2022 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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2022 MAAC men's basketball tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2021–22
Teams11
Site Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Champions Saint Peter's (4th title)
Winning coach Shaheen Holloway (1st title)
MVP KC Ndefo (Saint Peter's)
Top scorerDwight Murray, Jr. (Rider)
(52 points)
Television ESPNews, ESPNU, ESPN+
←  2021
2023  →
2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iona 17–3 .85025–8  .758
Saint Peter's †14–6 .70022–12  .647
Siena 12–8 .60015–14  .517
Monmouth 11–9 .55021–13  .618
Niagara 9–11 .45014–16  .467
Marist 9–11 .45014–16  .467
Fairfield 8–12 .40015–18  .455
Manhattan 8–12 .40015–15  .500
Rider 8–12 .40014–19  .424
Canisius 7–13 .35011–21  .344
Quinnipiac 7–13 .35014–17  .452
† 2022 MAAC tournament winner

The 2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was played March 8–12, 2022, at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for the third year in a row. [1] The tournament winner, the Saint Peter's Peacocks, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. [2]

Contents

Seeds

All 11 teams in the conference participated in the Tournament. The top five teams received byes to the quarterfinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 2
1 Iona 17–3
2 Saint Peter's 14–6
3 Siena 12–8
4 Monmouth 11–9
5 Niagara 9–111–1 vs Marist1–1 vs Iona
6 Marist 9–111–1 vs Niagara0–2 vs Iona
7 Fairfield 8–12Mini Conference 3–1
8 Manhattan 8–12Mini Conference 2–2
9 Rider 8–12Mini Conference 1–3
10 Canisius 7–132–0 vs Quinnipiac
11 Quinnipiac 7–130–2 vs Canisius

Schedule

[3]

SessionGameTime*MatchupScoreAttendanceTelevision
First Round – Tuesday, March 8
115:00 pmNo. 8 Manhattan vs. No. 9 Rider67–79 ESPN+
27:00 pmNo. 7 Fairfield vs. No. 10 Canisius72–50
39:00 pmNo. 6 Marist vs. No. 11 Quinnipiac52–77
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9
247:00 pmNo. 1 Iona vs. No. 9 Rider70–71 ESPN+
59:30 pmNo. 2 Saint Peter's vs. No. 7 Fairfield77–63
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
367:00 pmNo. 3 Siena vs. No. 11 Quinnipiac71–77 ESPN+
79:30 pmNo. 4 Monmouth vs. No. 5 Niagara61–58
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
486:00 pmNo. 4 Monmouth vs. No. 9 Rider72–68 ESPNews/ESPN+
98:30 pmNo. 2 Saint Peter's vs. No. 11 Quinnipiac64–52
Championship – Saturday, March 12
5104:00 pmNo. 2 Saint Peter's vs No. 4 Monmouth60–54 ESPNU
*Game times in ET. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 8 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday & Thursday, March 9 & 10 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11 		Championship
Saturday, March 12
1 Iona 70
8 Manhattan 67 9 Rider 71
9 Rider 79 9 Rider 68
4 Monmouth 72
4 Monmouth 61
5 Niagara 58
4 Monmouth 54
2 Saint Peter's 60
2 Saint Peter's 77
7 Fairfield 72 7 Fairfield 63
10 Canisius 50 2 Saint Peter's 64
11 Quinnipiac 52
3 Siena 71
6 Marist 52 11 Quinnipiac 77
11 Quinnipiac 77

Game summaries

First round

ESPN+
March 8, 2022
5:00 pm
No. 8 Manhattan 67, No. 9 Rider79
Scoring by half: 36–42, 31–37
Pts: Perez – 20
Rebs: Roberts – 7
Asts:3 tied – 5
Perez – 4 stl		Pts: Vaughn – 20
Rebs: Ogemuno-Johnson – 12
Asts: Murray, Jr. – 6
James – 16 pts, 8 reb, 4 ast / Vaughn – 7 reb, 4 stl
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
Referees: Rob Riley, Adam Vandenburgh, Tim Smith
ESPN+
March 8, 2022
7:00 pm
No. 7 Fairfield72, No. 10 Canisius 50
Scoring by half: 31–20, 41–30
Pts: Cruz – 19
Rebs: Cook – 9
Asts: C. Green – 6
Benning – 15pts, 4 reb		Pts: Ahemed – 9
Rebs: X. Long – 10
Asts: Henderson – 3
Harried – 6 pts, 6 reb, 3 blk
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
Referees: Tony Crisp, Andy O'Brien, Mike McClosky
ESPN+
March 8, 2022
9:00 pm
No. 6 Marist 52, No. 11 Quinnipiac77
Scoring by half: 25–31, 27–46
Pts: Wright – 14
Rebs: J. Jones – 6
Asts: Wright – 2
Jones – 12 pts, 1 blk		Pts: Rigoni – 26
Rebs: D. Jones – 10
Asts: D. Jones – 8
D. Jones – 17 pts, 2 stl, 1 blk
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
Referees: Ed Corliss, Ryan Zinc, Carl Luciano

 

Quarterfinals

ESPN+
March 9, 2022
7:00 pm
No. 1 Iona 70, No. 9 Rider71
Scoring by half: 30–28, 40–43
Pts: Jolly – 19
Rebs: Junior Joseph – 6
Asts: Clayton, Jr. – 6
Junior Joseph – 11 pts, 5 blk		Pts: Murray, Jr. – 21
Rebs: Ogemuno-Johnson – 12
Asts: Murray Jr. – 8
James – 13 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
Referees: Mike Fleury, Ed Corliss, Mike Palau
ESPN+
March 9, 2022
9:30 pm
No. 2 Saint Peter's77, No. 7 Fairfield 63
Scoring by half: 44–19, 33–44
Pts: Ndefo – 20
Rebs: Rupert – 6
Asts: Banks III & Edert – 2
Banks III – 14 pts, 4 reb		Pts: Benning – 19
Rebs: Cook – 9
Asts: Benning – 3
Cook – 13 pts
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
Referees: Tim Smith, Andy O'Brien, Nathan Hall

 

ESPN+
March 10, 2022
7:00 pm
No. 3 Siena 71, No. 11 Quinnipiac77
Scoring by half: 32–40, 39–37
Pts: McCollum – 16
Rebs: Billups – 9
Asts: McCollum – 4
Rogers – 14 pts, 5 reb		Pts: Rigoni – 16
Rebs: Marfo – 11
Asts: Kortright – 7
D. Jones – 11 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
Referees: Ed Corliss, Mike Nampone, Ryan Zink
ESPN+
March 10, 2022
9:30 pm
No. 4 Monmouth61, No. 5 Niagara 58
Scoring by half: 35–35, 26–23
Pts: Miller – 17
Rebs: Rutty – 9
Asts: Papas & Reynolds – 5
Reynolds – 15 pts, 5 reb		Pts: Hammond – 17
Rebs: Cintron & Iorio – 8
Asts: Hammond – 5
Thomasson – 13 pts, 4 reb, 2 stl
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
Referees: Evon Burroughs, Mike McCloskey, Nathan Hall

 

Semifinals

ESPNews & ESPN+
March 11, 2022
6:00 pm
No. 4 Monmouth72, No. 9 Rider 68
Scoring by half: 29–30, 43–38
Pts: Papas – 20
Rebs: McClary & Papas – 6
Asts:3 tied – 3
Reynolds – 17 pts, 3 ast		Pts: Murray Jr. – 20
Rebs: Ogemuno-Johnson – 8
Asts: Murray & Johnson – 4
Powell – 19 pts
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
Referees: Greg Evans, Ed Corliss, Tim Smith
ESPNews & ESPN+
March 11, 2022
8:30 pm
No. 2 Saint Peter's64, No. 11 Quinnipiac 52
Scoring by half: 30–31, 34–21
Pts: Lee – 14
Rebs: Ndefo & Edert – 7
Asts:3 tied – 2
Ndefo – 13 pts, 3 blk, 1 stl		Pts: Balanc – 14
Rebs: Marfo – 11
Asts: Marfo – 4
D. Jones – 10 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
Referees: Evon Burroughs, Mike Palau, Andy O'Brien

 

Championship

ESPNU
March 12, 2022
4:00 pm
No. 2 Saint Peter's60, No. 4 Monmouth 54
Scoring by half: 29–25, 31–29
Pts: Edert – 20
Rebs: F. Drame – 10
Asts:4 tied – 2
Ndefo – 7 pts, 7 reb, 4 blk		Pts: Miller – 15
Rebs: Miller & Rutty – 6
Asts: Papas – 3
Vaughan – 10 pts, 4 reb, 1 blk, 3 stl
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
Referees: Matt Potter, Tony Chiazza, Tom Morrisey

Team and tournament leaders

Team leaders

TeamPointsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocksMinutesW – L
(10) CanisiusAhemed9X. Long10Henderson34 tied1Harried3Henderson380–1
(7) FairfieldBenning34Cook18Green7Crisler4Cook & Cruz2Benning781–1
(1) IonaJolly19Jr. Joseph6Clayton Jr.6van Eyck & Jolly2Jr. Joseph5Joiner360–1
(8) ManhattanPerez21Roberts73 tied5Perez4Roberts3Perez400–1
(6) MaristWright14J. Jones6Wright2Herasme2J. Jones1Herasme340–1
(4) MonmouthMiller & Reynolds44Rutty19Papas11Papas5Miller4Papas1092–1
(5) NiagaraHammond17Cintron & Iorio8Hammond5Thomasson2Cintron & Iorio1Hammond400–1
(11) QuinnipiacRigoni & Balanc47Marfo31D. Jones14D. Jones & Marfo4Rigoni3D. Jones1032–1
(9) RiderMurray Jr.52Ogemuno-Johnson32Murray Jr.18Vaughn6James4Murray Jr.1162–1
(2) Saint Peter'sNdefo40Ndefo/H Drame/F Drame17Banks III6Banks III6Ndefo10Edert863–0
(3) SienaMcCollum16Billups9McCollum4Billups3Stormo2Rogers380–1

All-championship team

2022 MAAC Men's Basketball All-Championship Team [4]
  • Jacob Rigoni, Quinnipiac – 15.6 ppg, 1 bpg
  • Dwight Murray Jr., Rider – 17.3 ppg, 6 apg, 38.6 mpg
  • Walker Miller, Monmouth – 14.6 ppg, 1.3 bpg, 33.6 mpg
  • Shavar Reynolds, Monmouth – 14.6 ppg, 4 rpg, 32.6 mpg
  • Doug Edert, Saint Peter's – 12.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 28.6 mpg
  • Matthew Lee, Saint Peter's – 10.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 26.3 mpg
  • MVP KC Ndefo, Saint Peter's – 13.3 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1 spg, 3.3 bpg

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References

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  2. ↑ "Saint Peter's Wins the 2022 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship On Saturday". MAAC Sports. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2022 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2022 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship". MAAC Sports. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
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