The America East Conference holds an annual men’s basketball tournament and women’s basketball tournament to determine the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Here’s some information about the 2023 America East Conference basketball tournaments:
Men’s Tournament:
The tournament will be held from March 4-11, 2023.
All 10 teams in the conference will participate.
The tournament will begin with three first-round games featuring the No. 7, No. 8, No. 9, and No. 10 seeds.
The top six teams in the conference will receive byes to the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinals will be held on March 6, 2023.
The semifinals will be held on March 10, 2023.
The championship game will be held on March 11, 2023.
Women’s Tournament:
The tournament will be held from March 3-11, 2023.
All 10 teams in the conference will participate.
The tournament will begin with three first-round games featuring the No. 7, No. 8, No. 9, and No. 10 seeds.
The top six teams in the conference will receive byes to the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinals will be held on March 5, 2023.
The semifinals will be held on March 9, 2023.
The championship game will be held on March 11, 2023.
It’s worth noting that in the 2019 America East Men’s Basketball Tournament, the No. 6 seed University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) defeated the No. 1 seed Vermont in the quarterfinals, which was considered one of the biggest upsets in the conference’s history. UMBC went on to win the tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, where they famously upset the No. 1 overall seed Virginia in the first round, becoming the first No. 16 seed to ever defeat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Several NBA players have competed in the America East Conference tournament during their college careers. Here are a few notable examples:
Jarius Lyles: Lyles played for UMBC and led the Retrievers to their historic upset over Virginia in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. He went undrafted in the NBA but has played professionally overseas.
Germain Mopa Njila: Njila played for the University of Vermont and was named the America East Player of the Year in 2005. He went on to play professionally in Europe.
Jameel Warney: Warney played for Stony Brook University and was a three-time America East Player of the Year from 2014-2016. He had brief stints in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks and the New York Knicks and has played professionally overseas since.
Taylor Coppenrath: Coppenrath played for the University of Vermont and was named the America East Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005. He played professionally in Europe after his college career.
DJ Irving: Irving played for Boston University and was named the America East Player of the Year in 2014. He has played professionally in Europe since his college career ended.
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