1999 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199899
Teams10
SiteMarine Midland Arena
Buffalo, New York
ChampionsSiena (1st title)
Winning coachPaul Hewitt (1st title)
MVPMarcus Faison (Siena)
1998–99 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Niagara135 .7221712  .586
Siena135 .722256  .806
Iona126 .6671614  .533
Canisius117 .6111512  .556
Saint Peter's108 .5561415  .483
Marist810 .4441612  .571
Rider711 .3891216  .429
Fairfield711 .3891215  .444
Loyola (MD)612 .3331315  .464
Manhattan315 .167522  .185
1999 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1999 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held February 26–March 1, 1999 at Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.[2]

Second-seeded Siena defeated Saint Peter's in the championship game, 82–67, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament.[3]

The Saints received an automatic bid to the 1999 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, February 26
Quarterfinals
Saturday, February 27
Semifinals
Sunday, February 28
Championship
Monday, March 1
            
1 Niagara 78
9 Loyola (MD) 77
8 Fairfield 72
9 Loyola (MD) 75
1 Niagara 70
5 Saint Peter's 78
4 Canisius 72
5 Saint Peter's 80
5 Saint Peter's 67
2 Siena 82
2 Siena 101
7 Rider 73
7 Rider 73
10 Manhattan 46
2 Siena 56
6 Marist 55
3 Iona 69
6 Marist 71

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1998-99 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. "1998-99 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  3. "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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