2023 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s Basketball Championship Final Returns to Primetime; Women’s Basketball Final Elevated to ESPNU

EDISON, NJ (Jan. 23, 2023) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and ESPN have announced that the 2023 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships finals have new start times. On Saturday, March 11, the men’s title game moves from 4:00 p.m. to the primetime slot of 7:30 p.m. live on ESPU, while the women’s championship final will move from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and be elevated from ESPNews to ESPNU.

The men’s championship final returns to primetime for the first time in four years, since the tournament moved to historic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey after traditionally being played in a Monday night primetime slot previously. The women’s championship final returns to a national broadcast on ESPNU for the first time since 2020, having been aired on ESPNews and ESPN+ the past two years. In addition to the women’s final tip time change, the women’s tournament will also have new start times for the opening round on Tuesday, March 7 and quarterfinal round on Thursday, March 9. The women’s opening round has moved back an hour from previous years and will now have tip times of 10:30 a.m. (No. 8 vs. No. 9), 12:30 p.m. (No. 7 vs. No. 10), and 2:30 p.m. (No. 6 vs. No. 11), while the two women’s quarters on Thursday will tip an hour later at 1:00 p.m. (No. 3 vs. No. 6/11) and 3:30 p.m. (No. 4 vs. No. 5).

Session	Date/Round	Time	Matchup	Tickets	Network
Tuesday, March 7
Session I	Women’s Opening Round	10:30am	#8 Seed vs. #9 Seed	Link		ESPN+/3
Session I	Women’s Opening Round	12:30pm	#7 Seed vs. #10 Seed	Link		ESPN+/3
Session I	Women’s Opening Round	2:30pm	#6 Seed vs. #11 Seed	Link		ESPN+/3
Session II	Men’s Opening Round	5:00pm	#8 Seed vs. #9 Seed	Link		ESPN+/3
Session II	Men’s Opening Round	7:00pm	#7 Seed vs. #10 Seed	Link		ESPN+/3
Session II	Men’s Opening Round	9:00pm	#6 Seed vs. #11 Seed	Link		ESPN+/3

Wednesday, March 8
Session III	Women’s Quarterfinals	1:00pm	#1 Seed vs. #8/#9 Winner	Link		ESPN+/3
Session III	Women’s Quarterfinals	3:30pm	#2 Seed vs. #7/#10 Winner	Link		ESPN+/3
Session IV	Men’s Quarterfinals	7:00pm	#1 Seed vs. #8/#9 Winner	Link		ESPN+/3
Session IV	Men’s Quarterfinals	9:30pm	#2 Seed vs. #7/#10 Winner	Link		ESPN+/3

Thursday, March 9
Session V	Women’s Quarterfinals	1:00pm	#3 Seed vs. #6/#11 Winner	Link		ESPN+/3
Session V	Women’s Quarterfinals	3:30pm	#4 Seed vs. #5 Seed	Link		ESPN+/3
Session VI	Men’s Quarterfinals	7:00pm	#3 Seed vs. #6/#11 Winner	Link		ESPN+/3
Session VI	Men’s Quarterfinals	9:30pm	#4 Seed vs. #5 Seed	Link		ESPN+/3

Friday, March 10
Session VII	Women’s Semifinals	11:00am	Women’s Semifinals	Link		ESPN+/3
Session VII	Women’s Semifinals	1:30pm	Women’s Semifinals	Link		ESPN+/3
Session VIII	Men’s Semifinals	6:00pm	Men’s Semifinals	Link		ESPNews
Session VIII	Men’s Semifinals	8:30pm	Men’s Semifinals	Link		ESPNews

Saturday, March 11
Session IX	Women’s Championship	3:30pm	Women’s Championship	Link		ESPNU
Session X	Men’s Championship	7:30pm	Men’s Championship	Link		ESPNU

The 2022-23 campaign culminates with the 2023 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 7-11 at Atlantic City’s Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the fourth consecutive year. For all information regarding the 2023 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, please visit MAACSports.com/basketball and by following @MAACHoops and #MAACHoops on Twitter.

About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 42nd year of competition during the 2022-23 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.