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
ClassificationDivision I
Season201819
Teams11
SiteTimes Union Center
Albany, New York
ChampionsIona (12th title)
Winning coachTim Cluess (5th title)
MVPRickey McGill (Iona)
Attendance26,532
Top scorerE.J. Crawford (Iona)
(59 points)
TelevisionESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3
2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iona126 .667  1716  .515
Canisius117 .611  1517  .469
Quinnipiac117 .611  1615  .516
Rider117 .611  1615  .516
Siena117 .611  1716  .515
Monmouth108 .556  1421  .400
Manhattan810 .444  1121  .344
Marist711 .389  1219  .387
Saint Peter's612 .333  1022  .313
Fairfield612 .333  922  .290
Niagara612 .333  1319  .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

[3]

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Television
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

[4]

  First round
Thursday, March 7
ESPN3
Quarterfinals
Friday/Saturday, March 8/9
ESPN3
Semifinals
Sunday, March 10
ESPN3/ESPNU
Championship
Monday, March 11
ESPN2
                                     
       
  1 Iona 73  
    9 Saint Peter's 71  
8 Marist  68
9 Saint Peter's 71*  
  Iona 73  
  Siena  57  
       
       
  4 Rider 81
    5 Siena 87  
     
       
  Iona 81
  6 Monmouth 60
       
       
  2 Canisius 69*
    7 Manhattan 65  
7 Manhattan 57
10 Fairfield 53  
  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

TeamPointsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocksMinutes
CanisiusMolson323 tied10Johnson11Molson53 tied2Johnson82
FairfieldAlvarez18Kasibabu6Benning3Methnani2Taliaferro23 tied40
IonaCrawford59Agee26Gist11Perez8Ristanovic2Crawford111
ManhattanWilliams37Ebube11Mack5Hinckson53 tied1Stewart67
MaristParker22Lamb6Parker4Dozic2Herasme1Funk41
MonmouthSalnave41Quinn & Traore19Salnave9Rutherford6Quinn4Hammond91
NiagaraSolomon24Prochet12Hammond3King3Robb4Hammond37
QuinnipiacYoung30Young & Marfo7Kelly11Kelly2Bundu & Marfo1Young40
RiderMarshall22Marshall8Durham4Scott2Marshall2Jordan37
Saint Peter'sTurner41Idowu17Watson83 tied2Ndefo8Turner83
SienaFisher37Degnan14Pickett14Smitthen5Pickett4Pickett76

All-championship team

2019 MAAC Men's Basketball All-Championship Team[5]
  • Jalen Pickett, Siena
  • Jalanni White, Canisius
  • Deion Hammond, Monmouth
  • Diago Quinn, Monmouth
  • Tajuan Agee, Iona
  • E.J. Crawford, Iona
  • MVPRickey McGill, Iona
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See also

References

  1. "2019 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  2. "Iona Becomes First Team to Win Four Straight Men's Basketball Championships". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. "NCAAM College Basketball Scores". ESPN. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. "2019 Men's Basketball Bracket" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. "2019 MAAC Men's Basketball Championship". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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