MAAC Regular Season Champions
MAAC Regular Season Champions
Full list of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) regular season men’s basketball champions, including head coach, by year. Parenthesis indicate number of titles for that coach or school. The league has been active since 1981 and Iona is the program with the most titles (13), followed by Siena (nine) and Manhattan (six). Joe Mihalich and Tim Cluess are the head coaches with the most titles (four each), followed by several others with three each. See also: MAAC Tournament Champions
1981-82 — Saint Peter’s, Bob Dukiet
1982-83 — Iona, Pat Kennedy
1983-84 (tie) — Iona (2), Pat Kennedy (2) // La Salle, Lefty Ervin // Saint Peter’s (2), Bob Dukiet (2)
1984-85 — Iona (3), Pat Kennedy (3)
1985-86 — Fairfield, Mitch Buonaguro
1986-87 — Saint Peter’s (3), Ted Fiore
1987-88 — La Salle (2), Speedy Morris
1988-89 — La Salle (3), Speedy Morris (2)
1989-90 (tie) — Holy Cross, George Blaney // La Salle (4), Speedy Morris (3)
1990-91 — Siena, Mike Deane
1991-92 — Manhattan, Steve Lappas
1992-93 — Manhattan (2), Fran Fraschilla
1993-94 — Canisius, John Beilein
1994-95 — Manhattan (3), Fran Fraschilla (2)
1995-96 (tie) — Fairfield (2), Paul Cormier // Iona (4), Tim Welsh
1996-97 — Iona (5), Tim Welsh (2)
1997-98 — Iona (6), Tim Welsh (3)
1998-99 (tie) — Niagara, Joe Mihalich // Siena (2), Paul Hewitt
1999-00 — Siena (3), Paul Hewitt (2)
2000-01 (tie) — Iona (7), Jeff Ruland // Niagara (2), Joe Mihalich (2) // Siena (4), Louis Orr
2001-02 (tie) — Marist, Dave Magarity // Rider, Don Harnum
2002-03 — Manhattan (4), Bobby Gonzalez
2003-04 — Manhattan (5), Bobby Gonzalez (2)
2004-05 (tie) — Niagara (3), Joe Mihalich (3) // Rider (2), Don Harnum (2)
2005-06 — Manhattan (6), Bobby Gonzalez (3)
2006-07 — Marist (2), Matt Brady
2007-08 (tie) — Rider (3), Tommy Dempsey // Siena (5), Fran McCaffery
2008-09 — Siena (6), Fran McCaffery (2)
2009-10 — Siena (7), Fran McCaffery (3)
2010-11 — Fairfield (3), Ed Cooley
2011-12 — Iona (8), Tim Cluess
2012-13 — Niagara (4), Joe Mihalich (4)
2013-14 — Iona (9), Tim Cluess (2)
2014-15 — Iona (10), Tim Cluess (3)
2015-16 — Monmouth, King Rice
2016-17 — Monmouth (2), King Rice (2)
2017-18 (tie) — Canisius (2), Reggie Witherspoon // Rider (4), Kevin Baggett
2018-19 — Iona (11), Tim Cluess (4)
2019-20 — Siena (8), Carmen Maciariello
2020-21 (tie) — Monmouth (3), King Rice (3) // Siena (9), Carmen Maciariello (2)
2021-22 — Iona (12), Rick Pitino
2022-23 — Iona (13), Rick Pitino (2)
2023-24 — Quinnipiac, Tom Pecora
2024-25 — Quinnipiac (2), Tom Pecora (2)
2025-26 — Merrimack, Joe Gallo
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