# 2011–12 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team

The 2011–12 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team represented Manhattan College during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaspers, led by first year head coach Steve Masiello, played their home games at Draddy Gymnasium and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 12–6 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC Basketball tournament to Siena. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Albany in the first round before falling in the second round to fellow MAAC member Fairfield.

## Roster

2011–12 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team :
| # | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | DeCarlos Anderson | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Freshman | Portsmouth, Virginia |
| 4 | Chris Viven | Guard | 5–10 | 185 | Junior | New York City, New York |
| 5 | Mohamed Koita | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Junior | Cergy, France |
| 10 | Ryan McCoy | Forward | 6–8 | 185 | Freshman | Skillman, New Jersey |
| 12 | RaShawn Stores | Guard | 5–11 | 195 | Freshman | The Bronx, New York |
| 13 | Emmy Andujar | Forward | 6–5 | 205 | Freshman | The Bronx, New York |
| 14 | Torgrim Sommerfeldt | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Sophomore | Drammen, Norway |
| 20 | Liam McCabe-Moran | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Senior | New Rochelle, New York |
| 21 | Djibril Coulibaly | Center | 6–9 | 200 | Senior | Bamako, Mali |
| 22 | Roberto Colonette | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Senior | Queens, New York |
| 24 | George Beamon | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 170 | Junior | Roslyn, New York |
| 31 | Michael Alvarado | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Sophomore | The Bronx, New York |
| 32 | Rhamel Brown | Forward/Center | 6–6 | 215 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, New York |
| 33 | Donovan Kates | Guard | 6–6 | 200 | Freshman | Hopkinsville, Kentucky |
| 41 | Kevin Laue | Center | 6–11 | 230 | Junior | Pleasanton, California |
| 50 | Kidani Brutus | Guard | 6–1 | 200 | Senior | The Bronx, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2011* 5:30 pm | Adelphi | W 74–68 | | Draddy Gymnasium (748) Riverdale, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2011* 2:00 pm | NJIT | W 62–48 | 1–0 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,406) Riverdale, NY |
| 11/14/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 5 Syracuse NIT Season Tip-Off | L 56–92 | 1–1 | Carrier Dome (17,284) Syracuse, NY |
| 11/15/2011* 4:00 pm | vs. Brown NIT Season Tip-Off | W 54–52 | 2–1 | Carrier Dome (NA) Syracuse, NY |
| 11/21/2011* 7:00 pm | vs. Fresno State NIT Season Tip-Off | W 85–83 | 3–1 | Moby Arena (NA) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/22/2011* 9:30 pm | at Colorado State NIT Season Tip-Off | L 86–91 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Moby Arena (890) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/26/2011* 2:00 pm | Columbia | W 59–41 | 3–3 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,138) Riverdale, NY |
| 11/29/2011* 7:00 pm | at Penn | L 72–75 | 3–4 | The Palestra (1,938) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/02/2011 7:00 pm | at Rider | W 71–55 | 4–4 (1–0) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,602) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/04/2011 2:00 pm | Saint Peter's | W 68–42 | 5–4 (2–0) | Draddy Gymnasium (738) Riverdale, NY |
| 12/07/2011* 7:00 pm | Fordham Battle of the Bronx | W 81–47 | 6–4 | Draddy Gymnasium (2,345) Riverdale, NY |
| 12/10/2011* 4:00 pm | at Hofstra | W 68–59 | 7–4 | Hofstra Arena (2,852) Hempstead, NY |
| 12/20/2011* 7:00 pm | at Towson | W 81–62 | 8–4 | Towson Center (778) Towson, MD |
| 12/23/2011* 7:00 pm | at George Mason | L 61–81 | 8–5 | Patriot Center (4,014) Fairfax, VA |
| 12/30/2011* 7:00 pm | at Binghamton | W 94–51 | 9–5 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,131) Binghamton, NY |
| 01/02/2012 7:00 pm | Rider | L 77–88 | 9–6 (2–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,234) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/05/2012 7:30 pm | at Loyola (MD) | L 60–61 | 9–7 (2–2) | Reitz Arena (811) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/08/2012 2:00 pm | Fairfield | W 53–51 | 10–7 (3–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,358) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/12/2012 7:00 pm | at Iona | W 75–72 | 11–7 (4–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,060) New Rochelle, NY |
| 01/14/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Siena | W 72–53 | 12–7 (5–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,276) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/20/2012 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Marist | W 61–44 | 13–7 (6–2) | McCann Field House (1,229) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 01/22/2012 4:00 pm | Niagara | W 71–64 | 14–7 (7–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,428) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/27/2012 7:15 pm | at Canisius | W 78–66 | 15–7 (8–2) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,498) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/29/2012 4:00 pm | at Niagara | W 87–70 | 16–7 (9–2) | Gallagher Center (1,625) Lewiston, NY |
| 02/02/2012 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Marist | W 73–51 | 17–7 (10–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,988) Riverdale, NY |
| 02/04/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Iona | L 73–85 | 17–8 (10–3) | Draddy Gymnasium (2,345) Riverdale, NY |
| 02/09/2012 7:30 pm | at Fairfield | L 54–60 | 17–9 (10–4) | Webster Bank Arena (1,445) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/11/2012 2:00 pm | at Saint Peter's | W 85–63 | 18–9 (11–4) | Yanitelli Center (793) Jersey City, NJ |
| 02/14/2012 7:00 pm | at Siena | L 64–70 | 18–10 (11–5) | Times Union Center (5,812) Albany, NY |
| 02/18/2012* 2:00 pm | UNC Wilmington ESPN BracketBusters | W 79–64 | 19–10 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,388) Riverdale, NY |
| 02/24/2012 7:00 pm | Canisius | W 90–77 | 20–10 (12–5) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,510) Riverdale, NY |
| 02/26/2012 4:00 pm | Loyola (MD) | L 60–62 | 20–11 (12–6) | Draddy Gymnasium (2,345) Riverdale, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2012 9:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Siena Quarterfinals | L 82–84 $^{OT}$ | 20–12 | MassMutual Center (2,124) Springfield, MA |
| 2012 College Insider tournament ||||||
| 03/14/2012* 7:00 pm | at Albany First Round | W 89–79 | 21–12 | SEFCU Arena (458) Albany, NY |
| 03/18/2012* 4:00 pm | at Fairfield Second Round | L 57–69 | 21–13 | Alumni Hall (1,492) Faifield, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||