2006 America East men's basketball tournament

2006 America East Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2005–06
Champions	UAlbany (1 title)
Winning coach	Will Brown (1 title)
MVP	Jamar Wilson (UAlbany)
America East Men's Basketball Tournaments «2005  2007»

The 2006 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 3–5 at the Binghamton University Events Center. The final was held March 11 at the Recreation and Convocation Center at the University at Albany. Albany gained its first ever berth in the NCAA Tournament with its win over Vermont. Albany was given the 16th seed in the Washington D.C. Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Connecticut 72–59, after Albany nearly became the first 16 seed to upset a 1 seed with a twelve-point lead with just over eleven minutes to play.

Bracket and Results

	First Round Friday, March 3					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4					Semifinals Sunday, March 5					Final Saturday, March 11
						1	UAlbany	79
						8	UMBC	65
	8	UMBC	88
	9	Stony Brook	70
											1	UAlbany	67
										5	New Hampshire	54
						4	Hartford	62
						5	New Hampshire	66
																1	UAlbany	80
																6	Vermont	67
						2	Binghamton	71
						7	Maine	62
											2	Binghamton	59
										6	Vermont	66
						3	Boston U.	61
						6	Vermont	64

See also

• America East Conference