Last season, Ndefo claimed his second-consecutive MAAC Defensive Player of the Year award after leading the nation in blocked shots and finishing eighth in the league in steals. Saint Peter’s KC Ndefo was voted the 2021-22 MAAC Preseason Player of the Year. Closing the poll was Quinnipiac University in ninth, Niagara University in 10th, and Canisius College in 11th. Marist College, 2020-21 Co-Regular Season Champions Monmouth University, and Rider University were all within a mere point of each other in the poll, earning 75, 74, and 73 points respectively to round out the top five spots.įairfield University was slotted sixth (62 points), Manhattan College ended up in seventh (58 points), and defending Co-Regular Season Champions Siena College placed eighth (54 points) in the poll. Under the leadership of fourth year head coach and 2020 MAAC Coach of the Year, Shaheen Holloway, the Peacocks have posted back-to-back top-three finishes in the MAAC standings, winning over 10 league games in each of the last two seasons.
Saint Peter’s University followed with a second-place finish in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll, receiving 91 points. Led by Hall of Fame head coach Rick Pitino, Iona will be seeking its seventh MAAC Championship crown dating back to 2013. 9 seed to win the conference tournament and just the second team in MAAC history to go 4-0 en route to the league trophy. Recipients of all 11 first-place votes and the maximum 121 points, the Iona College Gaels were chosen to repeat as league champions following last season’s unprecedented run to the 2021 MAAC Championship title, the program’s league-leading 13th championship. Defending champions, Iona College was unanimously selected as the favorites to claim the MAAC crown in 2021-22, as voted on by the league’s 11 head coaches. 19, 2021) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) has revealed the 2021-22 Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll and Preseason All-MAAC Teams, announced tonight during the MAAC Preseason Awards Show on ESPN3.
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