2017 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 2–6, 2017 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. No. 3 seed Iona defeated No. 4 seed Siena 87–86 in overtime in the tournament championship game. As a result, Iona received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.[1][2] The championship marked Iona's 10th MAAC title, the most in MAAC Tournament history, and the second consecutive MAAC Tournament championship for the Gaels.

2017 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams11
SiteTimes Union Center
Albany, New York
ChampionsIona (10th title)
Winning coachTim Cluess (3rd title)
MVPJordan Washington (Iona)
TelevisionESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3
2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Monmouth18–2 .900  27–7  .794
Saint Peter's14–6 .700  23–13  .639
Iona †12–8 .600  22–13  .629
Siena12–8 .600  17–17  .500
Fairfield11–9 .550  16–15  .516
Rider10–10 .500  18–15  .545
Canisius10–10 .500  18–16  .529
Quinnipiac7–13 .350  10–21  .323
Niagara6–14 .300  10–23  .303
Marist5–15 .250  8–24  .250
Manhattan5–15 .250  10–22  .313
† 2017 MAAC Tournament winner

Seeds

All 11 teams in the conference participated in the Tournament.[3] The top five teams received byes to the quarterfinals.[3] Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Monmouth 18–2
2 Saint Peter's 14–6
3 Iona 12–8 2–0 vs. Saint Peter's
4 Siena 12–8 1–1 vs. Saint Peter's
5 Fairfield 11–9
6 Rider 10–10 1–1 vs. Monmouth
7 Canisius 10–10 0–2 vs. Monmouth
8 Quinnipiac 7–13
9 Niagara 6–14
10 Marist 5–15 Won coin flip
11 Manhattan 5–15 Lost coin flip

Schedule
Session Game Time* Matchup# Television
First round – Thursday, March 2
1 1 5:00 PM No. 8 Quinnipiac 69 vs #9 Niagara 88 ESPN3
2 7:00 PM #7 Canisius 77 vs #10 Marist 72
3 9:00 PM #6 Rider 69 vs #11 Manhattan 68
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3
2 4 7:00 PM #1 Monmouth 84 vs #9 Niagara 59 ESPN3
5 9:30 PM #2 Saint Peter's 61 vs. #7 Canisius 58
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4
3 6 7:00 PM #3 Iona 88 vs #6 Rider 70 ESPN3
7 9:30 PM #4 Siena 78 vs. #5 Fairfield 66 ESPNU
Semifinals – Sunday, March 5
4 8 4:30 PM #1 Monmouth 85 vs #4 Siena 89 ESPN3
9 7:00 PM #2 Saint Peter's 65 vs #3 Iona 73
Championship – Monday, March 6
5 10 9:00 PM #4 Siena 86 vs #3 Iona 87 OT ESPN2
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Source[4][3]

  First round
Thursday, March 2
ESPN3		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
Saturday, March 4
ESPN3/ESPNU		 Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
ESPN3		 Championship
Monday, March 6
ESPN2
                                     
       
  1 Monmouth 84  
    9 Niagara 59  
8 Quinnipiac 69
9 Niagara 88  
  1 Monmouth 85  
  4 Siena 89  
       
       
  4 Siena 78
    5 Fairfield 66  
     
       
  4 Siena 86
  3 Iona 87*
       
       
  2 Saint Peter's 61
    7 Canisius 58  
7 Canisius 77
10 Marist 72  
  2 Saint Peter's 65
  3 Iona 73  
       
       
  3 Iona 88
    6 Rider 70  
6 Rider 69
11 Manhattan 68  

* denotes overtime period

All-Championship Team
2017 MAAC Men's Basketball All-Championship Team [5]
  • Justin Robinson, Monmouth
  • Brett Bisping, Siena
  • Nico Clareth, Siena
  • Javion Ogunyemi, Siena
  • Marquis Wright, Siena
  • Jordan Washington MVP, Iona

See also

References
  1. "Iona back in NCAA Tournament after title-game thriller". New York Post. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. "Iona wins 2017 MAAC basketball tournament in OT thriller". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  3. "What to know about the MAAC tournament". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  4. "2017 MAAC Basketball Championship Brackets" (PDF). maacsports.com. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  5. "2017 Basketball Championships". MAACSports.com. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
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