Manhattan College NCAA News

They came to get a look at new imports Kevin Laue and Rico Pickett Saturday, but in the end it was Manhattan's old guard that gave the Jaspers a victory in their opener.

Manhattan defeats New Jersey Tech 70-58 Eds: APNewsNow. Manhattan 70, New Jersey Tech 58.

Darryl Crawford is the only returning double-figure scorer off last year's squad that finishes 16-14 and 9-9 in the MAAC.

Things continue to be shaky for Barry Rohrssen at Manhattan . The New York gym rat's team won 16 games last year, but then got hit hard in the offseason.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: The Jaspers brought in junior college transfer Rico Pickett, who started his college career at Alabama and then played Juco.

Manhattan lost No. 2 scorer Chris Smith, who has transferred to Louisville , where he sits out this year and has two years left.

Manhattan basketball fans have waited three years for head coach Barry "Slice" Rohrssen to think like Phoenix.

Darryl Crawford almost doubled his production in scoring the basketball, improving from 8.5 PPG to 14.4 PPG between his sophomore and junior seasons.

Loyola's men were picked tied for fifth and the women were tabbed for seventh place in preseason voting by the league's head coaches it was announced this afternoon at MAAC Media Day in mid-town Manhattan.

Kevin Laue isn't supposed to be here, standing on the court practicing for his first season of Division I basketball.

Highly touted California freshman guard Tierra Rogers will not play for the Golden Bears after being diagnosed this week with a rare heart condition and having a defibrillator implanted Thursday.

The American Gem Trade Association Gemological Testing Center took many industry members off guard when it swiftly shuttered its doors this summer after 11 years in business.

For what ESPN's recruiting rankings are worth, the aforementioned collegiate studs were placed lower than Manhattan-bound Rico Pickett in the ESPNU Top 100 recruits of 2007.

Manhattan College signed Barry Rohrssen four years ago because of his New York City ties.

It was no secret Manhattan never knew where its points were going to come from one game to the next this past season.

It's normally only mentioned once a year, at the beginning of March. This year though, the voices were a little louder, a little more persistent: How come New York City basketball is so bad? ... by Dan Marra 14 reads April 29, 2009 It's normally only mentioned once a year, at the beginning of March.

Former Manhattan guard Chris Smith, a 6-3 sophomore guard who averaged 13.5 points and 5.7 rebounds for the Jaspers, has decided to transfer to the University of Louisville.

Manhattan coach Barry Rohrssen talked to me recently about the importance of this season's recruiting class.

Earl Smith said the allure of a 'bigger stage' led his son to the University of Louisville.