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2022–23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2022–March 2023
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN+
Regular season
Regular season championsIona Gaels
  Runners-upRider Broncs
Season MVPWalter Clayton Jr. (Iona)
Top scorerNoah Thomasson (Niagara) 19.5
2023 MAAC Tournament
ChampionsIona Gaels
  Runners-upMarist Red Foxes
Tournament MVPDaniss Jenkins (Iona)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball seasons
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2022–23 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona † 17 – 3   .850 27 – 8   .771
Rider 13 – 7   .650 16 – 14   .533
Quinnipiac 11 – 9   .550 20 – 12   .625
Siena 11 – 9   .550 17 – 15   .531
Niagara 10 – 10   .500 16 – 15   .516
Manhattan 10 – 10   .500 12 – 18   .400
Fairfield 9 – 11   .450 13 – 18   .419
Mount St. Mary's 8 – 12   .400 13 – 20   .394
Canisius 8 – 12   .400 10 – 20   .333
Saint Peter's 7 – 13   .350 14 – 18   .438
Marist 6 – 14   .300 13 – 20   .394
† 2023 MAAC tournament winner

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.[1]

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.[2] They replace Monmouth, which left the MAAC after last season and joined the Colonial Athletic Association on July 1, 2022.[3]

Head Coaches

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Coaching changes

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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.[4][5] Former Wagner head coach Bashir Mason was hired as Saint Peter's 16th men's head basketball coach on April 12, 2022.[6] 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.[7]

Coaches

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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

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Preseason coaches poll

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

( ) first-place votes

Preseason All-MAAC teams

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2022–23 MAAC men's basketball preseason All-MAAC teams
First team Second team Third team

† denotes unanimous selection

Preseason Player of the Year

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Recipient School

MAAC regular season

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Conference matrix

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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

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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

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Records against non-conference foes for the 2022–23 season. Records shown for regular season only.

Power 7 Conferences[8] 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

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MAAC tournament

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Main article: 2023 MAAC men's basketball tournament

Bracket

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First round
Tuesday, March 7 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday & Thursday,
March 8/9 		Semifinals
Friday, March 10 		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


Honors and awards

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MAAC season awards

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All-MAAC tournament team

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2022–23 season statistic leaders

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Individual statistic NCAA top 100 leaders

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Team statistic rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "MAAC Announces One-Year Extension for Basketball Championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall". Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "MAAC Welcomes Mount St. Mary's University as Newest Member Institution". MAACSports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Kensing, Kyle (January 28, 2022). "Breaking Down New CAA Members Hampton & Monmouth". Flofootball. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  4. ^ McDaniel, Mike (March 30, 2022). "Seton Hall Hires Saint Peter's Coach Shaheen Holloway". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Holloway Home! Shaheen Holloway '00 Named Pirates Head Coach". Seton Hall Pirates. March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Jersey City Native Bashir Mason Named 16th Head Men's Basketball Coach at Saint Peter's University". Saint Peter's University Athletics. April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Steve Masiello fired after 11 seasons at Manhattan". Coaches Database. October 25, 2022.
  8. ^ Connors, Kevin (January 6, 2022). "Loyola Chicago Ramblers lead Kevin Connors' weekly Mid-Major Top 10". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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