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moving to Riverdale,
the Manhattan College
Men’s Basketball team
captured the imaginations
of the campus and local
community.
Before the season began,
The Quadrangle predicted
a tough season for the
Jaspers because of their
challenging game schedule.
The Jaspers won the first
game of the year under
Manhattan Athletic Hall
of Fame head coach Neil
Cohalan, beating St. Francis
of Brooklyn with a score of
27-13. Manhattan began
winning game after game,
knocking off opponents
like Catholic University,
Georgetown, Georgia Tech,
Brenton
was a key
Jaspers’ basketball
in 1990’s.
product scored
Manhattan
his final two
and helped
to back-to-back
appearances.
Birmingham,
1,497 points
career, transferred
after playing
years at Brooklyn
Birmingham
impact for
Fran Fraschilla’s
guide the
MAAC championship
advanced
first NCAA
35 years to
part of the
1993 campaign, 110
BRENTON BIRMINGHAM '95
Birmingham ’95 helped the Jaspers post its
Brother Thomas
member of the only undefeated season at
Manhattan College
renaissance Draddy Gymnasium with an
during his tenure, creating
The 6’5” Brooklyn unblemished 11-0 record.
was balanced for both
805 points at As a senior, Birmingham
scholarships available
where he played earned All MAAC Second
athletic teams on campus.
collegiate seasons Team honors as the Jaspers cocaptain
helped lead Manhattan
programs to campus—women’s
was instrumental in
lead the Jaspers
postseason to the 1994 National Invitational
men’s lacrosse and
72 MAAC Post-Season
Tournament where he scored a
18 MAAC Regular-Season
who scored team-high 27 points versus Old
notched on his belt,
in his Division I Dominion. A true student-athlete,
academics were not
to Manhattan Birmingham was named both
enhancing the athletic
his first two
First Team All Metropolitan and
of All-Academic MAAC
College. First Team Academic All America
integrity of an athletic
made an immediate District I in 1994.
excellent students could
new head coach
Birmingham ranks second
court and field.
squad helping all-time on the program’s career
During his tenure,
Jaspers to the 1993 3-point percentage list (40%).
team reached the NCAA
and His 45.5% 3-point shooting
first time in decades
the program’s mark in 1992-93 is third on the
of 32 twice with victories
Tournament in Jaspers’ single season list.
1995 and Florida in
face Virginia. As Birmingham also set a Jaspers’
the only MAAC basketball
memorable 1992- record with 57 3-pointers in a
history to have received
Birmingham single season in 1993-94.
NCAA Tournament.
2 0 1 0 - 1 1 • M A N H A T T A N C O L L E G E M E N ' S B A S K E T B A L L Just seven years after
level
that
women with
Division I
Scanlan
new
soccer,
lacrosse. With
Championships and
Championships
ensured
while
Hundreds
to the
proved
the
basketball
for the
Round
Oklahoma in
became
league’s
bid to the
Scanlan brought
Athletics to a new
a program
men and
for all 19
Brother
bringing three
women’s
Brother Scanlan
compromised
program.
athletes attest
program that
also excel on
the men’s
Tournament
and reached the
to over
2004. In 1995, it
program in
an at-large
BASKETBALL TEAM 1930-31
BROTHER THOMAS SCANLAN, PRESIDENT
Niagara, Villanova, CCNY,
Bucknell, RPI, Albany State
University, Union, Baltimore
University, and Temple. The
Jaspers also took out rival
Fordham University and
NYU, twice.
Before the Jaspers knew it
that had notched 16 victories
for an undefeated start
like no other in Manhattan
College basketball history
before or since. The only
thing stopping their perfect
season was St. John’s of
Brooklyn and the strong
team did just that, beating
the Manhattan squad 30-16.
Even with that defeat The
New York Times selected
Manhattan College as the
#1 college basketball team
in New York City.
Facilities were also enhanced under Brother
Scanlan’s leadership, including the addition
of a state-of-the-art multipurpose turf facility
at Gaelic Park. Gaelic Park now serves as
the home to Manhattan soccer, lacrosse and
softball, as well as the college’s intramural
programs. In any given year, different sports
brought solid victories and extraordinary press
and recognition to the Riverdale campus. Track
began a new Renaissance under Brother
Scanlan with several national championships
and new Olympians. Brother Scanlan presided
over two MAAC Commissioner’s Cups for the
success of the entire Division I program in
2002-03 and 2003-04.
Off campus, Brother Scanlan served as
a member of the NCAA Division I AA/AAA
Presidential Advisory Group and head of the
MAAC President’s Commission and Marketing
Committee. He helped initiate the MAAC Men’s
and Women’s Basketball Championships
played at the same venue with all member
schools invited. Brother Scanlan worked to
expand the MAAC Television and multimedia
efforts