2011 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2011 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3, 6, and 9, 2011, on campus sites. The semifinal games was televised on MSG Network, and the finals were on ESPN2. The winner, Long Island, received the NEC's automatic berth in the 2011 NCAA tournament.

2011 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2010–11
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
Finals siteSteinberg Wellness Center
Brooklyn, New York
ChampionsLong Island (3rd title)
Winning coachJim Ferry (1st title)
MVPJamal Olasewere (Long Island)
← 2010
2012 →
2010–11 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Island 16 2   .889 27 6   .818
Quinnipiac 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Robert Morris 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Central Connecticut State 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
St. Francis (NY) 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Wagner 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Mount St. Mary's 9 9   .500 11 21   .344
Bryant* 7 11   .389 9 21   .300
St. Francis (PA) 7 11   .389 9 21   .300
Sacred Heart 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Monmouth 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Fairleigh Dickinson 3 15   .167 5 24   .172
2011 Northeast Conference tournament winner
As of March 17, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Format

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For the seventh straight year, the NEC Men's Basketball Tournament will consist 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.[1] Bryant is in transition to D-I and remains ineligible for any post-season tournaments and thus not allowed to participate.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 6
Finals
March 9
         
1 Long Island 90
8 Saint Francis (PA) 75
1 Long Island 69
4 Cent Connecticut 67
4 Central Connecticut 64
5 St. Francis Brooklyn 62
1 Long Island 85*
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 Robert Morris 82
3 Robert Morris 78
6 Wagner 74
3 Robert Morris 64
2 Quinnipiac 62
2 Quinnipiac 78
7 Mount St. Mary's 59

Asterisk denotes an overtime.

All-tournament team

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Tournament MVP in bold.[2]

Name School Pos. Year Ht. Hometown
Jamal Olasewere LIU Brooklyn Forward Sophomore 6-7 Silver Spring, Maryland
Jason Brickman LIU Brooklyn Guard Freshman 5-10 San Antonio, Texas
Velton Jones Robert Morris Guard Sophomore 6-0 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Russell Johnson Robert Morris Forward Sophomore 6-6 Chester, Pennsylvania
Justin Rutty Quinnipiac Forward Senior 6-7 Newburgh, New York

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament". NortheasConference.org. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved October 29, 2015.