MAAC Monday: Seeding scenarios, stat leaders, power rankings

The penultimate MAAC Monday of the 2020-21 season opens, as it usually has in the next-to-last editions of our weekly Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference recaps, with a look at all possible seeding scenarios for next week’s MAAC Men’s Basketball Championship, held at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City from March 9-13, 2021. Presently, no seeds have been clinched, but four teams — Siena, Monmouth, Saint Peter’s and Marist — have each clinched first-round byes into the quarterfinals. In addition, five teams remain in contention for the fifth and final bye at this time. Only Iona, currently on a COVID-related pause and on the short end of almost every tiebreaker, and Rider, who is on the short end of group tiebreakers involving Siena and Saint Peter’s, cannot mathematically clinch a bye. Updated stat leaders and power rankings will follow the seeding scenarios, which will be listed in order of each team’s MAAC wins, from most to least:

Siena (11-3): Has clinched a first-round bye and will finish as No. 1 or 2 seed.

Can clinch No. 1 seed with a win Thursday or Friday vs. Canisius, OR a Monmouth loss Thursday or Friday at Rider.

Monmouth (10-6): Has clinched a first-round bye and will finish as No. 1, 2, or 3 seed.

Can clinch No. 1 seed with wins Thursday AND Friday at Rider, AND Siena losses Thursday AND Friday vs. Canisius.

Can clinch No. 2 seed with a win Thursday or Friday at Rider AND a Saint Peter’s loss Thursday or Friday at Quinnipiac.

Saint Peter’s (9-7): Has clinched a first-round bye and will finish as No. 2, 3, 4, or 5 seed.

Can clinch No. 2 seed with wins Thursday AND Friday at Quinnipiac AND a Monmouth loss Thursday OR Friday at Rider, OR a win Thursday or Friday at Quinnipiac AND Monmouth losses Thursday AND Friday at Rider.

Marist (9-8): Has clinched a first-round bye and will finish as No. 3 or 4 seed. Will play in the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 11, time TBD.

Can clinch No. 3 seed with a win Monday vs. Quinnipiac AND Saint Peter’s losses Thursday AND Friday at Quinnipiac.

Niagara (7-9): Currently on COVID-related pause. Can finish as No. 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 seed.

Canisius (6-4): Can finish as No. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11 seed.

Fairfield (6-10): Can finish as No. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11 seed.

Quinnipiac (6-8): Can finish as No. 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 seed.

Iona (6-3): Currently on COVID-related pause. Can finish as No. 8, 9, 10, or 11 seed.

Rider (5-11): Can finish as No. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11 seed.

Manhattan (5-11): Can finish as No. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11 seed.

These scenarios will be updated both on this site and on Twitter (@DalyDoseOfHoops) in the days leading up to the first tournament game on Monday, March 8.

Scoring Leaders

1) Isaiah Ross, Iona (20.5 PPG)

2) Deion Hammond, Monmouth (17.4)

3) Dwight Murray, Jr., Rider (14.9)

4) Kobi Nwandu, Niagara (14.5)

5) Manny Camper, Siena (14.2)

6) Anthony Nelson, Manhattan (13.7)

7) KC Ndefo, Saint Peter’s (13.5)

8) Jacob Rigoni, Quinnipiac (13.2)

9) Marcus Hammond, Niagara (13.2)

10) George Papas, Monmouth (12.9)

Rebounding Leaders

1) Manny Camper, Siena (10.1 RPG)

2) Warren Williams, Manhattan (7.9)

3) Malek Green, Canisius (7.3)

4) Nelly Junior Joseph, Iona (7.1)

5) Fousseyni Drame, Saint Peter’s (6.7)

6) Jacob Rigoni, Quinnipiac (6.6)

7) Jacco Fritz, Canisius (6.6)

8) Dylan van Eyck, Iona (6.5)

9) Elijah Buchanan, Manhattan (6.3)

10) Jalen Pickett, Siena (6.2)

Assist Leaders

1) Jalen Pickett, Siena (4.4 APG)

2) Dwight Murray, Jr., Rider (4.3)

3) Manny Camper, Siena (4.1)

4) Asante Gist, Iona (4.0)

5) Matthew Lee, Saint Peter’s (3.3)

6) Savion Lewis, Quinnipiac (3.3)

7) Samuel Chaput, Monmouth (3.2)

8) Luis Kortright, Quinnipiac (3.1)

9) Raheim Sullivan, Marist (3.1)

10) Anthony Nelson, Manhattan (3.1)

Field Goal Percentage Leaders

1) Jackson Stormo, Siena (.663)

2) Nelly Junior Joseph, Iona (.612)

3) Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson, Rider (.611)

4) Jordan Jones, Marist (.600)

5) Warren Williams, Manhattan (.526)

6) KC Ndefo, Saint Peter’s (.517)

7) Malek Green, Canisius (.500)

8) Isaiah Ross, Iona (.489)

9) Melik Martin, Monmouth (.475)

10) Berrick JeanLouis, Iona (.471)

Free Throw Percentage Leaders

1) Dwight Murray, Jr., Rider (.867)

2) Jacob Rigoni, Quinnipiac (.848)

3) Asante Gist, Iona (.846)

4) Isaiah Ross, Iona (.839)

5) Taj Benning, Fairfield (.833)

6) Ahamadou Fofana, Canisius (.821)

7) George Papas, Monmouth (.807)

8) Jordan King, Siena (.800)

9) Anthony Nelson, Manhattan (.795)

10) Ricardo Wright, Marist (.760)

3-Point Field Goal Percentage Leaders

1) Ryan Myers, Iona (.459)

2) Allen Powell, Rider (.446)

3) Jordan Henderson, Canisius (.429)

4) Isaiah Ross, Iona (.418)

5) Donovann Toatley, Monmouth (.417)

6) Jacob Rigoni, Quinnipiac (.410)

7) George Papas, Monmouth (.410)

8) Dwight Murray, Jr., Rider (.397)

9) Luis Kortright, Quinnipiac (.386)

T-10) Tymu Chenery, Quinnipiac (.378)

T-10) Berrick JeanLouis, Iona (.378)

Steal Leaders

1) Berrick JeanLouis, Iona (2.3 SPG)

2) Elijah Buchanan, Manhattan (1.8)

3) Myles Ruth, Monmouth (1.7)

T-4) Isaiah Ross, Iona (1.6)

T-4) Samir Stewart, Manhattan (1.6)

Blocked Shot Leaders

1) KC Ndefo, Saint Peter’s (3.7 BPG)

2) Seth Pinkney, Quinnipiac (2.2)

3) Jordan Jones, Marist (2.1)

4) Nelly Junior Joseph, Iona (1.8)

5) Warren Williams, Manhattan (1.6)

Power Rankings

1) Siena (11-3, 11-3 MAAC)

Last Week: 1

Last Game: Saturday 2/27 vs. Manhattan (W 64-56)

Next Game: Thursday 3/4 vs. Canisius, 7 p.m.

2) Iona (8-5, 6-3 MAAC)

Last Week: 2

Last Game: Saturday 2/20 vs. Monmouth (W 88-65)

Next Game: TBD

3) Monmouth (10-7, 10-6 MAAC)

Last Week: 3

Last Game: Saturday 2/20 at Iona (L 88-65)

Next Game: Thursday 3/4 at Rider, 4 p.m.

4) Marist (11-8, 9-8 MAAC)

Last Week: 6

Last Game: Sunday 2/28 vs. Quinnipiac (W 76-67)

Next Game: Monday 3/1 vs. Quinnipiac, 6 p.m.

5) Canisius (6-4, 6-4 MAAC)

Last Week: 5

Last Game: Saturday 2/20 at Fairfield (L 66-53)

Next Game: Thursday 3/4 at Siena, 7 p.m.

6) Saint Peter’s (12-9, 9-7 MAAC)

Last Week: 4

Last Game: Saturday 2/27 vs. Rider (L 78-65)

Next Game: Thursday 3/4 at Quinnipiac, 4 p.m.

7) Niagara (8-10, 7-9 MAAC)

Last Week: 8

Last Game: Sunday 2/21 vs. Siena (L 68-66)

Next Game: TBD

8) Quinnipiac (8-10, 6-8 MAAC)

Last Week: 7

Last Game: Sunday 2/28 at Marist (L 76-67)

Next Game: Monday 3/1 at Marist, 6 p.m.

9) Fairfield (6-15, 6-10 MAAC)

Last Week: 10

Last Game: Saturday 2/20 vs. Canisius (W 66-53)

Next Game: Thursday 3/4 at Manhattan, 6 p.m.

10) Rider (5-14, 5-11 MAAC)

Last Week: 11

Last Game: Saturday 2/27 at Saint Peter’s (W 78-65)

Next Game: Thursday 3/4 vs. Monmouth, 4 p.m.

11) Manhattan (6-11, 5-11 MAAC)

Last Week: 9

Last Game: Saturday 2/27 at Siena (L 64-56)

Next Game: Thursday 3/4 vs. Fairfield, 6 p.m.