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Welcome to December. Welcome to the Chamber of Chaos known as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men’s basketball season.
We’ve made it through the first month of the season, but the conference has already seen a few lives. In the first weeks of the campaign, the MAAC was outperforming its previous seasons in terms of Net Rating on KenPom. Now, the league is back at its mark from last year. Despite that, there have been some big wins. Quinnipiac took down Pitt, Iona beat Hofstra and Oregon State, Merrimack beat La Salle, Siena took back the Albany Cup. Now, it counts for the ultimate prize.
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Here’s what you need to keep an eye on.
Schedule
Wednesday, December 3
Sacred Heart at Mount St. Mary’s, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 4
Rider at Merrimack, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, December 5
Quinnipiac at Iona, 7:00 p.m.
Niagara at Siena, 7:00 p.m.
Canisius at Saint Peter’s, 7:00 p.m.
Mount St. Mary’s at Marist, 7:00 p.m.
Fairfield at Manhattan, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 7
Fairfield at Merrimack, 1:00 p.m.
Iona at Sacred Heart, 2:00 p.m.
Rider at Quinnipiac, 2:00 p.m.
Niagara at Saint Peter’s, 2:00 p.m.
Canisius at Siena, 2:00 p.m.
Manhattan at Marist, 2:00 p.m.
1. Hello, Mr. Geriot
Dan Geriot has sat on the bench in NBA Playoff games, but hasn’t been part of a conference college basketball game in over a decade. He’s brought a pace that the MAAC isn’t used to and has a connected team led by a bunch of unsung players. Well, there’s one other team in the conference that plays as fast as the Gaels, and it’s Iona’s first league opponent, Quinnipiac.
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Hey coach, welcome to the MAAC. Here’s your first assignment: a matchup against the two-time reigning coach of the year, reigning player of the year, and two-time defending regular-season champions.
Now, Geriot aced his early non-conference slate, going 4-0 before Paradise Jam, but got a reality check in the Virgin Islands. Iona went 1-2. Then, Iona bounced back in a big way with a blowout win at Delaware. Sitting…
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