2005 MAAC men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2005
Conference:MAAC
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:10
Arena:HSBC Arena
City:Buffalo, New York
Champions:Niagara
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Joe Mihalich
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Juan Mendez
Mvpteam:Niagara

The 2005 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 4–7 at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York.[1]

Top-seeded Niagara defeated in the championship game, 81–59, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament.[2]

The Purple Eagles received an automatic bid to the 2005 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 Niagara received a bye to the semifinals.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004-05 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary. sports-reference.com. . April 10, 2022.
  2. Web site: Men's Basketball Championship History. MAACSports.com . April 16, 2022.