 Gonzalez had a career record of 129–77 in seven seasons at Manhattan, including two trips to the NCAA Tournament.He took the 12th-seeded Jaspers to the second round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament after the team defeated five seed Florida Gators in the first round 75–60—the program's second NCAA Tournament win.Gonzalez was hired by Seton Hall in April 2006, largely because of his recruiting pedigree and his ties to high school coaches in New York City (which is 14 miles east of Seton Hall's campus).