2019 MAAC men's basketball tournament

2019 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams11
SiteTimes Union Center
Albany, New York
ChampionsIona (12th title)
Winning coachTim Cluess (5th title)
MVPRickey McGill (Iona)
Attendance26,532
Top scorerE.J. Crawford (Iona)
(59 points)
TelevisionESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3
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2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 12 6   .667 17 16   .515
Canisius 11 7   .611 15 17   .469
Quinnipiac 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Rider 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Siena 11 7   .611 17 16   .515
Monmouth 10 8   .556 14 21   .400
Manhattan 8 10   .444 11 21   .344
Marist 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Saint Peter's 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
Fairfield 6 12   .333 9 22   .290
Niagara 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
2019 MAAC tournament winner


The 2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 7–11, 2019 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. This marked the 20th time the tournament was played at the Times Union Center.[1] No. 1 seed Iona defeated No. 6 seed Monmouth in the championship game 81–60 to win the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. With the win, Iona became the first MAAC team to win four consecutive MAAC Tournament championships, while also making this their MAAC-record leading seventh consecutive championship game appearance.[2] Monmouth was the second consecutive No. 6 seed to make the championship game in the tournament, and fourth overall.

  1. ^ "2019 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Iona Becomes First Team to Win Four Straight Men's Basketball Championships". MAAC Sports. Retrieved March 22, 2019.