By Howie Kussoy
Riverdale, NY - The sun was still asleep, like most of The Bronx, at 5:30 am, but the Manhattan Jaspers were getting ready for their second game of the season, just more than three hours away.
Since learning it would play Tuesday, as part of ESPN's College Hoops Tipoff Marathon, Manhattan had carved out at least one day each of the previous six weeks to prepare for the unusual starting time, having the players wake up at 4:30 a.m. ahead of two-hour practices. The team consulted a sleep doctor and mapped out an itinerary, which included going to bed at 9 pm the night before the early mornings, doing group yoga sessions for relaxation and confiscating the players' phones before turning in, so that the bright blue lights wouldn't cause sleep deprivation.
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