Riverdale, NY - Manhattan (8-7; 4-2 MAAC) will host Niagara (6-11, 4-2 MAAC) on Friday, February 7 at 7:00 pm in a match-up that will now air on
ESPNU as part of the MAAC Wildcard Game package.
The Purple Eagles and Jaspers, along with Monmouth and Quinnipiac, share a conference-best 4-2 record through the first six games of league play.
Manhattan leads the all-time series 55-33, with head coach
Steve Masiello holding a 12-5 mark against Niagara. The two teams met earlier this month, with the Jaspers earning 67-62 road win. Sophomore
Tykei Greene (Queens, NY / Long Island Lutheran) leads he eam with 11.2 ppg and 5.9 rpg and was named the MAAC Player of the Week on January 6. Preseason All-MAAC selection senior
Pauly Paulicap (Elmont, NY / Harcum College) is averaging 9.1 ppg and 5.9 rpg.
The wildcard format allows ESPN to pick any game scheduled for that specific date to air on
ESPNU and allows the MAAC and ESPN the flexibility to showcase the best matchups as the season progresses. Three more contests (Feb. 14, Feb. 21, Feb. 28) will be flexed onto
ESPNU. Those matchups will be announced at a later date.
The regular season culminates with the 2020 MAAC Basketball Championships in the event's inaugural year at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey from March 10-14. The Garden State will be home to the MAAC Basketball Championships for the first time since 2003. For tickets and more information, visit
ticketmaster.com.
About the 2020 MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships:
The MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships return to New Jersey on March 10-14, 2020 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. To stay up to date on MAAC basketball, visit
maacsports.com/basketball and follow
@MAACHoops on Twitter.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 39th year of competition during the 2019-20 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.
