Great Northeast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament

Great Northeast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportBasketball
ConferenceGreat Northeast Athletic Conference
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1996–present
Current championSaint Joseph (CT) (3rd)
Most championshipsAlbertus Magnus (9)
Official websiteGNAC men's basketball

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Great Northeast Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1996. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular conference season records.[1]

The winner, declared conference champion, receives the GNAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.

Results

Year Champions Score Runner-up
1996 Albertus Magnus 103–81 Emerson
1997 Emerson 68–66 Albertus Magnus
1998 Emerson 79–59 Rivier
1999 Endicott 83–70 Emerson
2000 Western New England 84–74 Emerson
2001 Western New England 95–89 Emerson
2002 Suffolk 76–71 Johnson & Wales
2003 Southern Vermont 89–73 Albertus Magnus
2004 Johnson & Wales 68–58 Southern Vermont
2005 Norwich 69–60 Emerson
2006 Norwich 85–76 Emerson
2007 Rivier 59–57 Emmanuel
2008 Lasell 86–72 Emerson
2009 St. Joseph's (ME) 74–72 Emmanuel
2010 Albertus Magnus 85–69 Emerson
2011 Johnson & Wales 76–66 St. Joseph's (ME)
2012 Albertus Magnus 88–54 Anna Maria
2013 Albertus Magnus 87–80 Anna Maria
2014 Albertus Magnus 84–49 St. Joseph's (ME)
2015 Albertus Magnus 98–85 Johnson & Wales
2016 Johnson & Wales 86–75 Albertus Magnus
2017 Albertus Magnus 101–83 Lasell
2018 Johnson & Wales 84–80 Albertus Magnus
2019 Albertus Magnus 81–77 Saint Joseph (CT)
2020 Saint Joseph (CT) 88–84 Albertus Magnus
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Saint Joseph (CT) 94–67 Albertus Magnus
2023 Albertus Magnus 83–79 Saint Joseph (CT)
2024 Saint Joseph (CT) 78–59 Saint Joseph's (ME)

Championship records

School Finals Record Finals Appearances Years
Albertus Magnus 9–6 15 1996, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023
Johnson & Wales 4–2 6 2004, 2011, 2016, 2018
Saint Joseph (CT) 3–2 5 2020, 2022, 2024
Emerson 2–8 10 1997, 1998
Western New England 2–0 2 2000, 2001
Norwich 2–0 2 2005, 2006
St. Joseph's (ME) 1–3 4 2009
Lasell 1–1 2 2008
Rivier 1–1 2 2007
Southern Vermont 1–1 2 2003
Suffolk 1–0 1 2002
Endicott 1–0 1 1999
Anna Maria 0–2 2
Emmanuel 0–2 2

References

  1. ^ "GNAC All Time Champions" (PDF). GNAC. 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.