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1997 MAAC men's basketball tournament
The 1997 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3 at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.
| 1997 MAAC men's basketball tournament |
|---|
| Division I |
| 1996–97 |
| 8 |
| Campus SitesCampus Arenas |
| Marine Midland ArenaBuffalo, New York |
| Fairfield (3rd title) |
| Paul Cormier (1st title) |
| Greg Francis (Fairfield) |
| MAAC men's basketball tournaments |
The 1997 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3 at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.
Eighth-seeded Fairfield made a cinderella run to win the tournament by defeating Canisius in the championship game, 78–72, to win their third MAAC men's basketball tournament.
The Stags received the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the East region.
All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records.
All three rounds were played at a neutral site at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.
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