Manhattan hires Louisville assistant as its coach
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Manhattan College has hired Louisville assistant Steve Masiello as its men's basketball coach.
Masiello replaces Barry Rohrssen, who was fired after the Jaspers went 6-25 and were 59-85 overall in his five seasons with the school.
Masiello was an assistant at Manhattan from 2001-2005 and helped them reach the NCAA tournament twice and the NIT once before leaving to work under the Cardinals' coach Rick Pitino.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Manhattan's new coach played at Kentucky under both Pitino and Tubby Smith. During has career, the Wildcats went the Final Four twice and won the national title in 1998.