2023 MAAC men's basketball tournament

2023 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams11
SiteJim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
ChampionsIona (14th title)
Winning coachRick Pitino (2nd title)
TelevisionESPNews, ESPNU, ESPN+
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2022–23 MAAC men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
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.[1] 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.[2]

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
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 67–66OT 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

  1. ^ "MAAC Announces One-Year Extension for Basketball Championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall". maacsports.com. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Edert leads St. Peter's to MAAC title, 60-54 over Monmouth". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.