(SportsNetwork.com) – The 34th annual Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament is set to tip off at the Times Union Center on Thursday with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on the line. The defending champion Manhattan Jaspers (16-13, 13-7), the third seed in this year’s event, don’t take the floor until the quarterfinals on […]

The Iona Gaels, who were an impressive 11-2 in their own building, finished with the best league mark at 17-3, yet struggled a bit in non-conference play which isn’t unheard of for some of the teams in the MAAC that challenge themselves before conference play begins in earnest after the new year. The Gaels figure […]

Springfield, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – For the second straight year, the Iona Gaels and the Manhattan Jaspers will decide the champion in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament when they meet in the final at MassMutual Center on Monday night. Iona is seeking its second straight MAAC title, after winning the league tournament with a 60-57 […]

(SportsNetwork.com) – Like so many conferences in college sports these days, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is one that has made some moves in terms of membership in the last year, adding Monmouth and Quinnipiac, while watching Loyola-Maryland defect to the Patriot League. But even with those changes, the team to watch in the 33rd […]

Unfortunately, both the Bobcats and Hawks figure to be bit players in the league, at least for this season. Instead, the ruling parties should be Manhattan, Iona and Canisius, assuming there aren’t too many surprises and injuries to key players. The Jaspers have earned high praise after making an appearance in the MAAC Championship Game […]

Moon Township, PA (Sports Network) – Karvel Anderson scored 20 points off the bench to lead the Robert Morris Colonials to a 75-57 win over the St. Francis (NY) Terriers in the quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference tournament at the Charles L. Sewall Center. Russell Johnson had 19 points and Lucky Jones netted 16 points […]