2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

The 2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January and concluded in March 2019.

2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks
NBA Draft
Regular Season
First placeSaint Francis (PA)
Season MVPKeith Braxton, SFPA
Top scorerRaiquan Clark, LIU
NEC Tournament
ChampionsFairleigh Dickinson
Finals MVPDarnell Edge, FDU
2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Saint Francis (PA)126 .667  1815  .545
Fairleigh Dickinson126 .667  2114  .600
Sacred Heart117 .611  1517  .469
Robert Morris117 .611  1817  .514
St. Francis Brooklyn99 .500  1716  .515
LIU Brooklyn99 .500  1616  .500
Wagner810 .444  1317  .433
Bryant711 .389  1020  .333
Mount St. Mary's612 .333  922  .290
Central Connecticut513 .278  1120  .355
2019 NEC Tournament winner

The NEC Tournament was held from March 3 through March 9 with the higher-seeded team hosting each game.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

On April 2, 2018, Bryant announced Jared Grasso as the 8th head coach in program history.[1] Grasso replaced Tim O'Shea, who retired after last season.[2]

On May 10, 2018, Mount St. Mary's announced Dan Engelstad as the 22nd head coach in program history.[3] Engelstad replaced Jamion Christian, who went on to become the head coach at Siena.[4]

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Overall record NEC record NEC Tournament championships
Bryant Jared Grasso Iona
(asst.)
0 0–0 0–0 0
Central Connecticut Donyell Marshall Buffalo
(asst.)
2 20–41 11–21 0
Fairleigh Dickinson Greg Herenda UMass Lowell 5 60–94 40–48 1
LIU Brooklyn Derek Kellogg UMass 1 18–17 10–8 1
Mount St. Mary's Dan Engelstad Southern Vermont 0 0–0 0–0 0
Robert Morris Andrew Toole Robert Morris
(asst.)
8 150–124 92–51 1
Sacred Heart Anthony Latina Sacred Heart
(asst.)
5 55–101 35–53 0
St. Francis Brooklyn Glenn Braica St. John's
(asst.)
8 115–136 77–65 0
Saint Francis (PA) Rob Krimmel Saint Francis
(asst.)
6 79–108 53–53 0
Wagner Bashir Mason Wagner
(asst.)
6 86–68 56–32 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school does not include 2018–19 season.
  • Overall and NEC records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the season.

Preseason

Preseason Coaches Poll

Source[5]

Rank Team
1. Saint Francis (PA) (8)
2. Fairleigh Dickinson (1)
3. LIU Brooklyn (1)
4. Wagner
5. Robert Morris
6. Central Connecticut
7. St. Francis Brooklyn
8. Bryant
9. Sacred Heart
10. Mount St. Mary's

() first place votes

Preseason All-NEC team

Source[6]

Recipient School
Raiquan Clark LIU Brooklyn
Keith Braxton Saint Francis
Mike Holloway Fairleigh Dickinson
Jamaal King Saint Francis
Tyler Kohl Central Connecticut

NEC regular season

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

  Bryant Central Conn. Fairleigh Dickinson LIU Br'klyn Mount St. Mary's Robert Morris Sacred Heart St. Francis Brooklyn Saint Francis (PA) Wagner
vs. Bryant 1–12–02–00–22–02–01–12–00–2
vs. Central Conn. 1–11–12–01–11–12–01–12–02–0
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 0–21–11–10–21–11–10–21–11–1
vs. LIU Br'klyn 0–20–21–11–11–11–12–01–12–0
vs. Mount St. Mary's 2–01–12–01–11–11–11–12–01–1
vs. Robert Morris 0–21–11–11–11–11–10–22–00–2
vs. Sacred Heart 0–20–21–11–11–11–11–11–11–1
vs. St. Francis Brooklyn 1–11–12–00–21–12–01–11–10–2
vs. Saint Francis (PA) 1–10–21–11–10–20–21–11–11–1
vs. Wagner 2–00–21–10–21–12–01–12–01–1
Total 7–115–1312–69–96–1211–711–79–912–68–10

Player of the week

Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named player(s) of the week and rookie(s) of the week.

Week Player of the week Rookie of the week
November 12, 2018 Tyler Kohl, CCSU Koreem Ozier, SHU
November 19, 2018 Tyler Kohl (2), CCSU
Josh Williams, RMU
Ian Krishnan, CCSU
November 26, 2018 Darnell Edge, FDU Nana Opuku, MSM
December 3, 2018 Keith Braxton, SFU Cameron Parker, SHU
December 10, 2018 Raul Frias, LIU Dee Barnes, MSM
December 17, 2018 Jalen Jordan, SFBK Cameron Parker (2), SHU
December 24, 2018 Tyler Kohl (3), CCSU
Malik Jefferson, MSM
Joe Kasperzyk, BRY
December 31, 2018 Raiquan Clark, LIU Joe Kasperzyk (2), BRY
Vado Morse, MSM
January 7, 2019 E. J. Anosike, SHU Vado Morse (2), MSM
January 14, 2019 Tyler Kohl (4), CCSU
Romone Saunders, WAG
Joe Kasperzyk (3), BRY
Ian Krishnan (2), CCSU
January 21, 2019 Jalen Jordan (2), SFBK Vado Morse (3), MSM
January 28, 2019 Keith Braxton (2), SFU Vado Morse (4), MSM
February 4, 2019 Tyler Kohl (5), CCSU Malik Jefferson, MSM
February 11, 2019 Tyler Kohl (6), CCSU Vado Morse (5), MSM
February 18, 2019 Glenn Sanabria, SFBK
Keith Braxton (2), SFU
Vado Morse (6), MSM
February 25, 2019 Mike Holloway Jr., FDU Damian Chong Qui, MSM

Postseason

NEC Tournament

Teams are reseeded after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.

  Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
NEC Front Row
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9, 2019
ESPN3/NEC Front Row
Championship
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
ESPN2
                           
  1 Saint Francis (PA) 67
8 Bryant 63
1 Saint Francis (PA) 72  
6 LIU Brooklyn 64  
4 Robert Morris 69OT
  5 St. Francis Brooklyn 65
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   1 Saint Francis (PA) 76
  2 Fairleigh Dickinson 85
  2 Fairleigh Dickinson 84
7 Wagner 46
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 66
4 Robert Morris 62  
3 Sacred Heart 62
  6 LIU Brooklyn 71

NCAA Tournament

Seed Region School First Four 1st Round 2nd Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
16 West Fairleigh Dickinson 82–76 vs. (#16) Prairie View A&M(Dayton, OH) 49-87 vs. (#1) Gonzaga(Salt Lake City, UT)

National Invitational Tournament

Seed School 1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifianls Championship
8 Saint Francis (PA) 72–89 at. (#1) Indiana(Bloomington, IN)

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

School 1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifianls Championship
St. Francis Brooklyn 72–81 at. Hampton(Hampton, VA)
Robert Morris 98–89OT vs. Cornell(Moon Township, PA) 70–77 vs. Presbyterian(Moon Township, PA)

All-NEC honors and awards

Following the regular season, the conference selected outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches.[7]

Honor Recipient
Player of the Year Keith Braxton, SFPA
Coach of the Year Rob Krimmel, SFPA
Defensive Player of the Year Jare'l Spellman, SHU
Rookie of the Year Vado Morse, MSM
Most Improved Player of the Year E.J. Anosike, SHU
All-NEC First Team Keith Braxton, SFPA
Raiquan Clark, LIU
Darnell Edge, FDU
Sean Hoehn, SHU
Jamaal King, SFPA
All-NEC Second Team E.J. Anosike, SHU
Jalen Jordan, SFBK
Romone Saunders, WC
Mike Holloway Jr., FDU
Tyler Kohl, CCSU
All-NEC Third Team Ty Flowers, LIU
Glenn Sanabria, SFBK
Adam Grant, BRY
Sabastian Townes, BRY
Josh Williams, RMU
All-NEC Rookie Team Joe Kasperzyk, BRY
Ian Krishnan, CCSU
Vado Morse, MSM
Koreem Ozier, SHU
Cameron Parker, SHU

See also

2018–19 Northeast Conference women's basketball season

References

  1. "Bryant Announces Jared Grasso As Men's Basketball Head Coach". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. "Bryant's Tim O'Shea to announce retirement". providencejournal.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. "Dan Engelstad Named Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Head Coach". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  4. "Jamion Christian Named Siena Basketball Head Coach". sienasaints.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  5. "Flash Forward! Saint Francis U Chosen to Capture the 2018-19 NEC Men's Basketball Title". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  6. "Two Saint Francis Players Tabbed To Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. "SFU's Keith Braxton Named NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year". Northeast Conference. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
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