2005 America East men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2005
Conference:America East
Gender:Men's
Champions:Vermont
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Tom Brennan
Coachcount:3rd
Mvp:Taylor Coppenrath
Mvpteam:Vermont

The 2005 America East men's basketball tournament was held from March 4–6 at the Binghamton University Events Center. The final was held on March 12, at Patrick Gym on the campus of the University of Vermont. Vermont gained its third consecutive berth to the NCAA tournament with its win over Northeastern.[1] Vermont was given the 13th seed in the Austin Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the second round to Michigan State 72–61, after upsetting #4 Syracuse 60–57 in overtime. Both Boston University and Northeastern gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the first round to Georgetown and Memphis respectively.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Coppenrath scores 37 in win. https://web.archive.org/web/20240206074950/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/250710261. dead. February 6, 2024. ESPN. March 12, 2005. February 5, 2024.