East Coast Conference (Division I) Men's Basketball Tournament

The East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the East Coast Conference. The tournament was held annually between 1975 and 1994, after which the conference disbanded.[1]

East Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (defunct)
Conference Basketball Championship
SportCollege basketball
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1975–1992, 1994
Current championHofstra
Most championshipsLa Salle (4)
Host stadiums
Kirby Sports Center (1975, 1977–78, 1983)
The Palestra (1976, 1979–1982)
Towson Center (1984–1991)
RAC Arena (1992)
Alumni Arena (1994)
Host locations
Easton, PA (1975, 1977–78, 1983)
Philadelphia, PA (1976, 1979–1982)
Towson, MD (1984–1991)
Catonsville, MD (1992)
Amherst, NY (1994)

Tournament champions by year

Year Metro Champion Score Runner-up Venue (and city)
1975 La Salle 92–85 Lafayette Kirby Sports Center (Easton, PA)
1976 Hofstra 79–72 Temple The Palestra (Philadelphia, PA)
1977 Hofstra 92–81 La Salle Kirby Sports Center (Easton, PA)
1978 La Salle 73–72 Temple
1979 Temple 61–60 St. Joseph's The Palestra (Philadelphia, PA)
1980 La Salle 59–49 St. Joseph's
1981 St. Joseph's 63–60 American
1982 St. Joseph's 75–65 Drexel
1983 La Salle 75–73 American Kirby Sports Center (Easton, PA)
1984 Rider 73–71OT Bucknell Towson Center (Towson, MD)
1985 Lehigh 76–74OT Bucknell
1986 Drexel 80–76 Hofstra
1987 Bucknell 86–74 Towson State
1988 Lehigh 84–78 Towson State
1989 Bucknell 71–65 Lafayette
1990 Towson State 73–60 Lehigh
1991 Towson State 69–63 Rider
1992 Towson State 69–61 Hofstra RAC Arena (Catonsville, MD)
1994 Hofstra 88–86 Northeastern Illinois Alumni Arena (Amherst, NY)
  • No tournament was played in 1993.

Finals appearances by school

School Titles Final Apps. Years
La Salle 4 5 1975, 1978, 1980, 1983
Hofstra 3 5 1976, 1977, 1994
Towson State 3 5 1990, 1991, 1992
Bucknell 2 4 1987, 1989
Lehigh 2 3 1985, 1988
St. Joseph's 2 4 1981, 1982
Drexel 1 2 1986
Rider 1 2 1984
Temple 1 3 1979
American 0 2
Lafayette 0 2
Northeastern Illinois 0 1

See also

References

  1. "East Coast Conference summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
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