# 2020–21 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team

The 2020–21 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team represented Manhattan College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaspers, led by tenth-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 7–13, 6–12 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 10 seed in the MAAC tournament, they lost in the first round to No. 7 seed Fairfield 58–59 in overtime.

## Previous season

The Jaspers finished the 2019–20 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 3, 2020* 6:00 pm | | Fordham Battle of the Bronx | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| December 11, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | L 64–82 | 0–1 (0–1) | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| December 12, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | W 87–77 | 1–1 (1–1) | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| December 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist | L 39–61 | 1–2 (1–2) | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| December 20, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist | L 67–72 $^{OT}$ | 1–3 (1–3) | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| December 30, 2020* 1:00 pm, YouTube | | at Delaware State | W 65–59 | 2–3 | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| January 8, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 79–84 $^{2OT}$ | 2–4 (1–4) | People's United Center Hamden, CT |
| January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Quinnipiac | W 45–42 | 3–4 (2–4) | People's United Center Hamden, CT |
| January 15, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 58–49 | 4–4 (3–4) | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara | W 58–55 | 5–4 (4–4) | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| January 29, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | L 55–59 | 5–5 (4–5) | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| January 30, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Saint Peter's | L 54–68 | 5–6 (4–6) | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| February 5, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Monmouth | L 65–70 | 5–7 (4–7) | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| February 6, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Monmouth | L 69–71 $^{OT}$ | 5–8 (4–8) | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| February 12, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 67–85 | 5–9 (4–9) | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY |
| February 13, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iona | W 77–70 | 6–9 (5–9) | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY |
| February 26, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Siena | L 69–74 | 6–10 (5–10) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY |
| February 27, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Siena | L 56–64 | 6–11 (5–11) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, NY |
| March 4, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairfield | W 69–59 | 7–11 (6–11) | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| March 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | L 67–85 | 7–12 (6–12) | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) Fairfield First round | L 58–59 $^{OT}$ | 7–13 | 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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