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
2015–16 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Monmouth17–3 .850  28–8  .778
Iona †16–4 .800  22–11  .667
Siena13–7 .650  21–13  .618
Fairfield12–8 .600  19–14  .576
Saint Peter's12–8 .600  14–16  .467
Manhattan9–11 .450  13–18  .419
Canisius8–12 .400  14–19  .424
Rider8–12 .400  13–20  .394
Quinnipiac6–14 .300  9–21  .300
Niagara5–15 .250  7–25  .219
Marist4–16 .200  7–23  .233
† 2016 MAAC Tournament winner

Seeds

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
Game Time* Matchup# Final score Television
First Round – Thursday, March 3
1 5:00 pm #8 Rider vs. #9 Quinnipiac 60–57
2 7:00 pm #7 Canisius vs. #10 Niagara 102–973OT
3 9:00 pm #6 Manhattan vs. #11 Marist 81–63
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4
4 7:00 pm #1 Monmouth vs. #8 Rider 59–48 ESPN3
5 9:30 pm #2 Iona vs. #7 Canisius 73–55 ESPN3
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 5
6 7:00 pm #3 Siena vs. #6 Manhattan 89–76 ESPN3
7 9:30 pm #4 Saint Peter's vs. #5 Fairfield 55–64 ESPN3
Semifinals – Sunday, March 6
8 4:30 pm #1 Monmouth vs. #5 Fairfield 76–63 ESPN3
9 7:00 pm #2 Iona vs. #3 Siena 81–70 ESPN3
Championship – Monday, March 7
10 7:00 pm #1 Monmouth vs. #2 Iona 76–79 ESPN
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

[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 1023OT
10 Niagara 97  
  2 Iona 81
  3 Siena 70  
       
       
  3 Siena 89
    6 Manhattan 76  
6 Manhattan 81
11 Marist 63  

All-Championship Team
2017 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
  1. "Iona vs. Monmouth - Game Recap - March 7, 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. "2016 MAAC Basketball Championship Brackets" (PDF). maacsports.com. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  3. "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
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