No. 14 Manhattan
Record: 23-6. Last 10: 7-3.
Location, conference: New York; Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Web site: www.gojaspers.com.
Conference finish: First; won conference tournament.
NCAA tournament record: 2-5.
Last tournament appearance: 1995.
Coach: Bobby Gonzalez (fourth season, 69-45).
Starters:
F Dave Holmes, 6-7, Jr., 12.7 ppg., 7.4 rpg.
F Jared Johnson, 6-7, Sr., 12.2 ppg., 6.1 rpg.
F Mike Konovelchick, 6-5, Fr., 8.1 ppg., 3.3 rpg.
G Luis Flores, 6-2, Jr., 24.8 ppg., 5.7 rpg.
G Jason Wingate, 6-0, Fr., 4.8 ppg., 2.4 apg.
Key reserves: C Jason Benton, 6-6, Jr., 5.8 ppg., 3.6 rpg.; G Justin Jackette, 6-2, Sr., 5.2 ppg., 2.8 rpg.; G Kenny Minor, 5-8, Fr., 3.8 ppg., 2.9 apg.
Key statistics: PPG.: 76.3; OPPG.: 68.1; FG.: 45.2 percent; OFG.: 41.8 percent; 3-PT.: 35 percent; FT.: 78.9 percent.
Scouting report: The Jaspers defeated Fairfield, 69-54, to claim their first MAAC tournament championship since 1993. Flores was named tourney MVP. He scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the final. ... Flores was sixth in the nation in scoring and eighth in free-throw percentage, at 91 percent. ... The Jaspers led the conference in both scoring offense and defense. ... Manhattan had a 15-game winning streak this year. It was broken by Fairfield on Feb. 12.
Statistics through conference tournament.
- Nick Collison : C-F, Seattle Sonics
- Drew Gooden : F-C, Chicago Bulls
- Kirk Hinrich : G, Chicago Bulls
- Raef LaFrentz : F, Portland Trailblazers
- Paul Pierce : G-F, Boston Celtics
- Scot Pollard : C-F, Boston Celtics
- Billy Thomas : G, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Jacque Vaughn : G, San Antonio Spurs Julian Wright : F, New Orleans Hornets
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