Sports season
| 2022–23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 2022–March 2023 |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN+ |
| Regular season | |
| Regular season champions | Iona Gaels |
| Runners-up | Rider Broncs |
| Season MVP | Walter Clayton Jr. (Iona) |
| Top scorer | Noah Thomasson (Niagara) 19.5 |
| 2023 MAAC Tournament | |
| Champions | Iona Gaels |
| Runners-up | Marist Red Foxes |
| Tournament MVP | Daniss Jenkins (Iona) |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball seasons | |
| ← 2021–222023–24 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona † | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 MAAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2022–23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men's basketball season began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in December and concluded in March 2023. This was the 42nd season of MAAC basketball.
The 2023 MAAC tournament was played March 7–11, 2023 at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey for the fourth year in a row.
This was the first season in the MAAC for Mount St. Mary's. On May 2, 2022, it was announced that the Mountaineers would leave the Northeast Conference and join the MAAC on July 1, 2022. They replace Monmouth, which left the MAAC after last season and joined the Colonial Athletic Association on July 1, 2022.
Head Coaches
Coaching changes
On March 30, 2022, head coach and Seton Hall alum Shaheen Holloway of Saint Peter's left to take the head coaching position at his alma mater, where he previously was an assistant from 2010 through 2018. Former Wagner head coach Bashir Mason was hired as Saint Peter's 16th men's head basketball coach on April 12, 2022. On October 25, 2022, less than two weeks before the start of the Manhattan Jaspers' season, head coach Steve Masiello was fired. Associate head coach and former player RaShawn Stores was named interim head coach.
Coaches
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record |
MAAC record |
MAAC titles |
MAAC tourney titles |
NCAA tournaments |
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| Canisius | Reggie Witherspoon | Chattanooga (asst.) |
7 | 84–92 (.477) | 57–51 (.528) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fairfield | Jay Young | Rutgers (asst.) |
4 | 37–54 (.407) | 22–35 (.386) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iona | Rick Pitino | Louisville | 3 | 37–14 (.725) | 23–6 (.793) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Manhattan | RaShawn Stores | Manhattan (asst.) |
1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marist | John Dunne | Saint Peter's | 5 | 45–67 (.402) | 32–44 (.421) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mount St. Mary's | Dan Engelstad | Southern Vermont | 5 | 46–70 (.397) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niagara | Greg Paulus | George Washington (asst.) |
4 | 35–47 (.427) | 25–31 (.446) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinnipiac | Baker Dunleavy | Villanova (asst.) |
6 | 66–81 (.449) | 42–49 (.462) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rider | Kevin Baggett | Rider (assoc. HC) |
11 | 161–152 (.514) | 105–87 (.547) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Peter's | Bashir Mason | Wagner | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siena | Carmen Maciariello | Siena (asst.) |
4 | 47–29 (.618) | 39–21 (.650) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
- Year at school includes 2022–23 season.
- Overall and MAAC/NCAA records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the 2022–23 season.
- Previous jobs are head coaching jobs unless otherwise noted.
Preseason
Preseason coaches poll
| Rank | Team |
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| 1. | Iona (10) |
| 2. | Manhattan (1) |
| 3. | Rider |
| 4. | Quinnipiac |
| 5. | Fairfield |
| 6. | Siena |
| 7. | Marist |
| T8. | Niagara |
| Saint Peter's | |
| 10. | Mount St. Mary's |
| 11. | Canisius |
( ) first-place votes
Preseason All-MAAC teams
| 2022–23 MAAC men's basketball preseason All-MAAC teams | ||
| First team | Second team | Third team |
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† denotes unanimous selection
Preseason Player of the Year
| Recipient | School |
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MAAC regular season
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the final head-to-head results between teams in conference play during the 2022–23 season.
| Canisius | Fairfield | Iona | Manhattan | Marist | Mt. St. Mary's | Niagara | Quinnipiac | Rider | Saint Peter's | Siena | |
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| vs. Canisius | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| vs. Fairfield | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| vs. Iona | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| vs. Manhattan | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| vs. Marist | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| vs. Mount St. Mary's | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| vs. Niagara | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| vs. Quinnipiac | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| vs. Rider | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| vs. Saint Peter's | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| vs. Siena | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Player of the week
Throughout the regular season, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference offices named player(s) of the week and rookie(s) of the week.
| Week | Player of the week | Rookie of the week |
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Records against other conferences
Records against non-conference foes for the 2022–23 season. Records shown for regular season only.
| Power 7 Conferences | Record |
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| American | 0–0 |
| ACC | 0–0 |
| Big East | 0–0 |
| Big Ten | 0–0 |
| Big 12 | 0–0 |
| Pac-12 | 0–0 |
| SEC | 0–0 |
| Power 7 total | 0–0 |
| Other NCAA Division I conferences | Record |
| America East | 0–0 |
| A-10 | 0–0 |
| ASUN | 0–0 |
| Big Sky | 0–0 |
| Big South | 0–0 |
| Big West | 0–0 |
| CAA | 0–0 |
| C-USA | 0–0 |
| Horizon League | 0–0 |
| Ivy League | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| MEAC | 0–0 |
| MVC | 0–0 |
| Mountain West | 0–0 |
| NEC | 0–0 |
| OVC | 0–0 |
| Patriot League | 0–0 |
| SoCon | 0–0 |
| Southland | 0–0 |
| SWAC | 0–0 |
| The Summit | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| WAC | 0–0 |
| WCC | 0–0 |
| Other Division I total | 0–0 |
| NCAA Division I total | 0–0 |
Postseason
MAAC tournament
Main article: 2023 MAAC men's basketball tournament- 2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference basketball tournament, Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Bracket
| First round Tuesday, March 7 | Quarterfinals Wednesday & Thursday, March 8/9 | Semifinals Friday, March 10 | Championship Saturday, March 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Iona | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mount St. Mary's | 67* | 8 | Mount St. Mary's | 54 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Canisius | 66 | 1 | Iona | 71 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Niagara | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Siena | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Niagara | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Iona | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Marist | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rider | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Fairfield | 52 | 10 | Saint Peter's | 70 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Saint Peter's | 70 | 10 | Saint Peter's | 57 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Marist | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Quinnipiac | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Manhattan | 50 | 11 | Marist | 75 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Marist | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
* denotes number of overtimes
Honors and awards
MAAC season awards
All-MAAC tournament team
2022–23 season statistic leaders
Individual statistic NCAA top 100 leaders
Team statistic rankings
References
- "MAAC Announces One-Year Extension for Basketball Championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall". Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- "MAAC Welcomes Mount St. Mary's University as Newest Member Institution". MAACSports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- Kensing, Kyle (January 28, 2022). "Breaking Down New CAA Members Hampton & Monmouth". Flofootball. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- McDaniel, Mike (March 30, 2022). "Seton Hall Hires Saint Peter's Coach Shaheen Holloway". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- "Holloway Home! Shaheen Holloway '00 Named Pirates Head Coach". Seton Hall Pirates. March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- "Jersey City Native Bashir Mason Named 16th Head Men's Basketball Coach at Saint Peter's University". Saint Peter's University Athletics. April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- "Steve Masiello fired after 11 seasons at Manhattan". Coaches Database. October 25, 2022.
- Connors, Kevin (January 6, 2022). "Loyola Chicago Ramblers lead Kevin Connors' weekly Mid-Major Top 10". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
External links
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