2003 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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)
← 2002
2004 →
2002–03 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Manhattan 14 4   .778 23 7   .767
Fairfield 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
Siena 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Niagara 12 6   .667 17 12   .586
Iona 11 7   .611 17 12   .586
Marist 8 10   .444 13 16   .448
Rider 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Saint Peter's 6 12   .333 10 19   .345
Canisius 6 12   .333 10 18   .357
Loyola (MD) 1 17   .056 4 24   .143
2003 MAAC tournament winner


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

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

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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

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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

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  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.