The 2008 MAAC men's basketball tournament was an NCAA college basketball tournament held at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York on March 7–10, 2007,[1] to decide the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion. On Monday, March 10 2008, top-seeded Siena defeated #2 seed Rider 74–53 in the championship game, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Siena received a #13 seed and upset #4 seed Vanderbilt 83–62, then were defeated in the second round by #12 seed Villanova 84–72.
| 2008 MAAC men's basketball tournament | |
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 2008 MAAC Tournament Logo | |
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2007–08 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Times Union Center Albany, New York |
| Champions | Siena (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Fran McCaffery (1st title) |
| MVP | Kenny Hasbrouck (Siena) |
| Top scorer | Jason Thompson (Rider) (72 points) |
| Television | MSG, ESPN2 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (MD) | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2008 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds edit
All 10 teams in the conference participated in the Tournament. The top six 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 | Tiebreaker 2 | Tiebreaker 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siena | 13–5 | 1–1 vs Rider | 2–2 vs Niag/Loy | 3–1 vs FF/Mar |
| 2 | Rider | 13–5 | 1–1 vs Siena | 2–2 vs Niag/Loy | 2–2 vs FF/Mar |
| 3 | Niagara | 12–6 | 2–0 vs Loyola | ||
| 4 | Loyola (MD) | 12–6 | 0–2 vs Niagara | ||
| 5 | Fairfield | 11–7 | 1–1 vs Mar | 1–1 vs Siena | |
| 6 | Marist | 11–7 | 1–1 vs FF | 0–2 vs Siena | |
| 7 | Iona | 8–10 | |||
| 8 | Manhattan | 5–13 | |||
| 9 | Saint Peter's | 3–15 | |||
| 10 | Canisius | 2–16 |
Schedule edit
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Friday, March 7 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 7:30 pm | No. 8 Manhattan vs No. 9 Saint Peter's | 73–59 | MSG | |
| 2 | 10:00 pm | No. 7 Iona vs No. 10 Canisius | 59–64 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 8 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 2:15 pm | No. 4 Loyola vs No. 5 Fairfield | 64–59 | MSG | |
| 4 | 4:30 pm | No. 1 Siena vs No. 8 Manhattan | 66–58 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 8 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Rider vs No. 10 Canisius | 75–71 | MSG | |
| 6 | 10:00 pm | No. 3 Niagara vs No. 6 Marist | 62–66 | |||
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 9 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Siena vs No. 4 Loyola | 65–63 | MSG | |
| 8 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 Rider vs No. 6 Marist | 76–71 | |||
| Championship – Monday, March 10 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Siena vs No. 2 Rider | 74–53 | ESPN2 | |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket edit
| First round Friday, March 7 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8 | Semifinals Sunday, March 9 | Final Monday, March 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Siena | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Manhattan | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Manhattan | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Saint Peter's | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Siena | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Loyola (MD) | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Loyola (MD) | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Fairfield | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Siena | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rider | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rider | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Canisius | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Iona | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Canisius | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rider | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Marist | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Niagara | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Marist | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
Game summaries edit
First round edit
MSG
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March 7, 2008
7:30 pm |
| No. 8 Manhattan 73, No. 9 Saint Peter's 59 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33–24, 40–35 | ||
| Pts: Austin – 26 Rebs: Gabriel – 9 Asts: Smith – 5 Pearson – 15 pts |
Pts: Sowell – 20 Rebs: Gooding – 6 Asts: Leon – 6 Leon – 3 stl | |
Times Union Center
Albany, NY Attendance: n/a Referees: Jim Haney, William Bush, Ray Perone |
MSG
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March 7, 2008
7:00 pm |
| No. 7 Iona 59, No. 10 Canisius 64 | ||
| Scoring by half: 35–26, 24–38 | ||
| Pts: Prodanovic – 14 Rebs: Springer – 8 Asts: Camper – 5 Camper – 4 stl |
Pts: Johnson – 14 Rebs: Logins – 7 Asts: Turner – 6 Vazquez-Simmons – 5 blk | |
Times Union Center
Albany, NY Attendance: n/a Referees: John Cahill, Brian O'Connell, Michael Berry |
Quarterfinals edit
MSG
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March 8, 2008
2:15 pm |
| No. 4 Loyola 64, No. 5 Fairfield 59 | ||
| Scoring by half: 34–21, 30–38 | ||
| Pts: Brown – 18 Rebs: Tuck – 8 Asts: Rudolph – 6 Harvey – 16 points |
Pts: Han – 14 Rebs: Johnson & O'Sullivan – 6 Asts: Han – 8 Diakhate – 3 stl | |
Times Union Center
Albany, NY Attendance: n/a Referees: Bob Adams, Kevin Ferguson, Ken Turner |
MSG
|
March 8, 2008
4:30 pm |
| No. 1 Siena 66, No. 8 Manhattan 58 | ||
| Scoring by half: 32–23, 34–35 | ||
| Pts: Franklin – 26 Rebs: Franklin – 9 Asts: Moore – 10 Franklin – 3 stl |
Pts: Austin – 17 Rebs: Austin – 11 Asts: Pearson – 3 Austin – 2 blk | |
Times Union Center
Albany, NY Attendance: 7,894 Referees: John Hughes, Jeff Anderson, Joe DeMayo |
MSG
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March 8, 2008
7:30 pm |
| No. 2 Rider 75, No. 10 Canisius 71 | ||
| Scoring by half: 41–29, 34–42 | ||
| Pts: Thompson – 18 Rebs: Thompson – 11 Asts: Ringgold – 4 Ringgold – 2 stl |
Pts: Logins – 20 Rebs: Turner – 7 Asts: Turner – 7 Vazquez-Simmons – 3 blk | |
Times Union Center
Albany, NY Attendance: 3,879 Referees: Gary Tracy, John Sweeney, Doug Aprahamian |
MSG
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March 8, 2008
10:00 pm |
| No. 3 Niagara 62, No. 6 Marist 66 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33–32, 29–34 | ||
| Pts: Fisher – 23 Rebs: Fisher – 16 Asts: Nelson – 4 Lewis – 21 pts |
Pts: Devezin – 14 Rebs: Benjamin – 11 Asts: Devezin – 3 Farmer – 7 reb | |
Times Union Center
Albany, NY Attendance: n/a Referees: n/a |
Semifinals edit
MSG
|
March 10, 2019
6:00 pm |
| No. 1 Siena 65, No. 4 Loyola 63 | ||
| Scoring by half: 28–38, 37–25 | ||
| Pts: Franklin – 22 Rebs: Franklin – 12 Asts: Moore – 5 Franklin – 3 blk |
Pts: Sullivan – 14 Rebs: Israel – 18 Asts: Brown & Israel – 3 Israel – 12 pts, 3 blk | |
Times Union Center
Albany, NY Attendance: n/a Referees: Ed Corbett, Earl Walton, Joe DeMayo |
MSG
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March 10, 2019
8:00 pm |
| No. 2 Rider 76, No. 6 Marist 71 | ||
| Scoring by half: 32–39, 44–32 | ||
| Pts: Thompson – 32 Rebs: Thompson – 18 Asts: Mansell & Griffin – 4 Johnson – 2 stl |
Pts: Gavin – 21 Rebs: McCroskey – 9 Asts: Farmer & Devezin – 4 McCroskey – 16 pts | |
Times Union Center
Albany, NY Attendance: 6,577 Referees: Pat Driscoll, Ray Perone, Brian O'Connell |
Championship edit
ESPN2
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March 11, 2019
7:00 pm |
| No. 1 Siena 74, No. 2 Rider 53 | ||
| Scoring by half: 41–30, 33–23 | ||
| Pts: Fisher – 21 Rebs: Fisher & Hasbrouck – 5 Asts: Hasbrouck & Moore – 4 Fisher – 3 stl |
Pts: Thompson – 22 Rebs: Thompson – 12 Asts: Mansell – 3 Thompson – 2 blk | |
Times Union Center
Albany, NY Attendance: 9,279 Referees: Ed Corbett, Mike Kitts, Jim Haney |
Honors edit
| MAAC All-Championship Team | Player | School | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Mansell | Rider | G | Junior | |
| Jason Thompson | Rider | C | Senior | |
| Tay Fisher | Siena | G | Senior | |
| Edwin Ubiles | Siena | F | Sophomore | |
| Alex Franklin | Siena | F | Sophomore | |
| Kenny Hasbrouck † | Siena | G | Junior |
† Most Valuable Player