2016 MAAC men's basketball tournament


The 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 3–7, 2016 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. No. 2 seed Iona upset No. 1 seed Monmouth 79–76 in the championship game and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.[1] It was the fourth consecutive championship game for Iona, and their conference leading ninth MAAC tournament championship.

2016 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams11
SiteTimes Union Center
Albany, New York
ChampionsIona (9th title)
Winning coachTim Cluess (2nd title)
MVPA. J. English (Iona)
TelevisionESPN, ESPN3
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2015–16 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Monmouth 17 3   .850 28 8   .778
Iona 16 4   .800 22 11   .667
Siena 13 7   .650 21 13   .618
Fairfield 12 8   .600 19 14   .576
Saint Peter's 12 8   .600 14 16   .467
Manhattan 9 11   .450 13 18   .419
Canisius 8 12   .400 14 19   .424
Rider 8 12   .400 13 20   .394
Quinnipiac 6 14   .300 9 21   .300
Niagara 5 15   .250 7 25   .219
Marist 4 16   .200 7 23   .233
2016 MAAC tournament winner

Seeds

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All 11 teams in the conference participated in the Tournament. The top five 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
1 Monmouth 17–3
2 Iona 14–6
3 Siena 13–7
4 Saint Peter's 12–8 2–0 vs. Fairfield
5 Fairfield 12–8 0–2 vs. Saint Peter's
6 Manhattan 9–11
7 Canisius 8–12 1–1 vs. Rider. 1–1 vs. Monmouth
8 Rider 8–12 1–1 vs. Canisius, 0–2 vs. Monmouth
9 Quinnipiac 6–14
10 Niagara 5–15
11 Marist 4–16

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Thursday, March 3
1 1 5:00 PM No. 8 Rider vs No. 9 Quinnipiac 69–88
2 7:00 PM No. 7 Canisius vs No. 10 Niagara 102–97 3OT
3 9:00 PM No. 6 Manhattan vs No. 11 Marist 81–63
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4
2 4 7:00 PM No. 1 Monmouth vs No. 8 Rider 59–48 ESPN3
5 9:30 PM No. 2 Iona vs. No. 7 Canisius 73–55
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 5
3 6 7:00 PM No. 3 Siena vs No. 6 Manhattan 89–76 ESPN3
7 9:30 PM No. 4 Saint Peter's vs. No. 5 Fairfield 55–64
Semifinals – Sunday, March 6
4 8 4:30 PM No. 1 Monmouth vs No. 5 Fairfield 76–63 ESPN3
9 7:00 PM No. 2 Iona vs No. 3 Siena 81–70
Championship – Monday, March 7
5 10 7:00 PM No. 1 Monmouth vs No. 2 Iona 76–79 ESPN
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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[2]

First round
Thursday, March 3
 
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
Saturday, March 5
ESPN3
Semifinals
Sunday, March 6
ESPN3
Championship
Monday, March 7
ESPN
            
1 Monmouth 59
8 Rider 48
8 Rider 60
9 Quinnipiac 57
1 Monmouth 76
5 Fairfield 63
4 Saint Peter's 55
5 Fairfield 64
1 Monmouth 76
2 Iona 79
2 Iona 73
7 Canisius 55
7 Canisius 102
10 Niagara 973OT
2 Iona 81
3 Siena 70
3 Siena 89
6 Manhattan 76
6 Manhattan 81
11 Marist 63

All-Championship Team

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2016 MAAC Men's Basketball All-Championship Team [3]
  • Brett Bisping, Siena
  • Jelon Hornbreak, Monmouth
  • Justin Robinson, Monmouth
  • Jordan Washington, Iona
  • Isaiah Williams, Iona
  • A.J. EnglishMVP, Iona

References

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  1. ^ "Iona vs. Monmouth - Game Recap - March 7, 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "2016 MAAC Basketball Championship Brackets" (PDF). maacsports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.