2010 America East men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2010 America East I Men's Chase Arena West Hartford, Connecticut Chase Arena West Hartford, Connecticut Chase Arena West Hartford, Connecticut Patrick Gym Burlington, VT Vermont 4th Mike Lonergan 1st Marqus Blakely Vermont The 2010 America East men's basketball tournament was held from March 4–7 at Chase Arena on the University of Hartford campus. The final was held at Patrick Gym in Burlington, VT on March 13. As winners, the Vermont Catamounts won an automatic berth to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the fourth time as a member of the America East conference, and first since 2005. Vermont was given the 16th seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament and faced the #1 seed Syracuse Orange in a game played on March 19. As winners of the regular season championship the Stony Brook claimed an automatic berth to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament, seeded at #8, the Seawolves took on #1 seeded Illinois Fighting Illini at home on March 17. The Boston University also gained a bid to the 2010 CBI, were given the #4 seed in the West Region, and faced the Oregon State Beavers on March 17 in Corvallis, OR. Bracket and results Quarterfinals Saturday, March 6 Semifinals Sunday, March 7 Finals Saturday, March 13 high 1 Stony Brook 68 8 2009 Albany Great Danes Albany 59 4 Boston University 87 5 2009 Hartford Hawks Hartford 46 3 2009 Maine Black Bears Maine 57 6 2009 New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire 68 2 Vermont 76 7 2009 UMBC Retrievers UMBC 59 1 Stony Brook 63 4 Boston University 70 6 New Hampshire 38 2 Vermont 57 4 Boston University 70 2 Vermont 83 Trivia Binghamton was initially slated as the #5 seed in the tournament. However, due to a series of scandals surrounding the program, the Bearcats announced they would sit out the tournament. According to The New York Times, the conference's other members pressured Binghamton to sit out.Thamel Pete Pete Thamel 2010-03-02 Binghamton Skips Conference Tournament en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/sports/ncaabasketball/02binghamton.html 2022-10-17 0362-4331 Conference commissioner Patrick Nero, however, said the decision was Binghamton's alone.Mangan, Mike. Binghamton University players stunnedJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes . Elmira Star-Gazette, 2010-03-03. Therefore this led to the original #6 seed Hartford Hawks to become the #5 seed, the #7 seed New Hampshire Wildcats to become #6, and the cancellation of the first-round game between UMBC and Albany who become the #7 and #8 seeds in the tournament. This was the first time in America East Conference history that the Men's and Women's basketball tournaments were held at the same arena over the same weekend. It was also the first time the Women's Championship game was not held at a 'neutral site' and was played at the highest remaining seed's home arena. See also America East Conference References Category:America East Conference men's basketball tournament Category:2009–10 America East Conference men's basketball season America East men's basketball tournament America East men's basketball tournament Category:West Hartford, Connecticut Category:College basketball tournaments in Connecticut Category:College basketball tournaments in Vermont Category:Sports competitions in Burlington, Vermont Category:Sports competitions in Hartford County, Connecticut