1991 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 1991 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 1–4 at Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York.[1]

1991 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199091
Teams9
SiteKnickerbocker Arena
Albany, NY
ChampionsSaint Peter's (1st title)
Winning coachTed Fiore (1st title)
MVPMarvin Andrews (Saint Peter's)
1990–91 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Siena124 .7502510  .714
La Salle124 .7501910  .655
Saint Peter's115 .688247  .774
Iona115 .6881713  .567
Manhattan88 .5001315  .464
Niagara610 .375820  .286
Loyola (MD)511 .3131216  .429
Fairfield412 .250820  .286
Canisius313 .1881019  .345
1991 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Number three seed Saint Peter's defeated Iona in the championship game, 64–58, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Peacocks received an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

All nine of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records. All games were played at the new Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York.

Bracket

First round
Friday, March 1
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 2
Semifinals
Sunday, March 3
Championship
Monday, March 4
            
1 Siena 76
9 Canisius 62
8 Fairfield 54
9 Canisius 61
1 Siena 90
4 Iona 95
4 Iona 69
5 Manhattan 54
4 Iona 58
3 Saint Peter's 64
3 Saint Peter's 81
6 Niagara 59
3 Saint Peter's 57
2 La Salle 50
7 Loyola (MD) 70
2 La Salle 86

References

  1. "1990-91 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
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