1994 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1994 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was played February 28–March 3, 1994. The tournament featured the league's ten teams, seeded based on their conference record. Rider won the championship, their second consecutive, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Tournament.

1994 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1993–94
Teams10
Finals siteAlumni Gymnasium
Lawrenceville, NJ
ChampionsRider (2nd title)
Winning coachKevin Bannon (2nd title)
MVPCharles Smith (RU)
← 1993
1995 →
1993–94 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rider 14 4   .778 21 9   .700
Monmouth 13 5   .722 18 11   .621
Robert Morris 11 7   .611 14 14   .500
Wagner 14 14   .500 16 12   .571
Fairleigh Dickinson 10 8   .556 14 13   .519
Marist 10 8   .556 14 13   .519
Mount St. Mary's 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
Saint Francis (PA) 9 9   .500 13 15   .464
Long Island 2 16   .111 3 24   .111
St. Francis Brooklyn 1 17   .056 1 26   .037
1994 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
Monday, February 28, 1994
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 1, 1994
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 2, 1994
Championship Game
Thursday, March 3, 1994
1 Rider 74
8 Saint Francis (PA) 103 8 Saint Francis (PA) 60
9 Long Island 79 1 Rider 83
4 Wagner 75
4 Wagner 90
5 Fairleigh Dickinson 81
1 Rider 62
2 Monmouth 56
2 Monmouth 88
7 Mount St. Mary's 90 10 Mount St. Mary's 77OT
10 St. Francis Brooklyn 81 2 Monmouth 76
3 Robert Morris 61
3 Robert Morris 71
6 Marist 52


All-tournament team

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Tournament MVP in bold.[1]

1994 NEC All-Tournament Team

Charles Smith, RU
Tim Pennix, RU
Glenn Stokes, MU
Bobby Hopson, WC
Deon Hames, RU
John Giraldo, MU

References

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