Under Manhattan Athletic Hall of Fame head coach Neil Cohalan, the Jaspers began winning game after game, knocking off opponents like Catholic University, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Niagara, Villanova, CCNY, Bucknell, RPI, Albany State University, Union, Baltimore University, St. Francis of Brooklyn and Temple. The Jaspers also took out rival Fordham University and NYU, twice. Before the Jaspers knew it that had notched 16 victories for an undefeated start like no other in Manhattan College basketball history before or since. The only thing stopping their perfect season was St. John's of Brooklyn and the strong team did just that, beating the Manhattan squad 30-16. Even with that defeat The New York Times selected Manhattan College as the #1 college basketball team in New York City.