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1996 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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1996 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams8
SiteKnickerbocker Arena
Albany, New York
ChampionsCanisius (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Beilein (1st title)
MVPMichael Meeks (Canisius)
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1997 →
1995–96 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 10 4   .714 21 8   .724
Fairfield 10 4   .714 20 10   .667
Manhattan 9 5   .643 17 12   .586
Loyola (MD) 8 6   .571 12 15   .444
Canisius 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Niagara 6 8   .429 13 15   .464
Saint Peter's 5 9   .357 15 12   .556
Siena 1 13   .071 5 22   .185
1996 MAAC tournament winner

The 1996 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4, 1996 at Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York.[1]

Fifth-seeded Canisius defeated Fairfield in the championship game, 52–46, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament.[2]

The Golden Griffins received an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament.

Format

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All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 2
Semifinals
Sunday, March 3
Championship
Monday, March 4
         
1 Iona 71
8 Siena 59
1 Iona 62
5 Canisius 63
4 Loyola (MD) 67
5 Canisius 74
5 Canisius 52
2 Fairfield 46
3 Manhattan 60
6 Niagara 62
6 Niagara 47
2 Fairfield 70
2 Fairfield 67
7 Saint Peter's 62

References

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  1. ^ "1995-96 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 17, 2022.