2021 MAAC men's basketball tournament

2021 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams11
SiteJim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
ChampionsIona (13th title)
Winning coachRick Pitino (1st title)
MVPAsante Gist (Iona)
Top scorerAsante Gist (Iona)
(65 points)
TelevisionESPNews, ESPNU, ESPN+
← 2020
2022 →
2020–21 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena 12 4   .750 12 5   .706
Monmouth 12 6   .667 12 8   .600
Saint Peter's 10 8   .556 14 11   .560
Marist 10 8   .556 12 9   .571
Niagara 7 9   .438 9 11   .450
Canisius 7 5   .583 7 6   .538
Fairfield 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Quinnipiac 7 10   .412 9 13   .409
Iona 6 3   .667 12 6   .667
Manhattan 6 12   .333 7 13   .350
Rider 5 13   .278 6 17   .261
Note: The MAAC has ordered standings based on league wins, not winning percentage, since all teams did not reach 20 conference games played. These standings were also used for seeding purposes in the 2021 MAAC tournament.[1][2]
2021 MAAC tournament winner

The 2021 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was played from March 8–13, 2021 at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey for the second year in a row.[3] Since 2020's tournament was never fully completed, the defending champions were the 2018–19 Iona Gaels.

No. 9 seeded Iona won the 2021 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament, defeating No. 7 seed Fairfield 60–51 in the championship game for their MAAC leading 13th championship. Their tournament run included knocking off top-seeded Siena in the quarterfinals, improving their record against the Saints in the MAAC Tournament to 11–0. This made it five consecutive MAAC Tournament championships for Iona, and the first time that a No. 9 seed reached and won the championship game. Iona received the MAAC's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament and were given a No. 15 seed.

  1. ^ "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Retrieved February 23, 2020.

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