2017–18 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season
Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Overall record MAAC record MAAC Tournament championships
Canisius Reggie Witherspoon Chattanooga ( asst . ) 2 18-16 10-10 0
Fairfield Sydney Johnson Princeton 7 90-109 53-63 0
Iona Tim Cluess LIU Post 8 162-78 101-33 3
Manhattan Steve Masiello Louisville ( asst . ) 7 102-93 63-53 2
Marist Mike Maker Williams College 4 22-72 14-46 0
Monmouth King Rice Vanderbilt ( asst . ) 7 106-92 53-27 0
Niagara Chris Casey LIU Post 5 32-96 21-59 0
Quinnipiac Baker Dunleavy Villanova ( asst . ) 1 0-0 0-0 0
Rider Kevin Baggett Rider ( assoc . HC ) 6 85-79 54-44 0
Saint Peter 's John Dunne Seton Hall ( asst . ) 12 139-207 86-120 1
Siena Jimmy Patsos Loyola ( MD ) 5 69-68 43-37 1
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The 2017-18 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017-18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January and concluded in March 2018. 2017-18 was the 37th season of MAAC basketball. On February 25, 2018, the last day of the MAAC regular season, both Rider and Canisius won their final game to claim a share of the MAAC Regular Season title. Rider and Canisius both split their regular season games, but Rider had a 1-0 record against third place Niagara and Canisius went 1-1, so Rider was awarded the No. 1 seed in the 2018 MAAC Tournament, while Canisius secured the No. 2 seed. The 2018 MAAC Tournament was held from March 1-5, 2018 at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY. No. 4 seed Iona defeated No. 6 seed Fairfield 83-71 to win the tournament championship, their third consecutive. They joined former member La Salle University (1988-90) and Siena College (2008-10) as the only teams to ever win three consecutive tournament championships.