1996 MAAC men's basketball tournament

1996 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams8
SiteKnickerbocker Arena
Albany, New York
ChampionsCanisius (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Beilein (1st title)
MVPMichael Meeks (Canisius)
← 1995
1997 →
1995–96 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 10 – 4   .714 21 – 8   .724
Fairfield 10 – 4   .714 20 – 10   .667
Manhattan 9 – 5   .643 17 – 12   .586
Loyola (MD) 8 – 6   .571 12 – 15   .444
Canisius † 7 – 7   .500 19 – 11   .633
Niagara 6 – 8   .429 13 – 15   .464
Saint Peter's 5 – 9   .357 15 – 12   .556
Siena 1 – 13   .071 5 – 22   .185
† 1996 MAAC tournament winner

The 1996 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4, 1996 at Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York.[1]

Fifth-seeded Canisius defeated Fairfield in the championship game, 52–46, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament.[2]

The Golden Griffins received an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament.

Format

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

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 2 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 3 		Championship
Monday, March 4
         
1 Iona 71
8 Siena 59
1 Iona 62
5 Canisius 63
4 Loyola (MD) 67
5 Canisius 74
5 Canisius 52
2 Fairfield 46
3 Manhattan 60
6 Niagara 62
6 Niagara 47
2 Fairfield 70
2 Fairfield 67
7 Saint Peter's 62

References

  1. ^ "1995-96 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 17, 2022.