2008 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2008 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 6–12, 2008 at campus sites.[2] Mount Saint Mary's won the tournament to receive an automatic berth to the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

2008 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200708
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteWilliam H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, Connecticut
ChampionsMount Saint Mary's (3rd title)
Winning coachMilan Brown (1st title)
MVPJean Cajou[1] (MSM)
2007–08 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Robert Morris162 .889  268  .765
Wagner153 .833  238  .742
Sacred Heart135 .722  1814  .563
Mount St. Mary's117 .611  1915  .559
Quinnipiac117 .611  1515  .500
Central Connecticut108 .556  1416  .467
Long Island711 .389  1515  .500
Monmouth414 .222  724  .226
Fairleigh Dickinson414 .222  820  .286
St. Francis (NY)414 .222  722  .241
Saint Francis (PA)414 .222  623  .207
2008 NEC Tournament winner

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Northeast Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams are seeded by conference record. The semifinals matchups will be the highest and lowest remaining seeds in one game and the other two seeds in the other game. All games are held at the home court of the higher-seeded team.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
March 6
Semifinals
March 9
Finals
March 12
                           
  1 Robert Morris 64
8 Monmouth 50
1 Robert Morris 65  
4 Mount Saint Mary's 83  
4 Mount Saint Mary's 80
  5 Quinnipiac 70
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   4 Mount Saint Mary's 68
  3 Sacred Heart 55
  3 Sacred Heart 84
6 Central Connecticut St 71
3 Sacred Heart 55
2 Wagner 49  
2 Wagner 71
  7 Long Island 62

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[3]

2008 NEC All-Tournament Team

Jean Cajou, MSM
Brice Brooks, SHU
Mark Porter, WAGNER
Drew Shubik, SHU
Jeremy Goode, MSM

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