The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC, ) is a collegiate

athletic conference An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams, playing competitively against each other in a sports league. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels. Confe ...

affiliated with

NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of College athletics, intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major ...

. Of its current 11 full members, 10 are located in three states of the northeastern United States:

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

, and

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. The other member is in

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

. Members are all relatively small private institutions, a majority

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or formerly Catholic, with the only exceptions being two secular institutions:

Rider University Rider University is a private university in Lawrence Township, New Jersey. It consists of four academic units: the Norm Brodsky College of Business, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Human Services, and West ...

and

Quinnipiac University Quinnipiac University () is a private university in Hamden, Connecticut. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees through its College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Engineering, School of C ...

. The MAAC currently sponsors 25 sports and has 17 associate member institutions.

History

The conference was founded in 1980 by six charter members: the

U.S. Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...

Fairfield University Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2017, the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students, including full-time ...

Fordham University Fordham University () is a Private university, private Jesuit universities, Jesuit research university in New York City. Established in 1841 and named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the The Bronx, Bronx in which its origina ...

Iona College Iona University is a private Roman Catholic university with a main campus in New Rochelle, New York. It was founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and occupies a campus of in New Rochelle and a campus of in Bronxville, ...

Manhattan College Manhattan College is a private, Catholic, liberal arts university in the Bronx, New York City. Originally established in 1853 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Christian Brothers) as an academy for day students, it was la ...

, and Saint Peter's College. Competition officially began the next year, in the sports of men’s cross-country and men’s

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

Marist vs Fairfield at The Webster Bank Arena

Competition in men's and women's

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began in the 1981–1982 season. In 1982, Saint Peter's was the first women's team to represent the MAAC in the NCAA women's basketball tournament. In 1984, the MAAC received an automatic bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament, where Iona was the first team to represent the MAAC on the men's side. The conference currently possesses 15 automatic bids to NCAA championships. In 2012–13, the MAAC became eligible for its 15th NCAA championship automatic bid when women's rowing fulfilled the qualifying requirements. The league added

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

in 1993, but discontinued it following the 2007 season. From 1997 to 2003, the MAAC sponsored

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

. At that time, the hockey league split from the MAAC and changed its name to

Atlantic Hockey The Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) is an NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference. Unlike several other c ...

. Also,

Marist College Marist College is a private university in Poughkeepsie, New York. Founded in 1905, Marist was formed by the Marist Brothers, a Catholic religious institute, to prepare brothers for their vocations as educators. In 2003, it became a secular in ...

and

moved the majority of their intercollegiate athletic programs to the MAAC in 1997 with the intent that the MAAC would enhance media exposure and competition for their men's and women's Division I basketball programs. In September 2011, the conference announced the launch of MAAC.TV, the league's first broadband network. In March 2012, for the first time in 16 years, the MAAC had two teams advance to the

NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, branded as NCAA March Madness and commonly called March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 college basketball teams from ...

, with Loyola earning the league's automatic bid and Iona garnering an at-large bid. In July 2013,

and

Monmouth University Monmouth University is a private university in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, it became Monmouth College in 1956 and Monmouth University in 1995 after receiving its charter. There are about 4,400 full- ...

joined the MAAC to replace

Loyola University Maryland Loyola University Maryland is a private Jesuit university in Baltimore, Maryland. Established as Loyola College in Maryland by John Early and eight other members of the Society of Jesus in 1852, it is the ninth-oldest Jesuit college in the ...

, departing to the

Patriot League The Patriot League is a collegiate athletic conference comprising private institutions of higher education and two United States service academies based in the Northeastern United States. Outside the Ivy League, it is among the most selective gr ...

. Also in 2013, the MAAC announced that it would add

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

with league play set to begin in the 2013–14 academic year. However, field hockey was dropped after the 2018 season. The MAAC field hockey league was effectively taken over by the

Northeast Conference The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams in the NEC compete in Division I for all sports; football competes in the Division I Foo ...

(NEC), which reinstated the sport the following year. The conference decided to no longer host a conference championship for men's rowing after the 2016 season, which is governed by the

Intercollegiate Rowing Association The Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) governs intercollegiate rowing between varsity men's heavyweight, men's lightweight, and women's lightweight rowing programs across the United States, while the NCAA fulfills this role for women's ope ...

. On January 25, 2022, Monmouth announced it was leaving the MAAC after the 2021–22 school year to join the

Colonial Athletic Association The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I whose full members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Most of its members are public universi ...

. The MAAC responded by entering into negotiations with Mount St. Mary's University, a full but non-football NEC member. ESPN reported on April 27, 2022 that the addition of Mount St. Mary's for 2022–23 and beyond would be finalized in early May. The last of these developments came shortly after the MAAC's greatest success in men's basketball, when Saint Peter's became the first 15-seed ever to reach an NCAA regional final, losing there to

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

. Mount St. Mary's would be confirmed as Monmouth's replacement on May 2. Also in 2022, four schools that were already MAAC affiliates added men's lacrosse to their MAAC memberships. All are full members of conferences that dropped the sport following the addition of men's lacrosse by the

Atlantic 10 Conference The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I. The A-10's member schools are located in states mostly on the United States Eastern ...

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are members of the

, and VMI is a member of the

Southern Conference The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly ...

. LIU is the only one of the four that had not previously housed men's lacrosse in the MAAC. Over the conference's history, MAAC teams have achieved national acclaim in many sports. In the summer of 2002, the Marist men's varsity eight boat advanced to the semifinals of the

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at the

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. In 2007, the Marist women's basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 of the

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. The Red Foxes have recorded five NCAA wins since their run in 2007. In the fall of 2011, the Iona men's cross country team finished tied for ninth place at the NCAA Championship race, extending the Gaels' streak to 10 straight Top 10 national finishes. In basketball, MAAC teams have made a total of 80 NIT appearances and 50 NCAA basketball tournament appearances. Notable MAAC student athletes include Mary Beth Riley, a 1991 graduate of Canisius, who was the first recipient of the

NCAA Woman of the Year Award The NCAA Woman of the Year Award was created to honor senior female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership. Each year, ...

and Erin Whalen, a member of the Iona women's rowing team who in the fall of 1998 was awarded one of the nation's 32

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s for academic achievement and civic leadership.

Member institutions

Full members

Current

The MAAC has eleven member institutions.

Associate members

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Membership timeline

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Sports

The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference sponsors championship competition in 10 men's and 13 women's NCAA sanctioned sports, plus two sports not organized by the NCAA—esports, which are fully coeducational, and men's rowing.

Men's

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Unsponsored

Women's

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Facilities

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Lessing Field Lessing Field is a multi-purpose lacrosse and soccer stadium on the campus of Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. It is home to the Fairfield Stags men's and women's lacrosse and soccer teams. Previously named Varsity Field it was ...

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Hynes Athletic Center The Hynes Athletics Center is a 2,578-seat multi-purpose arena in New Rochelle, New York. It was built in 1974 and is home to the Iona College (New York), Iona College Iona Gaels, Gaels basketball and volleyball teams. In 2005, the building was ...

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McCann Arena McCann Arena is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. It was built in 1977 and is home to the Marist College Red Foxes men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams. The arena's namesake is Jame ...

Marist Red Foxes The Red Foxes are the athletic teams of Marist College. The Marist Red Foxes compete in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) the only exception being football, a member of the Pioneer Football Leag ...

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Tenney Stadium Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Poughkeepsie, New York. It is home to the Marist College Red Foxes football team. The field was named after Alex Leonidoff, a local physician and avid Marist Athletics su ...

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Gallagher Center The Gallagher Center is a 2,400-seat multi-purpose arena at Niagara University's campus in Lewiston, New York. The structure was initially built in 1949 and substantially renovated in 1999. It is the home court of the Niagara Purple Eagles men's ...

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Quinnipiac Bobcats The Quinnipiac Bobcats are the 21 sports teams representing Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut in intercollegiate athletics. The Bobcats compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, joining on ...

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Saint Peter's Peacocks The Saint Peter's Peacocks are the sixteen intercollegiate athletic teams that representing Saint Peter's University, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Peacocks compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic ...

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Siena Saints The Siena Saints (formerly the Siena Indians) are composed of 21 teams representing Siena College in collegiate sports. The Saints compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference The Metro Atlantic Ath ...

Basketball

Men's

;Notes * MAAC men's basketball conference tournament locations

Postseason history

NCAA tournament at-large bids

In 2012, Iona, who was inspired by one of their all around best players Sean Armand, which had lost in the semifinals of that year's MAAC tournament, received an NCAA

at-large At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...

tournament bid. This was the second time the conference was awarded multiple men's NCAA bids. After St. Peter’s won the 1995 MAAC tournament, the

NCAA men's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, branded as NCAA March Madness and commonly called March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 college basketball teams from ...

selection committee awarded Manhattan College an at large bid. The Jaspers proved the committee correct by defeating

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in the first round. The same first-round success Manhattan enjoyed in the 1995 NCAA tournament could not be matched by Iona. In the 2012 NCAAs, the Gaels unexpectedly relinquished a 25-point, first-half lead to the

BYU Cougars The BYU Cougars are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah. BYU fields 21 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) varsity athletic teams. They are a member of the West ...

, falling 78–72 in

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. Further, Iona's offense, the highest-scoring (per game) in the nation, managed just 17 points in the second half of that upset. It was the largest comeback in NCAA tournament history, besting the 22-point hole the

Duke Blue Devils The Duke Blue Devils are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina. Duke's athletics department features 27 varsity teams that all compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Associatio ...

rallied from to defeat the

Maryland Terrapins The Maryland Terrapins, commonly referred to as the Terps, consist of 19 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Maryland, College Park in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divis ...

in the Final Four of the 2001 NCAA tournament.

Women's

;Notes

Postseason history

Baseball

Soccer

Men's

^ Tournament delayed until April 2021 due to Covid

Women's

^ Tournament delayed until April 2021 due to Covid

Lacrosse

Swimming and diving

Conference champions

Cross country

Champions

Football

The MAAC Football League was formed before the 1993 season, but it was discontinued following the 2007 season. At its peak in 1997, it consisted of 10 teams: * Canisius (1993-2002, discontinued football after 2002 season) * Duquesne (1994-2007, joined

after 2007 season) * Fairfield (1996-2002, discontinued football after 2002 season) * Georgetown (1993-1999, joined

after 1999 season) *

(1993-2007, became independent, discontinued football after 2008 season) * La Salle (1997-2007, discontinued football after 2007 season) * Marist (1994-2007, became independent, joined

Pioneer Football League The Pioneer Football League (PFL) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a football-only conference. It has member s ...

after 2008 season) * St. John's (1993-1997, became independent, joined

after 1999 season, discontinued football after 2002 season) * Saint Peter's (1993-2006, discontinued football after 2006 season) *

(1993-2003, discontinued football after 2003 season)

Champions

*1993 Iona (5-0-0) *1994 Marist (6-1) & St. John's (6-1) *1995 Duquesne (7-0) *1996 Duquesne (8-0) *1997 Georgetown (7-0) *1998 Fairfield (6-1) & Georgetown (6-1) *1999 Duquesne (7-1) *2000 Duquesne (7-0) *2001 Duquesne (6-0) *2002 Duquesne (8-0) *2003 Duquesne (5-0) *2004 Duquesne (4-0) *2005 Duquesne (4-0) *2006 Duquesne (3-1) & Marist (3-1) *2007 Duquesne, Iona & Marist (all 2-1)

Notable sports figures

Some of the notable sport figures who played collegiately and/or graduated from a MAAC school, include:

Baseball

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1st Hispanic in MLB
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MLB All-Star Pitcher
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MLB Pitcher
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Hall of Fame MLB Manager
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MLB Pitcher
Iona * Jack Armstrong, former MLB pitcher; 1990 MLB All-Star and World Champion (Rider) *

John Axford John Berton Axford (born April 1, 1983), nicknamed "Ax Man", is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Pitts ...

, current relief pitcher for

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(Canisius) *

Kevin Barry Kevin Gerard Barry (20 January 1902 – 1 November 1920) was an Irish Republican Army (IRA) soldier who was executed by the British Government during the Irish War of Independence. He was sentenced to death for his part in an attack upon a Brit ...

, former MLB pitcher (Rider) *

Shad Barry John Charles "Shad" Barry (October 27, 1878 – November 27, 1936), known also as "Jack" Barry, was an American professional baseball player who spent ten seasons, from 1899 to 1909, in Major League Baseball. Barry was a utility player, having pl ...

, former MLB player (Niagara) * Chris Begg, pitcher for Team Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics and World Baseball Classic (Niagara) *

Brad Brach Brad Brach ( ; born April 12, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, and Cinci ...

, current relief pitcher for

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

(Monmouth) * Frank Brooks, former MLB relief pitcher (Saint Peter's) *

Frank Cashen John Francis "Frank" Cashen (September 13, 1925 – June 30, 2014) was a Major League Baseball general manager. He was an executive when the Baltimore Orioles won the 1966 World Series, and 1970 World Series while winning three consecutive AL penna ...

, former General Manager of the Baltimore Orioles and 1986 World Series Champion New York Mets (Loyola) * Keefe Cato, former MLB pitcher (Fairfield) *

Tim Christman Timothy Arthur Christman (born March 31, 1975) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. Amateur career Christman attended Oneonta High School in Oneonta, New York and was named '' The Daily Stars player of the year in 19 ...

, former MLB relief pitcher (Siena) * Harry Croft, former MLB player (Niagara) *

Pete Harnisch Peter Thomas Harnisch (born September 23, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in college at Fordham University from 1984 through 1987, and was an All-American pitcher. He played in Major League Baseba ...

, MLB All-Star Pitcher (Fordham) *

Billy Harrell William Harrell (July 18, 1928 – May 6, 2014) was a reserve infielder in Major League Baseball who played between 1955 and 1961 for the Cleveland Indians (1955, 1957–1958) and Boston Red Sox (1961). Listed at , , Harrell batted and threw r ...

, former MLB infielder (Siena) *

Jim Hoey James Urban Hoey (born December 30, 1982) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins between 2006 and 2011. Early years Hoey returned to the Trenton area in his sophomore year of ...

, former MLB relief pitcher (Rider) *

Gary Holle Gary Charles Holle (born August 11, 1954) is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played for the Texas Rangers of the Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1979. Career Prior to playing professionally, he attended Catholic Centra ...

, former MLB first baseman (Siena) * Miguel Jimenez, former MLB pitcher (Fordham) *

Jeff Kunkel Jeffrey William Kunkel (born March 25, 1961) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball with the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs. The son of the late American League pitcher and umpire Bill Kunkel, after receiving All-American honors as a s ...

, former MLB player; 3rd overall pick of the 1983 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers (Rider) *

Sal Maglie Salvatore Anthony Maglie (April 26, 1917 – December 28, 1992) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and later, a scout and a pitching coach. He played from 1945 to 1958 for the New York Giants, Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Dodgers, New ...

, former starting pitcher (Niagara) * Nick Margevicius, current starting pitcher for

Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division. The team joined the American League ...

(Rider) *

, former MLB catcher (Niagara) * Rinty Monahan, former MLB player (Niagara) * Ray Montgomery, former MLB player (Fordham) *

Danny Napoleon Daniel Napoleon (January 11, 1942 – April 26, 2003) was a Major League Baseball left fielder from 1965 to 1966 with the New York Mets. Napoleon batted and threw right-handed. Early years Napoleon played baseball, football, basketball and t ...

, former MLB outfielder (Rider) *

Mike Parisi Michael Richard Parisi (born April 18, 1983 in Huntington, New York) was a right-handed professional baseball pitcher. Parisi had a short-lived career in professional baseball as a right-handed pitcher. His career came to ahead after he completel ...

, former MLB pitcher (Manhattan) * Victor Santos, former MLB relief pitcher (Saint Peter's) *

Chuck Schilling Charles Thomas Schilling (October 25, 1937 – March 30, 2021) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in Major League Baseball as a second baseman for the Boston Red Sox from 1961 to 1965. A 1955 graduate of St. Mary's High Sc ...

, former MLB second baseman (Manhattan) *

Tom Waddell Tom Waddell (born Thomas Flubacher; November 1, 1937 – July 11, 1987) was an American physician, decathlete who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and founder of the Gay Olympics (later known as the '' Gay Games''). Early life Waddell was b ...

, former MLB pitcher (Manhattan)

Basketball

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Hubie Brown Hubert Jude Brown (born September 25, 1933) is an American retired basketball coach and player and a current television analyst. Brown is a two-time NBA Coach of the Year, the honors being separated by 26 years. Brown was inducted into the Naism ...

,
Hall of Fame NBA Coach
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Calvin Murphy Calvin Jerome Murphy (born May 9, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player who after a prolific collegiate career at Niagara, where he averaged 33.1 points per game over his three years, played in the National Basketball Assoc ...

,
NBA All-Star Guard
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Digger Phelps Richard Frederick "Digger" Phelps (born July 4, 1941) is an American former college basketball coach, most notably of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 1971 to 1991. For 20 years, from 1993 to 2014, he served as an analyst on ESPN. He got the n ...

,
ESPN NCAA Analyst
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Rik Smits Rik Smits (born 23 August 1966), nicknamed "the Dunking Dutchman" is a Dutch former professional basketball player who spent his entire career with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The center was drafted by the ...

,
NBA All-Star Center
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Mike Smrek Michael Francis Smrek (born 31 August 1962) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. He was selected in the second round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, and played seven seasons in the league as a backup center. ...

Two-Time NBA Champion
Canisius *

Joe Arlauckas Joseph John "Joe" Arlauckas (born July 20, 1965) is an American retired professional basketball player of Lithuanian descent. He played at the power forward position. Arlauckas is well-known for holding the record for the most points scored in a m ...

, former NBA player (Niagara) *

John Beilein John Patrick Beilein ( ; born February 5, 1953) is an American professional basketball coach who currently serves as the Senior Player Development Advisor for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Before being hired b ...

, former head coach of

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and Michigan men's basketball (Canisius) *

Matt Brady Matt Brady (born October 1, 1965) is an American college basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Maryland men's basketball team. He is a former head coach at James Madison and Marist. Career Early career After playing ...

, current Maryland assistant coach, former head coach of James Madison men's basketball (Siena) * Steve Burtt, Sr., former NBA player (Iona) *

Al Butler Elbert J. "Al" Butler (July 9, 1938 – July 12, 2000) was an American basketball player who played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he played basketball for East High School (Rochester, New ...

, former NBA player (Niagara) *

Keydren Clark Keydren "Kee-Kee" Clark (born October 8, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) tall, he played at the point guard position. He also holds Bulgarian citizenship. College career Clark wa ...

, two-time NCAA scoring leader; seventh all-time NCAA scoring leader (Saint Peter's) *

Larry Costello Lawrence Ronald Costello (July 2, 1931 – December 13, 2001) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played for the Philadelphia Warriors, the Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers for the NBA and the Wilkes-Barre Barons. ...

, former NBA player and coach; six-time NBA All-Star (Niagara) * Joe DeSantis, former men's college basketball coach; 1979 NCAA All-American (Fairfield) *

Doug Edert Douglas Ryan Edert (born March 5, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Bryant Bulldogs of the America East conference. He previously played for the Saint Peter's Peacocks. Edert is best known for his integral role in Saint Pet ...

, breakout star of Saint Peter's 2022 NCAA tournament run * Kathy Fedorjaka, former Bucknell women's basketball coach (Fairfield) * Luis Flores, former NBA player (Manhattan) * Greg Francis, current Alberta men's basketball coach; former Canadian Olympic basketball player (Fairfield) *

Deng Gai Deng Gai (born March 22, 1982) is a South Sudanese former professional basketball player. A power forward, he briefly played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and in several other leagues. Gai was the 2005 NCAA Division I men's basket ...

, former NBA player; 2006 NCAA block shot leader (Fairfield) * Sean Green, former NBA player (Iona) *

Kenny Hasbrouck Kenny Hasbrouck (born Kenneth Hasbrouck on August 14, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto of the Spanish Liga Española de Baloncesto. He formerly played collegiately for Siena, who retired his j ...

, former NBA player (Siena) *

Bobby Joe Hatton Roberto José Hatton Negrón (born 11 October 1976) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Hatton has most notably played for Marist College in the NCAA and for the Arecibo Captains, San Germán Athletics, and Ponce Lions in Pu ...

– former professional basketball player; member of the Puerto Rico national basketball team at the 2004 Olympic Games (Marist) * Stella Johnson, professional basketball player, drafted by Phoenix Mercury in 2020, played for Chicago Sky and Washington Mystics (Rider) *

Jared Jordan Jared Ahern Jordan (born October 14, 1984) is a former American professional basketball player for various teams in Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He last played for CSU Sibiu of the Liga Națională in Romania during the 2019–20 season. Colleg ...

, professional basketball player in Europe, drafted by

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in 2007 (Marist) *

Frank Layden Francis Layden (born January 5, 1932) is an American former basketball coach and executive of the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz as well as former head coach of the Women's National Basketball Association's Utah Starzz. Coaching car ...

, former NBA coach and executive; NBA Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year (Niagara) * Manny Leaks, former NBA player (Niagara) *

Tim Legler Timothy Eugene Legler (born December 26, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently an ESPN basketball analyst and co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio. Co ...

, former NBA player; current ESPN analyst (La Salle) * Ralph Lewis, former NBA player (La Salle) * Bob MacKinnon, former NBA Head Coach and General Manager of the New Jersey Nets (Canisius) *

Johnny McCarthy John Joseph McCarthy (April 25, 1934 – May 9, 2020) was an American basketball player and coach. A point guard, he played college basketball and was an All-American at Canisius College. He was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1956 NB ...

, member of the 1963–64 NBA Champion Boston Celtics and first of just three players in NBA history to record a triple-double in a playoff debut (Canisius) *

Brendan Malone Brendan Thomas Malone (born April 21, 1942) is an American basketball coach. Early life Malone grew up in Astoria, Queens in New York City and graduated from Rice High School. Malone's father, also named Brendan, unloaded freight cars for the R ...

, former NBA head coach (Iona) * Michael Meeks, former Canadian Olympic basketball player (Canisius) * Juan Mendez, professional basketball player in Europe; highest scoring Canadian in Division I men's basketball history (Niagara) * Mike Morrison, former NBA player (Loyola) * KC Ndefo, another key figure in Saint Peter's 2022 NCAA run * Dan O'Sullivan, former NBA player (Fordham) * Tim O'Toole, current ESPN analyst; former men's college basketball coach (Fairfield) * Doug Overton, former NBA player (La Salle) *

, current ESPN analyst; former men's college basketball coach (Rider) *

Darren Phillip Darren Douglas Phillip (born March 18, 1978) is an American professional basketball player. Phillip a.k.a. "Primal Fear" is also a well known streetball player on the basketball courts of the New York City summer leagues. He was the 2000 NCAA D ...

, 2000 NCAA Top Rebounder (Fairfield) * Rick Pych, current

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executive (Fairfield) *

Jeff Ruland Jeffrey George Ruland (born December 16, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He is the former head coach of the Iona Gaels men's basketball team and the UDC Firebirds men's college basketball team. Early life an ...

, former NBA player (Iona) *

Lionel Simmons Lionel James "L-Train" Simmons (born November 14, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player. High school career Simmons led South Philadelphia High School to a Philadelphia Public League boys' championship in 1986, getting an MVP ...

, former NBA player (La Salle) *

, former NBA player (Canisius) * Jason Thompson, former

Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the oldest ...

lottery draft pick, former

Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games a ...

and

Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 194 ...

forward (Rider) *

Edwin Ubiles Edwin Ubiles (born November 26, 1986) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Siena College. A native of Poughkeepsie, New York, he averaged 14.8 points per game over his four seasons at Siena, wh ...

former NBA player (Siena) *

Randy Woods Randolph Woods (born September 23, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. College career In college, Woods tallied 1,811 points in three seasons, ranking him fifth on La Salle's all-time scoring list at end of his career. He ...

, former NBA player (La Salle) * A. J. Wynder, former NBA player (Fairfield)

Soccer

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Adam Braz Adam Braz (born June 7, 1981) is a former professional footballer who last served as Technical Director of the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer. Braz was a Canadian soccer player for nine years including as a player on the national team a ...

,
MLS Defender
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Miloš Kočić Miloš, Milos, Miłosz or spelling variations thereof is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: Given name Sportsmen * Miłosz Bernatajtys, Polish rower * Miloš Bogunović, Serbian footballer * Miloš Budaković, Serbian ...

,
MLS Goalie
Loyola 2008"Men's Soccer Milos Kocic Taken by D.C. United in MLS Draft," Loyola University Maryland Alumni Association, Thursday, January 15, 2009.
/ref> File:Justin-thompson-09-04-11.jpg, Justin Thompson (soccer), Justin Thompson,
USL-1 Defender
Fairfield File:Zthorton.jpg, Zach Thornton,
MLS All-Star Goalie
Loyola 1998Schwerin, Bo. "Game On," ''Loyola'' (Magazine of Loyola University Maryland), April 2010.
/ref> *Jose Aguinaga, New York Red Bulls draft pick, former USL forward (Rider) *Abby Allan, New Zealand women's national football team (Fairfield) *Jamie Darvill, USL-2 player (Loyola) *Anthony Di Biase, USL-2 player (Niagara) *Bryan Harkin, USL-2 player (Fairfield) *Christof Lindenmayer, former MLS player (Loyola) *Mark Longwell, former U.S. National and NASL defender (Fairfield) *Brett Maron, current player in Sweden, Goalkeeper (Fairfield) *Jim McElderry, current Rutgers men's soccer coach and former Fordham men's soccer coach (Fairfield) *Jim McKeown (soccer), Jim McKeown, former NASL defender (Rider) *Tennant McVea, current USL League Two player and associate head coach for Old Dominion men's soccer, former Finnish Premier Division player (Loyola) *Michael O'Keeffe (footballer), Michael O'Keeffe, New Zealand national football team (Fairfield) *Bobby Smith (American soccer), Bobby Smith, National Soccer Hall of Fame member; former U.S. National and NASL defender (Rider) *Matt Turner (soccer), Matt Turner, New England Revolution and USMNT goalkeeper (Fairfield) *Florian Valot, currently plays for Miami FC in USL, former player for New York Red Bulls and FC Cincinnati, midfielder/forward (Rider) *Murphy Wiredu, former S. League player (Saint Peter's) *Dennis Wit, former U.S. National and NASL player (Loyola) *Jordan Scarlett (footballer), Jordan Scarlett, Tampa Bay Rowdies, drafted by New York Red Bulls, Defender (Iona) *Ignacio Maganto, current player for Union Adarve in Tercera Division in Spain, drafted by Los Angeles Galaxy, Midfielder (Iona)

References

External links

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