Honor Roll
John "Jack" Powers completed his collegiate career with 1,139 points and was a 1958 draft pick of the Syracuse Nationals. Powers, who was team captain his senior year, helped lead the Jaspers to three postseason appearances - two NCAA tournaments and one NIT. He began his coaching career as a high school basketball coach, but returned to the Jaspers as the head men's basketball coach in 1968. Powers led the team for 10 seasons, posting a record of 142-114. In 1973, the Jaspers won the ECAC Holiday Festival and made four appearances in the NIT. These accomplishments were achieved without a home court as Manhattan played their home games at Madison Square Garden. After leaving Manhattan, Powers paced the sidelines nine more times as the head coach of the NIT All Stars. Powers later spent nine years as the athletics director at his alma mater. During his tenure, he was also a member of the Executive Council of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America; and was president of the Metropolitan Basketball Association and the MAAC. Additionally, Powers was Manhattan's representative to the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association, the sponsoring body of the NIT. He has been inducted into the Manhattan College Hall of Fame, Catholic High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame, Brooklyn's Old Timer Hall of Fame, Brooklyn's Sports Foundation and the Mamaroneck High School Hall of Fame. Powers was also the winner of the NACDA/NIT Athletics Directors Award.