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Great Northeast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Great Northeast Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1996. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular conference season records.[1]
| Great Northeast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Great Northeast Athletic Conference |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1996–present |
| Current champion | Saint Joseph (CT) (3rd) |
| Most championships | Albertus Magnus (9) |
| Official website | GNAC men's basketball |
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the GNAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.
Results edit
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Albertus Magnus | 103–81 | Emerson |
| 1997 | Emerson | 68–66 | Albertus Magnus |
| 1998 | Emerson | 79–59 | Rivier |
| 1999 | Endicott | 83–70 | Emerson |
| 2000 | Western New England | 84–74 | Emerson |
| 2001 | Western New England | 95–89 | Emerson |
| 2002 | Suffolk | 76–71 | Johnson & Wales |
| 2003 | Southern Vermont | 89–73 | Albertus Magnus |
| 2004 | Johnson & Wales | 68–58 | Southern Vermont |
| 2005 | Norwich | 69–60 | Emerson |
| 2006 | Norwich | 85–76 | Emerson |
| 2007 | Rivier | 59–57 | Emmanuel |
| 2008 | Lasell | 86–72 | Emerson |
| 2009 | St. Joseph's (ME) | 74–72 | Emmanuel |
| 2010 | Albertus Magnus | 85–69 | Emerson |
| 2011 | Johnson & Wales | 76–66 | St. Joseph's (ME) |
| 2012 | Albertus Magnus | 88–54 | Anna Maria |
| 2013 | Albertus Magnus | 87–80 | Anna Maria |
| 2014 | Albertus Magnus | 84–49 | St. Joseph's (ME) |
| 2015 | Albertus Magnus | 98–85 | Johnson & Wales |
| 2016 | Johnson & Wales | 86–75 | Albertus Magnus |
| 2017 | Albertus Magnus | 101–83 | Lasell |
| 2018 | Johnson & Wales | 84–80 | Albertus Magnus |
| 2019 | Albertus Magnus | 81–77 | Saint Joseph (CT) |
| 2020 | Saint Joseph (CT) | 88–84 | Albertus Magnus |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2022 | Saint Joseph (CT) | 94–67 | Albertus Magnus |
| 2023 | Albertus Magnus | 83–79 | Saint Joseph (CT) |
| 2024 | Saint Joseph (CT) | 78–59 | Saint Joseph's (ME) |
Championship records edit
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albertus Magnus | 9–6 | 15 | 1996, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023 |
| Johnson & Wales | 4–2 | 6 | 2004, 2011, 2016, 2018 |
| Saint Joseph (CT) | 3–2 | 5 | 2020, 2022, 2024 |
| Emerson | 2–8 | 10 | 1997, 1998 |
| Western New England | 2–0 | 2 | 2000, 2001 |
| Norwich | 2–0 | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
| St. Joseph's (ME) | 1–3 | 4 | 2009 |
| Lasell | 1–1 | 2 | 2008 |
| Rivier | 1–1 | 2 | 2007 |
| Southern Vermont | 1–1 | 2 | 2003 |
| Suffolk | 1–0 | 1 | 2002 |
| Endicott | 1–0 | 1 | 1999 |
| Anna Maria | 0–2 | 2 | |
| Emmanuel | 0–2 | 2 |
- Colby–Sawyer, Dean, Elms, Mitchell, New England, and Regis have not yet qualified for the GNAC tournament finals
- Daniel Webster and Mount Ida never qualified for the tournament finals while members of the GNAC
- Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the GNAC
References edit
- ^ "GNAC All Time Champions" (PDF). GNAC. 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.