2008 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
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 scorers | Jason Thompson (72) (Rider) Alex Franklin (58) (Siena) |
| Television | MSG, ESPN2 |
| 2007–08 MAAC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 As of March 22, 2008; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
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
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Friday, March 7 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 7:30 pm | #8 Manhattan vs #9 Saint Peter's | 73–59 | MSG | |
| 2 | 10:00 pm | #7 Iona vs #10 Canisius | 59–64 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 8 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 2:15 pm | #4 Loyola vs #5 Fairfield | 64–59 | MSG | |
| 4 | 4:30 pm | #1 Siena vs #8 Manhattan | 66–58 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 8 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 7:30 pm | #2 Rider vs #10 Canisius | 75–71 | MSG | |
| 6 | 10:00 pm | #3 Niagara vs #6 Marist | 62–66 | |||
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 9 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #1 Siena vs #4 Loyola | 65–63 | MSG | |
| 8 | 8:00 pm | #2 Rider vs #6 Marist | 76–71 | |||
| Championship – Monday, March 10 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 7:00 pm | #1 Siena vs #2 Rider | 74–53 | ESPN2 | |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket
| First Round Friday, March 7 |
Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8 |
Semifinals Sunday, March 9 |
Final Monday, March 10 |
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| 1 | Siena | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Manhattan | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Manhattan | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Saint Peter's | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Siena | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Loyola | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Loyola | 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
First round
MSG |
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 |
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
MSG |
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 |
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 |
Semifinals
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: Isreal – 18 Asts: Brown & Isreal – 3 Isreal – 12 pts, 3 blk | |
Times Union Center Albany, NY Attendance: n/a Referees: Ed Corbett, Earl Walton, Joe DeMayo |
MSG |
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
ESPN2 |
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
| 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
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