Manhattan Basketball In Belfast Media Recap

Riverdale, NY - Manhattan made history in Belfast, Northern Ireland as the FIRST-EVER Division I Men's Basketball team to win a NCAA game in Europe.

To say #JasperNation took over Belfast would be an understatement. Check out some of the video and news articles from the Belfast Classic below:

VIDEO

@TowsonTigers @Towson_MBB & @GoJaspers have made it onto our national news channel. Unreal championship game . #belfastclassic pic.twitter.com/bjlXAWjaqm

— Damien Deniro (@DamienDeNiro) December 5, 2017

 

Lord Mayor @NualaMcAllister  celebrates success of @BelfastClassic at the weekend - the second week in a row Belfast has hosted two major US college tournaments in the city #GlobalBelfast pic.twitter.com/05Vr2WbPoI

— Belfast City Council (@belfastcc) December 4, 2017

 

Aaron Walker Jr. GETS UP! pic.twitter.com/LjuWmQlgvl

— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) December 2, 2017

 

That was quick... @JaspersMBB take the 3-point lead! pic.twitter.com/X4D48dZ9Hp

— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) December 2, 2017

 

#GnomeOnTheRoam made some friends! Meet our fans from abroad who have adopted the Jaspers as their team. #JasperNation keeps getting bigger! ?????? pic.twitter.com/7JScetcJ47

— Manhattan Jaspers (@GoJaspers) December 2, 2017

 

Got to love @GoJaspers band entertaining the crowd at half time at the @BelfastClassic @Sportchanges #belfastclassic pic.twitter.com/ThLBRr0hWB

— TigersBasketball (@atownbball) December 2, 2017

 

#JasperNation we are taking over Belfast! @BelfastClassic @ManhattanEdu @MCStudentEngage pic.twitter.com/iSMIsfWvmH

— Manhattan Jaspers (@GoJaspers) December 2, 2017

 

Reaction from @GoJaspers @JaspersMBB to beating @HCrossMBB #BelfastClassic pic.twitter.com/hwaf5XctPK

— Ball in Europe (@bie_basketball) December 1, 2017

 

It's filling up and we're under way at the #BelfastClassic pic.twitter.com/JcUbagj7jw

— Basketball Ireland (@BballIrl) December 1, 2017

 

Only being here you really appreciate how cool this @BelfastClassic is going to be. pic.twitter.com/jqe6AZexTR

— Conor Meany (@conormeany) December 1, 2017

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Pauly Paulicap breaking the huddle today at @MaloneCollege pic.twitter.com/ZW3u0cnaZ5

— JaspersMBB (@JaspersMBB) November 30, 2017

NEWS ARTICLES
Belfast The Winner As U.S. Colleges Do Battles (12/4/17) - The Irish Echo

Classic Thrills And Spills (12/4/17) - The Irish News

Americans Serve Up A Dramatic Night To Remember (12/4/17) - Belfast Telegraph

Breathing New Life In Belfast's Basketball Heart (12/4/17) - BallinEurope

US Colleges Do Action As HOF Belfast Classic Blasts Into Action (12/2/17) - Belfast Live

Belfast's Hoops Bonanza Is About Changing Lives (12/1/17) - Belfast Telegraph

Behind The Scenes: See How The SSE Arena Has Been Transformed For A Major Tournament (11/30/17) - Belfast Live