1997 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1997 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's ten teams, seeded based on their conference record. LIU Brooklyn won the championship, their second, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Tournament.

1996–97 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Long Island1513 .536  219  .700
Fairleigh Dickinson135 .722  1810  .643
Monmouth126 .667  1811  .621
Rider108 .556  1414  .500
Mount St. Mary's108 .556  1413  .519
Saint Francis (PA)99 .500  1215  .444
St. Francis (NY)711 .389  1315  .464
Wagner711 .389  1017  .370
Marist414 .222  622  .214
Robert Morris315 .167  423  .148
1997 NEC Tournament winner
1997 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199697
Teams10
Finals siteSchwartz Athletic Center
Brooklyn, NY
ChampionsLong Island (2nd title)
Winning coachRay Haskins (1st title)
MVPCharles Jones (LIU)


Format

The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of a ten-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The first round was played by the four lowest seeds (7–10) and the other teams received a bye.

Bracket

  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game
                                     
  1 Long Island 99  
  9 Marist 88  
8 Wagner 60  
9 Marist 62
  1 Long Island 90  
  4 Rider 76  
4 Rider 80
5 Mount St. Mary's 77  
  1 Long Island 72
  3 Monmouth 67
3 Monmouth 75  
6 Saint Francis (PA) 68  
  2 Fairleigh Dickinson 72
  3 Monmouth 732OT  
7 St. Francis (NY) 62  
10 Robert Morris 59  
  2 Fairleigh Dickinson 72
7 St. Francis (NY) 69  

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[1]

1997 NEC All-Tournament Team

Charles Jones, LIU
Corey Albano, MU
Mustafa Barksdale, MU
Mike Campbell, LIU
Dave Masciale, LIU
Richie Parker, LIU

References

  1. "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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