# 2018–19 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team

The 2018–19 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team represented Manhattan College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaspers, who were led by eighth-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 11–21 overall, 8–10 in MAAC play, to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 10 seed Fairfield in the first round before falling to No. 2 seed Canisius in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Jaspers finished the 2017–18 season 14–17, 9–9 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament to Iona.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 8:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Elon | L 56–62 | 0–1 | Draddy Gymnasium (937) Riverdale, NY |
| November 12, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMBC | L 52–75 | 0–2 | UMBC Event Center (1,164) Catonsville, MD |
| November 16, 2018* 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Coastal Carolina NKU Basketball Classic | W 55–53 | 1–2 | BB&T Arena (318) Highland Heights, KY |
| November 17, 2018* 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky NKU Basketball Classic | L 53–59 | 1–3 | BB&T Arena (3,351) Highland Heights, Kentucky |
| November 18, 2018* 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. UNC Asheville NKU Basketball Classic | W 54–38 | 2–3 | BB&T Arena (113) Highland Heights, Kentucky |
| November 24, 2018* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington | L 43–70 | 2–4 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,590) Washington, D.C. |
| December 1, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Fordham Battle of the Bronx | L 56–57 | 2–5 | Draddy Gymnasium (2,023) Riverdale, NY |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Stony Brook | L 62–69 | 2–6 | Draddy Gymnasium (862) Riverdale, NY |
| December 10, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Hofstra | L 50–80 | 2–7 | Draddy Gymnasium (602) Riverdale, NY |
| December 15, 2018* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UConn | L 46–61 | 2–8 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,259) Storrs, CT |
| December 20, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Albany | L 67–77 | 2–9 | SEFCU Arena (1,412) Albany, NY |
| December 23, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 56–72 | 2–10 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (612) Brooklyn, NY |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Quinnipiac | L 59–63 | 2–11 (0–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (612) Riverdale, NY |
| January 5, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Niagara | W 90–80 | 3–11 (1–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (801) Riverdale, NY |
| January 8, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marist | L 63–78 | 3–12 (1–2) | McCann Arena (985) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 12, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 49–65 | 3–13 (1–3) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,745) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 17, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Saint Peter's | W 58–56 | 4–13 (2–3) | Yanitelli Center (747) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 19, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Rider | L 47–60 | 4–14 (2–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,219) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 21, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marist | L 46–62 | 4–15 (2–5) | Draddy Gymnasium (894) Riverdale, NY |
| January 26, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Siena | L 40–53 | 4–16 (2–6) | Times Union Center (7,146) Albany, NY |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Fairfield | W 62–49 | 5–16 (3–6) | Draddy Gymnasium (924) Riverdale, NY |
| February 2, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Saint Peter's | W 64–50 | 6–16 (4–6) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,193) Riverdale, NY |
| February 5, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rider | W 73–66 | 7–16 (5–6) | Draddy Gymnasium (937) Riverdale, NY |
| February 8, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Siena | L 49–51 | 7–17 (5–7) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,364) Riverdale, NY |
| February 15, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Niagara | W 64–60 | 8–17 (6–7) | Gallagher Center (930) Lewiston, NY |
| February 17, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Canisius | W 70–65 | 9–17 (7–7) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,058) Buffalo, NY |
| February 22, 2019 7:00 p.m., Jaspervision | | Iona | L 52–66 | 9–18 (7–8) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,879) Riverdale, NY |
| February 24, 2019 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 59–72 | 9–19 (7–9) | Alumni Hall (2,017) Fairfield, CT |
| March 1, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | Monmouth Senior Night | L 54–62 | 9–20 (7–10) | Draddy Gymnasium (944) Riverdale, NY |
| March 3, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | W 62–58 | 10–20 (8–10) | People's United Center (2,405) Hamden, CT |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (10) Fairfield First round | W 57-53 | 11-20 | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| March 8, 2019 9:30 p.m., ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (2) Canisius Quarterfinals | L 65–69 $^{OT}$ | 11–21 | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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