2019 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 7–11, 2019 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. This marked the 20th time the tournament was played at the Times Union Center. No. 1 seed Iona defeated No. 6 seed Monmouth in the championship game 81–60 to win the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. With the win, Iona became the first MAAC team to win four consecutive MAAC Tournament championships, while also making this their MAAC-record leading seventh consecutive championship game appearance. Monmouth was the second consecutive No. 6 seed to make the championship game in the tournament, and fourth overall.

2019 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams11
SiteTimes Union Center
Albany, New York
ChampionsIona (12th title)
Winning coachTim Cluess (5th title)
MVPRickey McGill (Iona)
Attendance26,532
Top scorerE.J. Crawford (Iona)
(59 points)
TelevisionESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3
MAAC men's basketball tournaments
2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iona †12–6 .66717–16  .515
Canisius11–7 .61115–17  .469
Quinnipiac11–7 .61116–15  .516
Rider11–7 .61116–15  .516
Siena11–7 .61117–16  .515
Monmouth10–8 .55614–21  .400
Manhattan8–10 .44411–21  .344
Marist7–11 .38912–19  .387
Saint Peter's6–12 .33310–22  .313
Fairfield6–12 .3339–22  .290
Niagara6–12 .33313–19  .406
† 2019 MAAC tournament winner
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