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9th in MAAC
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Your guide to 13 early-season college basketball tournaments
The fields for 13 early-season college basketball tournaments were announced Thursday. Here's your handy guide to all 13 ESPN-aired events.
Rutgers assistant Young named Fairfield coach
Rutgers assistant coach Jay Young has been named head coach at Fairfield.
Fairfield fires Johnson after 9-22 season
Fairfield has fired coach Sydney Johnson after a 9-22 season.
Hinckson leads Manhattan past Fairfield in MAAC tourney
Christian Hinckson completed a 3-point play with just over a minute remaining to give Manhattan enough of a cushion to hold off Fairfield 57-53 in the first round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tourney on Thursday night.
Idowu scores 21 to lead St. Peter's over Fairfield 62-52
Samuel Idowu finished 9-of-12 shooting and scored 21 points with 12 rebounds and St. Peter's topped Fairfield 62-52 on Sunday.
Kasibabu scores 22 to lead Fairfield past Marist 59-44
Jonathan Kasibabu tied his career high with a season-high 22 points plus 11 rebounds as Fairfield topped Marist 59-44 on Friday night.
Taliaferro carries Fairfield over Manhattan 72-59
Landon Taliaferro had 26 points as Fairfield got past Manhattan 72-59 on Sunday.
Robb scores 23 to carry Niagara past Fairfield 78-73
Dominic Robb had a season-high 23 points as Niagara edged past Fairfield 78-73 on Sunday.
Hitchon scores career-high 21 to lead Canisius to win
Scott Hitchon scored a career-high 21 points with five 3-pointers and Canisius held on to beat Fairfield 72-68 on Friday night and take over first place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Salnave scores 17 to carry Monmouth over Fairfield 61-49
Ray Salnave had 17 points off the bench to carry Monmouth to a 61-49 win over Fairfield on Saturday.
Siena takes advantage of Stags' cold shooting in 61-50 win
Evan Fisher scored 18 points, Jalen Pickett added 13 and Siena outscored Fairfield 14-3 in the last 10 minutes and beat the Stags 61-50 on Monday night for its sixth win in its last seven games.
Late surge lifts Fairfield over Marist 57-52
Neftali Alvarez hit a go-ahead layup and scored 11 points, Jesus Cruz sank three free throws in the final 12 seconds and Fairfield scored the final seven points to beat Marist 57-52 on Saturday.
Reynolds has career night; Manhattan wallops Fairfield 62-49
Tyler Reynolds and Ebube Ebube each posted career highs as Manhattan walloped Fairfield, 62-49 in a Metro Atlantic contest Thursday night.
Cruz, Taliaferro boost Fairfield past Iona 80-68
Jesus Cruz scored 24 points and Landon Taliaferro added 19 and Fairfield beat Iona 80-68 on Sunday to end its four-game losing streak.
Pickett scores 20, Siena shuts down Fairfield 57-48
Jalen Pickett scored 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting with four steals and Siena defeated Fairfield 57-48 Thursday night, posting season bests in fewest points allowed and holding the top 3-point shooting team in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference to...
Canisius rallies past Fairfield 73-68 behind Faulkner, Reese
Jibreel Faulkner scored 16 points, Isaiah Reese grabbed nine rebounds and added 15 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer, and Canisius rallied to beat Fairfield 73-68 on Saturday.
Salnave, Hammond lead Monmouth to 3rd straight win, 74-57
Ray Salnave scored 17 points with a trio of 3-pointers and had three steals as Monmouth ran away from Fairfield 74-57 Thursday night, winning its third straight.
Young scores 20 points, Quinnipiac gets past Fairfield 80-78
Cameron Young scored 20 points with six rebounds and five assists and Quinnipiac held off Fairfield 80-78 on Sunday.
Fairfield rallies past Fairfield for 60-57 win
Jonathan Kasibabu had 17 points and nine rebounds on Thursday night and Fairfield used a late run to get past Saint Peter's 60-57.
Fairfield gets 4th win of season, beats Niagara 77-59
Jonathan Kasibabu had 20 points and 14 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season, freshman Neftali Alvarez added 15 points and Fairfield beat Niagara 77-59 on Monday night.
Iona storms back in second half to beat Fairfield 94-87
Tajuan Agee, E.J. Crawford and Asante Gist combined to score 66 points and Rickey McGill had a key 3-point play late as Iona stormed back in the second half to beat Fairfield 94-87 on Saturday.
Marshall lifts Rider past Fairfield, 83-82 in MAAC opener
Tyere Marshall scored with 5.9 seconds left to lift Rider past Fairfield, 83-82 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener for both schools Thursday night.
Alvarez scores 23 to lead Fairfield past New Hampshire
Neftali Alvarez scored 23 points and Fairfield defeated New Hampshire 63-57 on Saturday.
Herren, Tabbs step up, carry BC past Fairfield 77-67
Chris Herren, Jr. scored a season-high 22 points and Wynston Tabbs had 20 to offset a rough shooting day by scoring leader Ky Bowman, and Boston College beat Fairfield 77-67 on Sunday afternoon.
2018-19 MAAC Standings
Team Stats
Points Per Game66.8361st
Rebounds Per Game31.2437th
Assists Per Game12.9279th
Points Allowed69.9138th
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-3 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 3 |