1998 MAAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 1998 MAAC I Men's 10 Pepsi Arena Albany, New York Iona 4th Tim Welsh 1st John McDonald Iona The 1998 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 2, 1998 at Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York.1997-98 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/maac/1998.html April 16, 2022 Top-seeded Iona defeated 1997 Siena Saints Siena in the championship game, 90–75, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament.Men's Basketball Championship History MAACSports.com https://maacsports.com/sports/2007/6/30/1060599.aspx April 16, 2022 The Gaels received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. Format All ten of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records. Bracket First roundFriday, February 27 QuarterfinalsSaturday, February 28 SemifinalsSunday, March 1 ChampionshipMonday, March 2 8 1998 Marist Red Foxes Marist 74 9 1997 Fairfield Stags Fairfield 73OT 7 1997 Manhattan Jaspers none Manhattan 66 10 1997 Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's 55 1 Iona 76 8 Marist 55 4 1997 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara 80OT 5 1997 Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (MD) 85 2 1997 Rider Broncs Rider 58 7 Manhattan 71 3 Siena 87 6 1998 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius 83OT 1 Iona 69 5 Loyola (MD) 58 7 Manhattan 71 3 Siena 77 1 Iona 90 3 Siena 75 References Category:Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1997–98 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season