1997 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1997 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's ten teams, seeded based on their conference record. LIU Brooklyn won the championship, their second, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Tournament.

1997 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1996–97
Teams10
Finals siteSchwartz Athletic Center
Brooklyn, NY
ChampionsLong Island (2nd title)
Winning coachRay Haskins (1st title)
MVPCharles Jones (Long Island)
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1996–97 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Island 15 3   .833 21 9   .700
Fairleigh Dickinson 13 5   .722 18 10   .643
Monmouth 12 6   .667 18 11   .621
Rider 10 8   .556 14 14   .500
Mount St. Mary's 10 8   .556 14 13   .519
Saint Francis (PA) 9 9   .500 12 15   .444
St. Francis Brooklyn 7 11   .389 13 15   .464
Wagner 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Marist 4 14   .222 6 22   .214
Robert Morris 3 15   .167 4 23   .148
1997 NEC tournament winner

Format

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The NEC Men's Basketball Tournament consisted of a ten-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The first round was played by the four lowest seeds (7–10) and the other teams received a bye.

Bracket

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game
1 Long Island 99
8 Wagner 60 9 Marist 88
9 Marist 62 1 Long Island 90
4 Rider 76
4 Rider 80
5 Mount St. Mary's 77
1 Long Island 72
3 Monmouth 67
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 72
7 St. Francis Brooklyn 62 7 St. Francis Brooklyn 69
10 Robert Morris 59 2 Fairleigh Dickinson 722OT
3 Monmouth 73
3 Monmouth 75
6 Saint Francis (PA) 68


All-tournament team

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Tournament MVP in bold.[1]

1997 NEC All-Tournament Team

Charles Jones, LIU
Corey Albano, MU
Mustafa Barksdale, MU
Mike Campbell, LIU
Dave Masciale, LIU
Richie Parker, LIU

References

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  1. ^ "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved October 29, 2015.