2001 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2001 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–5, 2001 at Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[1]
| 2001 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2000–01 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Marine Midland Arena Buffalo, New York |
| Champions | Iona (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Jeff Ruland (2nd title) |
| MVP | Nakiea Miller (Iona) |
Top-seeded Iona defeated Canisius in the championship game, 74–67, to win their sixth MAAC men's basketball tournament.[2]
The Gaels received an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Tournament.
Format
All ten of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records.
Bracket
| First round Friday, March 2 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 4 | Championship Monday, March 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Iona | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Loyola (MD) | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Fairfield | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Loyola (MD) | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Iona | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Marist | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Marist | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rider | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Iona | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Canisius | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Niagara | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Canisius | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Canisius | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Saint Peter's | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Canisius | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Siena | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Siena | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Manhattan | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- "2000-01 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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