| Year: | 2022 |
| Conference: | MAAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 11 |
| Arena: | Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall |
| City: | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Titlecount: | 4th |
| Coach: | Shaheen Holloway |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | KC Ndefo |
| Mvpteam: | Saint Peter's |
| Topscorer: | Dwight Murray, Jr. |
| Topscorerteam: | Rider |
| Points: | 52 |
| Television: | ESPNews, ESPNU, ESPN+ |
The 2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was played March 8–12, 2022, at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for the third year in a row.[1] The tournament winner, the Saint Peter's Peacocks, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[2]
All 11 teams in the conference participated in the Tournament. The top five teams received byes to the quarterfinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iona | 17–3 | ||
| 2 | Saint Peter's | 14–6 | ||
| 3 | Siena | 12–8 | ||
| 4 | Monmouth | 11–9 | ||
| 5 | Niagara | 9–11 | 1–1 vs Marist | 1–1 vs Iona |
| 6 | Marist | 9–11 | 1–1 vs Niagara | 0–2 vs Iona |
| 7 | Fairfield | 8–12 | Mini Conference 3–1 | |
| 8 | Manhattan | 8–12 | Mini Conference 2–2 | |
| 9 | Rider | 8–12 | Mini Conference 1–3 | |
| 10 | Canisius | 7–13 | 2–0 vs Quinnipiac | |
| 11 | Quinnipiac | 7–13 | 0–2 vs Canisius | |
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Tuesday, March 8 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | No. 8 Manhattan vs. No. 9 Rider | 67–79 | ESPN+ | ||
| 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Fairfield vs. No. 10 Canisius | 72–50 | ||||
| 3 | 9:00 pm | No. 6 Marist vs. No. 11 Quinnipiac | 52–77 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9 | |||||||
| 2 | 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Iona vs. No. 9 Rider | 70–71 | ESPN+ | ||
| 5 | 9:30 pm | No. 2 Saint Peter's vs. No. 7 Fairfield | 77–63 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 | |||||||
| 3 | 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Siena vs. No. 11 Quinnipiac | 71–77 | ESPN+ | ||
| 7 | 9:30 pm | No. 4 Monmouth vs. No. 5 Niagara | 61–58 | ||||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 | |||||||
| 4 | 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 Monmouth vs. No. 9 Rider | 72–68 | ESPNews/ESPN+ | ||
| 9 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 Saint Peter's vs. No. 11 Quinnipiac | 64–52 | ||||
| Championship – Saturday, March 12 | |||||||
| 5 | 10 | 4:00 pm | No. 2 Saint Peter's vs No. 4 Monmouth | 60–54 | ESPNU | ||
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| Team | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Minutes | W – L | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (10) Canisius | Ahemed | 9 | X. Long | 10 | Henderson | 3 | 4 tied | 1 | Harried | 3 | Henderson | 38 | 0–1 | |
| (7) Fairfield | Benning | 34 | Cook | 18 | Green | 7 | Crisler | 4 | Cook & Cruz | 2 | Benning | 78 | 1–1 | |
| (1) Iona | Jolly | 19 | Jr. Joseph | 6 | Clayton Jr. | 6 | van Eyck & Jolly | 2 | Jr. Joseph | 5 | Joiner | 36 | 0–1 | |
| (8) Manhattan | Perez | 21 | Roberts | 7 | 3 tied | 5 | Perez | 4 | Roberts | 3 | Perez | 40 | 0–1 | |
| (6) Marist | Wright | 14 | J. Jones | 6 | Wright | 2 | Herasme | 2 | J. Jones | 1 | Herasme | 34 | 0–1 | |
| (4) Monmouth | Miller & Reynolds | 44 | Rutty | 19 | Papas | 11 | Papas | 5 | Miller | 4 | Papas | 109 | 2–1 | |
| (5) Niagara | Hammond | 17 | Cintron & Iorio | 8 | Hammond | 5 | Thomasson | 2 | Cintron & Iorio | 1 | Hammond | 40 | 0–1 | |
| (11) Quinnipiac | Rigoni & Balanc | 47 | Marfo | 31 | D. Jones | 14 | D. Jones & Marfo | 4 | Rigoni | 3 | D. Jones | 103 | 2–1 | |
| (9) Rider | Murray Jr. | 52 | Ogemuno-Johnson | 32 | Murray Jr. | 18 | Vaughn | 6 | James | 4 | Murray Jr. | 116 | 2–1 | |
| (2) Saint Peter's | Ndefo | 40 | Ndefo/H Drame/F Drame | 17 | Banks III | 6 | Banks III | 6 | Ndefo | 10 | Edert | 86 | 3–0 | |
| (3) Siena | McCollum | 16 | Billups | 9 | McCollum | 4 | Billups | 3 | Stormo | 2 | Rogers | 38 | 0–1 | |
| 2022 MAAC Men's Basketball All-Championship Team[4] | |
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