1999 MAAC men's basketball tournament

1999 MAAC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1998–99
Teams	10
Site	Marine Midland Arena Buffalo, New York
Champions	Siena (1st title)
Winning coach	Paul Hewitt (1st title)
MVP	Marcus Faison (Siena)
MAAC men's basketball tournaments

1998–99 MAAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Niagara	13	–	5		.722			17	–	12		.586
Siena †	13	–	5		.722			25	–	6		.806
Iona	12	–	6		.667			16	–	14		.533
Canisius	11	–	7		.611			15	–	12		.556
Saint Peter's	10	–	8		.556			14	–	15		.483
Marist	8	–	10		.444			16	–	12		.571
Rider	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
Fairfield	7	–	11		.389			12	–	15		.444
Loyola (MD)	6	–	12		.333			13	–	15		.464
Manhattan	3	–	15		.167			5	–	22		.185
† 1999 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held February 26–March 1, 1999 at Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.

Second-seeded Siena defeated Saint Peter's in the championship game, 82–67, to win their first MAAC men's basketball tournament.

The Saints received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament.

Format

All ten of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

	First round Friday, February 26					Quarterfinals Saturday, February 27					Semifinals Sunday, February 28					Championship Monday, March 1
						1	Niagara	78
						9	Loyola (MD)	77
	8	Fairfield	72
	9	Loyola (MD)	75
											1	Niagara	70
											5	Saint Peter's	78
						4	Canisius	72
						5	Saint Peter's	80
																5	Saint Peter's	67
																2	Siena	82
						2	Siena	101
						7	Rider	73
	7	Rider	73
	10	Manhattan	46
											2	Siena	56
											6	Marist	55
						3	Iona	69
						6	Marist	71