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2023 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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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
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

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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

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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

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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

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First round

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Team and tournament leaders

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Team leaders

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All-championship team

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See also

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References

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  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.