2012 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2012 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held between March 1 and 7.[1] All games were held on the campus sites of the higher seed. LIU Brooklyn won the championship, its fourth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament. This is LIU's second NEC Tournament Championship in a row, having won it last year.

2012 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
NEC Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season201112
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
Finals siteSteinberg Wellness Center
Brooklyn, New York
ChampionsLIU (4th title)
Winning coachJim Ferry (2nd title)
MVPJulian Boyd (LIU)
2011–12 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Long Island162 .889  259  .735
Wagner153 .833  256  .806
Robert Morris135 .722  2610  .722
St. Francis (NY)126 .667  1515  .500
Quinnipiac108 .556  1813  .581
Monmouth108 .556  1220  .375
Central Connecticut108 .556  1316  .448
Sacred Heart810 .444  1418  .438
Mount St. Mary's612 .333  821  .276
Saint Francis (PA)513 .278  623  .207
Fairleigh Dickinson216 .111  326  .103
*Bryant117 .056  228  .067
2012 Northeast Conference tournament winner
As of March 17, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Format

The top 8 teams in the standings will qualify for the tournament. The field will be re-seeded after the Quarterfinals so that the #1 seed will host the highest remaining seed, and #2 will host the lowest remaining seed. Bryant is in its final transition year and remains ineligible to participate in any post-season tournaments.

Bracket

All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed.[2]

  Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 1
Reseeded Semifinals
Sunday, March 4
MSG
Championship Game
Wednesday, March 7
ESPN2
                           
  1 Long Island 80
8 Sacred Heart 68
1 Long Island 78  
5 Quinnipiac 75  
4 St. Francis (NY) 72
  5 Quinnipiac 80
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   1 Long Island 90
  3 Robert Morris 73
  2 Wagner 87
7 Central Connecticut 77
2 Wagner 64
3 Robert Morris 71  
3 Robert Morris 87
  6 Monmouth 68

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[3]

Name School Pos. Year Ht. Hometown
Julian Boyd LIU Brooklyn Forward Junior 6-7 San Antonio, Texas
Jason Brickman LIU Brooklyn Guard Sophomore 5-10 San Antonio, Texas
Jamal Olasewere LIU Brooklyn Forward Junior 6-7 Silver Spring, Maryland
Coron Williams Robert Morris Guard Sophomore 6-2 Midlothian, Virginia
Velton Jones Robert Morris Guard Junior 6-0 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

References

  1. "2012 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule". Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  2. "2012 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  3. "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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