2008 MAAC men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2008 MAAC I Men's 2008_MAAC_Basketball_Championship_Logo.jpg 200px 2008 MAAC Tournament Logo 10 Times Union Center Albany, New York Siena 3rd Fran McCaffery 1st Kenny Hasbrouck Siena Jason Thompson Rider 72 MSG, ESPN2 The 2008 MAAC men's basketball tournament was an NCAA college basketball tournament held at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York on March 7–10, 2007,ESPN - Conference tournament schedule, results to decide the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion. On Monday, March 10 2008, top-seeded Siena defeated #2 seed Rider 74–53 in the championship game, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Siena received a #13 seed and upset #4 seed Vanderbilt 83–62, then were defeated in the second round by #12 seed Villanova 84–72.December 30, 2009 Moment #2: Siena Upsets No. 4 Vanderbilt in the 2008 NCAA Tournament https://sienasaints.com/news/2009/12/30/Moment_2_Siena_Upsets_No_4_Vanderbilt_in_the_2008_NCAA_Tournament January 2, 2026 Siena University Athletics enPress Associated Siena Falls to Villanova, 84-72 in NCAA Second Round https://maacsports.com/news/2008/3/23/1417825 January 2, 2026 maacsports.com en Seeds All 10 teams in the conference participated in the Tournament. The top six 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. SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreakerTiebreaker 2Tiebreaker 31Siena13–51–1 vs Rider2–2 vs Niag/Loy3–1 vs FF/Mar2Rider13–51–1 vs Siena2–2 vs Niag/Loy2–2 vs FF/Mar3Niagara12–62–0 vs Loyola4Loyola (MD)12–60–2 vs Niagara5Fairfield11–71–1 vs Mar1–1 vs Siena6Marist11–71–1 vs FF0–2 vs Siena7Iona8–108Manhattan5–139Saint Peter's3–1510Canisius2–16 Schedule SessionGameTime* Matchup#ScoreTelevision First round – Friday, March 711 7:30 pm No. 8 Manhattan vs No. 9 Saint Peter's 73–59Press Associated Manhattan Earns First Round Win Over Saint Peter's https://maacsports.com/news/2008/3/8/1407393 January 2, 2026 maacsports.com enMSG2 10:00 pm No. 7 Iona vs No. 10 Canisius 59–64Press Associated Canisius Upsets Iona, 64-59 https://maacsports.com/news/2008/3/8/1407518 January 2, 2026 maacsports.com en Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 8232:15 pm No. 4 Loyola vs No. 5 Fairfield 64–59Press Associated Loyola Books Place in Semifinals With 64-59 Victory Over Fairfield https://maacsports.com/news/2008/3/8/1407824 January 2, 2026 maacsports.com enMSG44:30 pm No. 1 Siena vs No. 8 Manhattan 66–58Press Associated Siena Ousts Manhattan With Eight Point Victory https://maacsports.com/news/2008/3/9/1407995 January 2, 2026 maacsports.com en Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 8357:30 pm No. 2 Rider vs No. 10 Canisius 75–71Press Associated Rider Holds On For 75-71 Victory Over Canisius https://maacsports.com/news/2008/3/9/1408221 January 2, 2026 maacsports.com enMSG610:00 pm No. 3 Niagara vs No. 6 Marist 62–66Press Associated Marist Walks Away With 66-62 Victory Over Niagara https://maacsports.com/news/2008/3/9/1408364 January 2, 2026 maacsports.com en Semifinals – Sunday, March 9476:00 pm No. 1 Siena vs No. 4 Loyola 65–63Press Associated Siena Comes From Behind To Knock Out Loyola, 65-63 https://maacsports.com/news/2008/3/10/1408861 January 2, 2026 maacsports.com enMSG88:00 pm No. 2 Rider vs No. 6 Marist 76–71Press Associated Thompson Carries Rider Into Championship Showdown With Siena https://maacsports.com/news/2008/3/10/1408990 January 2, 2026 maacsports.com en Championship – Monday, March 10597:00 pm No. 1 Siena vs No. 2 Rider 74–532009-12-24 Moment #8: Men's Basketball Wins 2008 MAAC Championship https://sienasaints.com/news/2009/12/24/Moment_8_Men_s_Basketball_Wins_2008_MAAC_Championship.aspx January 2, 2026 Siena University Athletics en ESPN2 *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket First roundFriday, March 7 QuarterfinalsSaturday, March 8 SemifinalsSunday, March 9 FinalMonday, March 10 high 8 2007 none Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan 73 9 2007 Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's 59 7 2007 Iona Gaels Iona 59 10 2007 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius 64 1 Siena 66 8 Manhattan 58 4 2007 Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (MD) 64 5 2007 Fairfield Stags Fairfield 59 2 2007 Rider Broncs Rider 75 10 Canisius 71 3 2007 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara 62 6 2007 Marist Red Foxes Marist 66 1 Siena 65 4 Loyola (MD) 63 2 Rider 76 6 Marist 71 1 Siena 74 2 Rider 53 Game summaries First round #ffdead March 7, 2008 7:30pm No. 8 Manhattan 73 No. 9 Saint Peter's 59 33–24 40–35 Austin – 26 Gabriel – 9 Smith – 5 Pearson – 15 pts Sowell – 20 Gooding – 6 Leon – 6 Leon – 3 stl Times Union CenterAlbany, NY n/a Jim Haney, William Bush, Ray Perone MSG #e3e3e3 March 7, 2008 7:00pm No. 7 Iona 59 No. 10 Canisius 64 35–26 24–38 Prodanovic – 14 Springer – 8 Camper – 5 Camper – 4 stl Johnson – 14 Logins – 7 Turner – 6 Vazquez-Simmons – 5 blk Times Union CenterAlbany, NY n/a John Cahill, Brian O'Connell, Michael Berry MSG Quarterfinals #ffdead March 8, 2008 2:15pm No. 4 Loyola 64 No. 5 Fairfield 59 34–21 30–38 Brown – 18 Tuck – 8 Rudolph – 6 Harvey – 16 points Han – 14 Johnson & O'Sullivan – 6 Han – 8 Diakhate – 3 stl Times Union CenterAlbany, NY n/a Bob Adams, Kevin Ferguson, Ken Turner MSG #e3e3e3 March 8, 2008 4:30pm No. 1 Siena 66 No. 8 Manhattan 58 32–23 34–35 Franklin – 26 Franklin – 9 Moore – 10 Franklin – 3 stl Austin – 17 Austin – 11 Pearson – 3 Austin – 2 blk Times Union CenterAlbany, NY 7,894 John Hughes, Jeff Anderson, Joe DeMayo MSG   #ffdead March 8, 2008 7:30pm No. 2 Rider 75 No. 10 Canisius 71 41–29 34–42 Thompson – 18 Thompson – 11 Ringgold – 4 Ringgold – 2 stl Logins – 20 Turner – 7 Turner – 7 Vazquez-Simmons – 3 blk Times Union CenterAlbany, NY 3,879 Gary Tracy, John Sweeney, Doug Aprahamian MSG #e3e3e3 March 8, 2008 10:00pm No. 3 Niagara 62 No. 6 Marist 66 33–32 29–34 Fisher – 23 Fisher – 16 Nelson – 4 Lewis – 21 pts Devezin – 14 Benjamin – 11 Devezin – 3 Farmer – 7 reb Times Union CenterAlbany, NY n/a n/a MSG Semifinals #ffdead March 10, 2019 6:00pm No. 1 Siena 65 No. 4 Loyola 63 28–38 37–25 Franklin – 22 Franklin – 12 Moore – 5 Franklin – 3 blk Sullivan – 14 Israel – 18 Brown & Israel – 3 Israel – 12 pts, 3 blk Times Union CenterAlbany, NY n/a Ed Corbett, Earl Walton, Joe DeMayo MSG #e3e3e3 March 10, 2019 8:00pm No. 2 Rider 76 No. 6 Marist 71 32–39 44–32 Thompson – 32 Thompson – 18 Mansell & Griffin – 4 Johnson – 2 stl Gavin – 21 McCroskey – 9 Farmer & Devezin – 4 McCroskey – 16 pts Times Union CenterAlbany, NY 6,577 Pat Driscoll, Ray Perone, Brian O'Connell MSG Championship #ffdead March 11, 2019 7:00pm No. 1 Siena 74 No. 2 Rider 53 41–30 33–23 Fisher – 21 Fisher & Hasbrouck – 5 Hasbrouck & Moore – 4 Fisher – 3 stl Thompson – 22 Thompson – 12 Mansell – 3 Thompson – 2 blk Times Union CenterAlbany, NY 9,279 Ed Corbett, Mike Kitts, Jim Haney ESPN2 Honors MAAC All-Championship Team Player School Position Year Harris Mansell Rider G Junior Jason Thompson Rider C Senior Tay Fisher Siena G Senior Edwin Ubiles Siena F Sophomore Alex Franklin Siena F Sophomore Kenny Hasbrouck † Siena G Junior † Most Valuable Player References Category:2007–08 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season Category:Metro Conference men's basketball tournament MAAC men's basketball tournament MAAC men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in New York (state) Category:Basketball competitions in Albany, New York