2012 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201112
Teams9
First round siteChase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
West Hartford, CT
Quarterfinals siteChase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
West Hartford, CT
Semifinals siteChase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
West Hartford, CT
Finals siteStony Brook University Arena
Stony Brook, NY
ChampionsVermont (5th title)
Winning coachJohn Becker (1st title)
MVPBrian Voelkel (Vermont)
Attendance4,423
2011–12 America East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stony Brook142 .8752210  .688
Vermont133 .8132412  .667
Boston University124 .7501616  .500
Albany97 .5631915  .559
Hartford79 .438922  .290
New Hampshire79 .4381316  .448
Maine610 .3751217  .414
UMBC313 .188426  .133
Binghamton115 .063229  .065
2012 America East tournament winner
As of March 16, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 America East men's basketball tournament was held from March 1–4 at Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion in West Hartford, Connecticut,[1] with the final held March 10 between the Stony Brook and the Vermont. As per America East tournament regulations, the final took place at Stony Brook University Arena, on the campus of Stony Brook University, the top and highest remaining seed.[2] The Catamounts prevailed, 52-43, and earned an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament. All games except the play-in game was televised by the ESPN family of networks, including the Championship game on ESPN2.

Bracket and Results

First round
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3, 2012
ESPN3
Semifinals
Sunday, March 4, 2012
ESPN3
Championship Game
Saturday, March 10, 2012
ESPN2
            
1 Stony Brook 78
9 Binghamton 69
8 UMBC 67OT
9 Binghamton 73
1 Stony Brook 57
4 Albany 55
4 Albany 63
5 New Hampshire 45
1 Stony Brook 43
2 Vermont 51
2 Vermont 50
7 Maine 40
2 Vermont 77
6 Hartford 732OT
3 Boston University 49
6 Hartford 53

Championship game hosted by Stony Brook

[3]

See also

References

  1. "Basketball Championships to return to Hartford in 2012". americaeast.com. America East. June 8, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  2. "2011–12 America East Men's Basketball Prospectus". americaeast.com. America East. October 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  3. "2012 America East Basketball Tournament Schedule". NCAATournamentBracket.org. NCAATournamentBracket.org. June 8, 2011. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
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