2008 MAAC men's basketball tournament

2008 MAAC men's basketball tournament
2008 MAAC Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2007–08
Teams10
SiteTimes Union Center
Albany, New York
ChampionsSiena (3rd title)
Winning coachFran McCaffery (1st title)
MVPKenny Hasbrouck (Siena)
Top scorerJason Thompson (Rider)
(72 points)
TelevisionMSG, ESPN2
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2007–08 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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
Rankings from AP Poll

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.