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2025 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2024–25
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteChace Athletic Center
Smithfield, RI
ChampionsBryant (1st title)
Winning coachPhil Martelli Jr. (1st title)
MVPEarl Timberlake (Bryant)
Attendance10,666 (total)
1,538 (championship)
TelevisionESPN+
ESPN2
← 2024
2026 →
2024–25 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bryant † 14 – 2   .875 23 – 12   .657
Vermont 13 – 3   .813 21 – 12   .636
Maine 10 – 6   .625 20 – 14   .588
Albany 8 – 8   .500 17 – 16   .515
Binghamton 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469
UMass Lowell 6 – 10   .375 17 – 15   .531
New Hampshire 6 – 10   .375 8 – 24   .250
UMBC 5 – 11   .313 13 – 19   .406
NJIT 3 – 13   .188 6 – 25   .194
† 2025 AmEast tournament winner

The 2025 America East Men's Basketball Conference tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the America East Conference. It was held March 8–15, 2025, at campus sites of the higher seeds. The winner, Bryant, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.[1] The tournament was sponsored by Jersey Mike's Subs and was officially known as the 2025 Jersey Mike's America East Men's Basketball Playoffs.[2]

Seeds

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Eight of the nine America East teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded by record in conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School AEC Record Tiebreaker
1 Bryant 14–2
2 Vermont 13–3
3 Maine 10–6
4 Albany 8–8
5 Binghamton 7–9
6 UMass Lowell 6–10 NET Ranking of 237
7 New Hampshire 6–10 NET Ranking of 351
8 UMBC 5–11
DNQ NJIT 3–13

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 8
1 3:00 p.m. No. 7 New Hampshire at No. 2 Vermont 57–64 ESPN+
2 4:00 p.m. No. 8 UMBC at No. 1 Bryant 74–85
3 6:00 p.m. No. 6 UMass Lowell at No. 3 Maine 64–72
4 7:00 p.m. No. 5 Binghamton at No. 4 Albany 66–69
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 11
5 7:00 p.m. No. 3 Maine at No. 2 Vermont 57–42 ESPN+
6 9:00 p.m. No. 4 Albany at No. 1 Bryant 78–91 ESPN2
Championship – Saturday, March 15
7 11:00 am No. 3 Maine at No. 1 Bryant 59–77 ESPN2
*Game times in EST for the quarterfinals and EDT for the semifinals and championship. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 8, 2025
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
ESPN2/ESPN+ 		Championship
Saturday, March 15, 2025
ESPN2
         
1 Bryant 85
8 UMBC 74
1 Bryant 91
4 Albany 78
4 Albany 69
5 Binghamton 66
1 Bryant 77
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 Maine 59
2 Vermont 64
7 New Hampshire 57
2 Vermont 42
3 Maine 57
3 Maine 72
6 UMass Lowell 64

Game summaries

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All times are in Eastern Time (UTC−5 on March 8 and UTC−4 on March 11 and 15)

Quarterfinals

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March 8
3:00 p.m.
No. 7 New Hampshire 57, No. 2 Vermont 64
Scoring by half: 34–26, 23–38
Pts: Badru 18
Rebs: Okpomo 6
Asts: Poser, Pissis 3		 Pts: Hurley 18
Rebs: Ayo-Faleye 10
Asts: Fiorillo 4
Vermont advances to the America East Semifinals
Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium
Burlington, VT
Attendance: 2,102
Referees: Tommy Deneen, Carl Luciano, Adam Vandenburgh
March 8
4:00 p.m.
No. 8 UMBC 74, No.1 Bryant 85
Scoring by half: 31–41, 43–44
Pts: Banks 24
Rebs: Banks 9
Asts: Valentine 3		 Pts: Pinzon 22
Rebs: Cramer 12
Asts: Timberlake 8
Bryant advances to the America East Semifinals
Chace Athletic Center
Smithfield, RI
Attendance: 1,005
Referees: Brandon Cruz, Ryan Corbett, Mike Nardone
March 8
6:00 p.m.
No. 6 UMass Lowell 64, No. 3 Maine 72
Scoring by half: 29–34, 35–38
Pts: Brooks 25
Rebs: Brooks 10
Asts: Covington 4		 Pts: Tynes 20
Rebs: Tynes 5
Asts: Tynes 6
Maine advances to the America East Semifinals
Cross Insurance Center
Bangor, ME
Attendance: 1,282
Referees: Mike Evans, John Cahill Jr., Vasili Mallios
March 8
7:00 p.m.
No. 5 Binghamton 66, No. 4 Albany 69
Scoring by half: 30–39, 36–30
Pts: Benson 19
Rebs: Walsh 9
Asts: Walsh 4		 Pts: Marshall 20
Rebs: Langford Jr. 11
Asts: Lindsey 3
Albany advances to the America East Semifinals
Broadview Center
Albany, NY
Attendance: 1,667
Referees: Dan Basile, Jason Bradwell, Will Flowers

Semifinals

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March 11
7:00 p.m.
No. 3 Maine 57, No. 2 Vermont 42
Scoring by half: 27–19, 30–23
Pts: Lopez 14
Rebs: Tynes 13
Asts: Clayton, Burns, Carey 2		 Pts: Ayo-Faleye 14
Rebs: Alamutu 21
Asts: Alamutu 3
Maine advances to the America East Finals
Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium
Burlington, VT
Attendance: 2,071
Referees: Tim Smith, Jason Bradwell, Ryan Corbett
March 11
9:00 p.m.
No. 4 Albany 71, No. 1 Bryant 91
Scoring by half: 33-39, 45-52
Pts: Marshall 23
Rebs: Klaczek 12
Asts: Joshua, Klaczek 3		 Pts: Timberlake, Mitchell 21
Rebs: Mitchell 13
Asts: Withers 9
Bryant advances to the America East Finals
Chace Athletic Center
Smithfield, RI
Attendance: 1,001
Referees: Will Flowers, John Cahill Jr., Nathan Hall

Finals

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March 15
11:00 a.m.
No. 3 Maine 59, No. 1 Bryant 77
Scoring by half: 27–38, 32–39
Pts: Lopez 20
Rebs: Steele 8
Asts: Tynes 6		 Pts: Evans 19
Rebs: Mitchell 12
Asts: Withers, Timberlake 5
Bryant wins America East Finals
Chace Athletic Center
Smithfield, RI
Attendance: 1,538
Referees: Mike Evans, Adam Vandenburgh, Vasili Mallios

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2025 Jersey Mikes America East Men's Basketball Playoffs - America East Conference". americaeast.com. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "Jersey Mike's Subs Named Title Sponsor of Men's & Women's Basketball Playoffs". americaeast.com. November 30, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
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