# 2017 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 2–6, 2017 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. No. 3 seed Iona defeated No. 4 seed Siena 87–86 in overtime in the tournament championship game. As a result, Iona received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The championship marked Iona's 10th MAAC title, the most in MAAC Tournament history, and the second consecutive MAAC Tournament championship for the Gaels. It was also the fifth consecutive championship game for Iona, which is a MAAC record.

## 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 | 18–2 | |
| 2 | Saint Peter's | 14–6 | |
| 3 | Iona | 12–8 | 2–0 vs. Saint Peter's |
| 4 | Siena | 12–8 | 1–1 vs. Saint Peter's |
| 5 | Fairfield | 11–9 | |
| 6 | Rider | 10–10 | 1–1 vs. Monmouth |
| 7 | Canisius | 10–10 | 0–2 vs. Monmouth |
| 8 | Quinnipiac | 7–13 | |
| 9 | Niagara | 6–14 | |
| 10 | Marist | 5–15 | Won coin flip |
| 11 | Manhattan | 5–15 | Lost coin flip |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television |
| First round – Thursday, March 2 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 PM | No. 8 Quinnipiac vs No. 9 Niagara | 69–88 | ESPN3 |
| 1 | 2 | 7:00 PM | No. 7 Canisius vs No. 10 Marist | 77–72 | ESPN3 |
| 1 | 3 | 9:00 PM | No. 6 Rider vs No. 11 Manhattan | 69–68 | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3 ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 7:00 PM | No. 1 Monmouth vs No. 9 Niagara | 84–59 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 5 | 9:30 PM | No. 2 Saint Peter's vs. No. 7 Canisius | 61–58 | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4 ||||||
| 3 | 6 | 7:00 PM | No. 3 Iona vs No. 6 Rider | 88–70 | ESPN3 |
| 3 | 7 | 9:30 PM | No. 4 Siena vs. No. 5 Fairfield | 78–66 | ESPNU |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 5 ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 4:30 PM | No. 1 Monmouth vs No. 4 Siena | 85–89 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 9 | 7:00 PM | No. 2 Saint Peter's vs No. 3 Iona | 65–73 | ESPN3 |
| Championship – Monday, March 6 ||||||
| 5 | 10 | 9:00 PM | No. 4 Siena vs No. 3 Iona | 86–87 $^{OT}$ | ESPN2 |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

Source
| First round Thursday, March 2 ESPN3 | First round Thursday, March 2 ESPN3 | First round Thursday, March 2 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 Saturday, March 4 ESPN3/ESPNU | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 Saturday, March 4 ESPN3/ESPNU | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 Saturday, March 4 ESPN3/ESPNU | Semifinals Sunday, March 5 ESPN3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 5 ESPN3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 5 ESPN3 | Championship Monday, March 6 ESPN2 | Championship Monday, March 6 ESPN2 | Championship Monday, March 6 ESPN2 |
| | | | 1 | Monmouth | 84 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Niagara | 59 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Quinnipiac | 69 | 9 | Niagara | 59 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Niagara | 88 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Niagara | 88 | | | | 1 | Monmouth | 85 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Siena | 89 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Siena | 78 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Fairfield | 66 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Siena | 86 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Iona | 87$^{OT}$ |
| | | | 2 | Saint Peter's | 61 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Canisius | 58 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Canisius | 77 | 7 | Canisius | 58 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Marist | 72 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Marist | 72 | | | | 2 | Saint Peter's | 65 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Iona | 73 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Iona | 88 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Rider | 70 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Rider | 69 | 6 | Rider | 70 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Manhattan | 68 | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Championship Team

* 2017 MAAC Men's Basketball All-Championship Team
* Justin Robinson, Monmouth
* Brett Bisping, Siena
* Nico Clareth, Siena
* Javion Ogunyemi, Siena
* Marquis Wright, Siena
* Jordan Washington $^{MVP}$, Iona