2004 MAAC men's basketball tournament



The 2004 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 5–8 at Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York.[1]

2004 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams10
SitePepsi Arena
Albany, New York
ChampionsManhattan (3rd title)
Winning coachBobby Gonzalez (2nd title)
MVPLuis Flores (Manhattan)
← 2003
2005 →
2003–04 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Manhattan 16 2   .889 25 6   .806
Niagara 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Fairfield 12 6   .667 19 11   .633
Saint Peter's 12 6   .667 17 12   .586
Rider 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Siena 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Iona 8 10   .444 11 18   .379
Canisius 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Marist 4 14   .222 6 22   .214
Loyola (MD) 1 17   .056 1 27   .036
2004 MAAC tournament winner

Top-seeded Manhattan defeated Niagara in the championship game, 62–61, to win their third MAAC men's basketball tournament.[2]

The Jaspers received an automatic bid to the 2004 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.

As the regular-season champion, top seed Manhattan received a bye to the semifinals.

Bracket

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First round
Friday, March 5
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 6
Semifinals
Sunday, March 7
Final
Monday, March 8
 
 
 
 
 
March 7
 
 (1) Manhattan 83
 (4) Saint Peter's 72
 
March 6
 
 (4) Saint Peter's 79
March 5
 (5) Rider 69
 (5) Rider 75
March 8
 (10) Loyola (MD) 67
 (1) Manhattan 62
 (2) Niagara 61
 
March 6
 
 (2) Niagara 106
March 5
 (7) Iona 92
 (7) Iona 68
March 7
 (8) Canisius 66
 (2) Niagara 79
 (6) Siena 74
 
March 6
 
 (3) Fairfield 63
March 5
 (6) Siena 66
 (6) Siena 73  
 (9) Marist 64  

References

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  1. ^ "2003-04 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.