2022–23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season explained

2022–23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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Duration:November 2022–March 2023
No Of Teams:11
Tv:ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN+
Season:Regular Season
Season Champ Name:Regular season champions
Season Champs:Iona Gaels
Second Place:Rider Broncs
Mvp Link:Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Mvp:Walter Clayton Jr. (Iona)
Top Scorer:Noah Thomasson (Niagara) 19.5
Finals:2023 MAAC Tournament
Finals Link:2023 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Iona Gaels
Finals Runner-Up:Marist Red Foxes
Finals Mvp:Daniss Jenkins (Iona)
Finals Mvp Link:MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Mvp Name:Tournament MVP
Seasonslistnames:Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball
Prevseason Link:2021–22 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2021–22
Nextseason Link:2023–24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2023–24

The 2022–23 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men's basketball season began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in December and concluded in March 2023. This was the 42nd season of MAAC basketball.

The 2023 MAAC tournament was played March 7–11, 2023 at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey for the fourth year in a row.[1]

This was the first season in the MAAC for Mount St. Mary's. On May 2, 2022, it was announced that the Mountaineers would leave the Northeast Conference and join the MAAC on July 1, 2022.[2] They replace Monmouth, which left the MAAC after last season and joined the Colonial Athletic Association on July 1, 2022.[3]

Head Coaches

Coaching changes

On March 30, 2022, head coach and Seton Hall alum Shaheen Holloway of Saint Peter's left to take the head coaching position at his alma mater, where he previously was an assistant from 2010 through 2018.[4] [5] Former Wagner head coach Bashir Mason was hired as Saint Peter's 16th men's head basketball coach on April 12, 2022.[6] On October 25, 2022, less than two weeks before the start of the Manhattan Jaspers' season, head coach Steve Masiello was fired. Associate head coach and former player RaShawn Stores was named interim head coach.[7]

Coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall
record		MAAC
record		MAAC
titles		MAAC Tourney
titles		NCAA
Tournaments
style= CanisiusReggie WitherspoonChattanooga
(asst.) 		7100
style= FairfieldJay YoungRutgers
(asst.)		4000
style= IonaRick PitinoLouisville3111
style= ManhattanRaShawn StoresManhattan
(asst.)		1000
style= MaristJohn DunneSaint Peter's5000
style= Mount St. Mary'sDan EngelstadSouthern Vermont5000
style= NiagaraGreg PaulusGeorge Washington
(asst.)		4000
style= QuinnipiacBaker DunleavyVillanova
(asst.)		6000
style= RiderKevin BaggettRider
(assoc. HC)		11100
style= Saint Peter'sBashir MasonWagner1000
style= SienaCarmen MaciarielloSiena
(asst.)		4200
Notes:

Preseason

Preseason coaches poll

RankTeam
1.Iona (10)
2.Manhattan (1)
3.Rider
4.Quinnipiac
5.Fairfield
6.Siena
7.Marist
T8.Niagara
Saint Peter's
10.Mount St. Mary's
11.Canisius

first place votes

Preseason All-MAAC teams

† 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 2022–23 season.

  CanisiusFairfieldIonaManhattanMaristMt. St. Mary'sNiagaraQuinnipiacRiderSaint Peter'sSiena
FF IONA MAN MAR MSM NIA QUIN RID SPU SIE -->vs. Canisius<-- Canisius -->0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Fairfield0–0<-- Fairfield -->0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Iona0–00–0<-- Iona -->0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Manhattan0–00–00–0<-- Manhattan -->0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Marist0–00–00–00–0<-- Marist -->0–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Mount St. Mary's0–00–00–00–00–0<-- Mount St. Mary's -->0–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Niagara0–00–00–00–00–00–0<-- Niagara -->0–00–00–00–0
vs. Quinnipiac0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0<-- Quinnipiac -->0–00–00–0
vs. Rider0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0<-- Rider -->0–00–0
vs. Saint Peter's0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0<-- Saint Peter's -->0–0
vs. Siena0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0<-- Siena -->
FF IONA MAN MAR MSM NIA QUIN RID SPU SIE -->Total0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0

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.

WeekPlayer of the weekRookie of the week
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Records against other conferences

Records against non-conference foes for the 2022–23 season. Records shown for regular season only.

Power 7 Conferences [8] Record
American0–0
ACC0–0
Big East0–0
Big Ten0–0
Big 120–0
Pac-120–0
SEC0–0
Power 7 Total0–0
Other NCAA Division I ConferencesRecord
America East0–0
A-100–0
ASUN0–0
Big Sky0–0
Big South0–0
Big West0–0
CAA0–0
C-USA0–0
Horizon League0–0
Ivy League0–0
MAC0–0
MEAC0–0
MVC0–0
Mountain West0–0
NEC0–0
OVC0–0
Patriot League0–0
SoCon0–0
Southland0–0
SWAC0–0
The Summit0–0
Sun Belt0–0
WAC0–0
WCC0–0
Other Division I Total0–0
NCAA Division I Total0–0

Postseason

MAAC tournament

See main article: 2023 MAAC men's basketball tournament.

Bracket

Honors and awards

All-MAAC tournament team

2022–23 season statistic leaders

Team statistic rankings

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: MAAC Announces One-Year Extension for Basketball Championships at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall. 2022-05-14.
  2. Web site: MAAC Welcomes Mount St. Mary’s University as Newest Member Institution. MAACSports.com. May 2, 2022.
  3. News: Breaking Down New CAA Members Hampton & Monmouth . Flofootball . January 28, 2022 . March 12, 2022. Kensing, Kyle.
  4. Web site: McDaniel . Mike . Seton Hall Hires Saint Peter's Coach Shaheen Holloway . 2022-04-01 . Sports Illustrated . en-us.
  5. News: Holloway Home! Shaheen Holloway '00 Named Pirates Head Coach . 30 March 2022 . Seton Hall Pirates . 30 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Jersey City Native Bashir Mason Named 16th Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Saint Peter's University. Saint Peter's University Athletics. April 12, 2022. en.
  7. Web site: Steve Masiello fired after 11 seasons at Manhattan . 2022-10-25 . Coaches Database . en-us.
  8. Web site: Loyola Chicago Ramblers lead Kevin Connors' weekly Mid-Major Top 10 . Kevin . Connors . ESPN.com . January 6, 2022 . January 9, 2022.

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