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RIVERDALE, N.Y. - Manhattan College head coach Steve Masiello will be looking to lead the Jaspers to their second-straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championship in 2014-2015.
Manhattan Student-Athlete Capsules
13 * Emmy Andujar (Bronx, N.Y.)
Senior * Forward * 6-6 * 205
* MAAC Championships All-Tournament selection
* Team's top returning scorer (8.6 ppg) and rebounder (5.3 rpg) (15th MAAC)
* Ranked fifth in the MAAC in field goal percentage (.531)
* Played in all 33 games, making five starts, and seeing an average of 23.3 minutes each time out
* Scored 13 points with five rebounds and four assists against Louisville in the NCAA Tournament
* Exploded for a career-high 28 points in regular season win against the Gaels
* MAAC All-Rookie Team selection in 2011-2012
33 * Donovan Kates (Hopkinsville, Ky.)
Senior * Guard * 6-6 * 200
* Averaged 2.3 points and 1.5 rebounds per game
* Saw action in all 33 games a year ago, playing an average of 14.0 minutes each time out
* Shot 80.6 percent (29-of-36) from the line
* Scored a season-high 10 points in wins over Illinois State & Siena
* Converted 85.7 percent (84-of-98) from the line as a junior
12 * RaShawn Stores (Bronx, N.Y.)
Senior * Guard * 5-11 * 190
* Averaged 4.9 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game
* Ranked 15th in the MAAC in three-point percentage (.375)
* Played in all 33 games, making 25 starts, and seeing an average of 22.4 minutes each time out
* Scored a season-high 15 points in win over Canisius and notched double-figures in scoring four times
* MAAC All-Rookie Team selection in 2012-2013
1 * Ashton Pankey (Bronx, N.Y.)
Junior * Forward * 6-10 * 225
* Averaged 7.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game while shooting 57.7 percent (82-for-142) from the floor
* Played in all 33 games, making 21 starts, while seeing an average of 17.7 minutes each time out
* Scored a team-best 16 points in just 20 minutes against Louisville in the NCAA Tournament
* Notched 16 points and 11 rebounds in win at Canisius
* Recorded double-figures in scoring on nine occasions
* Played his freshman year at Maryland, averaging 4.7 points and 4.9 rebounds
0 * Shane Richards (New York, N.Y.)
Junior * Forward * 6-5 * 185
* Averaged 8.3 points per game while converting a single-season school-record matching 77 three pointers
* Played in all 33 games, starting three, while playing an average of 21.7 minutes each time out
* Ranked fourth in the MAAC in three pointers/game (2.3) and sixth with a conversion rate of 42.1 percent from deep
* Scored 14 points in 71-68 win over Iona in the MAAC Championship
* Recorded double-figures in scoring on 11 occasions, highlighted by a career-high matching 19 in win at Columbia
* 2012-2013 MAAC Co-Rookie of the Year
32 * Carlton Allen (Ewing, N.J.)
Sophomore * Guard * 6-10 * 240
* Averaged 0.3 points and 0.3 rebounds per game as a rookie
* Played in 26 games, averaging 3.2 minutes each time out
* Ranked on ESPN.com as the 41st best player at his position in the Class of 2013
30 * Trevor Glassman (Bedford, N.H.)
Sophomore * Guard * 6-3 * 200
* Second-year walk-on that played in three games as a rookie
* Played three years of basketball at Bedford High School prior to spending a postgraduate year at New Hampton Prep
* Helped Bedford to its first state championship game in school history
20 * Jermaine Lawrence (Queens, N.Y.)
Sophomore * Forward * 6-10 * 210
* Transfer from Cincinnati that will be to play immediately
* Will have three years of eligilibity remaining
* Averaged 2.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game
* Saw action in 26 games, playing an average of 15.1 minutes each time out
* Listed among the nation's top overall prospects in the Class of 2013 according to multiple recruiting services, including Scout.com (19th), 247Sports.com (23rd), ESPN.com (25th) and Rivals.com (26th)
23 * Rich Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Sophomore * Guard * 6-5 * 190
* Averaged 4.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game a year ago as a rookie
* Shot 52.0 percent from the floor
* Played in 31 games, making seven starts, while seeing an average of 11.9 minutes each time out
* Scored a career-high 14 points in wins over Niagara and Fairfield while also recording 13 in overtime victory against Marist
2 * Tyler Wilson (Bronx, N.Y.)
Sophomore * Guard * 6-0 * 175
* Averaged 2.1 points, 1.5 assists and 1.1 rebounds a year ago as a rookie
* Played in all 33 games, making four starts, while seeing an average of 12.5 minutes each time out
* Scored a career-high 15 points in win against Monmouth
* Notched a career-high six assists in victory against Niagara
15 * Samson Akilo (Lagos, Nigeria)
Freshman * Forward * 6-8 * 210
* Averaged 10 points and 11 rebounds per game as a junior
* Helped Nazareth High School capture the CHSAA A Title in 2013 while earning Second Team All-CHSAA honors
14 * Calvin Crawford (Middletown, N.Y.)
Freshman * Forward * 6-8 * 205
* Played a post-graduate year at St. Thomas More (Conn.)
* First Team All-League as senior at Valley Central, averaging 23.0 points and 9.0 rebounds each time out
3 * Samson Usilo (Lagos, Nigeria)
Freshman * Guard * 6-4 * 205
* Helped Nazareth High School to the CHSAA A Title in 2013
* Averaged 20 points and five rebounds per game en route to being named the League MVP
* Jordan Brand Classic All-Star game representative
4 * Zane Waterman (Fayetteville, N.C.)
Freshman * Forward * 6-9 * 220
* Led Fayetteville High School to a 19-8 record as a senior
* Averaged 25.9 points and 11.7 rebounds as a junior while recording 18 double-doubles
* Also was a NCISAA 2-A All-State selection
2013-2014 Team Recap
* Masiello guided Manhattan to the program's first MAAC Championship in 10 years with a 71-68 win over Iona in Springfield, Mass.
* The Jaspers fell by a narrow 71-64 margin to Louisville in the Second Round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament in Orlando, Fla.
* Manhattan's 25 wins were tied for the second-most in school history and were also good for the's program 12th 20-win campaign, including the second in Masiello's three years.
* Masiello has now gone 60-39 in his three years at the helm of the Jaspers, with the 60 victories the second-most for a coach in his first three years in Riverdale (Fran Fraschilla-69 | 1992-1995)
* George Beamon averaged a team-leading 18.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game en route earning First Team All-MAAC honors and was cited as the MAAC Championships Most Outstanding Player. He finished his career fourth in school history with 1,843 points.
* Rhamel Brown earned his third-straight MAAC Defensive Player of the Year accolade as well as garnering a Second Team All-League nod.
* Brown ranked third in the nation with a MAAC-leading 3.6 blocks per game to go along with 10.1 points and 5.9 rebounds each time out. He finished his career with both the single-season (120) and career (367) records for rejections.
* Michael Alvarado, like Beamon and Brown, ended his career with All-MAAC recognition. A Third Team selection, he notched after notching 11.9 points and 4.0 assists per games.
* The three seniors accounted for 50.4 percent (1279-of-2540) of the scoring and 38.7 percent (477-of-1234) of the rebounding a year ago.
* Manhattan went 11-2 in the months of February and March and is now 19-5 over the last two seasons.
* The Jaspers were second in the NCAA with 16 road/neutral victories while posting five victories against the RPI Top-100.
* Manhattan collected its first win over a team from the SEC first over since the 2004 NCAA Tournament against Florida with an 86-68 victory against South Carolina.
* The Jaspers finished among the top-100 nationally in free throws (1019; 4th), blocks per game (6.1; 9th), free throws (676; 10th), steals per game (8.3; 14th), winning percentage (.758; 26th), scoring offense (77.0; 37th), scoring margin (6.9; 50th), FG % defense (.409; 50th), offensive rebounds per game (12.6; 52nd), three-point field-goal % (.369; 68th), rebounds (1234; 70th) three-point field goal defense (.327; 88th) and defensive rebounds per game (24.8; 93rd).
2014-2015 Team Preview
* Manhattan returns two starters and five other reserves that played at least 10 minutes a game.
* The Jaspers will be gunning for their second-straight MAAC Title and the fifth in school history.
* Leading the returners is senior Emmy Andujar, who averaged 8.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. He also picked his game up at the right time, averaging 13.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the Jaspers' MAAC Championship run en route to garnering a spot on the All-Tournament team.
* Also standing out off the bench a year ago was junior Shane Richards, who averaged 8.3 points per game while knocking down a single-season school-record matching 77 three pointers.
* Rounding out the top returners are junior Ashton Pankey (7.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg) and senior RaShawn Stores (4.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg).
* Pankey notched a team-high 16 points with five rebounds against Louisville in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.
* Manhattan also returns sophomore Rich Williams (4.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg), senior Donovan Kates (2.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg), sophomore Tyler Wilson (2.1 ppg, 1.1 rpg), sophomore Carlton Allen (0.3 ppg, 0.3 rpg) and classmate Trevor Glassmen.
* Joining the program for the Jaspers this season are Jermaine Lawrence, Samson Akilo, Calvin Crawford, Samson Usilo and Zane Waterman.
* Manhattan will once again play an arduous non-conference slate with road/neutral games at Florida State (ACC), Massachusetts (Atlantic 10), George Mason (Atlantic 10), Rutgers (Big 10), Pittsburgh (ACC) and Fordham (Atlantic 10).
* All told the Jaspers will play 13 games in 11 different venues to start the season, highlighted by trips to Madison Square Garden (Rutgers) and the Barclays Center (Fordham).
* For the second-straight season, Manhattan will play 20 MAAC games in a true round robin format.
