1983 MAAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 1983 MAAC I Men's 200px 6 Campus Sites Campus Arenas Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, NJ 1982 Fordham Rams Fordham 1st Tom Penders 1st Mark Murphy Fordham The 1983 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12 at a combination of on-campus gymnasiums and the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.1982-83 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/maac/1983.html February 24, 2023 This was the second edition of the tournament. 1982 men Fordham Rams Fordham upset top-seeded 1982 men Iona Gaels Iona in the championship game, 54–53, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament. No MAAC team was invited to the NCAA tournament this year. Format All six of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two teams earning byes into the semifinal round. The other four teams entered into the preliminary first round. An additional third place game was also played on the last day of the tournament. First Round games were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games were played at a neutral site at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Bracket First roundFriday, March 10 SemifinalsSaturday, March 11 ChampionshipSunday, March 12 high 4 1982 none Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan 69 5 1982 men Army Cadets Army 74 3 1982 Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's 70 6 1982 Fairfield Stags Fairfield 67 1 1982 Iona Gaels Iona 65 5 Army 53 3 Saint Peter's 52 2 1982 Fordham Rams Fordham 66 1 Iona 53 2 Fordham 54 References Category:Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1982–83 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season Category:1983 in sports in New Jersey