2019 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 7–11, 2019 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. This marked the 20th time the tournament was played at the Times Union Center.[1] No. 1 seed Iona defeated No. 6 seed Monmouth in the championship game 81–60 to win the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Tournament. With the win, Iona became the first MAAC team to win four consecutive MAAC Tournament championships.[2] Monmouth was the second consecutive No. 6 seed to make the championship game in the tournament, and fourth overall.
| 2019 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Times Union Center Albany, New York |
| Champions | Iona (12th title) |
| Winning coach | Tim Cluess (5th title) |
| MVP | Rickey McGill (Iona) |
| Attendance | 26,532 |
| Top scorer | E.J. Crawford (Iona) (59 points) |
| Television | ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona† | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 21 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 MAAC Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
All 11 teams in the conference participate in the Tournament. The top five teams receive 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 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iona | 12–6 | ||
| 2 | Canisius | 11–7 | 5–1 vs. QU/Rider/Siena | |
| 3 | Quinnipiac | 11–7 | 2–3 vs. Canisius/Rider/Siena | 1–1 vs. Iona |
| 4 | Rider | 11–7 | 2–3 vs. Canisius/QU/Siena | 0–2 vs. Iona |
| 5 | Siena | 11–7 | 1–3 vs. Canisius/QU/Rider | |
| 6 | Monmouth | 10–8 | ||
| 7 | Manhattan | 8–10 | ||
| 8 | Marist | 7–11 | ||
| 9 | Saint Peter's | 6–12 | 3–1 vs. Fairfield/Niagara | |
| 10 | Fairfield | 6–12 | 2–2 vs. SPU/Niagara | |
| 11 | Niagara | 6–12 | 1–3 vs. SPU/Fairfield | |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television | |
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| First round – Thursday, March 7 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | (8) Marist vs (9) Saint Peter's | 68–71 (OT) | ESPN3 | |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | (7) Manhattan vs (10) Fairfield | 57–53 | |||
| 3 | 10:00 pm | (6) Monmouth vs (11) Niagara | 76–72 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8 | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 7:00 pm | (1) Iona vs (9) Saint Peter's | 73–71 | ESPN3 | |
| 5 | 9:30 pm | (2) Canisius vs (7) Manhattan | 69–65 (OT) | |||
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 9 | ||||||
| 3 | 6 | 7:00 pm | (3) Quinnipiac vs (6) Monmouth | 92–98 | ESPN3 | |
| 7 | 9:30 pm | (4) Rider vs (5) Siena | 81–87 | |||
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 10 | ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 6:00 pm | (1) Iona vs (5) Siena | 73–57 | ESPN3 | |
| 9 | 8:30 pm | (2) Canisius vs (6) Monmouth | 59–73 | ESPNU | ||
| Championship – Monday, March 11 | ||||||
| 5 | 10 | 9:00 pm | (1) Iona vs (6) Monmouth | 81–60 | ESPN2 | |
| *Game times in ET. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket
| First round Thursday, March 7 ESPN3 |
Quarterfinals Friday/Saturday, March 8/9 ESPN3 |
Semifinals Sunday, March 10 ESPN3/ESPNU |
Championship Monday, March 11 ESPN2 |
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| 1 | Iona | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Saint Peter's | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Marist | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Saint Peter's | 71* | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Iona | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Siena | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rider | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Siena | 87 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Iona | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Monmouth | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Canisius | 69* | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Manhattan | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Manhattan | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Fairfield | 53 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Canisius | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Monmouth | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Quinnipiac | 92 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Monmouth | 98 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Monmouth | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Niagara | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
* denotes number of overtimes
Game summaries
First round
ESPN3 |
March 7, 2019 5:00 pm |
| No. 8 Marist 68, No. 9 Saint Peter's 71 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by half: 37–27, 26–36 Overtime: 5–8 | ||
| Pts: Parker – 22 Rebs: Lamb – 6 Asts: Parker – 4 Funk – 18 pts |
Pts: Turner – 18 Rebs: Idowu – 8 Asts: Watson & Turner – 3 Watson – 17 pts | |
Times Union Center Albany, NY Referees: Robert Riley, Ron Tyburski, Andy O'Brien |
ESPN3 |
March 7, 2019 7:00 pm |
| No. 7 Manhattan 57, No. 10 Fairfield 53 | ||
| Scoring by half: 30–33, 27–20 | ||
| Pts: Hinckson – 16 Rebs: Ebube – 6 Asts: Mack & Ebube – 2 Williams – 10 points |
Pts: Alvarez – 18 Rebs: Kasibabu – 6 Asts: Benning – 3 Taliaferro – 12 pts | |
Times Union Center Albany, NY Referees: Donald Eppley, D.J. Carstensen, Brandon Cruz |
ESPN3 |
March 7, 2019 10:00 pm |
| No. 6 Monmouth 76, No. 11 Niagara 72 | ||
| Scoring by half: 33–33, 43–39 | ||
| Pts: Salnave – 20 Rebs: Quinn – 9 Asts: Salnave & Rutherford – 2 Quinn – 14 pts, 3 blk |
Pts: Solomon – 24 Rebs: Prochet – 12 Asts: Hammond – 3 Robb – 4 blk | |
Times Union Center Albany, NY Attendance: 2,260 Referees: Mike Kitts, Earl Walton, Jeff Anderson |
Quarterfinals
ESPN3 |
March 8, 2019 7:00 pm |
| No. 1 Iona 73, No. 9 Saint Peter's 71 | ||
| Scoring by half: 38–39, 35–32 | ||
| Pts: Agee – 26 Rebs: Agee – 6 Asts: Gist – 4 Crawford – 26 pts, 4 reb |
Pts: Turner – 23 Rebs: Idowu – 9 Asts: Watson – 5 Ndefo – 4 blk | |
Times Union Center Albany, NY Referees: Mike Kitts, Ron Tyburski, Adam Vandenburgh |
ESPN3 |
March 8, 2019 9:30 pm |
| No. 2 Canisius 69, No. 7 Manhattan 65 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by half: 25–32, 32–25 Overtime: 12–8 | ||
| Pts: Faulkner – 20 Rebs: Faulkner – 8 Asts: Johnson – 6 White – 16 pts |
Pts: Williams – 27 Rebs: Greene – 7 Asts: Hinckson & Mack – 3 Hinckson – 5 reb, 5 stl | |
Times Union Center Albany, NY Attendance: 2,111 Referees: Earl Walton, Brandon Cruz, Edwin Young |
ESPN3 |
March 9, 2019 7:00 pm |
| No. 3 Quinnipiac 92, No. 6 Monmouth 98 | ||
| Scoring by half: 45–50, 47–78 | ||
| Pts: Young – 30 Rebs: Young & Marfo – 7 Asts: Kelly – 11 Rigoni – 30 pts |
Pts: Salnave & Traore – 19 Rebs: Quinn – 7 Asts: Salnave – 4 Salnave – 6 reb | |
Times Union Center Albany, NY Referees: Donnie Eppley, Josh White, Andy O'Brien |
ESPN3 |
March 9, 2019 9:30 pm |
| No. 4 Rider 81, No. 5 Siena 87 | ||
| Scoring by half: 29–30, 52–57 | ||
| Pts: Marshall – 22 Rebs: Marshall – 8 Asts: Durham – 4 Marshall – 2 blk |
Pts: Fisher – 22 Rebs: Degnan – 7 Asts: Pickett – 6 Pickett – 20 pts, 4 blk | |
Times Union Center Albany, NY Attendance: 5,336 Referees: Larry Scirotto, Robert Riley, Robert Snedden |
Semifinals
ESPN3 |
March 10, 2019 6:00 pm |
| No. 1 Iona 73, No. 5 Siena 57 | ||
| Scoring by half: 35–22, 38–35 | ||
| Pts: Gist – 22 Rebs: Agee – 13 Asts: Gist & McGill – 3 Crawford – 8 reb |
Pts: Pickett & Fisher – 15 Rebs: Degnan – 8 Asts: Pickett – 8 Pickett – 7 reb | |
Times Union Center Albany, NY Referees: Rob Riley, Brandon Cruz, Ron Tyburski |
ESPNU |
March 10, 2019 8:30 pm |
| No. 2 Canisius 59, No. 6 Monmouth 73 | ||
| Scoring by half: 26–35, 33–38 | ||
| Pts: Molson – 17 Rebs: Molson – 7 Asts: Johnson – 5 Johnson – 10 pts, 3 stl |
Pts: Hammond – 19 Rebs: Quinn – 10 Asts: Salnave & McClary – 2 Quinn – 14 pts, 2 blk | |
Times Union Center Albany, NY Attendance: 4,918 Referees: Larry Scirotto, Nathan Farrell, Bill McCarthy |
Championship
ESPN2 |
March 11, 2019 9:00 pm |
| No. 1 Iona 81, No. 6 Monmouth 60 | ||
| Scoring by half: 36–30, 45–30 | ||
| Pts: Gist – 22 Rebs: Agee – 7 Asts: Gist – 4 Agee – 18 pts / Perez 5 stl |
Pts: Quinn – 13 Rebs: Traore & Ibiezugbe – 6 Asts: Salnave – 3 Hammond – 8 pts | |
Times Union Center Albany, NY Attendance: 2,123 Referees: D.J. Carstensen, Larry Scirotto, Rob Riley |
Team and tournament leaders
Team leaders
| Team | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Minutes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canisius | Molson | 32 | 3 tied | 10 | Johnson | 11 | Molson | 5 | 3 tied | 2 | Johnson | 82 |
| Fairfield | Alvarez | 18 | Kasibabu | 6 | Benning | 3 | Methnani | 2 | Taliaferro | 2 | 3 tied | 40 |
| Iona | Crawford | 59 | Agee | 26 | Gist | 11 | Perez | 8 | Ristanovic | 2 | Crawford | 111 |
| Manhattan | Williams | 37 | Ebube | 11 | Mack | 5 | Hinckson | 5 | 3 tied | 1 | Stewart | 67 |
| Marist | Parker | 22 | Lamb | 6 | Parker | 4 | Dozic | 2 | Herasme | 1 | Funk | 41 |
| Monmouth | Salnave | 41 | Quinn & Traore | 19 | Salnave | 9 | Rutherford | 6 | Quinn | 4 | Hammond | 91 |
| Niagara | Solomon | 24 | Prochet | 12 | Hammond | 3 | King | 3 | Robb | 4 | Hammond | 37 |
| Quinnipiac | Young | 30 | Young & Marfo | 7 | Kelly | 11 | Kelly | 2 | Bundu & Marfo | 1 | Young | 40 |
| Rider | Marshall | 22 | Marshall | 8 | Durham | 4 | Scott | 2 | Marshall | 2 | Jordan | 37 |
| Saint Peter's | Turner | 41 | Idowu | 17 | Watson | 8 | 3 tied | 2 | Ndefo | 8 | Turner | 83 |
| Siena | Fisher | 37 | Degnan | 14 | Pickett | 14 | Smitthen | 5 | Pickett | 4 | Pickett | 76 |
All-championship team
| 2019 MAAC Men's Basketball All-Championship Team[5] |
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References
- "2019 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Retrieved 2019-02-11.
- "Iona Becomes First Team to Win Four Straight Men's Basketball Championships". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- "NCAAM College Basketball Scores". ESPN. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- "2019 Men's Basketball Bracket" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- "2019 MAAC Men's Basketball Championship". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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