2003 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2003 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 7–10 at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey.[1]

2003 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams10
SiteSovereign Bank Arena
Trenton, New Jersey
ChampionsManhattan (2nd title)
Winning coachBobby Gonzalez (1st title)
MVPLuis Flores (Manhattan)

Top-seeded Manhattan defeated Fairfield in the championship game, 69–54, to win their second MAAC men's basketball tournament.[2]

The Jaspers received an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Tournament.

Format

All ten of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records.

As the regular-season champion, top seed Manhattan received a bye to the semifinals.

Bracket
First Round
Friday, March 7		 Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 8		 Semifinals
Sunday, March 9		 Final
Monday, March 10
 
 
 
 
 
March 9
 
 (1) Manhattan 82
 (4) Niagara 81
 
March 8
 
 (4) Niagara 81
March 7
 (5) Iona 75
 (5) Iona 62
March 10
 (10) Loyola (MD) 39
 (1) Manhattan 69
 (2) Fairfield 54
 
March 8
 
 (2) Fairfield 68
March 7
 (8) Saint Peter's 60
 (7) Rider 73
March 9
 (8) Saint Peter's 77
 (2) Fairfield 67
 (3) Siena 63
 
March 8
 
 (3) Siena 70
March 7
 (6) Marist 68
 (6) Marist 69  
 (9) Canisius 63  

References
  1. "2002-03 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
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