2003 MAAC men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2003
Conference:MAAC
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:10
Arena:Sovereign Bank Arena
City:Trenton, New Jersey
Champions:Manhattan
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Bobby Gonzalez
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Luis Flores
Mvpteam:Manhattan

The 2003 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10 at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey.[1]

Top-seeded Manhattan defeated in the championship game, 69–54, to win their second MAAC men's basketball tournament.[2]

The Jaspers received an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament.

Format

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

As the regular-season champion, top seed Manhattan received a bye to the semifinals.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2002-03 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary. sports-reference.com. . April 10, 2022.
  2. Web site: Men's Basketball Championship History. MAACSports.com . April 28, 2022.