2020–21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season
The 2020–21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in December and will conclude in March 2021. This season is the 40th season of MAAC basketball.
| 2020–21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November, 2020–March, 2021 |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
| Tournament | |
| 2020–21 MAAC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 4 | – | 11 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 3 | – | 8 | .273 | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 MAAC Tournament winner As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the MAAC revised their scheduling policy for conference games as follows:[1]
- A 20-game double round robin conference schedule with five home series and five away series for each team.
- A Friday/Saturday playing schedule at the same venue for both games, with 24 hours of spacing between the two contests. The men’s and women’s schedules will mirror each other so that the women’s program may be playing a team for a 2-game home series, with the men’s program playing the same opponent on the road - and vice versa in subsequent weeks.
- Make up week retained for the second to last week of the season.
- The use of the same officiating crew for both games of a series, when possible.
- When teams are traveling, only institutional staff and student-athletes that are designated as Tier 1, along with Tier 2 Presidents, Athletic Directors, Senior Woman Administrators and key conference staff members are permitted entrance to a team’s facility.
- Retained a ban on fan attendance at venues through December.
- Approved the threshold for the minimum number of players available for the game to be contested as 8 counter (scholarship) players and at least one coach.
The 2021 MAAC Tournament is scheduled to be held from March 9 through March 13 at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey for the second year in a row.
Head Coaches
Coaching changes
On March 13, 2020, Tim Cluess stepped down as head coach of the Iona Gaels due to health concerns.[2] A day later, the school named former Louisville coach Rick Pitino the Gaels' new head coach.[3]
Coaches
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Year at school | Overall record | MAAC record | MAAC Tournament championships |
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| Canisius | Reggie Witherspoon | Chattanooga (asst.) |
5 | 66–65 | 43–33 | 0 |
| Fairfield | Jay Young | Rutgers (asst.) |
2 | 12–20 | 8–12 | 0 |
| Iona | Rick Pitino | Louisville | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| Manhattan | Steve Masiello | Louisville (asst.) |
10 | 140–149 | 88–84 | 2 |
| Marist | John Dunne | Saint Peter's | 3 | 19–42 | 13–25 | 1 |
| Monmouth | King Rice | Vanderbilt (asst.) |
10 | 149–146 | 82–54 | 0 |
| Niagara | Greg Paulus | George Washington (asst.) |
2 | 12–20 | 9–11 | 0 |
| Quinnipiac | Baker Dunleavy | Villanova (asst.) |
4 | 43–51 | 28–28 | 0 |
| Rider | Kevin Baggett | Rider (assoc. HC) |
9 | 141–116 | 92–62 | 0 |
| Saint Peter's | Shaheen Holloway | Seton Hall (asst.) |
3 | 28–34 | 20–18 | 0 |
| Siena | Carmen Maciariello | Siena (asst.) |
2 | 20–10 | 15–5 | 0 |
Notes:
- All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
- Year at school includes 2020–21 season.
- Overall and MAAC records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the season.
- Previous jobs are head coaching jobs unless otherwise noted.
Preseason
Preseason Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team [4] |
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| 1. | Siena (11) |
| 2. | Iona |
| T3. | Monmouth |
| T3. | Saint Peter's |
| 5. | Manhattan |
| 6. | Niagara |
| 7. | Quinnipiac |
| 8. | Fairfield |
| 9. | Marist |
| 10. | Canisius |
| 11. | Rider |
() first place votes
Preseason All-MAAC teams
| 2020-21 MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason All-MAAC Teams [4] | ||
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team |
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† denotes unanimous selection
Preseason Player of the Year
| Recipient | School |
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| †Jalen Pickett | Siena |
MAAC Regular Season
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the final head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| Canisius | Fairfield | Iona | Manhattan | Marist | Monmouth | Niagara | Quinnipiac | Rider | Saint Peter's | Siena | |
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| vs. Canisius | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | ||||||||
| vs. Fairfield | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||||
| vs. Iona | 1–1 | 0–2 | |||||||||
| vs. Manhattan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||||
| vs. Marist | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||||
| vs. Monmouth | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||||
| vs. Niagara | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||||
| vs. Quinnipiac | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||||||
| vs. Rider | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||||
| vs. Saint Peter's | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | ||||||
| vs. Siena | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Total | 3–3 | 3–8 | 3–1 | 4–8 | 7–7 | 10–4 | 6–8 | 3–4 | 4–8 | 6–4 | 8–2 |
Player of the week
Throughout the regular season, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference offices named player(s) of the week and rookie(s) of the week.[5]
| Week | Player of the week | Rookie of the week |
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| November 30, 2020 | Fousseyni Drame, Saint Peter's | Tymu Chenery, Quinnipiac |
| December 7, 2020 | Isaiah Ross, Iona | Nelly Junior Joseph, Iona |
| December 14, 2020 | Ant Nelson, Manhattan | Hakim Byrd, Marist |
| December 21, 2020 | Isaiah Ross (2), Iona | Nelly Junior Joseph (2), Iona |
| December 28, 2020 | Isaiah Ross (3), Iona | Nelly Junior Joseph (3), Iona |
| January 4, 2021 | Marcus Hammond, Niagara | Ricardo Wright, Marist |
| January 11, 2021 | Manny Camper, Siena | Aidan Carpenter, Siena |
| January 18, 2021 | Jordan King, Siena | Colin Golson, Jr., Siena |
| January 25, 2021 | Dwight Murray, Jr., Rider | Ricardo Wright (2), Marist |
| February 1, 2021 | ||
| February 8, 2021 | ||
| February 15, 2021 | ||
| February 22, 2021 | ||
| March 1, 2021 | ||
| March 8, 2021 | ||
Records against other conferences
2020–21 records against non-conference foes. Records shown for regular season only.
| Power 7 Conferences | Record |
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| American | 0–0 |
| ACC | 0–2 |
| Big East | 0–5 |
| Big Ten | ––– |
| Big 12 | ––– |
| Pac-12 | ––– |
| SEC | ––– |
| Power 7 Total | 0–7 |
| Other NCAA Division I Conferences | Record |
| America East | 5–4 |
| A-10 | 1–0 |
| ASUN | ––– |
| Big Sky | ––– |
| Big South | ––– |
| Big West | ––– |
| CAA | 1–3 |
| C-USA | ––– |
| Horizon League | ––– |
| Ivy League | ––– |
| MAC | ––– |
| MEAC | 2–1 |
| MVC | ––– |
| Mountain West | ––– |
| NEC | 2–1 |
| OVC | ––– |
| Patriot League | ––– |
| Pacific West | ––– |
| SoCon | ––– |
| Southland | ––– |
| SWAC | ––– |
| The Summit | ––– |
| Sun Belt | ––– |
| WAC | ––– |
| WCC | ––– |
| Other Division I Total | 11–9 |
| NCAA Division I Total | 11–16 |
Postseason
MAAC Tournament
- 2021 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament, Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
| First Round Tuesday, March 9 TBD |
Quarterfinals Wed/Thur, March 10/11 TBD |
Semifinals Friday, March 12 TBD |
Championship Saturday, March 13 TBD |
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* denotes number of overtimes
NCAA Tournament
Honors and awards
MAAC Awards
| 2020-21 MAAC Men's Basketball Major Individual Awards | ||||||
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| 2020-21 MAAC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams | |||
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† denotes unanimous selection
2020–21 Season statistic leaders
Updated on January 24, 2021 [6][7]
Scoring leaders
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Rebound leaders
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Assist leaders
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Block leaders
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Steal leaders
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3PT % leaders
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References
- "MAAC Council of Presidents Revises 2020-21 Basketball Scheduling Policy for COVID-19 Impacted Season". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- "Iona's Cluess steps down to focus on health". ESPN.com. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "Rick Pitino returns to college hoops as Iona coach". ESPN.com. 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- "Siena Selected as Unanimous Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite; Jalen Pickett Named Unanimous Preseason Player of the Year". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Athlete Awards". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- "2020-2021 Men's Basketball - Overall Statistics". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- "Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Statistics". ESPN.com. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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