# 2015–16 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team

The 2015–16 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team represented Manhattan College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaspers, led by fifth year head coach Steve Masiello, played their home games at Draddy Gymnasium and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 9–11 in MAAC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Marist in the first round of the MAAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Siena.

## Roster

2015–16 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team :
| # | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Shane Richards | Forward | 6–5 | 185 | Sr | New York City |
| 1 | Zavier Turner | Guard | 5–9 | 170 | RSJr | Indianapolis |
| 2 | Ak Ojo | Center | 6–10 | 220 | Fr | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 3 | Samson Usilo | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | So | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 4 | Zane Waterman | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | So | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| 5 | Tyler Wilson | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Jr | The Bronx, New York |
| 12 | RaShawn Stores | Guard | 5–10 | 190 | Sr | The Bronx, New York |
| 14 | Calvin Crawford | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | So | Middletown, New York |
| 15 | Samson Akilo | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | So | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 20 | Jermaine Lawrence | Forward | 6–10 | 210 | Jr | Queens, New York |
| 21 | Matt Maloney | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Fr | Somers, New York |
| 22 | Thomas Capuano | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Fr | Hastings-on-Hudson, New York |
| 23 | Rich Williams | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Jr | Brooklyn, New York |
| 32 | Carlton Allen | Center | 6–10 | 240 | Jr | Ewing, New Jersey |
| 33 | Jason Camus | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Fr | Middle Village, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/09/2015* 7:00 pm | Bridgeport | L 86–89 | | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, New York |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/16/2015* 10:00 pm | at Saint Mary's | L 63–89 | 0–1 | McKeon Pavilion (2,242) Moraga, California |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm | Bucknell | L 67–80 | 0–2 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,810) Riverdale, New York |
| 11/25/2015* 7:00 pm | George Mason | W 69–67 | 1–2 | Draddy Gymnasium (790) Riverdale, New York |
| 11/28/2015* 5:00 pm | at Fordham Battle of the Bronx | L 64–87 | 1–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,747) Bronx, New York |
| 12/04/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC | at Siena | L 54–89 | 1–4 (0–1) | Times Union Center (5,727) Albany, New York |
| 12/06/2015 2:00 pm | Marist | L 70–75 | 1–5 (0–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (811) Riverdale, New York |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | Columbia | L 71–72 | 1–6 | Draddy Gymnasium (714) Riverdale, New York |
| 12/12/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Memphis | L 57–89 | 1–7 | FedExForum (11,458) Memphis, Tennessee |
| 12/14/2015* 7:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 71–60 | 2–7 | Draddy Gymnasium (614) Riverdale, New York |
| 12/20/2015* 1:00 pm | at Morgan State | W 78–66 | 3–7 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (126) Baltimore |
| 12/29/2015* 2:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | L 64–76 | 3–8 | McBrayer Arena (1,150) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 01/02/2016 7:00 pm | Fairfield | W 72–66 | 4–8 (1–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,620) Riverdale, New York |
| 01/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Siena | W 92–87 $^{3OT}$ | 5–8 (2–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,308) Riverdale, New York |
| 01/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Canisius | W 94–86 | 6–8 (3–2) | Koessler Athletic Center (725) Buffalo, New York |
| 01/09/2016 3:00 pm | at Niagara | L 53–55 | 6–9 (3–3) | Gallagher Center (1,021) Lewiston, New York |
| 01/15/2016 7:00 pm | Canisius | L 62–65 | 6–10 (3–4) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,029) Riverdale, New York |
| 01/17/2016 2:00 pm | Niagara | W 69–64 | 7–10 (4–4) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,492) Riverdale, New York |
| 01/21/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Monmouth | W 78–71 | 8–10 (5–4) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,898) Riverdale, New York |
| 01/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Iona | L 56–70 | 8–11 (5–5) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, New York |
| 02/02/2016 7:00 pm | Rider | W 65–57 | 9–11 (6–5) | Draddy Gymnasium (983) Riverdale, New York |
| 02/07/2016 3:30 pm | at Fairfield | L 70–80 | 9–12 (6–6) | Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| 02/11/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Quinnipiac | W 84–77 | 10–12 (7–6) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,004) Riverdale, New York |
| 02/13/2016 7:00 pm | at Marist | W 81–73 | 11–12 (8–6) | McCann Field House (1,477) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| 02/15/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Monmouth | L 70–79 | 11–13 (8–7) | Multipurpose Activity Center (3,040) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Saint Peter's Postponed from 1/25/16 | L 69–70 | 11–14 (8–8) | Yanitelli Center (473) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| 02/21/2016 2:00 pm | at Quinnipiac | W 63–59 | 12–14 (9–8) | TD Bank Sports Center (2,466) Hamden, Connecticut |
| 02/23/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Saint Peter's | L 40–61 | 12–15 (9–9) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,122) Riverdale, New York |
| 02/26/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Iona | L 73–86 | 12–16 (9–10) | Draddy Gymnasium (2,520) Riverdale, New York |
| 02/28/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Rider | L 57–60 | 12–17 (9–11) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,604) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2016 9:00 pm | vs. Marist First round | W 81–63 | 13–17 | Times Union Center (2,628) Albany, New York |
| 03/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Siena Quarterfinals | L 76–89 | 13–18 | Times Union Center (6,978) Albany, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||