# 2019–20 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team

The 2019–20 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team represented Manhattan College in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaspers, led by 9th-year head coach Steve Masiello, played their home games at Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–18 overall, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the #9 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated #8 seed Fairfield 61–43 in the first round before losing to #1 seed Siena 49–63 in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Jaspers finished the 2018–19 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 57–53, before falling to No. 2 seed Canisius 65–69$^{OT}$ in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Delaware State | W 85–74 | 1–0 | Draddy Gymnasium (920) Riverdale, NY |
| November 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Albany | W 57–51 | 2–0 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,029) Riverdale, NY |
| November 19, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 57–70 | 2–1 | Pete Hanna Center (470) Homewood, AL |
| November 23, 2019* 4:00 pm | | at Elon | W 69–64 | 3–1 | Schar Center (1,137) Elon, NC |
| November 27, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | L 64–73 | 3–2 | Ryan Center (4,432) Kingston, RI |
| December 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stony Brook | L 47–65 | 3–3 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,083) Stony Brook, NY |
| December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fordham Battle of the Bronx | W 54–53 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,298) Bronx, NY |
| December 14, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Michigan | L 58–59 | 4–4 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,002) Riverdale, NY |
| December 22, 2019* 12:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 51–63 | 4–5 | Mack Sports Complex (2,257) Hempstead, NY |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Canisius | W 71–67 | 5–5 (1–0) | Koessler Athletic Center (829) Buffalo, NY |
| January 5, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | W 67–62 | 6–5 (2–0) | Gallagher Center (1,078) Lewiston, NY |
| January 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 60–68 | 6–6 (2–1) | Alumni Hall (1,754) Fairfield, CT |
| January 12, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | W 81–69 | 7–6 (3–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,657) Riverdale, NY |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | W 69–57 | 8–6 (4–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,005) Riverdale, NY |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Monmouth | L 58–65 | 8–7 (4–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (977) Riverdale, NY |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | L 73–75 | 8–8 (4–3) | McCann Arena (1,194) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | L 63–67 | 8–9 (4–4) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,248) Riverdale, NY |
| January 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | L 53–70 | 8–10 (4–5) | Yanitelli Center (608) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 2, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Iona | W 72–49 | 9–10 (5–5) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,289) Riverdale, NY |
| February 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Niagara | W 77–59 | 10–10 (6–5) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,345) Riverdale, NY |
| February 9, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Quinnipiac | W 65–63 | 11–10 (7–5) | People's United Center (1,322) Hamden, CT |
| February 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 57–80 | 11–11 (7–6) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,694) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 16, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Siena | L 52–65 | 11–12 (7–7) | Times Union Center (7,146) Albany, NY |
| February 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | L 64–67 | 11–13 (7–8) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,112) Riverdale, NY |
| February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius | L 56–57 | 11–14 (7–9) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,347) Riverdale, NY |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | W 65–56 | 12–14 (8–9) | Draddy Gymnasium (923) Riverdale, NY |
| March 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 60–80 | 12–15 (8–10) | OceanFirst Bank Center (3,271) West Long Branch, NJ |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rider | L 59–71 | 12–16 (8–11) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,611) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| March 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | L 50–66 | 12–17 (8–12) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,002) Riverdale, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (8) Fairfield First round | W 61–43 | 13–17 | Boardwalk Hall (878) Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (1) Siena Quarterfinals | L 49–63 | 13–18 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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