2022 MAAC men's basketball tournament

2022 MAAC men's basketball tournament
2022 MAAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2021–22
Teams	11
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 scorer	Dwight Murray, Jr. (Rider); (52 points)
Television	ESPNews, ESPNU, ESPN+
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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]

2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iona	17	–	3	.850	25	–	8	.758
Saint Peter's †	14	–	6	.700	22	–	12	.647
Siena	12	–	8	.600	15	–	14	.517
Monmouth	11	–	9	.550	21	–	13	.618
Niagara	9	–	11	.450	14	–	16	.467
Marist	9	–	11	.450	14	–	16	.467
Fairfield	8	–	12	.400	15	–	18	.455
Manhattan	8	–	12	.400	15	–	15	.500
Rider	8	–	12	.400	14	–	19	.424
Canisius	7	–	13	.350	11	–	21	.344
Quinnipiac	7	–	13	.350	14	–	17	.452

† 2022 MAAC tournament winner

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.

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker 1	Tiebreaker 2
1	Iona	17–3
2	Saint Peter's	14–6
3	Siena	12–8
4	Monmouth	11–9
5	Niagara	9–11	1–1 vs Marist	1–1 vs Iona
6	Marist	9–11	1–1 vs Niagara	0–2 vs Iona
7	Fairfield	8–12	Mini Conference 3–1
8	Manhattan	8–12	Mini Conference 2–2
9	Rider	8–12	Mini Conference 1–3
10	Canisius	7–13	2–0 vs Quinnipiac
11	Quinnipiac	7–13	0–2 vs Canisius

Schedule

^[3]

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup	Score	Television
First Round – Tuesday, March 8
1	1	5:00 pm	No. 8 Manhattan vs. No. 9 Rider	67–79	ESPN+
	2	7:00 pm	No. 7 Fairfield vs. No. 10 Canisius	72–50
	3	9:00 pm	No. 6 Marist vs. No. 11 Quinnipiac	52–77
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9
2	4	7:00 pm	No. 1 Iona vs. No. 9 Rider	70–71	ESPN+
2	5	9:30 pm	No. 2 Saint Peter's vs. No. 7 Fairfield	77–63	ESPN+
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
3	6	7:00 pm	No. 3 Siena vs. No. 11 Quinnipiac	71–77	ESPN+
3	7	9:30 pm	No. 4 Monmouth vs. No. 5 Niagara	61–58	ESPN+
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
4	8	6:00 pm	No. 4 Monmouth vs. No. 9 Rider	72–68	ESPNews/ESPN+
4	9	8:30 pm	No. 2 Saint Peter's vs. No. 11 Quinnipiac	64–52	ESPNews/ESPN+
Championship – Saturday, March 12
5	10	4:00 pm	No. 2 Saint Peter's vs No. 4 Monmouth	60–54	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

Recap

No. 8 Manhattan 67, No. 9 Rider 79
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

Recap

No. 7 Fairfield 72, 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

Recap

No. 6 Marist 52, No. 11 Quinnipiac 77
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

Recap

No. 1 Iona 70, No. 9 Rider 71
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

Recap

No. 2 Saint Peter's 77, 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

Recap^{[dead link‍]}

No. 3 Siena 71, No. 11 Quinnipiac 77
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

Recap

No. 4 Monmouth 61, 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

Recap

No. 4 Monmouth 72, 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

Recap

No. 2 Saint Peter's 64, 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

Recap

No. 2 Saint Peter's 60, 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

Team	Points		Rebounds		Assists		Steals		Blocks		Minutes		W – L
(10) Canisius	Ahemed	9	X. Long	10	Henderson	3	4 tied	1	Harried	3	Henderson	38	0–1
(7) Fairfield	Benning	34	Cook	18	Green	7	Crisler	4	Cook & Cruz	2	Benning	78	1–1
(1) Iona	Jolly	19	Jr. Joseph	6	Clayton Jr.	6	van Eyck & Jolly	2	Jr. Joseph	5	Joiner	36	0–1
(8) Manhattan	Perez	21	Roberts	7	3 tied	5	Perez	4	Roberts	3	Perez	40	0–1
(6) Marist	Wright	14	J. Jones	6	Wright	2	Herasme	2	J. Jones	1	Herasme	34	0–1
(4) Monmouth	Miller & Reynolds	44	Rutty	19	Papas	11	Papas	5	Miller	4	Papas	109	2–1
(5) Niagara	Hammond	17	Cintron & Iorio	8	Hammond	5	Thomasson	2	Cintron & Iorio	1	Hammond	40	0–1
(11) Quinnipiac	Rigoni & Balanc	47	Marfo	31	D. Jones	14	D. Jones & Marfo	4	Rigoni	3	D. Jones	103	2–1
(9) Rider	Murray Jr.	52	Ogemuno-Johnson	32	Murray Jr.	18	Vaughn	6	James	4	Murray Jr.	116	2–1
(2) Saint Peter's	Ndefo	40	Ndefo/H Drame/F Drame	17	Banks III	6	Banks III	6	Ndefo	10	Edert	86	3–0
(3) Siena	McCollum	16	Billups	9	McCollum	4	Billups	3	Stormo	2	Rogers	38	0–1

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

References

^ "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Retrieved February 23, 2020.
^ "Saint Peter's Wins the 2022 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship On Saturday". MAAC Sports. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ "2022 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
^ "2022 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship". MAAC Sports. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[1] "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[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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2022 MAAC men's basketball tournament

Contents

Seeds

Schedule

Bracket

Game summaries

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

Team and tournament leaders

Team leaders

All-championship team

See also

References