1999 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 1999 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held February 26–March 1, 1999 at Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[2]

1999 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
Teams10
SiteMarine Midland Arena
Buffalo, New York
ChampionsSiena (1st title)
Winning coachPaul Hewitt (1st title)
MVPMarcus Faison (Siena)
← 1998
2000 →
1998–99 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Niagara 13 5   .722 17 12   .586
Siena 13 5   .722 25 6   .806
Iona 12 6   .667 16 14   .533
Canisius 11 7   .611 15 12   .556
Saint Peter's 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Marist 8 10   .444 16 12   .571
Rider 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Fairfield 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Loyola (MD) 6 12   .333 13 15   .464
Manhattan 3 15   .167 5 22   .185
1999 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Second-seeded Siena defeated Saint Peter's in the championship game, 82–67, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament.[3]

The Saints received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament.

Format

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All ten of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

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First round
Friday, February 26
Quarterfinals
Saturday, February 27
Semifinals
Sunday, February 28
Championship
Monday, March 1
            
1 Niagara 78
9 Loyola (MD) 77
8 Fairfield 72
9 Loyola (MD) 75
1 Niagara 70
5 Saint Peter's 78
4 Canisius 72
5 Saint Peter's 80
5 Saint Peter's 67
2 Siena 82
2 Siena 101
7 Rider 73
7 Rider 73
10 Manhattan 46
2 Siena 56
6 Marist 55
3 Iona 69
6 Marist 71

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1998-99 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.