2017–18 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season
The 2017–18 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January and concluded in March 2018. 2017–18 was the 37th season of MAAC basketball.
2017–18 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November, 2017-March, 2018 |
Number of teams | 11 |
2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
Co-champions | Rider, Canisius |
Runners-up | Niagara |
Season MVP | Jermaine Crumpton (Canisius), Kahlil Dukes (Niagara) |
Top scorer | Tyler Nelson (Fairfield) 22.2 |
Tournament | |
Champions | Iona |
Runners-up | Fairfield |
Finals MVP | Zach Lewis (Iona) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 MAAC Tournament winner |
On February 25, 2018, the last day of the MAAC regular season, both Rider and Canisius won their final game to claim a share of the MAAC Regular Season title. Rider and Canisius both split their regular season games, but Rider had a 1–0 record against third place Niagara and Canisius went 1–1, so Rider was awarded the No. 1 seed in the 2018 MAAC Tournament, while Canisius secured the No. 2 seed.
The 2018 MAAC Tournament was held from March 1–5, 2018 at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY. No. 4 seed Iona defeated No. 6 seed Fairfield 83–71 to win the tournament championship, their third consecutive. They joined former member La Salle University (1988–90) and Siena College (2008–10) as the only teams to ever win three consecutive tournament championships. No team has won four consecutive as of 2018.[1] As a result, Iona received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. They earned a No. 15 seed and lost to No. 2 seed Duke 67–89 in the First Round. Rider, a conference champion who failed to win it's conference's tournament, received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, which they lost, 86–99 at Oregon. Canisius was invited to play in the College Basketball Invitational, and lost at home to Jacksonville State 78–80OT in the first round. Niagara was invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, and lost at Eastern Michigan 65–83.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
On March 7, 2017, head coach Tom Moore was fired.[2] He finished at Quinnipiac with a ten-year record of 162–146. On March 27, Villanova assistant coach Baker Dunleavy was hired as the Bobcats next head coach.[3]
Coaches
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Year at school | Overall record | MAAC record | MAAC Tournament championships |
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Canisius | Reggie Witherspoon | Chattanooga (asst.) |
2 | 18–16 | 10–10 | 0 |
Fairfield | Sydney Johnson | Princeton | 7 | 90–109 | 53–63 | 0 |
Iona | Tim Cluess | LIU Post | 8 | 162–78 | 101–33 | 3 |
Manhattan | Steve Masiello | Louisville (asst.) |
7 | 102–93 | 63–53 | 2 |
Marist | Mike Maker | Williams College | 4 | 22–72 | 14–46 | 0 |
Monmouth | King Rice | Vanderbilt (asst.) |
7 | 106–92 | 53–27 | 0 |
Niagara | Chris Casey | LIU Post | 5 | 32–96 | 21–59 | 0 |
Quinnipiac | Baker Dunleavy | Villanova (asst.) |
1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 |
Rider | Kevin Baggett | Rider (assoc. HC) |
6 | 85–79 | 54–44 | 0 |
Saint Peter's | John Dunne | Seton Hall (asst.) |
12 | 139–207 | 86–120 | 1 |
Siena | Jimmy Patsos | Loyola (MD) | 5 | 69–68 | 43–37 | 1 |
Notes:
- All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
- Year at school includes 2017–18 season.
- Overall and MAAC records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the season.
- Previous jobs are head coaching jobs unless otherwise noted.
Preseason
Preseason Coaches Poll
Rank | Team |
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1. | Iona (9) |
2. | Manhattan (2) |
3. | Monmouth |
4. | Fairfield |
5. | Niagara |
6. | Siena |
7. | Rider |
8. | Saint Peter's |
9. | Canisius |
10. | Marist |
11. | Quinnipiac |
() first place votes
Preseason All-MAAC teams
2017-18 MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason All-MAAC Teams [5] | ||
First Team | Second Team | Third Team |
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† denotes unanimous selection
Preseason Player of the Year
Recipient | School |
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Tyler Nelson | Fairfield |
MAAC regular season
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the final head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Canisius | Fairfield | Iona | Manhattan | Marist | Monmouth | Niagara | Quinnipiac | Rider | Saint Peter's | Siena | |
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vs. Canisius | – | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
vs. Fairfield | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
vs. Iona | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
vs. Manhattan | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
vs. Marist | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
vs. Monmouth | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
vs. Niagara | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
vs. Quinnipiac | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
vs. Rider | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 |
vs. Saint Peter's | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 |
vs. Siena | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – |
Total | 15–3 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 4–14 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 15–3 | 6–12 | 4-14 |
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.[6]
Week | Player of the week | Rookie of the week |
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November 13, 2017 | Tyler Nelson, Fairfield | Wassef Methnani, Fairfield |
November 20, 2017 | Isaiah Reese, Canisius | Jordan Allen, Rider |
November 27, 2017 | Matt Scott, Niagara | Jordan Allen (2), Rider |
December 4, 2017 | Matt Scott (2), Niagara | Jordan Allen (3), Rider |
December 11, 2017 | Kahlil Dukes, Niagara | Rich Kelly, Quinnipiac |
December 18, 2017 | Matt Scott (3), Niagara | Roman Penn, Siena |
December 26, 2017 | Austin Tilghman, Monmouth | Rich Kelly (2), Quinnipiac |
January 2, 2018 | Jermaine Crumpton, Canisius | Takal Molson, Canisius |
January 8, 2018 | Frederick Scott, Rider | Deion Hammond, Monmouth |
January 15, 2018 | Kahlil Dukes (2), Niagara | Takal Molson (2), Canisius |
January 22, 2018 | Isaiah Reese (2), Canisius | Aidas Kavaliauskas, Fairfield |
January 29, 2018 | Austin Tilghman (2), Monmouth | Deion Hammond (2), Monmouth |
February 5, 2018 | Tyler Nelson (2), Fairfield | Takal Molson (3), Canisius |
February 12, 2018 | Dimencio Vaughn, Rider | Jordan Allen (4), Rider |
February 19, 2018 | Dimencio Vaughn (2), Rider | Rich Kelly (3), Quinnipiac |
February 26, 2018 | Isaiah Reese (3), Canisius | Takal Molson (4), Canisius |
Records against other conferences
2017–18 records against non-conference foes. Records shown for regular season only.
Power 7 Conferences | Record |
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American | 0–4 |
ACC | 0–4 |
Big East | 0–6 |
Big Ten | 1–4 |
Big 12 | 0–1 |
Pac-12 | 0–2 |
SEC | 0–1 |
Power 7 Total | 1–22 |
Other NCAA Division I Conferences | Record |
America East | 4–8 |
A-10 | 3–6 |
ASUN | 1–3 |
Big Sky | 1–0 |
Big South | 1–2 |
Big West | 1–0 |
CAA | 3–7 |
C-USA | 0–1 |
Horizon League | 2–2 |
Ivy League | 8–4 |
MAC | 1–3 |
MEAC | 4–0 |
MVC | 0–2 |
Mountain West | 0–1 |
NEC | 11–3 |
OVC | 0–2 |
Patriot League | 9–6 |
Pacific West | 0–0 |
SoCon | 1–0 |
Southland | 1–0 |
SWAC | 2–0 |
The Summit | 0–0 |
Sun Belt | 1–3 |
WAC | 0–1 |
WCC | 0–2 |
Other Division I Total | 54–56 |
NCAA Division I Total | 55–78 |
Postseason
MAAC Tournament
- 2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament, Times Union Center, Albany, New York
First round Thursday, March 1 ESPN3 |
Quarterfinals Friday/Saturday, March 2/3 ESPN3 |
Semifinals Sunday, March 4 ESPN3/ESPNU |
Championship Monday, March 5 ESPN |
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1 | Rider | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Saint Peter's | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Monmouth | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Saint Peter's | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Saint Peter's | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Iona | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Iona | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Manhattan | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Iona | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Fairfield | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Canisius | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Quinnipiac | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Quinnipiac | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Siena | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Quinnipiac | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Fairfield | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Niagara | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Fairfield | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Fairfield | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Marist | 57 |
* denotes number of overtimes
NCAA Tournament
Seed | Region | School | First Four | 1st Round |
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15 | Midwest | Iona | L 67–89 vs. #2 Duke – (Pittsburgh) |
National Invitation Tournament
Seed | Bracket | School | 1st Round |
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6 | Notre Dame | Rider | L 86–99 at #3 Oregon – (Eugene, OR) |
College Basketball Invitational
School | 1st Round |
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Canisius | L 78–80OT vs. Jacksonville State – (Buffalo, NY) |
CollegeInsider.com Tournament
School | 1st Round |
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Niagara | L 65–83 at Eastern Michigan – (Ypsilanti, MI) |
Honors and awards
MAAC Awards
2017-18 MAAC Men's Basketball Major Individual Awards [7] | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Co-Players of the Year | Jermaine Crumpton, Sr, F, Quinnipiac Kahlil Dukes, Sr, G, Niagara | |||||
Coach of the Year [8] | Kevin Baggett, Rider | |||||
Rookie of the Year | Takal Molson, Fr, G, Canisius | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Pauly Paulicap, So, F, Manhattan | |||||
Sixth Player of the Year | Frederick Scott, Fr, F, Rider |
2017-18 MAAC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams [9] | |||
First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Rookie Team |
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† denotes unanimous selection
References
- "Iona Claims Third-Straight MAAC Men's Basketball Championship".
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2019-03-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Sources: Quinnipiac hires Baker Dunleavy". 27 March 2017.
- "Iona Men's Basketball Named MAAC Preseason Favorite; Stags' Tyler Nelson Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year".
- "Iona Men's Basketball Named MAAC Preseason Favorite; Stags' Tyler Nelson Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year".
- "Athlete Awards".
- "Men's Basketball All-MAAC Awards".
- "Rider's Kevin Baggett Named the Rock MAAC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year".
- "MAAC Announces 2017-18 Men's Basketball All-MAAC Teams".