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2023 America East men's basketball tournament

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2023 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsVermont (9th title)
Winning coachJohn Becker (5th title)
TelevisionESPN
ESPN2
← 2022
2024 ⊟

The 2023 America East Men's Basketball Conference tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the America East Conference following the 2022-23 conference regular season. It began on March 4, 2023 and ended on March 11, 2023. All tournament games were played on the home arenas of the higher-seeded school. The winner, Vermont, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Tournament.[1]

2022–23 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 14 2   .875 23 11   .676
UMass Lowell 11 5   .688 26 8   .765
New Hampshire 9 7   .563 15 15   .500
UMBC 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
Binghamton 8 8   .500 13 18   .419
Bryant 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
Maine 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
NJIT 4 12   .250 7 23   .233
Albany 3 13   .188 8 23   .258
2023 AmEast Tournament winner

Seeds

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Eight of the nine America East teams contested the tournament. Tiebreakers were applied as necessary to determine seeding.

Seed School AEC Record Tiebreaker
1 Vermont 14–2
2 UMass Lowell 11–5
3 New Hampshire 9–7
4 UMBC 8–8 4–0 vs. Binghamton/Bryant
5 Binghamton 8–8 1–3 vs. UMBC/Bryant; 1–1 vs. UMass Lowell
6 Bryant 8–8 1–3 vs. UMBC/Binghamton; 0–2 vs. UMass Lowell
7 Maine 7–9
8 NJIT 4–12
DNQ Albany 3–13

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4, 2023
1 7:00 pm No. 8 NJIT at No. 1 Vermont 57–84 ESPN
2 4:00 pm No. 7 Maine at No. 2 UMass Lowell 54–85
3 7:00 pm No. 5 Binghamton at No. 4 UMBC 67–65
4 1:00 pm No. 6 Bryant at No. 3 New Hampshire 60–67
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 7, 2023
5 7:00 pm No. 5 Binghamton at No. 1 Vermont 57–79 ESPN
6 6:00 pm No. 3 New Hampshire at No. 2 UMass Lowell 64–75
Championship – Saturday, March 11, 2023
7 11:00 am No. 2 UMass Lowell at No. 1 Vermont 59–72 ESPN2/ESPN
*Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4, 2023
ESPN
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
ESPN
Championship
Saturday, March 11, 2023
ESPN2/ESPN
         
1 Vermont 84
8 NJIT 57
1 Vermont 79
5 Binghamton 57
4 UMBC 65
5 Binghamton 67
1 Vermont 72
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 UMass Lowell 59
2 UMass Lowell 85
7 Maine 54
2 UMass Lowell 75
3 New Hampshire 64
3 New Hampshire 67
6 Bryant 60

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Championship Schedule". americaeast.com. America East Conference. January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.