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. SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker1Monmouth18–2 2Saint Peter's 14–6 3Iona12–82–0 vs. Saint Peter's4Siena12–81–1 vs. Saint Peter's5Fairfield11–96Rider10–101–1 vs. Monmouth7Canisius10–100–2 vs. Monmouth8Quinnipiac7–139Niagara6–1410 Marist 5–15 Won coin flip 11 Manhattan 5–15 Lost coin flip
Schedule SessionGameTime* Matchup#ScoreTelevision First round – Thursday, March 211 5:00 PM No. 8 Quinnipiac vs No. 9 Niagara 69–88ESPN32 7:00 PM No. 7 Canisius vs No. 10 Marist 77–723 9:00 PM No. 6 Rider vs No. 11 Manhattan 69–68 Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3247:00 PM No. 1 Monmouth vs No. 9 Niagara 84–59ESPN359:30 PM No. 2 Saint Peter's vs. No. 7 Canisius 61–58 Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4367:00 PM No. 3 Iona vs No. 6 Rider 88–70ESPN379:30 PM No. 4 Siena vs. No. 5 Fairfield 78–66ESPNU Semifinals – Sunday, March 5484:30 PMNo. 1 Monmouth vs No. 4 Siena 85–89ESPN397:00 PMNo. 2 Saint Peter's vs No. 3 Iona 65–73 Championship – Monday, March 6510 9:00 PM No. 4 Siena vs No. 3 Iona 86–87 OT ESPN2 *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
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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
See also 2017 MAAC women's basketball tournament
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