2016 America East men's basketball tournament

2016 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsStony Brook (1st title)
Winning coachSteve Pikiell (1st title)
MVPJameel Warney (Stony Brook)
Attendance21,281
TelevisionESPN2
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2015–16 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stony Brook 14 2   .875 26 7   .788
Albany 13 3   .813 24 9   .727
Vermont 11 5   .688 23 14   .622
New Hampshire 11 5   .688 20 13   .606
UMass Lowell* 7 9   .438 11 18   .379
Binghamton 5 11   .313 8 22   .267
Hartford 4 12   .250 10 23   .303
Maine 4 12   .250 8 22   .267
UMBC 3 13   .188 7 25   .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 America East tournament winner

The 2016 America East men's basketball tournament took place on March 2, 7, and 12, 2016. The entire tournament took place on campus sites with the higher-seeded school hosting each game throughout the championship. The winner of the championship game earned an automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.