Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
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The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC, icon) is a college athletic conference
Athletic conference
An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams, playing competitively against each other at the professional, collegiate, or high school level. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller and smaller divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels...

 which operates in the northeastern United States. MAAC teams compete in the NCAA's Division I. Most of the members are Catholic or formerly Catholic institutions; the only exception is the private but secular Rider University
Rider Broncs
The Rider Broncs are the athletic teams of Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States. They compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . Rider is the only member which is not a Catholic institution. For wrestling only, Rider is an associate member of the Colonial Athletic...

.

Richard J. Ensor is the commissioner of the MAAC, a post he has held since 1988.

The conference was founded in 1980 by six charter members: the U.S. Military Academy, Fairfield University
Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...

, Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...

, Iona College
Iona College (New York)
Iona College is located in New Rochelle, New York, 20 miles north of Manhattan in suburban Westchester County. The college occupies 35 acres on North Ave. The college also operates a Graduate Center in Pearl River, Rockland County, New York....

, Manhattan College
Manhattan College
Manhattan College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college in the Lasallian tradition in New York City, United States. Despite the college's name, it is no longer located in Manhattan but in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, roughly 10 miles north of Midtown. Manhattan College offers...

 and Saint Peter's College. Competition officially began the next year, in the sports of men’s cross-country and men’s soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

.

Competition in men's and women's basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 began in the 1981-1982 season. In 1984, the MAAC received an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, where Iona was the first team to represent the MAAC on the men's side. In 1982, Saint Peter's was the first women's basketball team to represent the MAAC in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.

The league added football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 in 1993, and dropped it following the 2007 season.

From 1997 to 2003, the MAAC sponsored ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

. At that time, the hockey league split from the MAAC and changed its name to Atlantic Hockey
Atlantic Hockey
The Atlantic Hockey Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey–only conference. Unlike several other college athletic conferences, Atlantic Hockey has no women's...

.

Member institutions

The MAAC has ten Member Institutions:
Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Nickname Joined Athletics' Website
Canisius College
Canisius College
Canisius College is a private Roman Catholic college in Buffalo, New York, United States. The college was founded in 1870 by members of the Society of Jesus from Germany and is named after St. Peter Canisius. The college is one of 28 institutions in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and...

Buffalo, NY
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

1870 Private 4,708 Golden Griffins and Lady Griffs 1989 www.gogriffs.com
Fairfield University
Fairfield University
Fairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...

Fairfield, CT
Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404...

1942 Private 5,100 Stags
Fairfield Stags
The Fairfield Stags are the athletic programs representing Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Most of the programs are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and classified as Division I-AAA in the National Collegiate Athletic Association...

1981 www.fairfieldstags.com
Iona College
Iona College (New York)
Iona College is located in New Rochelle, New York, 20 miles north of Manhattan in suburban Westchester County. The college occupies 35 acres on North Ave. The college also operates a Graduate Center in Pearl River, Rockland County, New York....

New Rochelle, NY
New Rochelle, New York
New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state.The town was settled by refugee Huguenots in 1688 who were fleeing persecution in France...

1940 Private 4,648 Gaels
Iona Gaels
The Iona Gaels are part of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and participate in twenty-two NCAA Division I programs. Other members of the MAAC include Canisius College, Fairfield University, Loyola University Maryland, Manhattan College, Marist College, Niagara University, Rider University, St...

1981 www.icgaels.com
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

1852 Private 3,500 Greyhounds 1989 www.loyolagreyhounds.com
Manhattan College
Manhattan College
Manhattan College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college in the Lasallian tradition in New York City, United States. Despite the college's name, it is no longer located in Manhattan but in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, roughly 10 miles north of Midtown. Manhattan College offers...

Riverdale, NY
Riverdale, Bronx
Riverdale is an affluent residential neighborhood in the northwest portion of the Bronx in New York City. Riverdale contains the northernmost point in New York City.-History:...

1853 Private 3,500 Jaspers and Lady Jaspers 1981 www.gojaspers.com
Marist College
Marist College
Marist College is a private liberal arts college on the east bank of the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York. The site was established in 1905 by Marist Brothers, and the college was chartered in 1929...

Poughkeepsie, NY
Poughkeepsie (town), New York
Poughkeepsie is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 42,777 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the native term, "Uppu-qui-ipis-in," which means "reed-covered hut by the water."...

1929 Private 6,115 Red Foxes
Marist Red Foxes
Marist College plays NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the MAAC. Other schools in this conference include Siena College, Iona College, Niagara University, Manhattan College, Fairfield University, Loyola College in Maryland, Canisius College, Rider University, and Saint Peter's...

1995 www.goredfoxes.com
Niagara University
Niagara University
Niagara University is a Catholic university in the Vincentian tradition, located in the Town of Lewiston in Niagara County, New York. Originally founded by the Congregation of the Mission in 1856 as Our Lady of Angels Seminary, it became Niagara University in 1883. The University is still run by...

Lewiston, NY
Lewiston, New York
Lewiston is a village in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 2,781 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Morgan Lewis, an early 19th-century governor of New York. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.The Village of Lewiston,...

1856 Private 3,746 Purple Eagles
Niagara Purple Eagles
The Niagara Purple Eagles are the athletics teams that officially represent Niagara University in college sports. Part of the NCAA's Division I, the Purple Eagles field 18 varsity level teams. They are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, College Hockey America and Atlantic Hockey.-...

1989 www.purpleeagles.com
Rider University
Rider University
Rider University is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian university located chiefly in Lawrenceville, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States...

Lawrenceville, NJ
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Lawrenceville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 3,887...

1865 Private 5,000 Broncs
Rider Broncs
The Rider Broncs are the athletic teams of Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States. They compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . Rider is the only member which is not a Catholic institution. For wrestling only, Rider is an associate member of the Colonial Athletic...

1995 www.gobroncs.com
Saint Peter's College Jersey City, NJ
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...

1872 Private 3,700 Peacocks and Peahens 1981 spc.edu/pages/408.asp
Siena College
Siena College
Siena College is an independent Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Loudonville, in the town of Colonie, New York, United States. Siena is a four-year, coeducational, independent college in the Franciscan tradition, founded by the Franciscan Friars in 1937. It has 3,000 full-time students and...

Loudonville, NY
Loudonville, New York
Loudonville is a hamlet in the town of Colonie, in Albany County, New York, United States. Loudonville was a census-designated place in the 1970, 1980, and 1990 US Census, but ceased to be in the 2000 Census.The area is not precisely defined...

1937 Private 3,000 Saints 1989 www.sienasaints.com

Associate member institutions

  • Men's lacrosse
    • Jacksonville University
      Jacksonville University
      Jacksonville University is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida, on the banks of the St. Johns River. The school was founded in 1934 as a two year college and was known as Jacksonville Junior College until 1958, when it shifted its focus to four-year university degrees and adopted its...

    • Virginia Military Institute
      Virginia Military Institute
      The Virginia Military Institute , located in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest state-supported military college and one of six senior military colleges in the United States. Unlike any other military college in the United States—and in keeping with its founding principles—all VMI students are...

    • University of Detroit Mercy
      University of Detroit Mercy
      University of Detroit Mercy is a private, Roman Catholic co-educational university in Detroit, Michigan, United States, affiliated with the Society of Jesus and the Sisters of Mercy. Antoine M. Garibaldi is the president. With origins dating from 1877, it is the largest Roman Catholic university...

  • Water polo
    • Saint Francis College (New York)
    • Villanova University
      Villanova University
      Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...

    • Wagner College
      Wagner College
      Wagner College is a private, co-educational, national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 total students located atop Grymes Hill in New York City's borough of Staten Island...

  • Women's crew (rowing)
    • Drake University
      Drake University
      Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country....

    • Robert Morris University
      Robert Morris University
      Robert Morris University is a private, coeducational university in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1921, the school was named for Robert Morris, who signed the Declaration of Independence, and helped finance the ensuing war with the British.-History:Robert Morris...


Former members

  • Army (1981-82 to 1989-90)
  • Fordham (1981-82 to 1989-90)
  • Holy Cross (1983-84 to 1989-90)
  • La Salle
    La Salle University
    La Salle University is a private, co-educational, Roman Catholic university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Named for St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, the school was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. As of 2008 the school has approximately 7,554...

     (1983-84 to 1991-92)

Conference facilities

School Baseball stadium Capacity Basketball arena Capacity Soccer stadium Capacity
Canisius Demske Sports Complex 1,000 Koessler Athletic Center
Koessler Athletic Center
Koessler Athletic Center is a 2,176-seat multi-purpose arena in Buffalo, New York. It was built in 1968, is home to the Canisius College Golden Griffins basketball team, and in 2009 became the home to the Buffalo Stampede. It also serves as the home to the Monsignor Martin Athletic Association...

2,176 Demske Sports Complex 1,200
Fairfield Alumni Baseball Diamond
Alumni Baseball Diamond
Alumni Baseball Diamond is a baseball stadium in Fairfield, Connecticut. It is the home field of the Fairfield Stags baseball team representing Fairfield University....

600 Arena at Harbor Yard
Arena at Harbor Yard
The Webster Bank Arena is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena at 600 Main Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, built alongside The Ballpark at Harbor Yard. The Arena opened on October 10, 2001 and is managed by the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Centerplate...

9,500 Lessing Field
Lessing Field
Lessing Field is a multi-purpose lacrosse and soccer stadium on the campus of Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. It is home to the Fairfield Stags men's and women's lacrosse and soccer teams...

600
Iona Salesian Field Hynes Athletic Center
Hynes Athletic Center
The Hynes Athletics Center is a 2,611-seat multi-purpose arena in New Rochelle, New York. It was built in 1974 and is home to the Iona College Gaels basketball and volleyball teams....

2,611 Mazzella Field
Mazzella Field
Mazzella Field is a 2,440-seat multi-purpose stadium at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York and home to the Iona College Gaels men's rugby, men's and women's soccer and women's lacrosse teams. It was opened in 1989. It is also the home of the Women's New York Magic of the W-League...

2,440
Loyola Reitz Arena
Reitz Arena
Reitz Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Baltimore, Maryland. It is home to the Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the Loyola women's volleyball team. Prior to 2008-2009, Reitz Arena's capacity was listed at 3,000, but a seating renovation during the...

3,000 Ridley Athletic Complex 6,000
Manhattan Van Cortlandt Park
Van Cortlandt Park
Van Cortlandt Park is a park located in the Bronx in New York City. It is the fourth largest park in New York City, behind Pelham Bay Park, Flushing Meadows Park and Staten Island Greenbelt....

500 Draddy Gymnasium
Draddy Gymnasium
Draddy Gymnasium is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena in the Bronx, New York. It is home to the Manhattan College Jaspers basketball team.Named in the honor of Vincent dePaul Draddy, a scholar-athlete at Manhattan College, Draddy passionately believed in the premise that excellence on the football...

2,345 Gaelic Park
Gaelic Park
The Gaelic Park Sports Centre , often abbreviated Gaelic Park, is a multi-purpose outdoor athletics facility in Kingsbridge in the Bronx, New York...

2,000
Marist McCann Baseball Field 350 McCann Field House
McCann Field House
McCann Field House is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. It was built in 1977 and is home to the Marist College Red Foxes men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams.The Field House's namesake is James J. McCann...

3,200 Leonidoff Field
Leonidoff Field
Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Poughkeepsie, New York. It is home to the Marist College Red Foxes football team. The facility opened in 1968...

5,000
Niagara Sal Maglie Stadium
Sal Maglie Stadium
Sal Maglie Stadium is a stadium in Niagara Falls, New York. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home of the Niagara Falls Rapids of the New York - Penn League. The ballpark has a capacity of 4,000 people and opened in 1939. Its original name was simply Hyde Park Stadium, and was...

4,000 Gallagher Center
Gallagher Center
The Gallagher Center, named after John J. "Taps" Gallagher , is a 2,400-seat multi-purpose arena at Niagara University's campus in Lewiston, New York. The structure was initially built in 1949 and substantially renovated in 1999. It is the home court of the Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball...

2,400 Niagara Field 1,200
Rider Sonny Pittaro Field
Sonny Pittaro Field
Sonny Pittaro Field is a baseball venue located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA. It is home to the Rider University Broncs college baseball team of the Division I Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The facility has a capacity of 2,000 spectators....

2,000 Alumni Gymnasium 1,650 Rider Campus Soccer Field 1,000
Siena Siena Field 500 Times Union Center (men)
Alumni Recreation Center
Alumni Recreation Center
Alumni Recreation Center is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Loudonville, New York. It was built in 1974 and is home to the Siena College Saints women's basketball team. It used to host the men's team until the Times Union Center opened in 1990....

 (women)
15,500
4,000
Siena Turf Field 1,000
Saint Peter's Joseph J. Jaroschak Field Yanitelli Center
Yanitelli Center
The Victor R. Yanitelli, S.J. Recreational Life Center is a multipurpose athletic facility on the campus of Saint Peter's College, a private, coeducational Roman Catholic college in Jersey City New Jersey, United States...

3,200 Joseph J. Jaroschak Field




Notable sports figures

Some of the notable sport figures who played collegiately and/or graduated from a MAAC school, include:

Baseball

  • Jack Armstrong
    Jack Armstrong (baseball player)
    Jack William Armstrong is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He is a graduate of Neptune High School in Neptune Township, New Jersey and an alumnus of Rider College and the University of Oklahoma...

    , former MLB pitcher; 1990 MLB All-Star and World Champion (Rider)
  • Kevin Barry, former MLB pitcher (Rider)
  • Shad Barry
    Shad Barry
    John C. "Shad" Barry was a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. He was born in Newburgh, New York. Barry attended Niagara University....

    , former MLB player (Niagara)
  • Chris Begg
    Chris Begg
    Christopher Stephen Begg is a Canadian baseball pitcher.A graduate of Niagara University, Begg was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco Giants in 2003 after pitching for the St. Paul Saints of the Northern League. He was part of Team Canada in the 2004 Summer Olympics who...

    , pitcher for Team Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics and World Baseball Classic (Niagara)
  • Frank Brooks
    Frank Brooks
    Frank J. Brooks is a Major League Baseball player who currently plays in the Atlantic League for the Somerset Patriots...

    , former MLB relief pitcher (Saint Peter's)
  • Frank Cashen
    Frank Cashen
    John Francis Cashen is a former Major League Baseball general manager. He is widely considered to be the architect of the World Champion 1986 New York Mets and was also an executive while the Baltimore Orioles won the 1966 World Series and 1970 World Series.-Early life:Cashen was born in...

    , former General Manager of the Baltimore Orioles and 1986 World Series Champion New York Mets (Loyola)
  • Keefe Cato
    Keefe Cato
    John Keefe Cato is a former relief pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds both in 1983 and 1984....

    , former MLB pitcher (Fairfield)
  • Tim Christman
    Tim Christman
    Timothy Arthur Christman was a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. He is an alumnus of Siena College. He endured several arm injuries during his college and minor league career...

    , former MLB relief pitcher (Siena)
  • Harry Croft
    Harry Croft
    Henry T. "Harry" Croft was a professional baseball player from 1899–1901, playing for three major league teams — the Chicago Orphans, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Louisville Colonels.-Biography:...

    , former MLB player (Niagara)
  • Pete Harnisch
    Pete Harnisch
    Peter Thomas Harnisch is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher.-Baltimore Orioles:Harnisch studied accounting, and was a star pitcher at Fordham University, compiling a 21-3 college record, 2.29 earned run average and 213 strikeouts in 204 innings pitched...

    , MLB All-Star Pitcher (Fordham)
  • Billy Harrell
    Billy Harrell
    William Harrell is a former reserve infielder in Major League Baseball who played between 1955 and 1961 for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox . Listed at , , Harrell batted and threw right-handed...

    , former MLB infielder (Siena)
  • Jim Hoey
    Jim Hoey
    James Urban "Jim" Hoey grew up in Mount Laurel, New Jersey and is a relief pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization. He is known mainly for his fastball, which he throws consistently between 95 and 98 mph; he did strike a batter out on a 100 mph fastball while playing for the Bowie...

    , current MLB relief pitcher (Rider)
  • Gary Holle
    Gary Holle
    Gary Charles Holle is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Texas Rangers in 1979....

    , former MLB first baseman (Siena)
  • Miguel Jimenez
    Miguel Jiménez
    Miguel Ángel Jiménez Cedres is a retired male boxer from Puerto Rico.He won the silver medal in the men's light-middleweight category at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. In the final, Jiménez was defeated by Cuba's Juan Carlos Lemus...

    , former MLB pitcher (Fordham)
  • Jeff Kunkel
    Jeff Kunkel
    Jeffrey William Kunkel is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball with the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs. The son of American League umpire Bill Kunkel, after receiving All-American honors as a shortstop, he was chosen in the first round of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft out of Rider...

    , former MLB player; 3rd overall pick of the 1983 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers (Rider)
  • Sal Maglie
    Sal Maglie
    Salvatore Anthony Maglie was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played from 1945-1958 for the New York Giants, Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals. Maglie was known as "Sal the Barber", because he gave close shaves—that is, pitched inside to...

    , former two-time All-Star and World Champion MLB pitcher (Niagara)
  • Joe McCarthy
    Joe McCarthy (catcher)
    Joseph Nicodemus McCarthy was a Major League Baseball catcher. McCarthy played for the New York Highlanders in and the St. Louis Cardinals in . In 16 career games, he had 9 hits in 39 at-bats. He batted and threw right-handed.He attended Niagara University.McCarthy was born and died in Syracuse,...

    , former MLB catcher (Niagara)
  • Rinty Monahan
    Rinty Monahan
    Edward Francis "Rinty" Monahan was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Monahan played for the Philadelphia Athletics in . In 4 career games, he had a 0-0 record, with a 4.22 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed....

    , former MLB player (Niagara)
  • Ray Montgomery
    Ray Montgomery
    Raymond James Montgomery is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder. He played during three seasons at the major league level for the Houston Astros. He was drafted by the Astros in the 13th round of the 1990 amateur draft...

    , former MLB player (Fordham)
  • Danny Napoleon
    Danny Napoleon
    Daniel Napoleon was a outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1966 with the New York Mets. Napoleon batted and threw right-handed....

    , former MLB outfielder (Rider)
  • Mike Parisi
    Mike Parisi
    Michael Richard Parisi is a right-handed pitcher currently playing for the Albuquerque Isotopes the AAA affiliate of the MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers....

    , former MLB pitcher (Manhattan)
  • Victor Santos
    Víctor Santos
    Víctor Irving Santos is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He currently is a free agent.-Early life:...

    , former MLB relief pitcher (Saint Peter's)
  • Chuck Schilling
    Chuck Schilling
    Charles Thomas Schilling is an American former second baseman in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox from 1961-65...

    , former MLB second baseman (Manhattan)
  • Tom Waddell
    Tom Waddell (baseball)
    Thomas David Waddell is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. One of only eight Scotland natives to ever be a major league ballplayer, he pitched for the Cleveland Indians from to , and again in ....

    , former MLB pitcher (Manhattan)

Basketball

  • Joe Arlauckas
    Joe Arlauckas
    Joseph John 'Joe' Arlauckas is a retired American professional basketball player, in the power forward position.-College/NBA career:...

    , former NBA player (Niagara)
  • John Beilein
    John Beilein
    John Beilein is an American college basketball coach and current men's basketball head coach at the University of Michigan. He is the 16th head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. The 2010–11 season was his fourth at Michigan, with whom he has a six-year contract...

    , collegiate men's basketball head coach (Niagara)
  • Matt Brady
    Matt Brady
    Matt Brady is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball coach at James Madison University. He was introduced at a press conference on March 26, 2008. Brady was formerly the head coach at Marist College, departing with a 73–50 record in four years. He took the Red Foxes...

    , current James Madison men's basketball coach (Siena)
  • Steve Burtt, Sr., former NBA player (Iona)
  • Al Butler
    Al Butler
    Elbert J. "Al" Butler was an American basketball player.He played collegiately for the Niagara University....

    , former NBA player (Niagara)
  • Keydren Clark
    Keydren Clark
    Keydren "Kee-Kee" Clark is an American professional basketball player. He is 1.80 m in height and he plays at the point guard position...

    , two-time NCAA scoring leader; seventh all-time NCAA scoring leader (Saint Peter's)
  • Larry Costello
    Larry Costello
    Lawrence Ronald "Larry" Costello was an American professional basketball player and coach....

    , former NBA player and coach; six-time NBA All-Star
  • Joe DeSantis
    Joe DeSantis
    Joe DeSantis is currently the color commentator for the radio and TV broadcasts of Fairfield Stags men's basketball and is a member of the New England Basketball Hall of Fame...

    , former men's college basketball coach; 1979 NCAA All-American (Fairfield)
  • Chris D'Orso, current Orlando Magic
    Orlando Magic
    The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy...

     executive (Fairfield)
  • Kathy Fedorjaka, current Bucknell women's basketball coach (Fairfield)
  • Luis Flores
    Luis Flores
    Luis Alberto Flores is a professional basketball player from the Dominican Republic. He is a 6 ft 2 in and 205 lb guard. He grew up in the United States, in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City, and attended Norman Thomas High School...

    , former NBA player (Manhattan)
  • Greg Francis
    Greg Francis
    Greg Francis is the Head Coach of the University of Alberta Golden Bears men's basketball team, where he replaced the legend Don Horwood, who manned the Bears bench for 26 seasons...

    , current Alberta men's basketball coach; former Canadian Olympic basketball player (Fairfield)
  • Deng Gai
    Deng Gai
    Deng Gai is a South Sudanese professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He plays as a power forward. Gai was the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball season blocks leader.-College basketball:...

    , former NBA player; 2006 NCAA block shot leader (Fairfield)
  • Sean Green
    Sean Green (basketball)
    Sean Curtis Green is a retired American professional basketball player and USA Triathlon certified triathlon coach.Green played basketball for #2 nationally ranked high school Oak Hill Academy in 1987...

    , former NBA player (Iona)
  • Kenny Hasbrouck
    Kenny Hasbrouck
    Kenny Hasbrouck is an American basketball player who currently plays for EWE Baskets Oldenburg in Germany. He formerly played at Siena College. The six-foot-three Hasbrouck played point guard, shooting guard, and small forward for the Saints. He was named a co-captain at the start of his junior...

    , current Miami Heat
    Miami Heat
    The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...

     player (Siena)
  • Frank Layden
    Frank Layden
    Frank Layden is a retired American basketball coach and executive of the NBA's Utah Jazz.-Coaching career:In additional to his coaching at the professional level, Layden is also a former head coach and player of his alma mater Niagara University's basketball team...

    , former NBA coach and executive; NBA Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year (Niagara)
  • Manny Leaks
    Manny Leaks
    Emanuel Leaks Jr. is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward/center, Leaks played at Niagara University from 1965 to 1968...

    , former NBA player (Niagara)
  • Tim Legler
    Tim Legler
    Timothy Eugene Legler is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. He is currently an ESPN basketball analyst.-La Salle:...

    , former NBA player; current ESPN analyst (La Salle)
  • Ralph Lewis
    Ralph Lewis (basketball)
    Ralph Adolphus Lewis is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" 200 lb guard and attended La Salle University. He is now an assistant coach with the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats.-La Salle:In college, Lewis scored 1,807 points in his four years at La Salle...

    , former NBA player (La Salle)
  • Nick Macarchuk, former men's college basketball coach (Fairfield)
  • Bob MacKinnon
    Bob MacKinnon
    Bob MacKinnon is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball coach. He coached three different professional teams in his career; the American Basketball Association's Spirits of St. Louis, and the NBA's Buffalo Braves and New Jersey Nets...

    , former NBA Head Coach and General Manager of the New Jersey Nets (Canisius)
  • Johnny McCarthy
    Johnny McCarthy
    John Joseph McCarthy is an American former basketball player and coach. A 6'1" guard, he played collegiately at Canisius College, and was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1956 NBA Draft. He played a total of six seasons in the NBA — two for the Royals, three for the St...

    , member of the 1963-64 NBA Champion Boston Celtics and first of just three players in NBA history to record a triple-double in a playoff debut (Canisius)
  • Brendan Malone
    Brendan Malone
    Brendan Malone is an American professional basketball coach in the NBA. He was named as the first head coach of the Toronto Raptors, one of two 1995 NBA expansion teams in Canada. An alumnus of Iona College, Malone was appointed the job by the Raptors' general manager of the time, Isiah Thomas...

    , former NBA head coach (Iona)
  • Michael Meeks
    Michael Meeks (basketball)
    Michael Meeks is a professional basketball player from Canada. A veteran of several seasons of play with various clubs in Europe, Meeks currently plays for BG Göttingen in Germany. He is a former member of the Canadian national men's basketball team.- College play :A 6'9, 235 lb...

    , former Canadian Olympic basketball player (Canisius)
  • Juan Mendez, professional basketball player in Europe; highest scoring Canadian in Division I men's basketball history (Niagara)
  • Mike Morrison
    Mike Morrison
    Michael Morrison is an American professional ice hockey player. Morrison is currently playing for Florida Everblades in East Coast Hockey League.-Playing career:...

    , former NBA player (Loyola)
  • Dan O'Sullivan
    Dan O'Sullivan
    Daniel James O'Sullivan is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.A 6′10″ , 250 lb center, O'Sullivan attended Fordham University...

    , former NBA player (Fordham)
  • Tim O'Toole
    Tim O'Toole
    Tim O'Toole is an ESPN college basketball analyst and was the tenth head coach of the Fairfield Stags men's basketball team.-Coaching career:...

    , current ESPN analyst; former men's college basketball coach (Fairfield)
  • Doug Overton
    Doug Overton
    Douglas M. Overton is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round of the 1991 NBA Draft. A 6'3" point guard from La Salle University, Overton played in 11 NBA seasons for 8 different teams...

    , former NBA player (La Salle)
  • Digger Phelps
    Digger Phelps
    Richard "Digger" Phelps is a former American college basketball coach, most notably of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team from 1971 to 1991. Since 1993, he has served as an analyst on ESPN.-Career:...

    , current ESPN analyst; former men's college basketball coach (Rider)
  • Darren Phillip
    Darren Phillip
    Darren Phillip is an American professional basketball player with Ford Burgos in the Spanish LEB Oro. Phillip a.k.a. "Primal Fear" is also a well known streetball player on the basketball courts of the New York City summer leagues...

    , 2000 NCAA Top Rebounder (Fairfield)
  • Rick Pych
    Rick Pych
    Rick Pych is an American professional sports executive. He is the President of Business Operations of Spurs Sports & Entertainment which runs the NBA San Antonio Spurs, WNBA San Antonio Silver Stars, AHL San Antonio Rampage and AT&T CenterSpurs owner Peter Holt promoted Pych to his current...

    , current San Antonio Spurs
    San Antonio Spurs
    The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....

     executive (Fairfield)
  • Jeff Ruland
    Jeff Ruland
    Jeffrey Alan Ruland is a retired American basketball player and current coach. He is the former head coach of the Iona Gaels men's college basketball team and current head coach of the UDC Firebirds men's college basketball team.-Early life and collegiate career:A 6'11", 280 lb center, Ruland...

    , former NBA player (Iona)
  • Tricia Fabbri, current Quinnipiac women's basketball coach (Fairfield)
  • Lionel Simmons, former NBA player (La Salle)
  • Mike Smrek
    Mike Smrek
    Michael Frank Smrek is a retired Canadian professional basketball player. He played in the NBA.- College career :...

    , former NBA player (Canisius)
  • Jason Thompson
    Jason Thompson (basketball)
    Jason Carlton Thompson is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. He was the starting center of the Rider University men's basketball team until 2008...

    , current Sacramento Kings
    Sacramento Kings
    The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...

     player (Rider)
  • Randy Woods
    Randy Woods
    Randolph Woods is a retired American professional basketball player.-La Salle:...

    , former NBA player (La Salle)
  • A. J. Wynder
    A. J. Wynder
    A. J. Wynder is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Nassau Community College men's basketball team...

    , former NBA player (Fairfield)

Soccer

  • Jamie Darvill
    Jamie Darvill
    Jamie Darvill is an English footballer who currently plays for Ebbsfleet United in the Conference National.-Early career in England:...

    , USL-2 player (Loyola)
  • Anthony Di Biase
    Anthony Di Biase
    Anthony Di Biase is a Canadian soccer player, currently playing for Hamilton Rage in the USL Premier Development League.-College and Amateur:...

    , USL-2 player (Niagara)
  • Bryan Harkin
    Bryan Harkin
    Bryan Harkin is a Northern Irish soccer player who currently plays for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USSF Second Division.-College and amateur:...

    , USL-2 player (Fairfield)
  • Christof Lindenmayer
    Christof Lindenmayer
    Christof Lindenmayer is a former professional soccer player who competed for the Columbus Crew as well as the Hershey Wildcats and the Virginia Beach Mariners before retiring due to chronic hamstring injuries...

    , former MLS player (Loyola)
  • Mark Longwell
    Mark Longwell
    Mark Longwell was an American soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and United Soccer League.-Youth and College:...

    , former U.S. National and NASL defender (Fairfield)
  • Brett Maron
    Brett Maron
    Brett Maron is an American soccer goalkeeper currently playing for magicJack of Women's Professional Soccer.-Collegiate career:...

    , Women's Professional Soccer player (Fairfield)
  • Jim McElderry
    Jim McElderry
    Jim McElderry is the head men's soccer coach at Fordham University, USA, which plays in the Atlantic 10 Conference.-Fairfield years:A 1993 graduate of Fairfield University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and a minor in Economics, McElderry was a four-year letterman for the...

    , Fordham men's soccer coach and A-League player (Fairfield)
  • Jim McKeown
    Jim McKeown
    James "Jim" McKeown is a retired American soccer defender who played in the North American Soccer League.McKeown graduated from Steinert High School where he was part of two Group IV championship soccer teams. He was inducted into the Steinart Hall of Fame in 2008. He then attended Rider...

    , former NASL defender (Rider)
  • Tennant McVea
    Tennant McVea
    James Tennant McVea is a Northern Irish footballer, currently playing for FC Lahti of the Finnish Premier Division.-Early career in Northern Ireland:...

    , Finnish Premier Division player (Loyola)
  • Thomas Skara, Melbourne Knights FC player
  • Bobby Smith, National Soccer Hall of Fame member; former U.S. National and NASL defender (Rider)
  • Murphy Wiredu
    Murphy Wiredu
    Murphy Wiredu is a Canadian soccer soccer player who currently plays as a striker for Sengkang Punggol in the Singapore S.League.- Career :...

    , S. League player (Saint Peter's)
  • Dennis Wit
    Dennis Wit
    Dennis Wit is a retired U.S. soccer midfielder who spent nine seasons in the North American Soccer League. He also earned four caps with the U.S. national team.-College:Wit attended Loyola College where he played on the men’s soccer team from 1969 to 1972...

    , former U.S. National and NASL player (Loyola)

Men's Basketball

Year Regular Season Champion(s) Tournament Champion Player the Year
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1981–82 season. Three players have won the award multiple times: Steve Burtt and Luis...

Defensive Player of the Year Coach of the Year
1982 Saint Peter's (20-9, 9-1) (3) Iona (24-9, 7-3) William Brown (Saint Peter's) Bob Dukiet
Bob Dukiet
Robert Kevin Dukiet was an American college basketball coach.-Early life:Dukiet was born and raised in Livingston, New Jersey and was a high school All-American at Livingston High School. He starred for Bob Cousy at Boston College, graduating cum laude in 1970 with a degree in finance and was...

 (Saint Peter's)
1983 Iona (22-9, 8-2) (2) Fordham (19-11, 7-3) Steve Burtt, Sr. (Iona) Gordon Chiesa
Gordon Chiesa
Gordon Chiesa is an assistant basketball coach for the Memphis Grizzlies. From 1989 to 2004, he served as an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz. He coached as an assistant coach at Dartmouth from 1979 to 1981. From 1981 to 1985, he served as the head coach at Manhattan. In 1983, he was named the...

 (Manhattan)
1984 La Salle (20-11, 11-3)
Saint Peter's (23-6, 11-3),
Iona (23-8, 11-3)
(3) Iona (23-8, 11-3) Steve Burtt, Sr. (Iona) Pat Kennedy
Pat Kennedy
Pat Kennedy is an American college basketball coach who most recently was men's basketball coach at Towson University before announcing his resignation on March 7, 2011. Previously, Kennedy coached at Iona College, Florida State University, DePaul University, and the University of Montana.Kennedy...

 (Iona)
1985 Iona (1) Iona (26-5, 11-3) Randy Cozzens (Army) Les Wothke (Army)
1986 Fairfield (1) Fairfield (24-7, 13-1) Tony George (Fairfield) Mitch Buonaguro (Fairfield)
1987 Saint Peter's (21-9, 11-3) (7) Fairfield (15-16, 5-9) Kevin Houston
Kevin Houston
Kevin Houston was an American basketball player who is best known for leading NCAA Division I in scoring during his senior season at Army in 1986–87...

 (Army)
Ted Fiore (Saint Peter's)
1988 La Salle (1) La Salle (24-10, 14-0) Lionel Simmons (La Salle) Speedy Morris
Speedy Morris
William "Speedy" Morris is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach at La Salle University from 1986 to 2001. He led the Explorers to four NCAA tournament appearances...

 (La Salle)
1989 La Salle (1) La Salle (26-6, 13-1) Lionel Simmons (La Salle) Speedy Morris
Speedy Morris
William "Speedy" Morris is a retired college basketball coach. He was head coach at La Salle University from 1986 to 2001. He led the Explorers to four NCAA tournament appearances...

 (La Salle)
Ted Fiore (Saint Peter's)
1990 (N) Holy Cross (24-6, 14-2), (S) La Salle (S1) La Salle (30-2, 16-0) Lionel Simmons (La Salle) George Blaney
George Blaney
George R. Blaney is an American basketball coach.Blaney played high school basketball at St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City....

 (Holy Cross)
1991 Siena (25-10, 12-4) (3) Saint Peter's (24-7, 11-5) Marc Brown (Siena) Ted Fiore (Saint Peter's)
1992 Manhattan (25-9, 13-3) (2) La Salle (20-11, 12-4) Randy Woods
Randy Woods
Randolph Woods is a retired American professional basketball player.-La Salle:...

 (La Salle)
Steve Lappas
Steve Lappas
Steve Lappas is an American college men's basketball coach. He coached at Manhattan College , Villanova University and the University of Massachusetts , compiling a 280-237 record over a 17-year coaching career...

 (Manhattan)
1993 Manhattan (1) Manhattan (23-7, 12-2) Keith Bullock (Manhattan) Jack Armstrong (Niagara)
1994 Canisius (22-7, 12-2) (5) Loyola (MD) (17-13, 6-8) Doremus Bennerman (Siena) John Beilein
John Beilein
John Beilein is an American college basketball coach and current men's basketball head coach at the University of Michigan. He is the 16th head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. The 2010–11 season was his fourth at Michigan, with whom he has a six-year contract...

 (Canisius)
1995 Manhattan (26-5, 12-2) (3) Saint Peter's (19-11, 10-4) Craig Wise (Canisius) Fran Fraschilla
Fran Fraschilla
-External links:*...

 (Manhattan
1996 Iona (21-8, 10-4) (5) Canisius (19-11, 7-7) Darrell Barley (Canisius) Paul Cormier
Paul Cormier
Paul Cormier is the head men's basketball coach at Dartmouth College. Recently, Cormier was an advance pro scout for the Golden State Warriors during the 2009-2010 season and New Jersey Nets during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 NBA seasons. Previously, he was an assistant coach for the Memphis...

 (Fairfield)
1997 Iona (22-8, 11-3) (8) Fairfield (11-19, 2-12) Mindaugas Timinskas
Mindaugas Timinskas
Mindaugas Timinskas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Lithuanian national basketball team....

 (Iona)
Tim Welsh
Tim Welsh
Tim Welsh is an American college basketball coach and the former head basketball coach at Providence College. Previously, he served as the head coach at Iona College...

 (Iona)
1998 Iona (1) Iona (27-6, 15-3) Kashif Hameed (Iona) Tim Welsh
Tim Welsh
Tim Welsh is an American college basketball coach and the former head basketball coach at Providence College. Previously, he served as the head coach at Iona College...

 (Iona)
1999 Niagara (17-12, 13-5), Siena (2) Siena (25-6, 13-5) Alvin Young (Niagara Joe Mihalich
Joe Mihalich
Joe Mihalich is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Niagara University.Mihalich was named head coach in 1998. Niagara went to two NCAA tournaments in 2005 and 2007 and two National Invitational Tournaments in 2004 and 2009.-References:...

 (Niagara)
2000 Siena (24-9, 15-3) (2) Iona (20-11, 13-5) Tariq Kirksay
Tariq Kirksay
Tariq Kirksay is a French American basketball player. He is a member of the France national basketball team.- External links :*...

 (Iona)
Paul Hewitt
Paul Hewitt
-External links:**...

 (Siena)
2001 Iona (1) Iona (22-11, 12-6) Demond Stewart (Niagara) Dave Magarity (Marist)
2002 Rider (17-11, 13-5), Marist (19-9, 13-5) (7) Siena (17-19, 9-9) Mario Porter (Rider) Deng Gai
Deng Gai
Deng Gai is a South Sudanese professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He plays as a power forward. Gai was the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball season blocks leader.-College basketball:...

 (Fairfield)
Don Harnum (Rider)
2003 Manhattan (1) Manhattan (23-7, 14-4) Luis Flores
Luis Flores
Luis Alberto Flores is a professional basketball player from the Dominican Republic. He is a 6 ft 2 in and 205 lb guard. He grew up in the United States, in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City, and attended Norman Thomas High School...

 (Manhattan)
Deng Gai
Deng Gai
Deng Gai is a South Sudanese professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He plays as a power forward. Gai was the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball season blocks leader.-College basketball:...

 (Fairfield)
Bobby Gonzalez
Bobby Gonzalez
Bobby Gonzalez is the former head coach of the Seton Hall University Pirates men's basketball team. Gonzalez was previously the head coach at Manhattan College and was well known for leading the Jaspers to two NCAA tournaments and the second NCAA tournament win in school history.Gonzalez had...

 (Manhattan)
2004 Manhattan (1) Manhattan (25-6, 16-2) Luis Flores
Luis Flores
Luis Alberto Flores is a professional basketball player from the Dominican Republic. He is a 6 ft 2 in and 205 lb guard. He grew up in the United States, in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights in New York City, and attended Norman Thomas High School...

 (Manhattan)
Tyquawn Goode (Fairfield) Tim O'Toole
Tim O'Toole
Tim O'Toole is an ESPN college basketball analyst and was the tenth head coach of the Fairfield Stags men's basketball team.-Coaching career:...

 (Fairfield)
2005 Rider (19-11, 13-5), Niagara (1) Niagara (20-10, 13-5) Juan Mendez (Niagara) Deng Gai
Deng Gai
Deng Gai is a South Sudanese professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He plays as a power forward. Gai was the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball season blocks leader.-College basketball:...

 (Fairfield)
Joe Mihalich
Joe Mihalich
Joe Mihalich is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Niagara University.Mihalich was named head coach in 1998. Niagara went to two NCAA tournaments in 2005 and 2007 and two National Invitational Tournaments in 2004 and 2009.-References:...

 (Niagara)
2006 Manhattan (20-11, 14-4) (2) Iona (23-7, 13-5) Keydren Clark
Keydren Clark
Keydren "Kee-Kee" Clark is an American professional basketball player. He is 1.80 m in height and he plays at the point guard position...

 (Saint Peter's)
Ricky Soliver (Iona) Bobby Gonzalez
Bobby Gonzalez
Bobby Gonzalez is the former head coach of the Seton Hall University Pirates men's basketball team. Gonzalez was previously the head coach at Manhattan College and was well known for leading the Jaspers to two NCAA tournaments and the second NCAA tournament win in school history.Gonzalez had...

 (Manhattan)
2007 Marist (25-9, 14-4) (2) Niagara (23-12, 13-5) Jared Jordan
Jared Jordan
Jared Ahern Jordan is an American professional basketball player.-College career:Jordan, who graduated from Kingswood-Oxford School in West Hartford, Connecticut in 2003, became the point guard for the Marist College basketball team until his graduation in 2007...

 (Marist)
Jason Thompson
Jason Thompson (basketball)
Jason Carlton Thompson is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. He was the starting center of the Rider University men's basketball team until 2008...

 (Rider)
Matt Brady
Matt Brady
Matt Brady is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball coach at James Madison University. He was introduced at a press conference on March 26, 2008. Brady was formerly the head coach at Marist College, departing with a 73–50 record in four years. He took the Red Foxes...

 (Marist)
2008
2008 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
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, to decide the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion...

Siena and Rider (13-5) (1) Siena (23-10, 13-5) Jason Thompson
Jason Thompson (basketball)
Jason Carlton Thompson is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. He was the starting center of the Rider University men's basketball team until 2008...

 (Rider)
Jason Thompson
Jason Thompson (basketball)
Jason Carlton Thompson is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. He was the starting center of the Rider University men's basketball team until 2008...

 (Rider)
Tommy Dempsey
Tommy Dempsey
Tommy Dempsey is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Rider University.-References:...

 (Rider)
2009
2009 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
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...

Siena (16-2) (1) Siena (26-7, 16-2) Kenny Hasbrouck
Kenny Hasbrouck
Kenny Hasbrouck is an American basketball player who currently plays for EWE Baskets Oldenburg in Germany. He formerly played at Siena College. The six-foot-three Hasbrouck played point guard, shooting guard, and small forward for the Saints. He was named a co-captain at the start of his junior...

 (Siena)
Tyrone Lewis (Niagara) Fran McCaffery
Fran McCaffery
Fran McCaffery is an American college basketball coach and the current men's head basketball coach at the University of Iowa. He is the former head of the Siena men's basketball program. He previously served as head coach of Lehigh University and UNC Greensboro...

 (Siena)
2010
2010 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
-External links:*...

Siena (17-1) (1) Siena (27-6, 17-1) Alex Franklin (Siena) Anthony Johnson (Fairfield) Kevin Willard
Kevin Willard
Kevin Willard is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Seton Hall University, and former coach of Iona College. He took over Iona from Jeff Ruland on April 10, 2007....

 (Iona)
2011
2011 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
-External links:*http://www.maacsports.com/*...

Fairfield (15-3) (4) Saint Peter's (20–13, 11–7) Ryan Rossiter (Siena) Anthony Nelson (Niagara) Ed Cooley
Ed Cooley
Ed Cooley is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Providence College Friars men's basketball team. Previously, Cooley had held the same position at Fairfield University from 2006–2011...

 (Fairifeld)

  • MAAC men's basketball conference tournament locations
    MAAC men's basketball conference tournament locations
    The MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament determines the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion and the winner of the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.-Seeding:...


Postseason men's basketball history

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NCAA Tournament
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

Year MAAC Rep. Opponent Result
1984
1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 53 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1984, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Seattle, Washington. A total of...

(10) Iona (7) Virginia L 57-58
1985
1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. This was the first year the field was expanded to 64 teams, from 53 in the previous year's tournament. It began...

(13) Iona (4) Loyola-IL L 58-59
1986
1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1986 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1986, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Dallas, Texas...

(13) Fairfield (4) Illinois L 51-75
1987
1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1987, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New Orleans, Louisiana...

(16) Fairfield (1) Indiana L 58-92
1988
1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1988, and ended with the championship game on April 4 returning to Kansas City, Missouri...

(13) La Salle (4) Kansas St. L 53-66
1989
1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1989, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Seattle, Washington...

(8) La Salle (9) Louisiana Tech L 74-83
1990
1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1990, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Denver, Colorado...

(4) La Salle (13) So. Mississippi
(5) Clemson
W 79-63
L 75-79
1991
1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1991, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana...

(12) Saint Peter's (5) Texas L 65-73
1992
1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 19, 1992, and ended with the championship game on April 6 in Minneapolis, Minnesota...

(13) La Salle (4) Seton Hall L 76-78
1993
1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana...

(11) Manhattan (6) Virginia L 66-78
1994
1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1994 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1994, and ended with the championship game on April 4 in Charlotte, North Carolina...

(15) Loyola-MD (2) Arizona L 55-81
1995
1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1995, and ended with the championship game on April 3 at the Kingdome in Seattle,...

(15) Saint Peter's
(13) Manhattan
(2) Massachusetts
(4) Oklahoma
(5) Arizona St.
L 51-68
W 77-67
L 54-64
1996
1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1996, and ended with the championship game on April 1 at Continental Airlines Arena in...

(13) Canisius (4) Utah L 43-72
1997
1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1997, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Indianapolis, Indiana...

(16) Fairfield (1) North Carolina L 74-82
1998
1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1998, and ended with the championship game on March 30 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,...

(12) Iona (5) Syracuse L 61-63
1999
1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1999, and ended with the championship game on March 29 at Tropicana Field in St....

(13) Siena (4) Arkansas L 80-94
2000
2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2000, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Indianapolis, Indiana...

(14) Iona (3) Maryland L 59-74
2001
2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 2001 with the play-in game, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in...

(14) Iona (3) Mississippi L 70-72
2002
2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 2002, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Atlanta, Georgia...

(65) Siena
(16) Siena
(64) Alcorn St.
(1) Maryland
W 81-77
L 70-85
2003
2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 2003, and ended with the championship game on April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana...

(14) Manhattan (3) Syracuse L 65-76
2004
2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,...

(12) Manhattan (5) Florida
(4) Wake Forest
W 75-60
L 80-84
2005
2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St...

(14) Niagara (3) Oklahoma L 67-84
2006
2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005–06 basketball season...

(13) Iona (4) LSU L 64-80
2007
2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season...

(65) Niagara
(16) Niagara
(64) Florida A&M
(1) Kansas
W 77-69
L 67-107
2008
2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2007–08 basketball season...

(13) Siena (4) Vanderbilt
(12) Villanova
W 83-62
L 72-84
2009
2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT....

(9) Siena (8) Ohio State
(1) Louisville
W 74-72
L 72-79
2010
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...

(13) Siena (4) Purdue L 64-72
2011
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:First Four*March 15 and 16**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OhioSecond and third rounds*March 17 and 19**Verizon Center, Washington, D.C....

(14) Saint Peter's (3) Purdue L 43-65
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NIT Tournament
National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...

> Year MAAC Rep. Opponent Result 1982
1982 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:...

Fordham
Saint Peter's
Iona Virginia Tech
Syracuse
Rutgers L 58-69
L 75-84
L 51-55 1983
1983 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:...

Fordham
Iona So. Florida
St. Bonaventure
Nebraska L 69-81
W 90-76
L 73-85 1984
1984 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Virginia Tech 71, Southwestern Louisiana 70...

Fordham
Saint Peter's
La Salle Weber State
Tennessee
Pittsburgh L 63-75
L 40-55
L 91-95 1985
1985 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Tennessee 100, Louisville 84...

Fordham Richmond L 57-59 1987
1987 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Nebraska 76, Arkansas-Little Rock 67...

Saint Peter's
La Salle Oklahoma
Villanova
Niagara
Illinois St.
Arkansas-LR
So. Mississippi L 60-76
W 86-84
W 89-81
W 70-50
W 92-72
L 80-84 1988
1988 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Colorado State 58, Boston College 57...

Fordham Houston L 61-69 1989
1989 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - UAB 78, Michigan State 76...

Saint Peter's Villanova L 56-76 1990
1990 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Penn State 83, New Mexico 81...

Holy Cross
Fordham Rutgers
Southern U.
Rutgers L 78-87
W 106-70
L 74-81 1991
1991 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Colorado 98, Massachusetts 91...

La Salle
Siena Massachusetts
Fairleigh Dickinson
South Carolina
Massachusetts L 90-93
W 90-85
W 63-58
L 80-82 1992
1992 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Utah 81, Florida 78...

Manhattan Wisconsin-GB
Rutgers
Notre Dame W 67-65
W 62-61
L 58-74 1993
1993 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - UAB 55, Providence 52...

Niagara Boston College L 83-87 1994
1994 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Siena 92, Kansas State 79...

Manhattan
Canisius
Siena Old Dominion
Villanova
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Bradley
Villanova
Kansas St. L 74-76
L 79-103
W 78-68
W 89-79
W 75-62
L 58-66
W 92-79 1995
1995 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Penn State 66, Canisius 62...

Canisius Seton Hall
Bradley
Washington St.
Virginia Tech
Penn State W 83-71
W 55-53
W 89-80
L 59-71
L 62-66 1996
1996 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Tulane 87, Alabama 76...

Iona
Fairfield
Manhattan St. Joseph's PA
Providence
Wisconsin L 78-82
L 79-91
L 42-55 1997
1997 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Connecticut 74, Arkansas 64Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996-97 schedule after Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster....

Iona Connecticut L 66-71 1998
1998 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Georgia 95, Fresno State 79Minnesota later forfeited its entire 1997-98 schedule due to an academic fraud scandal....

Rider Penn State L 68-82 2000
2000 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Penn State 74, N.C. State 72...

Siena Massachusetts
Penn State W 66-65
L 103-105 2002
2002 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Temple 65, Syracuse 64...

Manhattan Villanova L 69-84 2003
2003 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Texas Tech 71, Minnesota 61St. John's later vacated the title due to an ineligible player....

Fairfield
Siena Boston College
Villanova
W. Michigan
Alabama-Birm. L 78-90
W 74-59
W 68-62
L 71-80 2004
2004 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals & Finals:...

Niagara Troy State
Nebraska W 87-83
L 70-78 2006
2006 National Invitation Tournament
-Michigan Bracket:-Louisville Bracket:-Cincinnati Bracket:-Semifinals & Finals:...

Manhattan Fairleigh Dickinson
Maryland
Old Dominion W 80-77
W 87-84
L 66-70 2007
2007 National Invitation Tournament
The 2007 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams which did not participate in the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...

Marist Oklahoma State
N.C. State W 67-64
L 62-69 2009
2009 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals and finals:Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 31 and April 2* denotes each overtime played-NIT Championship:...

Niagara Rhode Island L 62-68 2011
2011 National Invitation Tournament
-Colorado bracket:-Boston College bracket:-Virginia Tech bracket:-NIT Final Four - NIT Semifinals and NIT Championship Game:Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City-See also:* 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...

Fairfield Colorado State
Kent State W 62-60
L 68-72 class="wikitable sortable" style="vertical-align: middle;"
CBI Tournament
College Basketball Invitational
The College Basketball Invitational is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2007 by The Gazelle Group. The inaugural tournament occurred after the conclusion of the 2007–08 men's college basketball regular season. The CBI selects 16 teams that are not selected for the NCAA Tournament...

> Year MAAC Rep. Opponent Result 2008
2008 College Basketball Invitational
The 2008 College Basketball Invitational was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that did not participate in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 2008 National Invitation Tournament...

Rider Old Dominion L 65-68
>
CIT Tournament
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2009 by College Insider.com. It now hosts 24 participating teams.-Champions:-2009:...

Year MAAC Rep. Opponent Result
2009
2009 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
The 2009 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that was won by...

Rider Liberty L 64-79
2010
2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
The 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams....

Fairfield George Mason
Creighton
W 101-96
L 55-73
2011
2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
The 2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 24 NCAA Division I teams. The CIT began with 12 first round games. Four of the teams that won first-round games advanced to the quarterfinals, while the other eight teams played for the right to...

Rider
Iona
Northern Iowa
Valparaiso
Buffalo
East Tennessee State
Santa Clara
L 50-84
W 85-77
W 78-63
W 83-80
L 69-76

Women's Basketball

Year Regular Season Champion(s) Tournament Champion Player the Year Defensive Player of the Year Coach of the Year
1982 Saint Peter's (1) Saint Peter's Sheri Lauyer (Saint Peter's) Mike Granelli (Saint Peter's)
1983 Saint Peter's (1) Saint Peter's Shelia Tighe (Manhattan) Dianne Nolan (Fairfield)
1984 Saint Peter's (1) Saint Peter's Shelia Tighe (Manhattan) Dianne Nolan (Fairfield)
1985 Saint Peter's (2) Holy Cross Janet Hourihan (Holy Cross) Togo Palazzi (Holy Cross)
1986 Saint Peter's (2) La Salle Adrienne Draughn (Saint Peter's) Mike Granelli (Saint Peter's)
1987 La Salle (5) Manhattan Tracey Quinn (Holy Cross) John Miller (La Salle)
1988 La Salle (3) Fairfield Tracey Sneed (La Salle) John Miller (La Salle)
1989 La Salle (2) Holy Cross Jeanine Radice (Fordham) John Miller (La Salle)
1990 Fairfield (2) Manhattan Tonya Grant (Saint Peter's) Dianne Nolan (Fairfield)
1991 Fairfield (1) Fairfield Val Higgins (Siena) Gina Castelli (Siena)
1992 La Salle (2) Saint Peter's Jennifer Cole (La Salle) Mike Rappl (Canisius)
1993 Niagara (2) Saint Peter's Samantha David (Niagara) Bill Agronin (Niagara)
1994 Siena (2) Loyola (MD) Liz Lopes (Siena) Gina Castelli (Siena)
1995 Saint Peter's (4) Loyola (MD) Patty Stoffey (Loyola) Kara Rehbaum (Canisius)
1996 Saint Peter's (2) Manhattan Gina Somma (Manhattan) Mike Granelli (Saint Peter's)
1997 Siena (2) Saint Peter's Heather Fiore (Canisius)
Jessica Grosarth (Fairfield)
Dianne Nolan (Fairfield)
Mike Granelli (Saint Peter's)
1998 Siena (2) Fairfield Melanie Halker (Siena) Gina Castelli (Siena)
1999 Siena (2) Saint Peter's Melanie Halker (Siena) Mike Granelli (Saint Peter's)
2000 Fairfield (2) Saint Peter's Gail Strumpf (Fairfield) Dianne Nolan (Fairfield)
2001 Siena (1) Siena Gunta Basko (Siena) Gina Castelli (Siena)
2002 Siena (2) Saint Peter's Gunta Basko (Siena) Gunta Basko (Siena Sal Buscaglia (Manhattan)
Gina Castelli (Siena)
2003 Manhattan (1) Manhattan Liene Jansone (Siena) Eva Cunningham (Niagara) Bill Agronin (Niagara)
2004 Siena (2) Marist Jenel Stevens (Canisius) Jenel Stevens (Canisius)
Jolene Johnston (Siena)
Brian Giorgis
Brian Giorgis
Brian Giorgis is the current head coach of the Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team. He is currently in his ninth season as head coach. He graduated from SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's degree in health education in 1977, and earned a master's from Virginia Tech in 1982. He has been highly...

 (Marist)
2005 Marist (2) Canisius Eva Cunningham (Niagara) Alisa Kresge (Marist)
Lauren Surber (Siena)
Brian Giorgis
Brian Giorgis
Brian Giorgis is the current head coach of the Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team. He is currently in his ninth season as head coach. He graduated from SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's degree in health education in 1977, and earned a master's from Virginia Tech in 1982. He has been highly...

 (Marist)
Bill Agronin (Niagara)
2006 Marist (1) Marist Fifi Camara (Marist) Alisa Kresge (Marist) Anthony Bozzella (Iona)
Brian Giorgis (Marist)
2007 Marist (1) Marist Martina Weber (Iona) Alisa Kresge (Marist) Joe Logan (Loyola)
2008 Marist (1) Marist Rachele Fitz (Marist) Tania Kennedy (Saint Peter's) Brian Giorgis
Brian Giorgis
Brian Giorgis is the current head coach of the Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team. He is currently in his ninth season as head coach. He graduated from SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's degree in health education in 1977, and earned a master's from Virginia Tech in 1982. He has been highly...

 (Marist)
2009 Marist (1) Marist Rachele Fitz (Marist) Brittané Russell (Canisius) Terry Zeh (Canisius)
2010 Marist (15-3) (1) Marist (25-7, 15-3) Rachele Fitz (Marist) Stephanie Geehan (Fairfield) Kendra Faustin (Niagara)
2011 Marist (18-0) (1) Marist Erica Allenspach (Marist) Katie Sheahin (Loyola) Brian Giorgis (Marist)
2012

Postseason women's basketball history

>
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NCAA Tournament
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual college basketball tournament for women. Held each April, the Women's Championship was inaugurated in the 1981–82 season...

Year MAAC Rep. Opponent Result
1982
1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament was the first NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament ever held. It featured 32 teams. Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, Cheyney, and Maryland met in the Final Four, held at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia and hosted by Old Dominion University,...

(8) Saint Peter's (1) Old Dominion L 42-75
1983
1983 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1983 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 18 and concluded on April 3 with USC winning the title. The tournament consisted of 36 teams. The Final Four was held in Norfolk, Virginia and consisted of USC, Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion, and Georgia...

(33) La Salle (32) South Carolina State L 67-85
1985
1985 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
-Midwest Regional - Louisiana Tech - Ruston, LA:-Mideast Regional - Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY :...

(7) Holy Cross (2) Ohio State L 60-102
1986
1986 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1986 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 12 and ended on March 30. The tournament expanded to 40 teams from 32. The Final Four consisted of Texas, Tennessee, Western Kentucky, and USC, with Texas defeating Southern California, 97-81 in the championship game. Texas's...

(10) La Salle (7) Villanova L 55-60
1987
1987 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1987 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 11 and ended on March 29. The tournament featured 40 teams. The Final Four consisted of Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, and Long Beach State, with Tennessee winning its first title with a 67-44 victory over Louisiana Tech...

(10) Manhattan (7) Indiana L 55-70
1988
1988 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
-Mideast Regional - Athens, GA :-East Regional - Norfolk, VA :-Midwest Regional - Austin, TX :-Final Four - Tacoma, WA :-References:...

(10) Fairfield
(8) La Salle
(7) St. John's
(9) Penn State
L 70-83
L 85-86
1989
1989 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1989 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 15 and ended on April 2. The tournament featured 48 teams. The Final Four consisted of Auburn, Louisiana Tech, Tennessee, and Maryland, with Tennessee winning its second title with a 76-60 victory over Auburn...

(9) Holly Cross
(9) La Salle
(8) Temple
(8) Connecticut
(1) Tennessee
L 80-90
W 72-63
L 61-91
1990
1990 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1990 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 11 and ended on April 1. The tournament featured 48 teams. The Final Four consisted of Virginia, Stanford, Auburn, and Louisiana Tech, with Stanford defeating Auburn 76-60 to win its first NCAA title. Stanford's Jennifer Azzi...

(12) Manhattan (5) Clemson L 55-79
1991
1991 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
-West Regional - Las Vegas, NV:-East Regional - Philadelphia, PA:-Midwest Regional - Austin, TX:-Final Four - New Orleans, LA :-References:...

(12) Fairfield (5) Providence L 87-88
1992
1992 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
-West Regional - Seattle, WA:-Midwest Regional - Boulder, CO:-Mideast Regional - West Lafayette, IN:-Final Four - Los Angeles, CA:-References:...

(11) Saint Peter's (6) Connecticut L 66-83
1993
1993 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
-Mideast Regional - Iowa City, IA:-Midwest Regional - Nacogdoches, TX:-West Regional - Missoula, MT:-Final Four - Atlanta, GA:...

(12) Saint Peter's (5) Miami L 44-61
1994
1994 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1994 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament featured 64 teams for the first time ever. The Final Four consisted of North Carolina, Purdue, Louisiana Tech, and Alabama, with North Carolina defeating Louisiana Tech 60-59 to win its first NCAA title on a 3 point shot by Charlotte Smith as...

(14) Loyola (MD) (3) Virginia L 47-72
1995
1995 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1995 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament featured 64 teams. The Final Four consisted of Connecticut, Tennessee, Stanford, and Georgia...

(10) Loyola (MD) (7) Oklahoma L 45-90
1996
1996 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1996 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament took place from March 15 – March 31, 1996. The Final Four consisted of Connecticut, Georgia, Stanford, and Tennessee. Tennessee defeated Georgia 83–65 in the championship game.-Regional cities:...

(14) Manhattan (3) Virginia L 55-100
1997
1997 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
-Midwest Region:-West Region:-Final Four:E-East; ME-Mideast; MW-Midwest; W-West.- Notes :...

(15) Saint Peter's (2) Louisiana Tech L 50-94
1998
1998 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1998 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 13, 1998 and concluded on March 29, 1998 when Tennessee won the national title. The Final Four was held at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri on March 27 - March 29, 1998. Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, NC State, and Arkansas...

(15) Farifield (2) Connecticut L 52-93
1999
1999 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1999 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 12, 1999 and concluded on March 28, 1999 when Purdue won its first national championship in any women's sport. The Final Four was held at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, California on March 26 - March 28, 1999. Purdue defeated...

(13) Saint Peter's (4) Virginia Tech L 48-73
2000
2000 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
-Midwest Regional - Portland, OR:-Mideast Regional - Memphis, TN:-West Regional - Kansas City, MO:-Final Four - Philadelphia, PA :-See also:* 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament* 2000 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament- Notes :...

(14) Saint Peter's (3) Mississippi State L 60-94
2001
2001 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
-West Regional - Spokane, WA:-Midwest Regional - Denver, CO:-East Regional - Pittsburgh, PA:-Final Four - St. Louis, MO :-See also:* 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament* 2001 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...

(11) Siena
(12) Fairfield
(6) Colorado
(5) Utah
L 57-79
L 78-98
2002
2002 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2002 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament concluded on March 31, 2002 when Connecticut won the national title. The Final Four was held at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on March 29 - March 31, 2002...

(11) Saint Peter's (6) Cincinnati L 63-76
2003
2003 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2003 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 22, 2003 and concluded on April 8, 2003 when the Connecticut Huskies won their second straight national title. The Final Four was held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia on April 6 - April 8, 2003...

(14) Manhattan (3) Mississippi State L 47-73
2004
2004 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2004 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 20, 2004 and concluded on April 6, 2004 when Connecticut won a third consecutive national championship, becoming only the second school in history to accomplish such a feat. The Final Four was held at the New Orleans Arena in...

(14) Marist (3) Oklahoma L 45-58
2005
2005 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
-East Regional:-Midwest Regional:-Mideast Regional:-West Regional:-East Regional:-Midwest Regional:-Final Four:West-Tempe; Mideast-Chattanooga; East-Philadelphia; Midwest-Kansas City.-Record by conference:...

(15) Canisius (2) Duke L 48-80
2006
2006 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
-Albuquerque:-Bridgeport:-San Antonio:-Cleveland Regional:-Albuquerque Regional:-Bridgeport Regional:-San Antonio Regional:-Final Four – TD Banknorth Garden :...

(14) Marist (3) Georgia L 60-75
2007
2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 17, 2007 and concluded on April 3 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Final Four consisted of Tennessee, LSU, Rutgers, and North Carolina, with Tennessee defeating Rutgers 59-46 for their seventh National Title...

(13) Marist (4) Ohio State
(5) Middle Tennessee
(1) Tennessee
W 67-63
W 73-59
L 46-65
2008
2008 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2008 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the 2007–08 national champion of women's NCAA Division I college basketball. It commenced on March 22, 2008, and concluded when the University of Tennessee Lady...

(7) Marist (10) DePaul
(2) LSU
W 76-57
L 49-68
2009
2009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The regionals, held in the city rather than the geographic area as a practice that has been used since 2005, were held there from March 28 to 31 at these sites:...

(12) Marist (5) Virginia L 61-68
2010
2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament started Saturday, March 20, 2010 and was completed on Tuesday, April 6 of the same year with University of Connecticut Huskies defending their title from the previous year by defeating Stanford, 53-47. The tournament bids were announced on...

(12) Marist (5) Georgetown L 42-62
2011
2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 19, 2011 and concluded on April 5, 2011. The Texas A&M Aggies won the championship....

(10) Marist (7) Iowa State
(2) Duke
W 74-64
L 66-71
2012
2012 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The following 16 sites will be used for first and second round games:*Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa*Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana...

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WNIT Tournament
WNIT
WNIT is the PBS member television station for South Bend, Indiana. Its studios are located in South Bend. WNIT broadcasts on digital channel 35 ....

> Year MAAC Rep. Opponent Result 1999 Siena Georgetown
Wisconsin W 86-73
L 85-107 2000 Fairfield Wisconsin L 46-82 2002 Siena St. Joseph's (PA) L 55-84 2003 Siena Seton Hall
Creighton W 66-58
L 86-96 2007
2007 Women's National Invitation Tournament
The 2007 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 48 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that did not participate in the 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament....

Iona Long Island
Indiana W 91-79
L 71-74 2008
2008 Women's National Invitation Tournament
The 2008 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 48 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that did not participate in the 2008 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The 40th annual tournament was played from March 19, 2008 to...

Iona Quinnipiac
St. John's W 71-59
L 59-65 2009
2009 Women's National Invitation Tournament
The 2009 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 48 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that did not participate in the 2009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. It was won by South Florida. The 41st annual tournament was...

Canisius Syracuse L 65-90 2010 Iona Maryland L 53-88 2011 Loyola Old Dominion
Virginia W 67-65
L 49-71 2012 class="wikitable sortable" style="vertical-align: middle;"
WBI Tournament
Women's Basketball Invitational
The Women's Basketball Invitational is a women's college basketball tournament created in 2009 by Sport Tours. The inaugural tournament occurred at the conclusion of the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Selections for the WBI are announced on Selection Monday...

> Year MAAC Rep. Opponent Result 2010 Fairfield Towson
Appalachian State W 69-55
L 36-59 2011 Manhattan Sacred Heart
Wright State
UAB W 52-48
W 75-73
L 43-62 2012

Champions

Year Champion(s)
1982
Army
1983
Fairfield
1984
Iona
1985
LaSalle
1986
Holy Cross
1987
Fordham
1988
Fordham
1989
LaSalle
1990
LeMoyne~
Fordham^
1991
LeMoyne~
Fairfield^
1992
LeMoyne~
Iona^
1993
LeMoyne~
Fairfield^
1994
Saint Peter's
1995
Siena
1996
Siena
1997
Siena
1998
LeMoyne
1999
Siena
2000
Marist
2001
Marist
2002
Marist
2003
LeMoyne
2004
LeMoyne
2005
Marist
2006
Manhattan
2007
LeMoyne
2008
Rider
2009
Marist
2010
Rider
2011
Manhattan


From 1990 through 1993, the MAAC, split into two divisions.

~North Division Champion

^South Division Champion
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Postseason Baseball History

>
class=wikitable
NCAA Tournament
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....

Year MAAC Rep. Opponent Result
1997 Marist Florida State
Western Carolina
L 2-4
L 3-8
1999 Siena Wake Forest
Virginia Tech
L 4-22
L 5-11
2000 Marist East Carolina
McNeese State
East Carolina
L 3-12
W 6-5
L 7-8
2001 Marist Stanford
Long Beach State
Stanford
L 3-4
W 7-6
L 0-6
2002 Marist SW Missouri State
Nebraska
SW Missouri State
W 5-4*
L 1-9
L 2-5
2003 LeMoyne North Carolina State
Western Carolina
L 2-8
L 5-9
2004 LeMoyne Arkansas
Missouri
L 1-4
L 3-11
2005 Marist LSU
Northwestern State
L 5-14
L 3-4
2006 Manhattan Nebraska
Miami
San Francisco
Miami
W 4-1
L 2-8
W 6-4
L 4-10
2007 LeMoyne Texas A&M
Ohio State
L 2-7
L 5-6*
2008 Rider Cal State Fullerton
Virginia
L 0-11
L 2-8
2009 Marist Florida State
Ohio State
L 4-16
L 4-6
2010 Rider Texas
Rice
L 0-11
L 1-19
2011 Manhattan Florida
Jacksonville
L 3-17
L 4-5

'*' Extra Innings
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Men's Soccer

Year Regular Season Champ Tournament Champ Offensive/Overall Player the Year Defensive/Goalkeeper of the Year Coach of the Year
1988 Army (13-5-1 overall, 6-1-0 MAAC) Army
1989 Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

 (10-5-2 overall, 5-0-0 MAAC)
Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

1990 Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

 (16-2-5 overall, 8-0-0 MAAC)
Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

1991 Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

 (12-8-2 overall, 8-0-0 MAAC)
Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

Dejan Cokic, Fairfield
1992 Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

 (16-4-1 overall, 6-1-0 MAAC)
Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

Jim McElderry
Jim McElderry
Jim McElderry is the head men's soccer coach at Fordham University, USA, which plays in the Atlantic 10 Conference.-Fairfield years:A 1993 graduate of Fairfield University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and a minor in Economics, McElderry was a four-year letterman for the...

, Fairfield
Dejan Cokic, Fairfield
1993 Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

 (19-3-1 overall, 7-0-0 MAAC)
Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

1994 Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

 (15-5-2 overall, 6-1-0 MAAC)
Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

1995 Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

 (15-6-0 overall, 7-0-0 MAAC)
Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

1996 Canisius (5-12-2 overall, 4-1-2 MAAC) Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

1997 Rider (15-6-1 overall, 8-1-0 MAAC) Rider Craig Wicken (Rider)
1998 Fairfield
Fairfield Stags men's soccer
The Fairfield Stags men's soccer team represents Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut and competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I. The Stags play their home games at Lessing Field on the campus of Fairfield University...

 (15-4-1 overall, 7-1-1 MAAC)
Rider Christof Lindenmayer
Christof Lindenmayer
Christof Lindenmayer is a former professional soccer player who competed for the Columbus Crew as well as the Hershey Wildcats and the Virginia Beach Mariners before retiring due to chronic hamstring injuries...

 (Loyola)
Carl Rees
Carl Rees
Carl Rees is the head coach of the Fairfield Stags men's soccer team where he was the 1998 NSCAA New England Coach of the Year and the 1998 and 2011 MAAC Coach of the Year. Rees is the Director of Coaching for Everton America, an official partner of Everton FC of the English Premier League...

 (Fairfield)
1999 Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

 (13-6-2 overall, 7-1-1 MAAC)
Fairfield
Fairfield Stags men's soccer
The Fairfield Stags men's soccer team represents Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut and competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I. The Stags play their home games at Lessing Field on the campus of Fairfield University...

Christof Lindenmayer
Christof Lindenmayer
Christof Lindenmayer is a former professional soccer player who competed for the Columbus Crew as well as the Hershey Wildcats and the Virginia Beach Mariners before retiring due to chronic hamstring injuries...

 (Loyola)
Reb Beatty
Reb Beatty
Reb Beatty is a former American soccer player who briefly competed at the professional level in Italy before prematurely leaving the game due to injury and personal motives...

 (Loyola)
Bill Sento (Loyola)
2000 Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

 (12-4-2 overall, 9-0-0 MAAC)
Marist Joseph Crespo (Marist) Reb Beatty
Reb Beatty
Reb Beatty is a former American soccer player who briefly competed at the professional level in Italy before prematurely leaving the game due to injury and personal motives...

 (Loyola)
2001 Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

 (17-2-2 overall, 9-0-0 MAAC)
Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

Niall Lepper
Niall Lepper
Niall Lepper is a former Scottish international soccer player who competed for the Under 18 Scottish national team before playing NCAA Division I soccer, first for a year at Mount Saint Mary's before transferring for his final three seasons at Loyola College in Maryland...

 (Loyola)
Reb Beatty
Reb Beatty
Reb Beatty is a former American soccer player who briefly competed at the professional level in Italy before prematurely leaving the game due to injury and personal motives...

 (Loyola)
Mark Mettrick
Mark Mettrick
Mark Mettrick is a former English-American soccer midfielder who played four seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League and three in the USISL. He is currently the head coach of the Loyola University Maryland men's soccer team....

 (Loyola)
2002 Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

 (13-5-3 overall, 8-0-1 MAAC)
Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

Niall Lepper
Niall Lepper
Niall Lepper is a former Scottish international soccer player who competed for the Under 18 Scottish national team before playing NCAA Division I soccer, first for a year at Mount Saint Mary's before transferring for his final three seasons at Loyola College in Maryland...

 (Loyola)
Reb Beatty
Reb Beatty
Reb Beatty is a former American soccer player who briefly competed at the professional level in Italy before prematurely leaving the game due to injury and personal motives...

 (Loyola)
Bobby Herodes (Marist)
2003 Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

 (11-7-3 overall, 6-2-1 MAAC)
Saint Peter's Omar Alfonso (Loyola) Alex Cunliffe (Fairfield) Cesar Markovic (Saint Peter's)
2004 Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

 (11-6-1 overall, 9-0-0 MAAC)
Marist Douglas Narvaez (Saint Peter's) Ben Castor (Marist) Mark Mettrick
Mark Mettrick
Mark Mettrick is a former English-American soccer midfielder who played four seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League and three in the USISL. He is currently the head coach of the Loyola University Maryland men's soccer team....

 (Loyola)
2005 Fairfield
Fairfield Stags men's soccer
The Fairfield Stags men's soccer team represents Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut and competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I. The Stags play their home games at Lessing Field on the campus of Fairfield University...

 (13-4-3 overall, 8-0-1 MAAC)
Marist Matt Stedman (Niagara
Niagara Purple Eagles men's soccer
The Niagara Purple Eagles men's soccer team is the men's college soccer team that represent Niagara University and competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I. The Purple Eagles play their home games at Niagara Field on the campus of Niagara University...

)
Ben Castor (Marist) Dermot McGrane
Dermot McGrane
Dermot McGrane is a head coach and a former soccer player.-Player:McGrane grew up in England, and was a four-time All-Central Region honoree at Leicester High School...

 (Niagara
Niagara Purple Eagles men's soccer
The Niagara Purple Eagles men's soccer team is the men's college soccer team that represent Niagara University and competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I. The Purple Eagles play their home games at Niagara Field on the campus of Niagara University...

)
2006 Fairfield
Fairfield Stags men's soccer
The Fairfield Stags men's soccer team represents Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut and competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I. The Stags play their home games at Lessing Field on the campus of Fairfield University...

 (15-6-1 overall, 7-2-0 MAAC)
Fairfield
Fairfield Stags men's soccer
The Fairfield Stags men's soccer team represents Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut and competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I. The Stags play their home games at Lessing Field on the campus of Fairfield University...

Juan Gaviria (Saint Peter's) Tom Skara (Fairfield) Dermot McGrane
Dermot McGrane
Dermot McGrane is a head coach and a former soccer player.-Player:McGrane grew up in England, and was a four-time All-Central Region honoree at Leicester High School...

 (Niagara
Niagara Purple Eagles men's soccer
The Niagara Purple Eagles men's soccer team is the men's college soccer team that represent Niagara University and competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I. The Purple Eagles play their home games at Niagara Field on the campus of Niagara University...

)
2007 Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

 19-3-1 overall, 8-1-0 MAAC)
Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

Murphy Wiredu
Murphy Wiredu
Murphy Wiredu is a Canadian soccer soccer player who currently plays as a striker for Sengkang Punggol in the Singapore S.League.- Career :...

 (Saint Peter's)
Tennant McVea
Tennant McVea
James Tennant McVea is a Northern Irish footballer, currently playing for FC Lahti of the Finnish Premier Division.-Early career in Northern Ireland:...

 (Loyola)
Mark Mettrick
Mark Mettrick
Mark Mettrick is a former English-American soccer midfielder who played four seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League and three in the USISL. He is currently the head coach of the Loyola University Maryland men's soccer team....

 (Loyola)
2008 Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

 (18-2-1 overall, 9-0-0 MAAC)
Fairfield
Fairfield Stags men's soccer
The Fairfield Stags men's soccer team represents Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut and competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I. The Stags play their home games at Lessing Field on the campus of Fairfield University...

Jamie Darvill
Jamie Darvill
Jamie Darvill is an English footballer who currently plays for Ebbsfleet United in the Conference National.-Early career in England:...

 (Loyola)
Tennant McVea
Tennant McVea
James Tennant McVea is a Northern Irish footballer, currently playing for FC Lahti of the Finnish Premier Division.-Early career in Northern Ireland:...

 (Loyola)
Mark Mettrick
Mark Mettrick
Mark Mettrick is a former English-American soccer midfielder who played four seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League and three in the USISL. He is currently the head coach of the Loyola University Maryland men's soccer team....

 (Loyola)
2009 Iona (14-2-2 overall, 8-1-0 MAAC) Loyola
Loyola Greyhounds men's soccer
The Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds are a men's soccer team representing Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference...

Jamie Darvill
Jamie Darvill
Jamie Darvill is an English footballer who currently plays for Ebbsfleet United in the Conference National.-Early career in England:...

 (Loyola)
Tennant McVea
Tennant McVea
James Tennant McVea is a Northern Irish footballer, currently playing for FC Lahti of the Finnish Premier Division.-Early career in Northern Ireland:...

 (Loyola)
Fernando Barboto (Iona)
2010 Saint Peter's (13-6-1 overall, 7-1-1 MAAC) Saint Peter's
2011 Fairfield (12-5-1 overall, 8-0-1 MAAC) Fairfield

Women's Soccer

Year Regular Season Champ Tournament Champ Overall/Offensive Player of the Year Defensive/Goalkeeper of the Year Coach of the Year
1992 Iona
1993 Fairfield Stacy Wagenseil (Canisius) Debbie Belkin (Fairfield)
1994 Loyola (11-10-0 overall, 6-1-0 MAAC) Loyola Stacy Wagenseil (Canisius)
Val Kujan (Siena)
Glenn Crooks (Saint Peter's)
Dave Gerrity (Loyola)
1995 Loyola (10-6-4 overall, 6-1-0 MAAC) Fairfield Kelli Hurley (Fairfield) Erin Gilroy (Loyola) Dave Gerrity (Loyola)
1996 Loyola Nicole Tracey (Saint Peter's) Erin Gilroy (Loyola) Scott Sylvester (Saint Peter's)
1997 Fairfield Abby Allen (Fairfield) Maria Piechocki (Fairfield)
1998 Fairfield Abby Allen (Fairfield) Maria Piechocki (Fairfield)
1999 Loyola (13-4-1 overall, 8-0-1 MAAC) Fairfield Pam Cluff (Fairfield) Julie Kapcala (Loyola) Peter Veltri (Niagara)
2000 Loyola (15-5-0, 9-0-0 MAAC) Loyola Pam Cluff (Fairfield) Julie Kapcala (Loyola) Joe Mallia (Loyola)
2001 Loyola Julie Anne Forman (Fairfield) Megan McGonagle (Marist)
Steve Karbowski (Siena)
2002 Fairfield (9-7-3 overall, 8-0-1 MAAC) Loyola Rosie Luzak (Niagara) Noel Cox (Siena) Steve Karbowski (Siena)
2003 Loyola (12-9-1 overall, 8-0-1 MAAC) Loyola Tami Coyle (Rider) Lindsay Tracey (Loyola)
Katy Owings (Niagara)
Peter Veltri (Niagara)
2004 Loyola (16-4-0 overall, 9-0-0 MAAC) Loyola Ali Andrzejewski (Loyola) Lisa Jaffa (Loyola)
Noel Cox (Siena)
Emma Hayes (Iona)
2005 Loyola (15-5-0 overall, 9-0-0 MAAC) Fairfield Ali Andrzejewski (Loyola) Sarra Moller (Loyola) Peter Veltri (Niagara)
2006 Loyola (10-7-2 overall, 8-1-0 MAAC) Niagara Kristen Turner (Siena) Brett Maron
Brett Maron
Brett Maron is an American soccer goalkeeper currently playing for magicJack of Women's Professional Soccer.-Collegiate career:...

 (Fairfield)
John Byford (Loyola)
2007 Marist (11-5-3 overall, 7-1-1 MAAC) Loyola Brittany Bisnott (Niagara) Brittany Henderson (Loyola) Elizabeth Roper (Marist)
2008 Loyola (10-6-4 overall, 7-0-2 MAAC) Fairfield Ahna Johnson (Fairfield) Sarra Moller (Loyola) Jim Wendling (Canisius)
2009 Loyola (13-4-3 overall, 9-0-0 MAAC) Loyola Theresa Ferraina (Loyola) Brittany Henderson (Loyola) Katherine Vettori (Loyola)
2010 Canisius (14-7-0 overall, 7-2-0 MAAC) Siena
2011 Marist (13-6-2 overall, 7-1-1 MAAC) Marist

Champions

Year Men's Champion Women's Champion
1984
La Salle
La Salle
1985
La Salle
Army
1986
La Salle
La Salle
1987
Army
Army
1988
Army
Army
1989
La Salle
Army
1990
La Salle
Army
1991
La Salle
La Salle
1992
La Salle
La Salle
1993
Iona
Loyola
1994
Niagara
Loyola
1995
Loyola
Loyola
1996
Marist
Loyola
1997
Marist
Marist
1998
Marist
Marist
1999
Marist
Marist
2000
Marist
Marist
2001
Marist
Rider
2002
Marist
Marist
2003
Marist
Rider
2004
Rider
Marist
2005
Marist
Marist
2006
Marist
Marist
2007
Marist
Marist
2008
Marist
Marist
2009
Loyola
Rider
2010
Loyola
Marist
2011
Loyola
Marist

Champions

Year Men's Champion Women's Champion
1981
Iona
1982
Iona
1983
Iona
Holy Cross
1984
La Salle
Holy Cross
1985
Iona
Holy Cross
1986
Army
Manhattan
1987
Army
Fordham
1988
Iona
Fordham
1989
La Salle
Fordham
1990
La Salle
Canisius
1991
Iona
Canisius
1992
Iona
Canisius
1993
Iona
Manhattan
1994
Iona
Manhattan
1995
Iona
Canisius
1996
Iona
Manhattan
1997
Iona
Canisius
1998
Iona
Marist
1999
Iona
Manhattan
2000
Iona
Marist
2001
Iona
Iona
2002
Iona
Manhattan
2003
Iona
Loyola
2004
Iona
Marist
2005
Iona
Iona
2006
Iona
Iona
2007
Iona
Iona
2008
Iona
Iona
2009
Iona
Iona
2010
Iona
Iona
2011
Iona
Iona

Football

The MAAC Football League was formed in 1993 and folded in the 2007-08 academic year. At its peak, it consisted of Canisius, Duquesne, Fairfield, Georgetown, Iona, La Salle
La Salle University
La Salle University is a private, co-educational, Roman Catholic university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Named for St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, the school was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. As of 2008 the school has approximately 7,554...

, Marist, Saint John's, Saint Peter's and Siena.

Canisius, Fairfield, Saint John's and Siena have since disbanded their football programs.
Saint Peter's disbanded its football team in June 2007, while La Salle did the same in November 2007. Iona disbanded their football program in November 2008 after competing as an FCS independent in the 2008 season.

Georgetown
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...

, a former MAACFL member, has moved to the Patriot League
Patriot League
The Patriot League is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I) for a number of sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision...

.
Duquesne
Duquesne University
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of...

 left the MAACFL after the 2007 season to join the Northeast Conference
Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference is a college athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA. The NCAA designates the Northeast Conference to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision for Division I Men's Football and to Division I Sports for all other sports.Founded in 1981 as the ECAC-Metro...

. Marist joined the Pioneer Football League
Pioneer Football League
The Pioneer Football League is a college athletic conference which operates in the East, Midwest, and California of the United States. It has member schools that range from New York, North Carolina, and Florida in the east to California in the west. The conference participates in the NCAA's...

in 2009.

Champions

  • 1993 Iona (5-0-0)
  • 1994 Marist (6-1-0) & St. John's (6-1-0)
  • 1995 Duquesne (7-0-0)
  • 1996 Duquesne (8-0)
  • 1997 Georgetown (7-0)
  • 1998 Fairfield (6-1) & Georgetown (6-1)
  • 1999 Duquesne (7-1)
  • 2000 Duquesne (7-0)
  • 2001 Duquesne (6-0)
  • 2002 Duquesne (8-0)
  • 2003 Duquesne (5-0)
  • 2004 Duquesne (4-0)
  • 2005 Duquesne (4-0)
  • 2006 Duquesne (3-1) & Marist (3-1)
  • 2007 Duquesne, Iona & Marist (all 2-1)
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