# 2016–17 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team

The 2016–17 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team represented Manhattan College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaspers, led by sixth-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 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.

## Previous season

The Jaspers finished the 2015–16 season 13–18, 9–11 in MAAC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Marist in the first round of the MAAC tournament before losing to Siena in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 64–76 | 0–1 | Sojka Pavilion (2,763) Lewisburg, PA |
| 11/15/2016* 8:45 am, ESPN2 | | Winthrop NIT Season Tip-Off | L 81–94 | 0–2 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,051) Riverdale, NY |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 80–68 | 1–2 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,109) Riverdale, NY |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Temple NIT Season Tip-Off | L 67–88 | 1–3 | Liacouras Center (5,156) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/26/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Detroit NIT Season Tip-Off | W 84–81 $^{2OT}$ | 2–3 | Calihan Hall (1,012) Detroit, MI |
| 11/28/2016* 7:00 pm, RTPT | | at No. 25 West Virginia NIT Season Tip-Off | L 61–108 | 2–4 | WVU Coliseum (8,190) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/02/2016 7:00 pm | | Canisius | L 76–77 | 2–5 (0–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,275) Riverdale, NY |
| 12/04/2016 2:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | L 70–84 | 2–6 (0–2) | Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Morgan State | L 82–85 $^{OT}$ | 2–7 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,432) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/10/2016* 7:00 pm | | Fordham Battle of the Bronx | W 60–53 | 3–7 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,981) Riverdale, NY |
| 12/17/2016* 1:30 pm, FS2 | | vs. No. 23 Florida State Orange Bowl Classic | L 67–83 | 3–8 | BB&T Center Sunrise, FL |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 61–54 | 4–8 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (443) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | Eastern Kentucky | W 81–54 | 5–8 | Draddy Gymnasium (925) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm | | at Marist | L 88–90 $^{OT}$ | 5–9 (0–3) | McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 01/05/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | L 79–97 | 5–10 (0–4) | Draddy Gymnasium (823) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | | at Quinnipiac | L 72–81 | 5–11 (0–5) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,003) Hamden, CT |
| 01/10/2017 7:00 pm | | Niagara | W 78–69 | 6–11 (1–5) | Draddy Gymnasium (525) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/13/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Rider | W 76–73 | 7–11 (2–5) | Draddy Gymnasium (675) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/17/2017 7:00 pm | | Iona | L 67–82 | 7–12 (2–6) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,549) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/20/2017 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 71–82 | 7–13 (2–7) | OceanFirst Bank Center (3,495) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm | | Siena | L 68–81 | 7–14 (2–8) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,143) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | at Niagara | W 70–69 | 8–14 (3–8) | Gallagher Center (1,198) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | L 64–78 | 8–15 (3–9) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,602) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/31/2017 7:00 pm | | at Fairfield | L 49–78 | 8–16 (3–10) | Webster Bank Arena (859) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm | | Marist | W 68–67 | 9–16 (4–10) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,005) Riverdale, NY |
| 02/10/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Monmouth | L 58–62 | 9–17 (4–11) | Draddy Gymnasium (987) Riverdale, NY |
| 02/12/2017 6:00 pm | | Saint Peter's | L 50–69 | 9–18 (4–12) | Draddy Gymnasium (963) Riverdale, NY |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Siena | L 71–94 | 9–19 (4–13) | Times Union Center (5,577) Albany, NY |
| 02/19/2017 6:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | W 95–74 | 10–19 (5–13) | Draddy Gymnasium (963) Riverdale, NY |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | at Rider | L 82–93 | 10–20 (5–14) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Iona | L 51–72 | 10–21 (5–15) | Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | (11) | vs. (6) Rider First Round | L 68–69 | 10–22 | Times Union Center (2,406) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||