RaShawn Stores, whose steady hand led Manhattan to back-to-back MAAC championships, has received waiver for fifth year of eligibility with Jaspers. (Photo courtesy of Vincent Simone via Big Apple Buckets)
Manhattan's floor general has not retired from the battlefield yet.
RaShawn Stores, the point guard who orchestrated their uptempo offense while also displaying a flair for the dramatic with timely clutch three-point shooting, has apparently received a waiver for a fifth year of eligibility, giving the Jaspers a huge boost in the backcourt as they seek to become just the third program in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference history to win a third straight league championship.
Stores' return was announced late Wednesday afternoon by none other than head coach Steve Masiello, who took to Twitter to proclaim the good news in Riverdale:
RaShawn Stores has one year of eligibility and will return to Jasper Nation !!!!! Great day to be a JASPER!!!!
— Stephen Masiello (@steve_masiello) July 22, 2015
Masiello confirmed the approval of the waiver to A Daly Dose Of Hoops shortly thereafter.
In the 2014-15 season, Stores, a Bronx native who sat out in 2011-12 during Masiello's first season at Manhattan, averaged a career-best 6.3 points per game to accompany 3.0 assists and 1.3 steals per contest. His 40 percent mark from three-point range led the Jaspers during their successful MAAC title defense, and was bolstered by a knack for hitting shots when they mattered most. Against conference opponents last season, Stores shot 58 percent (22-for-38) from beyond the arc after halftime, including a blistering 8-for-12 inside the final five minutes of regulation.
With his return, Stores joins juniors Rich Williams and Tyler Wilson in the Jasper backcourt, as well as Samson Usilo, the highly touted athletic Brooklyn guard who missed all of last season due to injury.
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