Game 3: Manhattan (1-1) vs. Brown (1-1)
Carrier Dome (34,616) - Syracuse, N.Y.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 4 p.m.
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Manhattan (1-1)
Under the direction of first year head coach Steve Masiello, Manhattan returns 10 letterwinners, including four starters, from last season. The Jaspers lineup features a blend of talent in the backcourt. Senior Kidani Brutus, junior George Beamon and sophomore Michael Alvarado were regulars in the starting line up in 2010-2011 and the trio accounted for nearly 60% of the Jaspers' scoring.
Beamon is coming off a break out campaign as he earned All-MAAC Third Team and All-Metropolitan Third Team honors after averaging 16.3 points per game, which was the third highest scoring average in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Brutus, a transfer from Carl Albert State in Oklahoma, converted a team-high 63 3-pointers and ranked seventh in the MAAC for 3-pointers per game.
Alvarado earned a spot on the 2011 MAAC All-Rookie team after averaging 11.2 points primarily running the point last season. He was 10th in the conference with 3.2 assists per game and eight with a 78.2% free-throw shooting mark.
Underclassmen are expected to power the Jaspers front court with sophomore Rhamel Brown and freshman Emmy Andujar. Brown, a 6'6" 215-pound Brooklyn native, was the top shot blocker (68) in the MAAC last year and he led Manhattan in rebounds averaging 7.1 per contest. Andujar can have an immediate impact for the Jaspers after a successful career locally at Rice High School. A 6'5" 205 pound versatile player, he averaged 12.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists as a senior helping Rice advance to the 2011 CHSAA Class AA championship game.
Masiello has instilled an up-tempo style of play on the Jaspers and will look to go 11-12 players deep on his bench.
Brown (1-1)
Brown is coming off a 77-68 loss to Albany in the opening round of the NIT Season Tip Off at the Carrier Dome. The Bears received a team-high 26 point effort from junior guard Matt Sullivan who buried five 3-pointers in 34 minutes. Sophomore guard Sean McGonagill added 17 points and five rebounds to the effort.
McGonagill is the reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Year after averaging 14.6 points and 5.7 assists per game last season. Sullivan, a junior co-captain, averaged 5.7 points in 2010-2011 seeing action in 27 of 28 contests.
Brown's front court is anchored by 6'6" co-captain Tucker Halpern. Halpern earned All-Ivy honors after averaging 12.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game last season.
The Bears picked up their first win of the season on Friday knocking off Johnson & Wales 86-66. McGonagill scored 20 points and dished out 10 assists in the triumph.
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