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 Overallrecord MAACrecord MAAC titles MAAC tourneytitles NCAAtournamentsCanisius Reggie Witherspoon Chattanooga(asst.) 7 1 0 0Fairfield Jay Young Rutgers(asst.) 4 0 0 0Iona Rick Pitino Louisville 3 1 1 1Manhattan RaShawn Stores Manhattan(asst.) 1 0 0 0Marist John Dunne Saint Peter's 5 0 0 0Mount St. Mary's Dan Engelstad Southern Vermont 5 0 0 0Niagara Greg Paulus George Washington(asst.) 4 0 0 0Quinnipiac Baker Dunleavy Villanova(asst.) 6 0 0 0Rider Kevin Baggett Rider(assoc. HC) 11 1 0 0Saint Peter's Bashir Mason Wagner 1 0 0 0Siena Carmen Maciariello Siena(asst.) 4 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

RankTeam 1. Iona (10) 2. Manhattan (1) 3. Rider 4. Quinnipiac 5. Fairfield 6. Siena 7. MaristT8. Niagara Saint Peter's 10. Mount St. Mary's 11. Canisius

( ) first-place votes

Preseason All-MAAC teams Source: 2022–23 MAAC men's basketball preseason All-MAAC teams First team Second team Third teamSupreme Cook, FairfieldNelly Junior Joseph†, IonaJose Perez†, ManhattanMatt Balanc†, QuinnipiacDwight Murray Jr.†, RiderJordan Henderson, CanisiusWalter Clayton Jr., IonaAnt Nelson, ManhattanNoah Thomasson, NiagaraJackson Stormo, SienaJake Wojcik, FairfieldJalen Benjamin, Mount St. Mary'sDezi Jones, QuinnipiacMervin James, RiderAllen Powell, Rider

† denotes unanimous selection

Preseason Player of the Year Recipient SchoolJose PerezManhattan

MAAC regular season

Conference matrix This table summarizes the final head-to-head results between teams in conference play during the 2022–23 season.   CanisiusFairfieldIonaManhattanMaristMt. St. Mary'sNiagaraQuinnipiacRiderSaint Peter'sSienavs. Canisius 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Fairfield 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Iona 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Manhattan 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Marist 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Mount St. Mary's 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Niagara 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Quinnipiac 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Rider 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Saint Peter's 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0vs. Siena 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Total0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0

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 week1Javian McCollum, SienaTahj Staveskie, Canisius2Noah Thomasson, NiagaraTahj Staveskie (2), Canisius3Javian McCollum (2), SienaMichael Eley, Siena4Daniss Jenkins, IonaTahj Staveskie (3), Canisius5Nelly Junior Joseph, IonaTahj Staveskie (4), Canisius6Nelly Junior Joseph (2), IonaJames Johns Jr., Fairfield7Nelly Junior Joseph (3), IonaMichael Eley (2), Siena8Nelly Junior Joseph (4), IonaMichael Eley (3), Siena9Jackson Stormo, SienaCruz Davis, Iona10Patrick Gardner, MaristIsaiah Brickner, Marist11Mervin James, RiderMichael Eley (4), Siena12Michael Baer, SienaTrace Salton, Marist13Noah Thomasson (2), NiagaraIsaiah Brickner (2), Marist14Walter Clayton Jr., IonaMichael Eley (5), Siena15Nelly Junior Joseph (5), IonaTahj Staveskie (5), Canisius16Walter Clayton Jr. (2), IonaMichael Eley (6), Siena17Daniss Jenkins (2), IonaTahj Staveskie (6), Canisius

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

Power 7 ConferencesRecordAmerican0–0ACC0–0Big East0–0Big Ten0–0Big 120–0Pac-120–0SEC0–0 Power 7 total0–0Other NCAA Division I conferencesRecordAmerica East0–0A-100–0ASUN0–0Big Sky0–0Big South0–0Big West0–0CAA0–0C-USA0–0Horizon League0–0Ivy League0–0MAC0–0MEAC0–0MVC0–0Mountain West0–0NEC0–0OVC0–0Patriot League0–0SoCon0–0Southland0–0SWAC0–0The Summit0–0Sun Belt0–0WAC0–0WCC0–0Other Division I total0–0NCAA Division I total0–0

Postseason

MAAC tournament

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

Bracket

* denotes number of overtimes

Honors and awards

MAAC season awards 2022–23 MAAC men's basketball major individual awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearWalter Clayton Jr., IonaCoach of the YearRick Pitino, IonaRookie of the YearMichael Eley, SienaDefensive Player of the YearBerrick JeanLouis, IonaJosh Roberts, ManhattanSixth Player of the YearTJ Long, Fairfield

2022–23 MAAC men's basketball all-conference teams First team Second team Third team Rookie teamWalter Clayton Jr.†, IonaNelly Junior Joseph, IonaAnt Nelson, ManhattanNoah Thomasson†, NiagaraDwight Murray Jr.†, RiderDaniss Jenkins, IonaPatrick Gardner, MaristDezi Jones, QuinnipiacMervin James, RiderJackson Stormo, SienaJordan Henderson, CanisiusSupreme Cook, FairfieldJosh Roberts, ManhattanJalen Benjamin, Mount St. Mary'sJavian McCollum, SienaTahj Staveskie†, CanisiusCruz Davis†, IonaIsaiah Brickner†, MaristCorey Washington, Saint Peter'sMichael Eley†, Siena

† denotes unanimous selection

All-MAAC tournament team 2023 MAAC men's basketball all-championship teamMVPDaniss Jenkins, IonaWalter Clayton Jr., IonaNelly Junior Joseph, IonaIsaiah Brickner, MaristPatrick Gardner, MaristNoah Thomasson, NiagaraJaylen Murray, Saint Peter's

2022–23 season statistic leaders

Individual statistic NCAA top 100 leaders

Team statistic rankings

References

External links MAAC website