The Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents
Manhattan College in
The Bronx
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New York City
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New York, United States. The school's team currently competes in the
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC, ) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I. Of its current 11 full members, 10 are located in three states of the northeastern United States: Connecticut, New Jersey, and ...
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Postseason
NCAA tournament results
![Manhattan College Basketball](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Manhattan_College_Basketball.jpg)
The Jaspers have appeared in eight
NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–9.
NIT results
The Jaspers have appeared in 18
National Invitation Tournament
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s (NIT). Their combined record is 8–19.
CIT results
The Jaspers have appeared in one
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was an American men's college basketball postseason tournament founded by Collegeinsider.com. The tournament was oriented toward schools that did not get selected for the NCAA Division I men's ...
(CIT). Their combined record is 1–1.
Rivalries
The Jaspers' main rivals are the
Iona Gaels. They also enjoy a strong rivalry with the cross-borough
Fordham Rams
In engineering, RAMS (reliability, availability, maintainability and safety)Atlantic 10 Conference
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in 1990, the "
Battle of the Bronx" is still played almost every season. In the most recent matchup, the Jaspers won 66–60 against the Rams on November 12, 2021.
Manhattan College leads the all-time series (57–52) ''as of 2021.''
See also
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Manhattan Jaspers and Lady Jaspers
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Manhattan Lady Jaspers basketball
The Manhattan Lady Jaspers basketball team is the basketball team that represents Manhattan College in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Postseas ...
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Sports in the New York metropolitan area
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References
External links
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