Not to be confused with 2023 MAC men's basketball tournament or 2023 MEAC men's basketball tournament.
| 2023 MAAC men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Champions | Iona (14th title) |
| Winning coach | Rick Pitino (2nd title) |
| Television | ESPNews, ESPNU, ESPN+ |
| MAAC men's basketball tournaments← 20222024 → | |
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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 2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 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. The tournament winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The defending champions were the Saint Peter's Peacocks.
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 | Tiebreaker 2 |
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| 1 | Iona | 17–3 | ||
| 2 | Rider | 13–7 | ||
| 3 | Quinnipiac | 11–9 | 1–1 vs. Siena | 2–0 vs. Rider |
| 4 | Siena | 11–9 | 1–1 vs. Quinnipiac | 1–1 vs. Rider |
| 5 | Niagara | 10–10 | 1–1 vs. Manhattan | 1–1 vs. Rider |
| 6 | Manhattan | 10–10 | 1–1 vs. Niagara | 0–2 vs. Rider |
| 7 | Fairfield | 9–11 | ||
| 8 | Mount St. Mary's | 8–12 | 2–0 vs. Canisius | |
| 9 | Canisius | 8–12 | 0–2 vs. Mount St. Mary's | |
| 10 | Saint Peter's | 7–13 | ||
| 11 | Marist | 6–14 |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Tuesday, March 7 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | No. 8 Mount St. Mary's vs No. 9 Canisius | 67–66 | ESPN+ | ||
| 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Fairfield vs No. 10 Saint Peter's | 52–70 | ||||
| 3 | 9:00 pm | No. 6 Manhattan vs No. 11 Marist | 50–61 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8 | |||||||
| 2 | 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Iona vs No. 8 Mount St. Mary's | 74–54 | ESPN+ | ||
| 5 | 9:30 pm | No. 2 Rider vs No. 10 Saint Peter's | 62–70 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9 | |||||||
| 3 | 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Quinnipiac vs No. 11 Marist | 59–75 | ESPN+ | ||
| 7 | 9:30 pm | No. 4 Siena vs No. 5 Niagara | 65–71 | ||||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 10 | |||||||
| 4 | 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Iona vs No. 5 Niagara | 71–59 | ESPNEWS | ||
| 9 | 8:30 pm | No. 11 Marist vs No. 10 Saint Peter's | 69–57 | ||||
| Championship – Saturday, March 11 | |||||||
| 5 | 10 | 7:30 pm | No. 1 Iona vs No. 11 Marist | 76–55 | ESPNU | ||
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||||
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
Game summaries
First round
Team and tournament leaders
Team leaders
All-championship team
See also
References
- "MAAC Announces One-Year Extension for Basketball Championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall". maacsports.com. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- "Edert leads St. Peter's to MAAC title, 60-54 over Monmouth". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
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