2016–17 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
Roster
2016–17 Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
0
Na'Quan Council
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Blackwood, New Jersey
C
1
Ak Ojo
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Lagos, Nigeria
G
3
Zavier Turner
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS Jr
Indianapolis, Indiana
F
4
Zane Waterman
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G
5
Tyler Wilson
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Bronx, New York
G
11
Aaron Walker Jr.
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Brooklyn, New York
F
12
Zavier Peart
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
Jr
Miami, Florida
F
14
Calvin Crawford
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Jr
Middletown, New York
C
15
Ahmed Ismail
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
285 lb (129 kg)
Jr
Cairo, Egypt
G
20
Sky Williams
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Tuckahoe, New York
G
21
Matt Maloney
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Somers, New York
G
22
Thomas Capuano
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
G
23
Rich Williams
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Brooklyn, New York
F
35
Oliver Ehrnvall
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Uppsala, Sweden
G
52
Samson Usilo
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS So
Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
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
[ 1] .
References
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