# 2022–23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season

The 2022–23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men's basketball season began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in December and concluded in March 2023. This was the 42nd season of MAAC basketball.
The 2023 MAAC tournament was played March 7–11, 2023 at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey for the fourth year in a row.
This was the first season in the MAAC for Mount St. Mary's. On May 2, 2022, it was announced that the Mountaineers would leave the Northeast Conference and join the MAAC on July 1, 2022. They replace Monmouth, which left the MAAC after last season and joined the Colonial Athletic Association on July 1, 2022.

## Head Coaches
### Coaching changes

On March 30, 2022, head coach and Seton Hall alum Shaheen Holloway of Saint Peter's left to take the head coaching position at his alma mater, where he previously was an assistant from 2010 through 2018. Former Wagner head coach Bashir Mason was hired as Saint Peter's 16th men's head basketball coach on April 12, 2022. On October 25, 2022, less than two weeks before the start of the Manhattan Jaspers' season, head coach Steve Masiello was fired. Associate head coach and former player RaShawn Stores was named interim head coach.

### Coaches

| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | MAAC record | MAAC titles | MAAC tourney titles | NCAA tournaments |
| Canisius | Reggie Witherspoon | Chattanooga (asst.) | 7 | 84–92 (.477) | 57–51 (.528) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fairfield | Jay Young | Rutgers (asst.) | 4 | 37–54 (.407) | 22–35 (.386) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iona | Rick Pitino | Louisville | 3 | 37–14 (.725) | 23–6 (.793) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Manhattan | RaShawn Stores | Manhattan (asst.) | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marist | John Dunne | Saint Peter's | 5 | 45–67 (.402) | 32–44 (.421) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mount St. Mary's | Dan Engelstad | Southern Vermont | 5 | 46–70 (.397) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Niagara | Greg Paulus | George Washington (asst.) | 4 | 35–47 (.427) | 25–31 (.446) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinnipiac | Baker Dunleavy | Villanova (asst.) | 6 | 66–81 (.449) | 42–49 (.462) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rider | Kevin Baggett | Rider (assoc. HC) | 11 | 161–152 (.514) | 105–87 (.547) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Peter's | Bashir Mason | Wagner | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siena | Carmen Maciariello | Siena (asst.) | 4 | 47–29 (.618) | 39–21 (.650) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
* Year at school includes 2022–23 season.
* Overall and MAAC/NCAA records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the 2022–23 season.
* Previous jobs are head coaching jobs unless otherwise noted.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches poll

| Rank | Team |
| 1. | Iona (10) |
| 2. | Manhattan (1) |
| 3. | Rider |
| 4. | Quinnipiac |
| 5. | Fairfield |
| 6. | Siena |
| 7. | Marist |
| T8. | Niagara |
| T8. | Saint Peter's |
| 10. | Mount St. Mary's |
| 11. | Canisius |
( ) first-place votes

### Preseason All-MAAC teams

2022–23 MAAC men's basketball preseason All-MAAC teams :
| First team | Second team | Third team |
† denotes unanimous selection

### Preseason Player of the Year

| Recipient | School |

## MAAC regular season
### Conference matrix

This table summarizes the final head-to-head results between teams in conference play during the 2022–23 season.
| | Canisius | Fairfield | Iona | Manhattan | Marist | Mt. St. Mary's | Niagara | Quinnipiac | Rider | Saint Peter's | Siena |
| vs. Canisius | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Fairfield | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Iona | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Manhattan | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Marist | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Mount St. Mary's | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Niagara | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Quinnipiac | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Rider | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Saint Peter's | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 |
| vs. Siena | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |

### Player of the week

Throughout the regular season, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference offices named player(s) of the week and rookie(s) of the week.
| Week | Player of the week | Rookie of the week |

### Records against other conferences

Records against non-conference foes for the 2022–23 season. Records shown for regular season only.
| Power 7 Conferences | Record |
| American | 0–0 |
| ACC | 0–0 |
| Big East | 0–0 |
| Big Ten | 0–0 |
| Big 12 | 0–0 |
| Pac-12 | 0–0 |
| SEC | 0–0 |
| Power 7 total | 0–0 |
| Other NCAA Division I conferences | Record |
| America East | 0–0 |
| A-10 | 0–0 |
| ASUN | 0–0 |
| Big Sky | 0–0 |
| Big South | 0–0 |
| Big West | 0–0 |
| CAA | 0–0 |
| C-USA | 0–0 |
| Horizon League | 0–0 |
| Ivy League | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| MEAC | 0–0 |
| MVC | 0–0 |
| Mountain West | 0–0 |
| NEC | 0–0 |
| OVC | 0–0 |
| Patriot League | 0–0 |
| SoCon | 0–0 |
| Southland | 0–0 |
| SWAC | 0–0 |
| The Summit | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| WAC | 0–0 |
| WCC | 0–0 |
| Other Division I total | 0–0 |
| NCAA Division I total | 0–0 |

## Postseason
### MAAC tournament

* 2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference basketball tournament, Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, March 7 | First round Tuesday, March 7 | First round Tuesday, March 7 | Quarterfinals Wednesday & Thursday, March 8/9 | Quarterfinals Wednesday & Thursday, March 8/9 | Quarterfinals Wednesday & Thursday, March 8/9 | Semifinals Friday, March 10 | Semifinals Friday, March 10 | Semifinals Friday, March 10 | Championship Saturday, March 11 | Championship Saturday, March 11 | Championship Saturday, March 11 |
| | | | 1 | Iona | 74 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mount St. Mary's | 67* | 8 | Mount St. Mary's | 54 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Canisius | 66 | | | | 1 | Iona | 71 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Niagara | 59 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Siena | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Niagara | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Iona | 76 |
| | | | | | | | | | 11 | Marist | 55 |
| | | | 2 | Rider | 62 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Fairfield | 52 | 10 | Saint Peter's | 70 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Saint Peter's | 70 | | | | 10 | Saint Peter's | 57 | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Marist | 69 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Quinnipiac | 59 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Manhattan | 50 | 11 | Marist | 75 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Marist | 61 | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes number of overtimes