America East Conference men's basketball tournament

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America East men's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportCollege basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Number of teams8
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current locationBest seed arena
Played1980–present
Last contest2024
Current championVermont
Most championshipsVermont (11)
TV partner(s)ESPN+ ESPN2 (final)
Official websiteAmericaEast.com Men's Basketball
Sponsors
D-wave systems, PepsiCo and Adidas Originals
Host stadiums
Varies year-to-year. Preliminary round awarded to conference school to host. Championship hosted by highest remaining seed.

The America East men's basketball tournament, popularly known as the America East Playoffs, is the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA college basketball in the America East Conference. The winner of the annual tournament gains an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.

Format and hosts[edit]

As of 2013, the first rounds take place at a single location, usually the home arena of one of the conference schools, but the championship game is hosted the next weekend by the higher remaining seed. The 2013 and 2014 Tournament preliminary rounds were hosted by the University at Albany. Beginning in 2015, the format was changed from a single location in the first rounds to multiple locations. For every round, including the finals the higher seeded team in each game hosts. After the first round, teams are reseeded to account for upsets that may have occurred.

Beginning with the 2018 edition, the last place team in the conference standings will not take part in the tournament. This change was made due to the impending eligibility of UMass Lowell for NCAA-sponsored postseason play, following the completion of the school's transition from NCAA Division II.[1]

History of the tournament finals[edit]

Year Winner Score Opponent Reggie Lewis Most Outstanding Player Tournament venue
1980 Holy Cross 81–75 Boston University Ron Perry, Holy Cross Preliminary rounds at campus sites
Final at Hart Center (Worcester, MA)
1981 Northeastern 81–79 OT Holy Cross Perry Moss, Northeastern Preliminary rounds at campus sites
Final at Cabot Center (Boston, MA)
1982 Northeastern 82–59 Niagara Perry Moss, Northeastern Preliminary rounds at campus sites
Final at Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)
1983 Boston University 63–62 Holy Cross Mike Alexander, Boston University Preliminary rounds at campus sites
Final at Case Gym (Boston, MA)
1984 Northeastern 85–75 Canisius Mark Halsel, Northeastern Preliminary rounds at campus sites
Final at Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)
1985 Northeastern 68–67 Boston University Reggie Lewis, Northeastern
1986 Northeastern 63–54 Boston University Wess Fuller, Northeastern
1987 Northeastern 71–68 Boston University Reggie Lewis, Northeastern
1988 Boston University 79–68 Niagara Jeff Timberlake, Boston University Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, CT)
1989 Siena 68–67 Boston University Marc Brown, Siena
1990 Boston University 75–57 Vermont Bill Brigham, Boston University
1991 Northeastern 57–46 Maine Ron Lacey, Northeastern Preliminary rounds at campus sites
Final at Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)
1992 Delaware 92–68 Drexel Alex Coles, Delaware Preliminary rounds at campus sites
Final at Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE)
1993 Delaware 67–64 Drexel Kevin Blackhurst, Delaware Preliminary rounds at campus sites
Final at Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia)
1994 Drexel 86–78 Maine Malik Rose, Drexel
1995 Drexel 72–52 Northeastern Malik Rose, Drexel Preliminary rounds at campus sites
Final at Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia)
1996 Drexel 76–67 Boston University Malik Rose, Drexel Preliminary rounds at Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE)
Final at Daskalakis Athletic Center (Philadelphia)
1997 Boston University 68–61 Drexel Tunji Awojobi, Boston University Preliminary rounds at Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE)
Final at Case Gym (Boston, MA)
1998 Delaware 66–58 Boston University Darryl Presley, Delaware Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE)
1999 Delaware 86–67 Drexel John Gordon, Delaware
2000 Hofstra 76–69 Delaware Speedy Claxton, Hofstra Preliminary rounds at Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, DE)
Final at Hofstra Arena (Hempstead, NY)
2001 Hofstra 68–54 Delaware Roberto Gittens, Hofstra
2002 Boston University 66–40 Maine Billy Collins, Boston University Preliminary rounds at Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)
Final at Case Gym (Boston, MA)
2003 Vermont 56–55 Boston University Matt Sheftic, Vermont Preliminary rounds at Walter Brown Arena (Boston, MA)
Final at Case Gym (Boston, MA)
2004 Vermont 72–53 Maine Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont Preliminary rounds at Walter Brown Arena (Boston, MA)
Final at Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2005 Vermont 80–57 Northeastern Taylor Coppenrath, Vermont Preliminary rounds at Events Center (Vestal, NY)
Final at Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2006 Albany 80–67 Vermont Jamar Wilson, Albany Preliminary rounds at Events Center (Vestal, NY)
Final at Recreation and Convocation Center (Albany, NY)
2007 Albany 60–59 Vermont Jamar Wilson, Albany Preliminary rounds at Agganis Arena (Boston, MA)
Final at Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2008 UMBC 82–65 Hartford Jay Greene, UMBC Preliminary rounds at Events Center (Vestal, NY)
Final at Retriever Activities Center (Catonsville, MD)
2009 Binghamton 61–51 UMBC D.J. Rivera, Binghamton Preliminary rounds at SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)
Final at Events Center (Vestal, NY)
2010 Vermont 83–70 Boston University Marqus Blakely, Vermont Preliminary rounds at Chase Arena (West Hartford, CT)
Final at Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2011 Boston University 56–54 Stony Brook John Holland, Boston University Preliminary rounds at Chase Arena (West Hartford, CT)
Final at Agganis Arena (Boston, MA)
2012 Vermont 51–43 Stony Brook Brian Voelkel, Vermont Preliminary rounds at Chase Arena (West Hartford, CT)
Final at Stony Brook Arena (Stony Brook, NY)
2013 Albany 53–49 Vermont Mike Black, Albany Preliminary rounds at SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)
Final at Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2014 Albany 69–60 Stony Brook Peter Hooley, Albany Preliminary rounds at SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)
Final at Pritchard Gymnasium (Stony Brook, NY)
2015 Albany 51–50 Stony Brook Peter Hooley, Albany Preliminary rounds at campus sites
Final at SEFCU Arena (Albany, NY)
2016 Stony Brook 80–74 Vermont Jameel Warney, Stony Brook Preliminary rounds at campus sites
Final at Island Federal Credit Union Arena (Stony Brook, NY)
2017 Vermont 56–53 Albany Anthony Lamb, Vermont Preliminary rounds at campus sites
Final at Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2018 UMBC 65–62 Vermont Jairus Lyles, UMBC
2019 Vermont 66–49 UMBC Anthony Lamb, Vermont
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Vermont awarded tournament championship
2021 Hartford 64–50 UMass Lowell Austin Williams, Hartford Preliminary rounds at campus sites
Final at Chase Arena (West Hartford, CT)
2022 Vermont 82–43 UMBC Ben Shungu, Vermont Preliminary rounds at campus sites
Final at Patrick Gym (Burlington, VT)
2023 Vermont 72–59 UMass Lowell Dylan Penn, Vermont
2024 Vermont 66–61 UMass Lowell Shamir Bogues, Vermont

Championships by School[edit]

School Championships Years
Vermont 11 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
Northeastern† 7 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991
Boston† 6 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2011
Albany 5 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015
Delaware† 4 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999
Drexel† 3 1994, 1995, 1996
Hofstra† 2 2000, 2001
UMBC 2 2008, 2018
Holy Cross† 1 1980
Siena† 1 1989
Binghamton 1 2009
Stony Brook† 1 2016
Hartford† 1 2021
Maine 0
UMass Lowell 0
New Hampshire 0
NJIT 0
  • †Former member of the America East

Maine, New Hampshire, UMass Lowell, and NJIT are the only remaining teams in the conference to have never won a title.

Broadcasters[edit]

Television[edit]

Year Network Play-by-play Analyst Sideline
2024 ESPN2 Robert Lee Randolph Childress
2023 Jay Alter Terrence Oglesby
2022 Doug Sherman Paul Biancardi
2021 Roy Philpott Noah Savage
2020 Dave O'Brien
2019 Doug Sherman Paul Biancardi Stormy Buonantony
2018 Mark Plansky Olivia Harlan
2017 Mike Corey Brooke Weisbrod
2016 Mark Jones
2015 Bob Picozzi Tim Welsh
2014
2013 LaPhonso Ellis
2012[2]
2011[3] Beth Mowins Mike Kelley
2010[4] Bob Wischusen Tim Welsh
2009[5] Scott Graham
2008[6] Bob Wischusen Mike Kelley
2007[7] Jon Sciambi Bucky Waters
2006 Bob Wischusen Donny Marshall
2005 ESPN Dave Revsine Jay Williams
2004 Doug Gottlieb
2003 Bob Wenzel
2002 Jay Bilas
2001 Michele Tafoya Bob Wenzel
1999[8] Dave Strader Jay Bilas

Radio[edit]

Year Network Play-by-play Analyst
2024 Westwood One Cooper Boardman Nick Bahe
2023 Bill Rosinski
2022 Chris Lewis Mo Cassara
2021 Brandon Gaudin Kyle Macy
2019 Justin Kutcher Tom Brennan
2018 Kevin Lee Jon Crispin
2017 Patrick Kinas Tom Brennan
2016 Scott Graham Mo Cassara
2015[9] Brandon Gaudin

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MBB Playoff Changes, 2018 Baseball Championship Site Determined at Annual Meeting" (Press release). America East Conference. June 8, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Championship Week: Coverage of a Record 137 Men's Games Begins March 1 | ESPN MediaZone". Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  3. ^ ScheduleESPN Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Championship Week Begins Thursday, March 4 | ESPN MediaZone". Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
  5. ^ "20090226_ChampionshipWeekBeginsMarch5". Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-03-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "What to Watch: College basketball lovers rejoice". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  8. ^ "Notes from Championship Week Coverage". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  9. ^ "America East Championship Highlights: Albany 51 - Stony Brook 50". 14 March 2015.
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