# 2017–18 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team

The 2017–18 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team represented Manhattan College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaspers, led by seventh-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 14–17, 9–9 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MAAC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Iona.

## Previous season

The Jaspers finished the 2016–17 season 10–22, 5–15 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Rider.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2017* 8:00 p.m. | | Sacred Heart Hurricane Relief Charity Exhibition | L 71–81 | | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| November 8, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | NYIT | W 117–72 | | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 15, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 80–79 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,018) Riverdale, NY |
| November 18, 2017* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Harvard | W 73–69 | 2–0 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,250) Riverdale, NY |
| November 20, 2017* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. UMKC Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | L 63–74 | 2–1 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| November 21, 2017* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Missouri State Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round | L 65–69 | 2–2 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| November 22, 2017* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Northern Illinois Gulf Coast Showcase 7th-place game | L 68–70 | 2–3 | Germain Arena (868) Estero, FL |
| November 26, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at Fordham Battle of the Bronx | L 57–70 | 2–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,823) The Bronx, NY |
| December 1, 2017* 11:30 a.m., CBSSN | | vs. Holy Cross Hall of Fame Belfast Classic semifinals | W 70–54 | 3–4 | SSE Arena (5,256) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| December 2, 2017* 12:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Towson Hall of Fame Belfast Classic | L 55–56 | 3–5 | SSE Arena (3,882) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| December 9, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Morgan State | W 80–66 | 4–5 | Draddy Gymnasium (952) Riverdale, NY |
| December 16, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Tulsa | L 66–80 | 4–6 | Reynolds Center (3,382) Tulsa, OK |
| December 20, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. Hofstra Garden City Showcase | W 63–61 | 5–6 | Adelphi's Center for Recreation and Sports (1,019) Garden City, NY |
| December 23, 2017* 12:00 p.m., FSN | | at No. 23 Seton Hall | L 62–74 | 5–7 | Prudential Center (8,001) Newark, NJ |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Fairfield | W 61–58 | 6–7 (1–0) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,523) Riverdale, NY |
| January 2, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 101–96 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 (2–0) | McCann Field House (893) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 5, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 66–77 | 7–8 (2–1) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,506) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 7, 2018 6:00 p.m. | | Rider | L 76–82 | 7–9 (2–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (521) Riverdale, NY |
| January 11, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | W 59–53 | 8–9 (3–2) | Webster Bank Arena (1,214) Bridgeport, CT |
| January 13, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Siena | W 72–61 | 9–9 (4–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,013) Riverdale, NY |
| January 19, 2018 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Canisius | L 59–68 | 9–10 (4–3) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,567) Riverdale, NY |
| January 21, 2018 12:00 p.m. | | at Saint Peter's | W 68–57 | 10–10 (5–3) | Yanitelli Center (726) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 24, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Niagara | L 63–72 | 10–11 (5–4) | Gallagher Center (1,058) Lewiston, NY |
| January 27, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | vs. Iona MAAC Tripleheader | L 65–78 | 10–12 (5–5) | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2,545) Uniondale, NY |
| January 30, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Marist | L 59–62 | 10–13 (5–6) | Draddy Gymnasium (981) Riverdale, NY |
| February 2, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Siena | W 51–47 | 11–13 (6–6) | Times Union Center (7,372) Albany, NY |
| February 8, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Rider | L 73–77 | 11–14 (6–7) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,514) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 10, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Monmouth | W 93–76 | 12–14 (7–7) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,109) Riverdale, NY |
| February 15, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Quinnipiac | L 70–71 | 12–15 (7–8) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,271) Hamden, CT |
| February 18, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | Niagara | W 82–72 | 13–15 (8–8) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,074) Riverdale, NY |
| February 23, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 75–88 | 13–16 (8–9) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,411) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 25, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | W 92–86 $^{2OT}$ | 14–16 (9–9) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,259) Riverdale, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2018 9:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) Iona Quarterfinals | L 60–72 | 14–17 | Times Union Center (2,630) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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