2016 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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
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2015–16 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Monmouth 17 3   .850 28 8   .778
Iona 16 4   .800 22 11   .667
Siena 13 7   .650 21 13   .618
Fairfield 12 8   .600 19 14   .576
Saint Peter's 12 8   .600 14 16   .467
Manhattan 9 11   .450 13 18   .419
Canisius 8 12   .400 14 19   .424
Rider 8 12   .400 13 20   .394
Quinnipiac 6 14   .300 9 21   .300
Niagara 5 15   .250 7 25   .219
Marist 4 16   .200 7 23   .233
2016 MAAC tournament winner


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.

  1. ^ "Iona vs. Monmouth - Game Recap - March 7, 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.