花园城市，纽约-曼哈顿（4-6）开始了一个重要的一周，当他们在12月20日星期三晚上7点短途跋涉到霍夫斯特拉。
TOP STORYLINES
#1 - The game will be played at Adelphi University in Garden City, NY due to the Mack Sports Complex being used for fall graduation. For game information please click HERE.
#2 - Senior Zane Waterman has 999 career points and with one more will become the 38th member of the Jaspers' 1,000-point club.
#3 - Head Coach Steve Masiello is a perfect 4-0 against Hofstra.
QUICK HITS
* Manhattan returns to action after dropping an 80-66 decision at longtime mid-major power Tulsa.
* Waterman led the way with 17 points and eight rebounds while sophomore Pauly Paulicap had 16 points and a career-high nine rebounds as the duo went a combined 15-of-20 from the floor.
* Waterman has picked it up over his last five games, scoring in double-figures four times and is averaging 12.6 ppg and 7.4 rpg while shooting 58.5 percent (24-of-41) from the field.
* Over the last four games, the Jaspers are limiting teams to an average of 64.0 ppg and 7.5 spg while shooting 47.1 percent from the floor, including 39.3 percent on triple tries, with 10 players averaging double-figures in minutes.
* The Jaspers defeated Hofstra 80-68 last year thanks to shooting 56.3 percent in the first half while scoring on seven of the Pride's nine miscues en route to registering a 17-4 advantage in points off turnovers in the decisive stanza
* Waterman scored 15 points with nine rebounds while sophomore Aaron Walker Jr. had 15 points and six rebounds.
* Manhattan has now traveled over 5,800 miles this season.
* In the Jaspers' 80-66 win over Morgan State, Manhattan either set or matched season-highs with 80 points, 29 field goals, 21 assists and eight blocks.
* The Jaspers also scored a season-high 46 first-half points while shooting 53.6 percent from the floor and have now shot above 50 percent in the opening stanza in three-straight and five-of-six.
* Manhattan has won the rebounding battle six times in 10 games to start the year and ranks second in the MAAC in defensive rebounding (32.2/game).
* The Jaspers lead the MAAC with 15.4 forced turnovers per game (89th NCAA)
* Senior Rich Williams paced Manhattan in scoring for the sixth time against Morgan State with 16 points while also handing out a career-high eight assists.
* The fifth-year senior scored a season-high 24 points against NIU and has now notched at least 20 points three times this year and on 10 occasions in his career.
* In the Jaspers' season-opening win over SFBK, he had 21 points before going for 20, on the strength of a career-high five three pointers, in a victory over Harvard.
* On the year, Williams ranks among the MAAC leaders in scoring (15.3 ppg-12th), 3pt-FG% (.455-5th), FG% (.505-8th) and assists (2.8 apg-15th)
* Manhattan recently became the first team in NCAA history to win a game in Europe with its 70-54 win over Holy Cross in the opening game of the Belfast Classic before dropping a 56-55 thriller to Towson in the Championship.
* Senior Calvin Crawford earned Belfast Classic All-Tournament team honors after averaging 14.5 ppg over games against Towson and Holy Cross.
* Crawford registered his second double-double of the year against Fordham with 11 points and 10 rebounds after notching his first with 19 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Harvard.
* On the year, he ranks among the MAAC leaders in scoring (11.0 ppg - 23rd) and rebounding (6.0 rpg-9th).
* Sophomore Aaron Walker Jr. scored a team-high 16 points in the Belfast Championship game en route to averaging 13.0 ppg for the event.
* In the win over Holy Cross, Manhattan ripped off a 26-8 run that bridged the end of the first half and the beginning of the second into registering a season-high 26 point advantage.
* Waterman scored 14 points against Holy Cross before notching his second double-figure rebound game of the year with 10 caroms against Towson. On the year, he is ninth in the MAAC with 6.0 rpg to go along with 9.4 ppg.
* Despite the loss to the Tigers, the Jaspers recorded a season-high 12 steals, registered a season-high a season-high 20 forced turnovers and scored 21-straight points that were a direct result of a Towson miscue at one point.
* Manhattan is 38-9 when notching double-figures in thefts under Masiello, including, 27-6 the last five years, and 21-12 when forcing at least 20 turnovers.
* The Jaspers have seen five of their nine games decided by four points or less (2-3).
* In the last five minutes/OT of those games, Manhattan is shooting 46.9 percent (15-of-32) from the field, including 50.0 percent (6-of-12) from long range, and 73.1 percent (19-of-26) from the line.
* His five blocks against Missouri State were the most by a Manhattan player since Rhamel Brown had nine rejections at Siena on February 21, 2014.
* Paulicap had a career-high 17 points, on perfect 6-for-6 shooting, and eight rebounds against NIU to cap a solid week at the Gulf Coast Classic, in which he averaged 10.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 4.0 bpg over the three-day event.
* On the year, Paulicap leads the MAAC in field goal percentage (.600) and blocks (2.7 bpg) while ranking 11th with 5.5 rpg to go along with 8.6 ppg.
* Senior Zavier Turner handed out a career-high matching eight assists against NIU after registering seven in the victory over Harvard and is averaging 3.8 apg (9th MAAC) and 7.6 ppg.
* The senior quartet of Crawford, Turner, Waterman and Williams has accounted for 59.4 percent (402/677) of Manhattan's scoring and 54.7 percent (176/322) of the Jaspers' rebounding. For their careers, Turner (1,152), Waterman (999), Williams (901) and Crawford (706) have combined for 3,758 points.
* Masiello, who collected his 50th career victory at Draddy Gymnasium against St. Francis Brooklyn, is 3-0 at home this year and has a career .667 (52-26) winning percentage in Riverdale.
* Manhattan rallied from 10 points down against SFBK in registering the team's largest comeback win since erasing an 11-point deficit against Niagara on January 10, 2017.
* The Jaspers are now 74-38, all-time, in openers and 54-19 against SFBK, including 5-0 in season openers.
* In the OT win over SFBK, Manhattan scored on four straight possessions in the extra session and 7-of-9 en route in a win that featured 14 lead changes and five ties.
* Manhattan was tabbed to finish second in the annual MAAC Preseason Poll and paced the circuit with three All-League selections: Waterman (1st), Williams (2nd) and Turner (3rd).
* Williams is the lone remaining member of the program's Back-to-Back MAAC Championship squads while Crawford and Waterman were also on the 2015 squad.
* Masiello has led Manhattan to a 106-99 (.517) record, including going 63-53 (.543) during MAAC play and 52-26 (.667) at Draddy Gym over his seven seasons with three MAAC title game appearances, three postseason berths, two Metropolitan Coach of the Year honors and two 20-win campaigns. He has also participated in the NCAA Tournament in 13 of his first 21 seasons as a player or coach, including being a part of eight conference champions and one National Title.
* Since returning to Riverdale, Masiello has guided the Jaspers to a pair of MAAC titles as well as a pair of 20-plus win campaigns. In his first tenure, he was a part of two MAAC titles and three 20-plus win seasons. All told, Masiello has been a member of four of Manhattan's five MAAC Championship teams and five of the school's 12 20-win seasons in recording a 189-135 record.
* Now in his 22nd season as either a player or a coach, Masiello has a career collegiate record of 469-245, including 348-217 on the sidelines, with one National Title, two National Championship Game appearances, two Final Fours, six Elite Eight berths, eight conference championships, 13 NCAA Tournament appearances and 15 20-win seasons.
