America East Basketball: 2021 Conference Tournament preview, predictions

Predictions for America East Basketball Tournament

First Round, February 27th

UMass Lowell defeats Stony Brook

• Obadiah Noel is the best player on the floor and takes care of Stony Brook.

Hartford defeats Binghamton

• Binghamton ended the regular season in style, but Hartford at home is too much for the Bearcats.

Albany defeats NJIT

• Obligatory take Will Brown to win at least one conference tournament game.

Second Round, February 28th

UMass Lowell defeats New Hampshire

• The River Hawks advance to the semifinals avenging their senior night loss to UNH.

Hartford defeats Albany

• Hartford is on a mission after the shutdown last year. Being home doesn’t hurt.

Semifinals, March 6th

UMBC defeats UMass Lowell

• UMBC ends Noel’s season and uses its home court and experience to advance to the Championship game.

Vermont defeats Hartford

• Vermont squeaks out a win against Hartford in what would have been the America East Championship game last year.

Championship, March 13th

UMBC defeats Vermont

• After splitting the regular-season matchup, this is the championship everybody wants to see. The rivalry continues to build between these programs. UMBC hosting Vermont for the third time this season, instead of traveling to Burlington, will boost Ryan Odom and the Retrievers to be dancing once again.