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2006 America East men's basketball tournament

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2006 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2005–06
First round siteBinghamton University Events Center
Vestal, New York
Quarterfinals siteBinghamton University Events Center
Vestal, New York
Semifinals siteBinghamton University Events Center
Vestal, New York
Finals siteSEFCU Arena
Albany, New York
ChampionsAlbany (1st title)
Winning coachWill Brown (1st title)
MVPJamar Wilson (Albany)
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2005–06 America East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Albany 13 3   .813 21 11   .656
Binghamton 12 4   .750 16 13   .552
Boston University 9 7   .563 12 16   .429
Hartford 9 7   .563 13 15   .464
New Hampshire 8 8   .500 12 17   .414
Vermont 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
Maine 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
UMBC 5 11   .313 10 19   .345
Stony Brook 2 14   .125 4 24   .143
2006 America East tournament winner
As of March 14, 2006
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 America East men's basketball tournament was held from March 3–5 at the Binghamton University Events Center. The final was held March 11 at the Recreation and Convocation Center at the University at Albany. Albany gained its first ever berth in the NCAA tournament with its 80-67 win over Vermont.[1] Albany was given the 16th seed in the Washington D.C. Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Connecticut 72–59, after Albany nearly became the first 16 seed to upset a 1 seed with a twelve-point lead with just over eleven minutes to play.

Bracket and Results

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First round
Friday, March 3
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4
Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
Final
Saturday, March 11
            
1 Albany 79
8 UMBC 65
8 UMBC 88
9 Stony Brook 70
1 Albany 67
5 New Hampshire 54
4 Hartford 62
5 New Hampshire 66
1 Albany 80
6 Vermont 67
2 Binghamton 71
7 Maine 62
2 Binghamton 59
6 Vermont 66
3 Boston University 61
6 Vermont 64

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Danes are beast of the A-East: UAlbany routs Vermont to earn first berth in NCAA Tournament". Troy Record. March 12, 2006. Retrieved February 7, 2024.