MAAC Monday: Seeding scenarios, stat leaders, power rankings

By Jaden Daly (@jadendaly) and Vincent Simone (@VTSimone)

Today's penultimate edition of MAAC Monday for the 2018-19 season will feature, as the next-to-last profiles have in seasons past, updated looks at all seeding scenarios for next month's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship, held at Albany's Times Union Center from March 7-11, 2019. No seeds have presently been clinched, and Iona is the only team to have clinched a first-round bye at the present time. Following this opening segment, we will have up-to-date stat leaders and a new set of power rankings. For the seeding scenarios, teams will be listed in order of MAAC record, from top to bottom:

Iona (11-6): Has clinched a first-round bye. Gaels can finish as either No. 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 seed.

Canisius (10-6): Can finish as either No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 seed. Can clinch first-round bye with win Wednesday vs. Niagara OR Friday vs. Siena.

Quinnipiac (10-6): Can finish as either No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 seed. Can clinch first-round bye with win Friday at Saint Peter's OR Sunday vs. Manhattan.

Rider (10-6): Can finish as either No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6seed. Can clinch first-round bye with win Friday vs. Iona OR Sunday at Marist.

Siena (10-6): Can finish as either No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 seed. Can clinch first-round bye with win Friday at Canisius OR Sunday at Niagara.

Monmouth (9-8): Can finish as either No. 4, 5, 6, or 7 seed.

Marist (7-9): Is assured of competing in an opening-round game Thursday, March 7. Can finish as either No. 6, 7, 8, or 9 seed.

Manhattan (7-9): Is assured of competing in an opening-round game Thursday, March 7. Can finish as either No. 6, 7, 8 or 9 seed.

Fairfield (5-11): Is assured of competing in an opening-round game Thursday, March 7. Can finish as either No. 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11 seed.

Saint Peter's (5-11): Is assured of competing in an opening-round game Thursday, March 7. Can finish as either No. 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11 seed.

Niagara (5-11): Is assured of competing in an opening-round game Thursday, March 7. Can finish as either No. 9, 10, or 11 seed.

These tiebreaker scenarios will be updated frequently, both on this site and on Twitter (@DalyDoseOfHoops) in the days leading up to the opening-round games on Thursday, March 7.

Scoring Leaders
1) Cameron Young, Quinnipiac (23.1 PPG)
2) E.J. Crawford, Iona (17.7)
3) Davauhnte Turner, Saint Peter's (16.9)
4) Takal Molson, Canisius (16.6)
5) Marvin Prochet, Niagara (15.9)
6) Jalen Pickett, Siena (15.7)
7) Rickey McGill, Iona (15.6)
8) Evan Fisher, Siena (15.4)
9) Brian Parker, Marist (14.5)
10) Rich Kelly, Quinnipiac (13.5)

Rebounding Leaders
1) Tajuan Agee, Iona (8.1 RPG)
2) Jonathan Kasibabu, Fairfield (7.4)
3) Kevin Marfo, Quinnipiac (7.4)
4) Marvin Prochet, Niagara (7.2)
5) Tyere Marshall, Rider (6.7)
6) Kevin Degnan, Siena (5.9)
7) Diago Quinn, Monmouth (5.8)
8) Evan Fisher, Siena (5.8)
9) Frederick Scott, Rider (5.7)
10) Manny Camper, Siena (5.6)

Assist Leaders
1) Jalen Pickett, Siena (6.6 APG)
2) Rickey McGill, Iona (5.2)
3) Malik Johnson, Canisius (4.5)
4) Rich Kelly, Quinnipiac (4.3)
5) Stevie Jordan, Rider (4.3)
6) James Towns, Niagara (3.6)
7) Brian Parker, Marist (3.6)
8) Neftali Alvarez, Fairfield (3.3)
9) Dallas Watson, Saint Peter's (2.8)
10) Kimar Williams, Rider (2.7)

Field Goal Percentage Leaders
1) Warren Williams, Manhattan (.566)
2) Jonathan Kasibabu, Fairfield (.565)
3) Dominic Robb, Niagara (.534)
4) Samuel Idowu, Saint Peter's (.526)
5) E.J. Crawford, Iona (.509)
6) Scott Hitchon, Canisius (.508)
7) Mustapha Traore, Monmouth (.503)
8) Evan Fisher, Siena (.492)
9) Tyere Marshall, Rider (.490)
10) Stevie Jordan, Rider (.486)

Free Throw Percentage Leaders
1) Rich Kelly, Quinnipiac (.855)
2) E.J. Crawford, Iona (.842)
3) James Towns, Niagara (.808)
4) Davauhnte Turner, Saint Peter's (.788)
5) Anthony Durham, Rider (.765)
6) Rickey McGill, Iona (.760)
7) Cameron Young, Quinnipiac (.757)
8) Takal Molson, Canisius (.755)
9) Ray Salnave, Monmouth (.754)
10) Asante Gist, Iona (.744)

Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Leaders
1) Marcus Hammond, Niagara (.538)
2) Rich Kelly, Quinnipiac (.471)
3) Marvin Prochet, Niagara (.438)
4) Samir Stewart, Manhattan (.429)
5) Cameron Young, Quinnipiac (.427)
6) Landon Taliaferro, Fairfield (.418)
7) Tyler Reynolds, Manhattan (.408)
8) Ben Perez, Iona (.407)
9) Kevin Degnan, Siena (.407)
10) Isaiah Lamb, Marist (.402)

Steal Leaders
1) Rickey McGill, Iona (2.3 SPG)
2) Jalen Pickett, Siena (2.1)
3) Dimencio Vaughn, Rider (2.0)
4) Malik Johnson, Canisius (1.9)
5) Stevie Jordan, Rider (1.8)

Blocked Shot Leaders
1) Dominic Robb, Niagara (2.2 BPG)
2) Samuel Idowu, Saint Peter's (1.9)
3) KC Ndefo, Saint Peter's (1.5)
4) Jalanni White, Canisius (0.9)
5) Niksa Nikolic, Iona (0.9)

Power Rankings
1) Iona (13-15, 11-6 MAAC)
Last Week: T-5
Last Game: Sunday 2/24 vs. Canisius (W 87-80)
Next Game: Friday 3/1 at Rider, 7 p.m.

2) Quinnipiac (15-12, 10-6 MAAC)
Last Week: 1
Last Game: Sunday 2/24 at Monmouth (W 68-56)
Next Game: Friday 3/1 at Saint Peter's, 7 p.m.

3) Canisius (13-15, 10-6 MAAC)
Last Week: 2
Last Game: Sunday 2/24 at Iona (L 87-80)
Next Game: Wednesday 2/27 vs. Niagara, 7:30 p.m.

4) Siena (15-14, 10-6 MAAC)
Last Week: 4
Last Game: Sunday 2/24 vs. Marist (W 67-55)
Next Game: Friday 3/1 at Canisius, 9 p.m.

5) Rider (15-13, 10-6 MAAC)
Last Week: T-5
Last Game: Friday 2/22 vs. Niagara (W 97-81)
Next Game: Friday 3/1 vs. Iona, 7 p.m.

6) Monmouth (10-20, 9-8 MAAC)
Last Week: 3
Last Game: Sunday 2/24 vs. Quinnipiac (L 68-56)
Next Game: Friday 3/1 at Manhattan, 7 p.m.

7) Marist (12-16, 7-9 MAAC)
Last Week: 7
Last Game: Sunday 2/24 at Siena (L 67-55)
Next Game: Friday 3/1 at Fairfield, 7 p.m.

8) Manhattan (9-19, 7-9 MAAC)
Last Week: 8
Last Game: Sunday 2/24 at Fairfield (L 72-59)
Next Game: Friday 3/1 vs. Monmouth, 7 p.m.

9) Saint Peter's (8-20, 5-11 MAAC)
Last Week: 11
Last Game: Sunday 2/24 vs. Niagara (W 78-60)
Next Game: Friday 3/1 vs. Quinnipiac, 7 p.m.

10) Fairfield (8-20, 5-11 MAAC)
Last Week: 10
Last Game: Sunday 2/24 vs. Manhattan (W 72-59)
Next Game: Friday 3/1 vs. Marist, 7 p.m.

11) Niagara (12-17, 5-11 MAAC)
Last Week: 9
Last Game: Sunday 2/24 at Saint Peter's (L 78-60)
Next Game: Wednesday 2/27 at Canisius, 7:30 p.m.