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2008 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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FieldValue
Year2008
ConferenceMAAC
DivisionI
GenderMen's
Image2008_MAAC_Basketball_Championship_Logo.jpg
ImageSize200px
Caption2008 MAAC Tournament Logo
Teams10
ArenaTimes Union Center
CityAlbany, New York
ChampionsSiena
TitleCount3rd
CoachFran McCaffery
CoachCount1st
MVPKenny Hasbrouck
MVPTeamSiena
TopScorerJason Thompson
TopScorerTeamRider
Points72
TelevisionMSG, ESPN2

The 2008 MAAC men's basketball tournament was an NCAA college basketball tournament held at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York on March 7–10, 2007, to decide the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion. On Monday, March 10 2008, top-seeded Siena defeated #2 seed Rider 74–53 in the championship game, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Siena received a #13 seed and upset #4 seed Vanderbilt 83–62, then were defeated in the second round by #12 seed Villanova 84–72.

Seeds

All 10 teams in the conference participated in the Tournament. The top six 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.

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreakerTiebreaker 2Tiebreaker 3
1Siena13–51–1 vs Rider2–2 vs Niag/Loy3–1 vs FF/Mar
2Rider13–51–1 vs Siena2–2 vs Niag/Loy2–2 vs FF/Mar
3Niagara12–62–0 vs Loyola
4Loyola (MD)12–60–2 vs Niagara
5Fairfield11–71–1 vs Mar1–1 vs Siena
6Marist11–71–1 vs FF0–2 vs Siena
7Iona8–10
8Manhattan5–13
9Saint Peter's3–15
10Canisius2–16

Schedule

SessionGameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevisionFirst round – Friday, March 7Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 8Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 8Semifinals – Sunday, March 9Championship – Monday, March 10
117:30 pmNo. 8 Manhattan vs No. 9 Saint Peter's73–59MSG
210:00 pmNo. 7 Iona vs No. 10 Canisius59–64
232:15 pmNo. 4 Loyola vs No. 5 Fairfield64–59MSG
44:30 pmNo. 1 Siena vs No. 8 Manhattan66–58
357:30 pmNo. 2 Rider vs No. 10 Canisius75–71MSG
610:00 pmNo. 3 Niagara vs No. 6 Marist62–66
476:00 pmNo. 1 Siena vs No. 4 Loyola65–63MSG
88:00 pmNo. 2 Rider vs No. 6 Marist76–71
597:00 pmNo. 1 Siena vs No. 2 Rider74–53ESPN2
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Friday, March 7 Saturday, March 8 Sunday, March 9 Monday, March 10 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03= | RD1-score03=73 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04= | RD1-score04=59 | RD1-seed11=7 | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=59 | RD1-seed12=10 | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=64 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Siena | RD2-score01=66 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=Manhattan | RD2-score02=58 | RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03= | RD2-score03=64 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04= | RD2-score04=59 | RD2-seed05=2 | RD2-team05= | RD2-score05=75 | RD2-seed06=10 | RD2-team06=Canisius | RD2-score06=71 | RD2-seed07=3 | RD2-team07= | RD2-score07=62 | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08= | RD2-score08=66 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Siena | RD3-score01=65 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Loyola (MD) | RD3-score02=63 | RD3-seed03=2 | RD3-team03=Rider | RD3-score03=76 | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-team04=Marist | RD3-score04=71 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=Siena | RD4-score01=74 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Rider | RD4-score02=53

Game summaries

First round

Albany, NY Albany, NY

Quarterfinals

Albany, NY Albany, NY Albany, NY Albany, NY

Semifinals

Albany, NY Albany, NY

Championship

Albany, NY

Honors

MAAC All-Championship TeamPlayerSchoolPositionYear
Harris MansellRiderGJunior
Jason ThompsonRiderCSenior
Tay FisherSienaGSenior
Edwin UbilesSienaFSophomore
Alex FranklinSienaFSophomore
Kenny Hasbrouck †SienaGJunior

† Most Valuable Player

References

References

  1. [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/champweek2008/news/story?page=ncb_champweek2008 ESPN - Conference tournament schedule, results]
  2. (December 30, 2009). "Moment #2: Siena Upsets No. 4 Vanderbilt in the 2008 NCAA Tournament".
  3. Press, Associated. "Siena Falls to Villanova, 84-72 in NCAA Second Round".
  4. Press, Associated. "Manhattan Earns First Round Win Over Saint Peter's".
  5. Press, Associated. "Canisius Upsets Iona, 64-59".
  6. Press, Associated. "Loyola Books Place in Semifinals With 64-59 Victory Over Fairfield".
  7. Press, Associated. "Siena Ousts Manhattan With Eight Point Victory".
  8. Press, Associated. "Rider Holds On For 75-71 Victory Over Canisius".
  9. Press, Associated. "Marist Walks Away With 66-62 Victory Over Niagara".
  10. Press, Associated. "Siena Comes From Behind To Knock Out Loyola, 65-63".
  11. Press, Associated. "Thompson Carries Rider Into Championship Showdown With Siena".
  12. (2009-12-24). "Moment #8: Men's Basketball Wins 2008 MAAC Championship".
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