# 1994–95 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team

The 1994–95 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team represented Manhattan College during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaspers, led by third-year head coach Fran Fraschilla, played their home games at Draddy Gymnasium and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–5, 12–2 in MAAC play to finish in first place. They lost the championship game of the MAAC tournament, but secured an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 13 seed in the Southeast region, the Jaspers upset No. 4 seed Oklahoma in the opening round. Manhattan was beaten by No. 5 seed Arizona State in the round of 32.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1994* | | Wagner | W 103–64 | 1–0 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,250) New York, New York |
| Dec 3, 1994* | | Fordham | W 88–48 | 2–0 | Draddy Gymnasium (2,751) New York, New York |
| Dec 5, 1994* | | at Rider | W 73–68 | 3–0 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,151) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Dec 7, 1994* | | Marist | W 70–52 | 4–0 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,147) New York, New York |
| Dec 10, 1994* | | at Monmouth | W 66–59 | 5–0 | Boylan Gymnasium (1,927) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Dec 17, 1994* | | Eastern Michigan | W 73–71 | 6–0 | Draddy Gymnasium (2,257) New York, New York |
| Dec 20, 1994* | | at Florida International | W 70–57 | 7–0 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (516) Miami, Florida |
| Dec 22, 1994* | | Wright State | W 91–46 | 8–0 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,279) New York, New York |
| Dec 27, 1994* | | vs. No. 25 St. John's ECAC Holiday Festival | L 70–81 | 8–1 | Madison Square Garden (19,524) New York, New York |
| Dec 28, 1994* | | vs. Colgate ECAC Holiday Festival | W 54–51 | 9–1 | Madison Square Garden (15,812) New York, New York |
| MAAC Regular season ||||||
| Jan 4, 1995 | | at Iona | L 66–73 | 9–2 (0–1) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,495) New Rochelle, New York |
| Jan 7, 1995* | | Rutgers | W 92–90 | 10–2 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,909) New York, New York |
| Jan 12, 1995* | | at Hofstra | W 78–57 | 11–2 | Physical Fitness Center (1,763) Hempstead, New York |
| Jan 14, 1995 | | Niagara | W 85–54 | 12–2 (1–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,752) New York, New York |
| Jan 17, 1995 | | at Saint Peter's | W 76–55 | 13–2 (2–1) | Yanitelli Center (1,450) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Jan 21, 1995 | | at Siena | W 66–61 | 14–2 (3–1) | Knickerbocker Arena (5,592) Albany, New York |
| Jan 23, 1995 | | Loyola (MD) | W 85–56 | 15–2 (4–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,790) New York, New York |
| Jan 28, 1995 | | Fairfield | W 62–58 | 16–2 (5–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (2,387) New York, New York |
| Feb 3, 1995 | | at Canisius | W 72–60 | 17–2 (6–1) | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (4,570) Buffalo, New York |
| Feb 5, 1995 | | at Niagara | W 81–53 | 18–2 (7–1) | Niagara Falls Convention Center (974) Niagara Falls, New York |
| Feb 8, 1995 | | at Loyola (MD) | W 91–83 | 19–2 (8–1) | Reitz Arena (1,007) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Feb 11, 1995 | | Iona | W 84–67 | 20–2 (9–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (2,831) New York, New York |
| Feb 14, 1995 | | Saint Peter's | W 73–50 | 21–2 (10–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (2,345) New York, New York |
| Feb 18, 1995 | | Siena | W 67–54 | 22–2 (11–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (10,626) New York, New York |
| Feb 20, 1995 | | at Fairfield | W 65–56 | 19–2 (8–1) | Alumni Hall (Fairfield University) (2,395) Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Feb 25, 1995 | | Canisius | L 58–65 | 23–3 (12–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (3,286) New York, New York |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1995* | (1) | vs. (8) Niagara Quarterfinals | W 83–60 | 24–3 | Knickerbocker Arena (3,257) Albany, New York |
| Mar 5, 1995* | (1) | vs. (4) Fairfield Semifinals | W 82–69 | 25–3 | Knickerbocker Arena (3,201) Albany, New York |
| Mar 6, 1995* | (1) | vs. (3) Saint Peter's Championship game | L 78–80 $^{OT}$ | 25–4 | Knickerbocker Arena (4,863) Albany, New York |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1995* | (13 SE) | vs. (4 SE) No. 17 Oklahoma First Round | W 77–67 | 26–4 | Pyramid Arena (19,120) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Mar 18, 1995* | (13 SE) | vs. (5 SE) No. 16 Arizona State Second Round | L 54–64 | 26–5 | Pyramid Arena (19,120) Memphis, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||