Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball
| Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball | |||
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| University | Manhattan University | ||
| Head coach | John Gallagher (3rd season) | ||
| Location | Bronx, New York | ||
| Arena | Draddy Gymnasium (capacity: 2,345) | ||
| Conference | MAAC | ||
| Nickname | Jaspers | ||
| Colors | Green and white[1] | ||
| NCAA Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1958 | |||
| NCAA Division I tournament appearances | |||
| 1956, 1958, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2015 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1993, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2015 | |||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||
| 1992, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2006 MCC: 1966, 1967, 1969 Metro NY: 1949, 1953, 1955, 1959 | |||
| Uniforms | |||
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The Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Manhattan University in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They have won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament championship five times (1993, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2015).[2] The Jaspers have had three players named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year, most recently Luis Flores in 2003.[3] Luis Flores is also the Manhattan Jaspers all-time leading scorer with 2046 points from 2001 to 2004.[4] Their current head coach is John Gallagher, who was hired from the University of Hartford in March 2023.[5]
History
Fran Fraschilla was head coach of the Jaspers from 1992, when he was 33 years old, to 1996, and his teams had an 85–35 record, a 71% won-lost percentage, and won two Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) titles and the 1993 MAAC men's basketball tournament championship.[6] In 1995 the Jaspers became the first Jaspers team in 35 years to compete in the NCAA Basketball Tournament and the first team from the MAAC to obtain an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. There, they defeated the fourth-seeded Oklahoma Sooners in the first round, before losing in the second round to the Arizona State Sun Devils.[7] [8] Fraschilla was named the 1994–95 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year, after his team's 26-5 season.[9][10][11][12]
Rivalries
The Jaspers' main rivals are the Iona Gaels. This rivalry started in December 1946, which Manhattan won 69–62. Iona leads the all-time series 66–45 as of March 2026.[13] They also enjoy a strong rivalry with the cross-borough Fordham Rams, whom they first played in the 1911–12 season and annually since the 1922–23 season. Although the Rams left the MAAC for the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1990, the "Battle of the Bronx" is still played almost every season. In the most recent matchup, the Rams won 82–53 against the Jaspers on December 13, 2025.[14]
Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Jaspers have appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–9.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | First round | Connecticut | L 75–84 |
| 1958 | First round Regional semifinal Regional 3rd-place game | West Virginia Dartmouth Maryland | W 89–84 L 62–79 L 55–59 |
| 1993 | First round | Virginia | L 66–78 |
| 1995 | First round Second round | Oklahoma Arizona State | W 77–67 L 54–64 |
| 2003 | First round | Syracuse | L 65–76 |
| 2004 | First round Second round | Florida Wake Forest | W 75–60 L 80–84 |
| 2014 | First round | Louisville | L 64–71 |
| 2015 | First Four | Hampton | L 64–74 |
NIT results
The Jaspers have appeared in 18 National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 8–19.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | First round | Toledo | L 47–54 |
| 1949 | First round | San Francisco | L 43–68 |
| 1953 | Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game | Louisville Seton Hall Duquesne | W 79–66 L 56–74 L 67–81 |
| 1954 | First round | Dayton | L 79–90 |
| 1955 | First round | Louisville | L 86–91 |
| 1957 | Quarterfinals | Memphis | L 73–85 |
| 1959 | First round | Providence | L 66–68 |
| 1965 | First round Quarterfinals | Texas Western Villanova | W 71–53 L 71–73 |
| 1966 | First round | Army | L 66–71 |
| 1970 | First round Quarterfinals | North Carolina Army | W 95–90 L 72–77 |
| 1973 | First round | Alabama | L 86–87 |
| 1974 | First round | Maryland–Eastern Shore | L 81–84 |
| 1975 | First round Quarterfinals | Massachusetts St. John's | W 68–51 L 56–57 |
| 1992 | First round Second round Quarterfinals | Green Bay Rutgers Notre Dame | W 67–65 W 62–61 L 58–74 |
| 1994 | First round | Old Dominion | L 74–76 |
| 1996 | First round | Wisconsin | L 42–55 |
| 2002 | First round | Villanova | L 69–84 |
| 2006 | Opening Round First round Second round | Fairleigh Dickinson Maryland Old Dominion | W 80–77 W 87–84 L 66–70 |
CBI results
The Jaspers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | First round | Incarnate Word | L 85–92 |
CIT results
The Jaspers have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 1–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | First round Second round | Albany Fairfield | W 89–79 L 57–69 |
NAIA tournament results
The Jaspers have appeared in the NAIA Tournament once. Their combined record is 2–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | First round Second round Quarterfinals | Arkansas State Teachers Southern Illinois Hamline | W 65–60 W 52–42 L 51–60 |
Head coach history
| No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1904–1909 | John O'Donnell | 5 | 22–33 | .400 |
| 2 | 1910–1920 | Edward Hanrahan | 10 | 74–72 | .507 |
| 3 | 1912–1913 | Fred J. Murphy | 1 | 8–10 | .444 |
| 4 | 1921–1922 | Paddy Winters | 1 | 3–11 | .214 |
| 5 | 1923–1926 | Arthur Carroll | 3 | 26–21 | .553 |
| 6 | 1924–1925 | Ward Brennan | 1 | 10–10 | .500 |
| 7 | 1926–1928 | Chief Muller | 2 | 22–12 | .647 |
| 8 | 1928–1929 | James Houlihan | 1 | 4–11 | .267 |
| 9 | 1929–1942 | Neil Cohalan* | 12 | 165–83 | .665 |
| 10 | 1942–1943 | Joseph Daher | 1 | 18–3 | .857 |
| 11 | 1945–1946 | Honey Russell | 1 | 15–8 | .652 |
| 12 | 1946–1968 | Ken Norton | 22 | 300–205 | .594 |
| 13 | 1968–1978 | John Powers | 10 | 142–114 | .555 |
| 15 | 1978–1981 | Brian Mahoney* | 3 | 16–62 | .205 |
| 16 | 1981–1985 | Gordon Chiesa | 4 | 43–68 | .387 |
| 17 | 1985–1986 | Tom Sullivan | 1 | 2–26 | .071 |
| 18 | 1986–1988 | Bob Delle Bovi | 2 | 13–44 | .228 |
| 20 | 1992–1996 | Fran Fraschilla | 4 | 86–34 | .717 |
| 21 | 1996–1999 | John Leonard | 3 | 26–57 | .313 |
| 22 | 1999–2006 | Bobby Gonzalez | 7 | 129–77 | .626 |
| 23 | 2006–2011 | Barry Rohrssen | 5 | 58–95 | .379 |
| 24 | 2011–2022 | Steve Masiello^ | 11 | 162–177 | .478 |
| 25 | 2022–2023 | RaShawn Stores*^ | 1 | 12–18 | .400 |
| 26 | 2023–present | John Gallagher | 3 | 36–57 | .387 |
| Totals | 26 coaches | 120 seasons | 1,457–1,371 | .515 | |
| Records updated through end of 2023–24 season Source[15] *Alum ^Promoted from assistant to head coach | |||||
1951 college basketball point-shaving scandal
In 1951, Manhattan College star center Junius Kellogg was offered a $1,000 bribe to shave points in a game against DePaul.[16] Though he was earning only minimum wage working at a frozen custard shop near campus, Kellogg refused the offer and immediately reported it to Manhattan coach Ken Norton. Working with investigators, Kellogg wore a wire during a meeting with fixer Henry “Hank” Poppe, who openly described the point-shaving scheme. The evidence led to the arrests of Poppe, Manhattan co-captain John Byrnes, and several gambling figures, exposing efforts to manipulate Manhattan games.[17]
Kellogg’s courage helped ignite an investigation that uncovered the massive 1951 college basketball point-shaving scandal, which ultimately implicated players from several major programs. Dozens of players were arrested or banned, and the revelations rocked college basketball nationwide.[18][17]
After his role in uncovering the 1951 point shaving scandal,Kellogg left college for the army, serving in the Korean War, before returning to graduate in 1953. He subsequently joined the Harlem Globetrotters. In 1954 while traveling with the team he suffered a cervical spinal cord injury and as paralyzed in a car accident.[19] He became an ardent supporter of wheelchair basketball culminating in head coaching Team USA to the 1964 Paralympic gold medal.[20]
References
- ↑ Manhattan College Athletic Colors (PDF). Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Manhattan Jaspers Basketball History". Coaches Database. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ↑ "Manhattan Jaspers Basketball History". Coaches Database. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ↑ "Manhattan Men's Basketball Leaders & Records - Career". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ↑ Zagoria, Adam. "NCAA Coaching Carousel: Manhattan Hires Former Hartford Coach John Gallagher". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ↑ "Frschilla to become Manhattan basketball coach," UPI, May 3, 1992.
- ↑ "College hoops analyst Fran Fraschilla," Fra Noi, June 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Manhattan College Men's Basketball," 2011-12.
- ↑ "Fran Fraschilla", sports-reference.
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- ↑ "Men's Basketball History vs Manhattan College". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ↑ "Schulte scores 21, Fordham defeats Manhattan 82–53". ESPN. December 14, 2025.
- ↑ "Manhattan Jaspers Men's Basketball Coaches". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
- ↑ Lipper, Bob (February 28, 2003). "Junius Kellogg". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- 1 2 Junius Kellogg is dead at 71 Refused bribe in '50s scandal, The New York Times, Frank Litsky, September 18, 1998.
- ↑ "City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal". IMDB. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ Topol, Manny (1998-09-18). "Junius Kellogg, 71, Revealed College Basketball Scandal". Newsday (Nassau Edition). p. 75. Retrieved 2023-05-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Litsky, Frank (1998-09-18). "Junius Kellogg Is Dead at 71; Refused Bribe in 50's Scandal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
