2008 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 2008 MAAC men's basketball tournament was an NCAA college basketball tournament held at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York on March 710, 2007, to decide the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion. On Monday, March 10 2008, top-seeded Siena defeated #2 seed Rider 74–53 in the championship game, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Siena received a #13 seed and upset #4 seed Vanderbilt 83–62, then were defeated in the second round by #12 seed Villanova 84–72.

2008 MAAC men's basketball tournament
2008 MAAC Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season200708
Teams10
SiteTimes Union Center
Albany, New York
ChampionsSiena (3rd title)
Winning coachFran McCaffery (1st title)
MVPKenny Hasbrouck (Siena)
Top scorerJason Thompson (Rider)
(72 points)
TelevisionMSG, ESPN2
MAAC men's basketball tournaments
2007–08 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Siena135 .7222311  .676
Rider135 .7222311  .676
Niagara126 .6671910  .655
Loyola (MD)126 .6671914  .576
Fairfield117 .6111416  .467
Marist117 .6111814  .563
Iona810 .4441220  .375
Manhattan513 .2781219  .387
Saint Peter's315 .167624  .200
Canisius216 .111625  .194
2008 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.