# 2016 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 3–7, 2016 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. No. 2 seed Iona upset No. 1 seed Monmouth 79–76 in the championship game and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament. It was the fourth consecutive championship game for Iona, and their conference leading ninth MAAC tournament championship.

## Seeds

All 11 teams in the conference participated in the Tournament. The top five teams received byes to the Quarterfinals.
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Monmouth | 17–3 | |
| 2 | Iona | 14–6 | |
| 3 | Siena | 13–7 | |
| 4 | Saint Peter's | 12–8 | 2–0 vs. Fairfield |
| 5 | Fairfield | 12–8 | 0–2 vs. Saint Peter's |
| 6 | Manhattan | 9–11 | |
| 7 | Canisius | 8–12 | 1–1 vs. Rider. 1–1 vs. Monmouth |
| 8 | Rider | 8–12 | 1–1 vs. Canisius, 0–2 vs. Monmouth |
| 9 | Quinnipiac | 6–14 | |
| 10 | Niagara | 5–15 | |
| 11 | Marist | 4–16 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television |
| First round – Thursday, March 3 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 PM | No. 8 Rider vs No. 9 Quinnipiac | 69–88 | |
| 1 | 2 | 7:00 PM | No. 7 Canisius vs No. 10 Niagara | 102–97 $^{3OT}$ | |
| 1 | 3 | 9:00 PM | No. 6 Manhattan vs No. 11 Marist | 81–63 | |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4 ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 7:00 PM | No. 1 Monmouth vs No. 8 Rider | 59–48 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 5 | 9:30 PM | No. 2 Iona vs. No. 7 Canisius | 73–55 | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 5 ||||||
| 3 | 6 | 7:00 PM | No. 3 Siena vs No. 6 Manhattan | 89–76 | ESPN3 |
| 3 | 7 | 9:30 PM | No. 4 Saint Peter's vs. No. 5 Fairfield | 55–64 | ESPN3 |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 6 ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 4:30 PM | No. 1 Monmouth vs No. 5 Fairfield | 76–63 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 9 | 7:00 PM | No. 2 Iona vs No. 3 Siena | 81–70 | ESPN3 |
| Championship – Monday, March 7 ||||||
| 5 | 10 | 7:00 PM | No. 1 Monmouth vs No. 2 Iona | 76–79 | ESPN |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Thursday, March 3 | First round Thursday, March 3 | First round Thursday, March 3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 Saturday, March 5 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 Saturday, March 5 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 Saturday, March 5 ESPN3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 6 ESPN3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 6 ESPN3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 6 ESPN3 | Championship Monday, March 7 ESPN | Championship Monday, March 7 ESPN | Championship Monday, March 7 ESPN |
| | | | 1 | Monmouth | 59 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Rider | 48 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rider | 60 | 8 | Rider | 48 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Quinnipiac | 57 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Quinnipiac | 57 | | | | 1 | Monmouth | 76 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Fairfield | 63 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Saint Peter's | 55 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Fairfield | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Monmouth | 76 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Iona | 79 |
| | | | 2 | Iona | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Canisius | 55 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Canisius | 102 | 7 | Canisius | 55 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Niagara | 97$^{3OT}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Niagara | 97$^{3OT}$ | | | | 2 | Iona | 81 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Siena | 70 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Siena | 89 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Manhattan | 76 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Manhattan | 81 | 6 | Manhattan | 76 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Marist | 63 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Championship Team

* 2016 MAAC Men's Basketball All-Championship Team
* Brett Bisping, Siena
* Jelon Hornbreak, Monmouth
* Justin Robinson, Monmouth
* Jordan Washington, Iona
* Isaiah Williams, Iona
* A.J. English$^{MVP}$, Iona