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2017 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams11
SiteTimes Union Center
Albany, New York
ChampionsIona (10th title)
Winning coachTim Cluess (3rd title)
MVPJordan Washington (Iona)
TelevisionESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3
MAAC men's basketball tournaments← 20162018 →
2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Monmouth 18 – 2   .900 27 – 7   .794
Saint Peter's 14 – 6   .700 23 – 13   .639
Iona † 12 – 8   .600 22 – 13   .629
Siena 12 – 8   .600 17 – 17   .500
Fairfield 11 – 9   .550 16 – 15   .516
Rider 10 – 10   .500 18 – 15   .545
Canisius 10 – 10   .500 18 – 16   .529
Quinnipiac 7 – 13   .350 10 – 21   .323
Niagara 6 – 14   .300 10 – 23   .303
Marist 5 – 15   .250 8 – 24   .250
Manhattan 5 – 15   .250 10 – 22   .313
† 2017 MAAC tournament winner


The 2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 2–6, 2017 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. No. 3 seed Iona defeated No. 4 seed Siena 87–86 in overtime in the tournament championship game. As a result, Iona received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The championship marked Iona's 10th MAAC title, the most in MAAC Tournament history, and the second consecutive MAAC Tournament championship for the Gaels. It was also the fifth consecutive championship game for Iona, which is a MAAC record.

Seeds

All 11 teams in the conference participated in the Tournament. The top five teams received byes to the quarterfinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Monmouth 18–2
2 Saint Peter's 14–6
3 Iona 12–8 2–0 vs. Saint Peter's
4 Siena 12–8 1–1 vs. Saint Peter's
5 Fairfield 11–9
6 Rider 10–10 1–1 vs. Monmouth
7 Canisius 10–10 0–2 vs. Monmouth
8 Quinnipiac 7–13
9 Niagara 6–14
10 Marist 5–15 Won coin flip
11 Manhattan 5–15 Lost coin flip

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Television
First round – Thursday, March 2
1 1 5:00 PM No. 8 Quinnipiac vs No. 9 Niagara 69–88 ESPN3
2 7:00 PM No. 7 Canisius vs No. 10 Marist 77–72
3 9:00 PM No. 6 Rider vs No. 11 Manhattan 69–68
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3
2 4 7:00 PM No. 1 Monmouth vs No. 9 Niagara 84–59 ESPN3
5 9:30 PM No. 2 Saint Peter's vs. No. 7 Canisius 61–58
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4
3 6 7:00 PM No. 3 Iona vs No. 6 Rider 88–70 ESPN3
7 9:30 PM No. 4 Siena vs. No. 5 Fairfield 78–66 ESPNU
Semifinals – Sunday, March 5
4 8 4:30 PM No. 1 Monmouth vs No. 4 Siena 85–89 ESPN3
9 7:00 PM No. 2 Saint Peter's vs No. 3 Iona 65–73
Championship – Monday, March 6
5 10 9:00 PM No. 4 Siena vs No. 3 Iona 86–87 ESPN2
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Source

First round
Thursday, March 2
ESPN3 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
Saturday, March 4
ESPN3/ESPNU 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
ESPN3 		Championship
Monday, March 6
ESPN2
            
1 Monmouth 84
9 Niagara 59
8 Quinnipiac 69
9 Niagara 88
1 Monmouth 85
4 Siena 89
4 Siena 78
5 Fairfield 66
4 Siena 86
3 Iona 87
2 Saint Peter's 61
7 Canisius 58
7 Canisius 77
10 Marist 72
2 Saint Peter's 65
3 Iona 73
3 Iona 88
6 Rider 70
6 Rider 69
11 Manhattan 68

All-Championship Team

2017 MAAC Men's Basketball All-Championship Team
  • Justin Robinson, Monmouth
  • Brett Bisping, Siena
  • Nico Clareth, Siena
  • Javion Ogunyemi, Siena
  • Marquis Wright, Siena
  • Jordan Washington , Iona

See also

References

  1. "Iona back in NCAA Tournament after title-game thriller". New York Post. March 7, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  2. "Iona wins 2017 MAAC basketball tournament in OT thriller". SBNation.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "What to know about the MAAC tournament". SBNation.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  4. "2017 MAAC Basketball Championship Brackets" (PDF). maacsports.com. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  5. "2017 Basketball Championships". MAACSports.com. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
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