2019–20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season explained

2019–20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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Duration:November 1, 2019–March 11, 2020
No Of Teams:11
Season:2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Season Champs:Siena Saints
Second Place:Saint Peter's Peacocks
Mvp Link:Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Top Scorer:E.J. Crawford (Iona) 18.8
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2020 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Mvp Link:MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Seasonslistnames:Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball
Prevseason Link:2018–19 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2018–19
Nextseason Link:2020–21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2020–21

The 2019–20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 1. Conference play started in January and concluded March 11, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This season was the 39th season of MAAC basketball.

In a most unpredictable season, all 11 teams had an equal shot at being the top team in the MAAC, but at the end, only one could emerge. The regular season crown came down to the final day. Siena, picked sixth, controlled their own destiny, beat Monmouth and clinched their first outright MAAC regular season championship in almost a decade. Siena would put the game away early and cruise to an 86–72 victory, clinching the MAAC regular season championship and the #1 seed in the 2020 MAAC tournament. Upstart Saint Peter's, picked ninth, would finish one game behind Siena, so close to their first conference championship since 1987. Iona, who was the preseason favorite in the MAAC, was without their coach Tim Cluess, who missed the entire 2019–20 season with an undisclosed illness, and finished in sixth place. It was their lowest finish in the standings since finishing seventh in 2008–2009.

The 2020 MAAC tournament was held on March 10 and March 11 at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The 2020 MAAC Basketball Championship moved to the historic Boardwalk Hall for the first time in MAAC history.[1] However, after the two quarterfinal games on March 11, the other two quarterfinal games, semifinals and finals were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Siena, who was the #1 seed, and who had won their quarterfinal game, would have been the MAAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament should it have been held. On March 12, the tournament, as well as all other NCAA championships for the remainder of the academic season, were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first time the tournament had been cancelled since its creation in 1939.

Head Coaches

Coaching changes

On March 11, 2019, Fairfield head coach Sydney Johnson was fired.[2] He finished at Fairfield with an eight-year record of 116–147. On April 3, Rutgers assistant Jay Young was announced as Johnson's replacement.[3]

On March 11, 2019, Niagara head coach Chris Casey was fired.[4] He finished at Niagara with a six-year record of 64–129. On March 28, 2019, Niagara hired Patrick Beilein as their new head coach.[5] On October 24, it was announced that Beilein would be stepping down from his job, citing personal reasons.[6] That same day, assistant coach Greg Paulus was announced as interim head coach.[7]

On March 21, 2019, it was announced that Siena head coach Jamion Christian would be accepting the head coaching position at George Washington.[8] On March 25, it was announced that assistant coach Carmen Maciariello would be named as Christian's successor.[9]

Coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYear at schoolOverall recordMAAC recordMAAC Tournament championships
style= CanisiusReggie WitherspoonChattanooga
(asst.) 		40
style= FairfieldJay YoungRutgers
(asst.)		10
style= IonaTim CluessLIU Post105
style= ManhattanSteve MasielloLouisville
(asst.)		92
style= MaristJohn DunneSaint Peter's21
style= MonmouthKing RiceVanderbilt
(asst.)		90
style= NiagaraGreg PaulusGeorge Washington
(asst.)		10
style= QuinnipiacBaker DunleavyVillanova
(asst.)		30
style= RiderKevin BaggettRider
(assoc. HC)		80
style= Saint Peter'sShaheen HollowaySeton Hall
(asst.)		20
style= SienaCarmen MaciarielloSiena
(asst.)		10
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Preseason

Preseason Coaches Poll

RankTeam [10]
1.Iona (10)
2.Rider (1)
3.Quinnipiac
4.Monmouth
5.Manhattan
6.Siena
7.Canisius
8.Marist
9.Saint Peter's
10.Niagara
11.Fairfield

first place votes

Preseason All-MAAC teams

2019-20 MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason All-MAAC Teams
First TeamSecond TeamThird Team
  • Tajuan Agee – Iona
  • †E.J. Crawford – Iona
  • Stevie Jordan – Rider
  • Rich Kelly – Quinnipiac
  • Jalen Pickett – Siena
  • Asante Gist – Iona
  • Deion Hammond – Monmouth
  • Malik Johnson – Canisius
  • Ray Salnave – Monmouth
  • Frederick Scott – Rider
  • Dimencio Vaughn – Rider
  • Jesus Cruz – Fairfield
  • Tyere Marshall – Rider
  • Pauly Paulicap – Manhattan
  • Jacob Rigoni – Quinnipiac
  • Landon Taliaferro – Fairfield
  • Warren Williams – Manhattan

† denotes unanimous selection

Preseason Player of the Year

MAAC Regular Season

Conference Matrix

This table summarizes the final head-to-head results between teams in conference play during the regular season.

  CanisiusFairfieldIonaManhattanMaristMonmouthNiagaraQuinnipiacRiderSaint Peter'sSiena
FF IONA MAN MAR MON NIA QUIN RID SPU SIE -->vs. Canisius<-- Canisius -->2–02–01–10–22–01–12–01–11–11–1
vs. Fairfield0–2<-- Fairfield -->2–00–21–11–11–12–02–01–12–0
vs. Iona0–20–2<-- Iona -->1–11–12–02–01–10–22–02–0
vs. Manhattan1–12–01–1<-- Manhattan -->1–12–00–20–22–02–01–1
vs. Marist2–01–11–11–1<-- Marist -->2–00–22–02–01–12–0
vs. Monmouth0–21–10–20–20–2<-- Monmouth-->1–11–11–12–02–0
vs. Niagara1–11–10–22–02–01–1<-- Niagara -->1–11–11–11–1
vs. Quinnipiac0–20–21–12–00–21–11–1<-- Quinnipiac -->1–12–02–0
vs. Rider1–10–22–00–20–21–11–11–1<-- Rider -->1–11–1
vs. Saint Peter's1–11–10–20–21–10–21–10–21–1<-- Saint Peter's -->1–1
vs. Siena1–10–20–21–10–20–21–10–21–11–1<-- Siena -->
FF IONA MAN MAR MON NIA QUIN RID SPU SIE -->Total7–138–129–118–126–1412–89–1110–1012–814–615–5

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.[11]

WeekPlayer of the weekRookie of the week
November 11, 2019Frederick Scott, RiderTyler Saint-Furcy, Marist
November 18, 2019Malik Johnson, Canisius Jacco Fritz, Canisius
November 25, 2019Tyere Marshall, RiderJacco Fritz (2), Canisius
December 2, 2019Landon Taliaferro, FairfieldJacco Fritz (3), Canisius
December 9, 2019Rich Kelly, QuinnipiacGary Harris, Jr., Siena
December 16, 2019Ray Salnave, MonmouthFousseyni Drame, Saint Peter's
December 23, 2019Elijah Burns, SienaHassan Drame, Saint Peter's
December 30, 2019Jalen Pickett, SienaArmon Harried, Canisius
January 6, 2020Tykei Greene, ManhattanDaryl Banks III, Saint Peter's
January 13, 2020Kevin Marfo, QuinnipiacArmon Harried (2), Canisius
January 20, 2020Malik Johnson (2), CanisiusHassan Drame (2), Saint Peter's
January 27, 2020Jalen Pickett (2), SienaTyler Sagl, Marist
February 3, 2020Dimencio Vaughn, RiderAaron Estrada, Saint Peter's
February 10, 2020E.J. Crawford, IonaFousseyni Drame (2), Saint Peter's
February 17, 2020Marcus Hammond, NiagaraAaron Estrada (2), Saint Peter's
February 24, 2020Jalen Pickett (3), SienaDoug Edert, Saint Peter's
March 2, 2020Marcus Hammond (2), NiagaraAaron Estrada (3), Saint Peter's
March 8, 2020Elijah Burns (2), SienaFousseyni Drame (3), Saint Peter's

Records against other conferences

2019–20 records against non-conference foes. Records shown for regular season only.

Power 7 ConferencesRecord
American0–3
ACC0–4
Big East0–3
Big Ten0–3
Big 120–2
Pac-120–2
SEC–––
Power 7 Total0–17
Other NCAA Division I ConferencesRecord
America East6–5
A-103–7
ASUN3–1
Big Sky–––
Big South2–1
Big West0–1
CAA1–6
C-USA0–1
Horizon League2–0
Ivy League2–6
MAC1–4
MEAC5–1
MVC–––
Mountain West–––
NEC5–5
OVC–––
Patriot League8–3
Pacific West–––
SoCon2–2
Southland0–1
SWAC–––
The Summit0–1
Sun Belt–––
WAC–––
WCC–––
Other Division I Total40–45
NCAA Division I Total40–62

Postseason

MAAC Tournament

See main article: 2020 MAAC men's basketball tournament.

NCAA Tournament

See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Honors and awards

MAAC Awards

2019-20 MAAC Men's Basketball Major Individual Awards [12]
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the YearJalen Pickett, So, G, Siena
Coach of the Year[13] Shaheen Holloway, Saint Peter's
Rookie of the Year†Aaron Estrada, Fr, G, Saint Peter's
Defensive Player of the YearKC Ndefo, So, G, Saint Peter's
Sixth Player of the YearKC Ndefo, So, G, Saint Peter's
2019-20 MAAC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams [14]
First TeamSecond TeamThird TeamRookie Team
  • E.J. Crawford, Sr, G/F, Iona
  • Deion Hammond, Jr, G, Monmouth
  • Marcus Hammond, So, G, Niagara
  • Dimencio Vaughn, Jr, G, Rider
  • Manny Camper, Jr, G, Siena
  • †Jalen Pickett, So, G, Siena
  • Tajuan Agee, Sr, F, Iona
  • Ray Salnave, Jr, G, Monmouth
  • Rich Kelly, Jr, G, Quinnipiac
  • Kevin Marfo, Sr, F, Quinnipiac
  • Elijah Burns, Sr, F, Siena
  • Malik Johnson, Sr, G, Canisius
  • Pauly Paulicap, Sr, F, Manhattan
  • Tyere Marshall, Sr, C, Rider
  • Frederick Scott, So, F, Rider
  • Aaron Estrada, Fr, G, Saint Peter's
  • KC Ndefo, So, G, Saint Peter's
  • Jacco Fritz, Fr, F, Canisius
  • Chris Maidoh, Fr, F, Fairfield
  • Tyler Sagl, Fr, G, Marist
  • Darryl Banks III, Fr, G, Saint Peter's
  • Doug Edert, Fr, G, Saint Peter's
  • †Aaron Estrada, Fr, G, Saint Peter's

† denotes unanimous selection

2019–20 Season final statistic leaders

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Scoring leaders
1E.J. Crawford (Iona)52518.8
2Rich Kelly (Quinnipiac)50016.7
3Deion Hammond (Monmouth)50616.3
4Jalen Pickett (Siena)43815.1
5Dimencio Vaughn (Rider)44314.8
Rebound leaders
1Kevin Marfo (Quinnipiac)40013.3
2Manny Camper (Siena)31110.4
3Tyere Marshall (Rider)2338.0
4Tajuan Agee (Iona)2107.2
5Pauly Paulicap (Manhattan)2056.6
Assist leaders
1Jalen Pickett (Siena)1756.0
2Malik Johnson (Canisius)1895.9
3Rich Kelly (Quinnipiac)1344.5
4Stevie Jordan (Rider)1224.1
5Isaiah Washington (Iona)1124.0
Block leaders
1KC Nedefo (Saint Peter's)672.4
2Pauly Paulicap (Manhattan)591.9
3Seth Pinkney (Quinnipiac)431.4
4Kevin Marfo (Quinnipiac)371.2
5Tajuan Agee (Iona)361.2
Steal leaders
1Malik Johnson (Canisius)642.0
2Dimencio Vaughn (Rider)541.8
3Isaiah Washington (Iona)481.7
4Christian Hinckson (Monmouth)471.5
5Ray Salnave (Monmouth)451.5
Three point leaders
1Matthew Lee (Saint Peter's)2759.458
2Doug Edert (Saint Peter's)53120.442
3Marcus Hammond (Niagara)74174.425
4Justin Roberts(Niagara)54127.425
5Jacob Rigoni (Quinnipiac)66163.405

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships. 2020-02-23.
  2. News: Fairfield Announces Change in Leadership of Men's Basketball Program. Fairfield University Athletics. November 17, 2019. en.
  3. News: Jay Young Named Men's Basketball Head Coach. Fairfield University Athletics. November 17, 2019. en.
  4. News: Niagara Announces Change In Leadership For Men's Basketball Program. Niagara University Athletics. November 22, 2019. en.
  5. News: Niagara University Names Patrick Beilein As Men's Basketball Head Coach. Niagara University Athletics. November 22, 2019. en.
  6. News: Patrick Beilein resigns as Niagara men's basketball coach, citing 'personal reasons'. The Buffalo News. November 22, 2019. en.
  7. News: Greg Paulus Named Interim Head Coach. Niagara University Athletics. November 22, 2019. en.
  8. News: Siena Athletics Announcement on Men's Basketball Program. Siena College Athletics. November 15, 2019. en.
  9. News: Carmen Maciariello '01 Named Siena Men's Basketball Head Coach. Siena College Athletics. November 15, 2019. en.
  10. Web site: Iona Selected as Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite; Siena's Jalen Pickett Named Preseason Player of the Year. MAAC Sports. 22 October 2019.
  11. Web site: Athlete Awards. MAAC Sports. 18 February 2019.
  12. Web site: Siena's Jalen Pickett Named Player of the Year, Saint Peter's Sweeps Remaining Major Awards. MAAC Sports. 11 March 2020.
  13. Web site: Shaheen Holloway Named The Rock MAAC Coach of the Year. MAAC Sports. 11 March 2020.
  14. Web site: 2019-20 MAAC Announces Men's Basketball All-MAAC Teams. MAAC Sports. 8 March 2020.
  15. Web site: 2019-2020 Men's Basketball - Overall Statistics. MAAC Sports. 22 March 2020.

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