2009 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament

2009 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 200809
Teams 10
Site Times Union Center
Albany, New York
Champions Siena (4th title)
Winning coach Fran McCaffery (2nd title)
MVP Kenny Hasbrouck (Siena)
Television ESPN2, MSG, MSG Plus
MAAC Men's Basketball Tournaments
«2008  2010»

The 2009 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament was an NCAA college basketball tournament held at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York on March 6–9, 2009, to decide the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion. The winner will advance to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, a 65-team event to decide the national champion of Division I college basketball.

On Monday, March 9, Siena defeated Niagara 77–70 to win the title and clinch a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

Bracket and Results

  First Round
Friday, March 6
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 7
Semifinals
Sunday, March 8
Final
Monday, March 9
                                     
   
  1  Siena 77  
    9  Canisius 52  
8  Loyola 68
9  Canisius 74  
  1  Siena 80  
  5  Fairfield 65  
   
   
  5  Fairfield 68
    4  Manhattan 61  
 
   
  1  Siena 77
  2  Niagara 70
   
   
  2  Niagara 79
    10  Marist 50  
7  Iona 40
10  Marist 43  
  2  Niagara 93
  3  Rider 89  
   
   
  6  St. Peter's 58
    3  Rider 67  
 

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