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1996-97 Men's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary

Record: 105-121, .465 W-L% (23rd of 31) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -3.93 (16th of 31)

SOS: -3.25 (17th of 31)

Regular Season Champion: Iona

Player of the Year: Mindaugas Timinskas

Coach of the Year: Tim Welsh

Conference Tournament Champion: Fairfield

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Fairfield)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: None

Ranked in Final AP Poll: None

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Iona	11	3	.786	22	8	.733	77.3	70.0	3.5	-3.9	Reg. Season Champion
2	Canisius	10	4	.714	17	12	.586	62.8	56.9	4.0	-2.0
3	Loyola (MD)	10	4	.714	13	14	.481	68.8	68.8	-3.3	-3.3
4	Saint Peter's	9	5	.643	13	15	.464	59.4	62.1	-7.4	-4.6
5	Manhattan	5	9	.357	9	18	.333	60.5	64.0	-6.7	-3.2
6	Niagara	5	9	.357	11	17	.393	69.6	74.7	-7.9	-2.8
7	Siena	4	10	.286	9	18	.333	65.5	70.1	-8.6	-3.9
8	Fairfield	2	12	.143	11	19	.367	66.4	69.2	-5.2	-2.4	NCAA Tournament; Conf. Tournament Champion

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/18	11/25	12/2	12/9	12/16	12/23	12/30	1/6	1/13	1/20	1/27	2/3	2/10	2/17	2/24	3/3	Final
Manhattan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Loyola (MD)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Siena	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fairfield	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Niagara	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Canisius	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
St. Peter's	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Iona	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

School Stats Table
		Overall				Conf.		Home		Away		Ratings			Per Game																			Advanced
Rk	School	G	W	L	W%	W	L	W	L	W	L	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	PTS	SRS	SOS	Pace
1	Iona	30	22	8	.733	11	3	12	1	10	6	108.1	97.8	+10.3	25.7	56.3	.456	5.4	16.4	.331	.504	20.6	27.8	.740	13.4	36.6	13.7	7.7	4.9	15.4	19.6	77.3	70.0	3.52	-3.85	70.3
2	Canisius	29	17	12	.586	10	4	11	5	5	7	99.1	89.7	+9.4	22.5	54.8	.411	5.9	16.6	.355	.465	11.9	17.7	.673	12.1	34.4	13.9	6.1	2.9	12.7	16.1	62.8	56.9	3.98	-1.98
3	Loyola (MD)	27	13	14	.481	10	4	7	2	6	9	98.5	98.4	+0.1	24.5	55.7	.440	5.2	15.0	.345	.486	14.7	21.6	.680	12.0	32.3	12.5	9.3	3.0	15.9	19.9	68.8	68.8	-3.25	-3.29	68.9
4	St. Peter's	28	13	15	.464	9	5	9	2	3	12	88.1	92.2	-4.1	21.4	51.2	.418	2.5	9.1	.271	.442	14.1	21.3	.664	11.4	33.3	12.1	9.1	3.0	17.8	21.3	59.4	62.1	-7.37	-4.58
5	Manhattan	27	9	18	.333	5	9	5	7	2	9	95.0	100.5	-5.5	21.7	50.9	.428	5.0	16.1	.310	.477	12.0	17.0	.704	11.3	31.7	12.7	7.3	3.1	16.0	20.9	60.5	64.0	-6.71	-3.19
6	Niagara	28	11	17	.393	5	9	6	7	4	10	94.7	101.6	-6.9	24.8	56.6	.438	5.4	17.4	.307	.485	14.6	21.8	.673	12.9	36.3	14.9	8.0	3.4	19.1	19.7	69.6	74.7	-7.87	-2.80	71.6
7	Siena	27	9	18	.333	4	10	5	7	3	11	93.3	99.9	-6.6	22.3	57.5	.388	7.2	21.2	.341	.450	13.7	19.7	.692	13.3	37.9	13.1	6.4	2.8	16.5	19.9	65.5	70.1	-8.57	-3.90	70.2
8	Fairfield	30	11	19	.367	2	12	4	7	4	10	96.0	100.1	-4.1	23.0	53.6	.429	5.5	16.6	.332	.480	14.9	24.3	.611	12.9	35.5	12.9	7.3	3.6	16.5	20.4	66.4	69.2	-5.18	-2.38