2017 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2017 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference. The tournament is being held from March 1–7, 2017.[1] All games of the tournament took place on campus sites hosted by the higher-seeded school. The winner, Mount St. Mary's, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament with a 71-61 win over St. Francis (PA) in the finals.
| 2017 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2016–17 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | campus sites |
| Champions | Mount St. Mary's (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Jamion Christian (2nd title) |
| MVP | Elijah Long (MSM) |
| 2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU Brooklyn | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 4 | – | 27 | .129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2017 NEC Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
For the 13th straight year, the NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consists of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.
The teams were seeded by record in conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[2]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount St. Mary's | 14–4 | |
| 2 | LIU Brooklyn | 13–5 | |
| 3 | Wagner | 11–7 | 1–1 vs SFPA, 1–1 vs MSM |
| 4 | Saint Francis (PA) | 11–7 | 1–1 vs WAG, 0–2 vs MSM |
| 5 | Bryant | 9–9 | 3–1 vs FDU/RMU |
| 6 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 9–9 | 2–2 vs BRY/RMU |
| 7 | Robert Morris | 9–9 | 1–3 vs BRY/FDU |
| 8 | Sacred Heart | 8–10 |
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 1 | |||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | #8 Sacred Heart at #1 Mount St. Mary's | 73–76 | NEC Front Row | 2,405 |
| 2 | 9:00 pm | #7 Robert Morris at #2 LIU Brooklyn | 69–68 | MSG+/FCS/NEC Front Row | 1,422 |
| 3 | 7:00 pm | #6 Fairleigh Dickinson at #3 Wagner | 70–72 | MSG+/FCS/NEC Front Row | 1,514 |
| 4 | 7:00 pm | #5 Bryant at #4 Saint Francis (PA) | 65–74 | NEC Front Row | 746 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 4 | |||||
| 5 | 2:00 pm | #7 Robert Morris at #1 Mount St. Mary's | 66–75 | MSG/FCS | 2,867 |
| 6 | 12:00 pm | #4 Saint Francis (PA) at #3 Wagner | 71–70 | 1,823 | |
| Championship – Tuesday, March 7 | |||||
| 7 | 7:00 pm | #4 Saint Francis (PA) at #1 Mount St. Mary's | 61-71 | ESPN2 | |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. | |||||
Bracket
Teams will be reseeded after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.
| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 1 |
Semifinals Saturday, March 4 |
Championship Tuesday, March 7 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Mount St. Mary's | 76 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Sacred Heart | 73 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Mount St. Mary's | 75 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Robert Morris | 66 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Francis (PA) | 100 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Bryant | 78 | |||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Mount St. Mary's | 71 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Francis (PA) | 61 | |||||||||||
| 2 | LIU Brooklyn | 68 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Robert Morris | 69 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Wagner | 70 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Francis (PA) | 71 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Wagner | 72 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 70 | |||||||||||
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed
All-tournament team
Tournament MVP in bold.
| Name | School | Pos. | Year | Ht. | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Long | Mount St. Mary's | Guard | Sophomore | 6-0 | Mississauga, Ontario |
| Lamont "Junior" Robinson | Mount St. Mary's | Guard | Junior | 5-5 | Mebane, North Carolina |
| Michael Carey | Wagner | Guard/Forward | Senior | 6-5 | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Josh Nebo | Saint Francis (PA) | Forward | Sophomore | 6-8 | Houston, Texas |
| Keith Braxton | Saint Francis (PA) | Guard | Freshman | 6-4 | Glassboro, New Jersey |
References
- "2016-17 NEC Championship Dates". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- "NEC Basketball Tiebreaker Procedure". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 4 February 2015.