1996 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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

1996 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199596
Teams8
SiteKnickerbocker Arena
Albany, New York
ChampionsCanisius (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Beilein (1st title)
MVPMichael Meeks (Canisius)
MAAC men's basketball tournaments
1995–96 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iona104 .714218  .724
Fairfield104 .7142010  .667
Manhattan95 .6431712  .586
Loyola (MD)86 .5711215  .444
Canisius77 .5001911  .633
Niagara68 .4291315  .464
Saint Peter's59 .3571512  .556
Siena113 .071522  .185
1996 MAAC tournament winner

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

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

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.