020–21 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team represented Manhattan College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaspers, led by tenth-year head coach Steve Masiello, played their home games at Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). They finished the season 7–13, 6–12 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 10 seed in the MAAC tournament, they lost in the first round to No. 7 seed Fairfield 58–59 in overtime.

2020–21 Manhattan Jaspers basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	7–13 (6–12 MAAC)
Head coach	Steve Masiello (10th season)
Associate head coach	Matt Grady
Assistant coaches	RaShawn Stores Doug Thibault
Home arena	Draddy Gymnasium

2020–21 MAAC men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Siena	12	–	4		.750			12	–	5		.706
Monmouth	12	–	6		.667			12	–	8		.600
Saint Peter's	10	–	8		.556			14	–	11		.560
Marist	10	–	8		.556			12	–	9		.571
Niagara	7	–	9		.438			9	–	11		.450
Canisius	7	–	5		.583			7	–	6		.538
Fairfield	7	–	11		.389			10	–	17		.370
Quinnipiac	7	–	10		.412			9	–	13		.409
Iona †	6	–	3		.667			12	–	6		.667
Manhattan	6	–	12		.333			7	–	13		.350
Rider	5	–	13		.278			6	–	17		.261
† 2021 MAAC tournament winner Note: The MAAC has ordered standings based on league wins, not winning percentage, since all teams did not reach 20 conference games played. These standings were also used for seeding purposes in the 2021 MAAC tournament.

Previous season

The Jaspers finished the 2019–20 season 13–18 overall, 8–12 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the #9 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated #8 seed Fairfield 61–43 in the first round before losing to #1 seed Siena 49–63 in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2020–21 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Warren Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr St. Benedict's Prep Kingston, Jamaica G 1 Matthew Glassman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr New Hampton School Bedford, NH G 2 Romar Reid 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Woodstock Academy New Rochelle, NY G 3 Ant Nelson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Seton Hall New York City, NY G 4 Samir Stewart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr American Heritage School Fort Lauderdale, FL F 5 Samba Diallo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr UMass Rufisque, Senegal G 10 Nehemiah Mack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Massanutten Military Academy Harrisburg, PA F 11 Daniel Schreier 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Vermont Academy Santa Monica, CA G 12 Ethan Lasko 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Indiana Hollywood, FL G 14 Marques Watson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Miami Dade College Brooklyn, NY F 15 Amir Britt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Westtown School Edison, NJ G 20 Jason Douglas-Stanley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr George Mason Mount Vernon, NY G 21 Sean Duke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr St. Andrew's School Providence, RI F 23 Adam Cisse 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Cardinal Hayes High School The Bronx, NY F 24 Ebube Ebube 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lawrenceville School San Juan, Puerto Rico G 30 Elijah Buchanan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Woodstock Academy The Bronx, NY F 32 Kevin Salis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Trinity-Pawling School Cornwall, NY G 55 Nick Brennen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Harcum College Irvington, NY	Head coach Steve Masiello (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Matt Grady (Saint Joseph's) RaShawn Stores (Manhattan) Doug Thibault (Boise State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 15, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 3, 2020* 6:00 p.m.		Fordham Battle of the Bronx	Canceled due to COVID-19		Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, NY
December 11, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		Rider	L 64–82	0–1 (0–1)	Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, NY
December 12, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		Rider	W 87–77	1–1 (1–1)	Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, NY
December 19, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Marist	L 39–61	1–2 (1–2)	Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, NY
December 20, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Marist	L 67–72 OT	1–3 (1–3)	Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, NY
December 30, 2020* 1:00 p.m., YouTube		at Delaware State	W 65–59	2–3	Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
January 8, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 79–84 2OT	2–4 (1–4)	People's United Center  Hamden, CT
January 9, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Quinnipiac	W 45–42	3–4 (2–4)	People's United Center  Hamden, CT
January 15, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		Niagara	W 58–49	4–4 (3–4)	Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, NY
January 16, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Niagara	W 58–55	5–4 (4–4)	Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, NY
January 29, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	L 55–59	5–5 (4–5)	John J. Moore Athletics Center  Jersey City, NJ
January 30, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Saint Peter's	L 54–68	5–6 (4–6)	John J. Moore Athletics Center  Jersey City, NJ
February 5, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		Monmouth	L 65–70	5–7 (4–7)	Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, NY
February 6, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPN3		Monmouth	L 69–71 OT	5–8 (4–8)	Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, NY
February 12, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Iona	L 67–85	5–9 (4–9)	Hynes Athletic Center  New Rochelle, NY
February 13, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Iona	W 77–70	6–9 (5–9)	Hynes Athletic Center  New Rochelle, NY
February 26, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at Siena	L 69–74	6–10 (5–10)	Alumni Recreation Center  Loudonville, NY
February 27, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at Siena	L 56–64	6–11 (5–11)	Alumni Recreation Center  Loudonville, NY
March 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fairfield	W 69–59	7–11 (6–11)	Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, NY
March 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		Fairfield	L 67–85	7–12 (6–12)	Draddy Gymnasium  Riverdale, NY
MAAC tournament
March 9, 2021 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	(10)	vs. (7) Fairfield First round	L 58–59 OT	7–13	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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