Feb 23, 2009

2008-2009 GNAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2008-2009 GNAC Men's Basketball Playoff pairings are now available. The reigning 2008 GNAC tournament champions Lasell College Lasers are seeded first with a 14-4 GNAC record and 17-8 record overall.

The Lasers clinched first place in the conference and the regular-season title when they defended their home court last Tuesday against second-place Emerson (17-8, 13-5) by a 79-68 margin. Emerson, the defending regular-season champion, clinched 2nd place with a road win over 6th place Rivier (14-11, 9-9) 64-55.

Saint Joe’s of Maine (18-7, 12-6) finished the regular season on Saturday with a 81-74 win over the top-seeded Lasers, moving the Monks into a tie for 3rd place in the rankings with Emmanuel College (15-10, 12-6) who defeated Suffolk (3-22, 2-16) 82-75. The Monks edged out the Saints for 3rd place with two victories over Emmanuel in regular season play.

Rounding out the final four spots in the GNAC tournament are Johnson and Wales (10-15, 9-9), Rivier, Albertus Magnus (13-12, 9-9), and Norwich (7-18, 6-12), seeded 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th respectively.


2009 GNAC Men’s Basketball Bracket

2009 GNAC Men's Basketball Playoff Schedule:

Tuesday, Feb. 24 – Quarterfinal Round
Game 1:    #8 Norwich (59) at #1 Lasell (67), 7 p.m.
Game 2:    #5 JWU (86) at #4 Emmanuel (90), 8 p.m.
Game 3:     #6 Rivier(67) at #3 St. Joe’s of Maine (85), 7 p.m.
Game 4:     #7 Albertus (78) at #2 Emerson (50), 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 26 - Semifinal Round
Game 5: #4 Emmanuel at #1 Lasell
Game 6: #7 Albertus at #3 St. Joe's of Maine

Saturday, Feb. 28 - Championship at Highest Remaining Seed

 





GNAC All
Albertus Magnus 13-1 17-4
St. Joseph's (Me.) 11-3 16-5
Emerson 11-3 14-7
Mount Ida 8-6 13-8
Johnson & Wales (RI) 7-7 10-11
Norwich 6-8 11-10
Lasell 6-8 8-13
Rivier 3-11 6-15
Emmanuel 3-11 4-17
Suffolk 2-12 6-15
2/9/10
Men's Basketball
Albertus Magnus
Mount Ida

2/9/10
Men's Basketball
Emmanuel
Rivier

2/9/10
Men's Basketball
Suffolk
Norwich
Video

2/9/10
Men's Basketball
Johnson & Wales (RI)
St. Joseph's (Me.)

2/10/10
Men's Basketball
Emerson
Lasell

2/13/10
Men's Basketball
Emerson
Emmanuel
Video

2/13/10
Men's Basketball
Mount Ida
Suffolk

2/13/10
Men's Basketball
St. Joseph's (Me.)
Lasell

2/13/10
Men's Basketball
Rivier
Albertus Magnus

2/13/10
Men's Basketball
Norwich
Johnson & Wales (RI)

2/1/10
Men's Basketball
78
Johnson & Wales (RI)
59
Mount Ida
Final

Live stats

2/1/10
Men's Basketball
78
Emerson
58
Rivier
Final


2/1/10
Men's Basketball
64
Suffolk
92
Lasell
Final

Live stats Audio

2/1/10
Men's Basketball
62
St. Joseph's (Me.)
60
Emmanuel
Final

Video

2/2/10
Men's Basketball
86
Albertus Magnus
80
Norwich
Final


2/4/10
Men's Basketball
62
Emmanuel
75
Albertus Magnus
Final


2/4/10
Men's Basketball
56
Mount Ida
87
Emerson
Final

Video

2/4/10
Men's Basketball
82
Lasell
73
Norwich
Final


2/4/10
Men's Basketball
60
Rivier
90
Johnson & Wales (RI)
Final


2/4/10
Men's Basketball
75
St. Joseph's (Me.)
66
Suffolk
Final


2/6/10
Men's Basketball
70
Albertus Magnus
68
Emerson
Final


2/6/10
Men's Basketball
71
Suffolk
54
Emmanuel
Final

Video

2/6/10
Men's Basketball
59
Lasell
77
Johnson & Wales (RI)
Final


2/6/10
Men's Basketball
79
Rivier
61
Mount Ida
Final


2/6/10
Men's Basketball
74
Norwich
96
St. Joseph's (Me.)
Final




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2010 GNAC MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

8 Team Playoff

  • Quarterfinals - Tuesday, February 23, 2010
    @ #1, #2, #3 & #4 seeds
  • Semifinals - Thursday, February 25, 2010
    @ Highest remaining seeds
  • Final - Saturday, Febuary 27, 2010
    @ Highest remaining seed

2009 Champion - Saint Joseph's (Maine)