1993 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1992–93
Teams10
Finals siteAlumni Gymnasium
Lawrenceville, NJ
ChampionsRider (1st title)
Winning coachKevin Bannon (1st title)
MVPDarrick Suber (Rider)
TelevisionESPN

The 1993 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was played from March 2–5, 1993 at campus sites of the higher seeded teams. The tournament featured the league's ten teams, seeded based on their conference record. Rider won their first ever championship with a thrilling last second shot by Darrick Suber, defeating Wagner 65–64, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1992–93 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rider †14–4 .77819–11  .633
Wagner12–6 .66718–12  .600
Mount St. Mary's10–8 .55614–16  .467
Marist10–8 .55614–16  .467
Fairleigh Dickinson8–10 .44411–17  .393
St. Francis Brooklyn8–10 .4449–18  .333
Saint Francis (PA)7–11 .3899–18  .333
Robert Morris7–11 .3899–18  .333
Long Island7–11 .3899–18  .333
Monmouth7–11 .38911–17  .393
† 1993 NEC tournament winner

Format

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

First round
Tuesday, March 2, 1993 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 3, 1993 		Semifinals
Thursday, March 4, 1993 		Championship Game
Friday, March 5, 1993
ESPN
1 Rider 92
8 Robert Morris 77 9 Long Island 85
9 Long Island 80 1 Rider 93
5 Fairleigh Dickinson 63
4 Marist 62
5 Fairleigh Dickinson 81
1 Rider 65
2 Wagner 64
3 Mount St. Mary's 81
7 Saint Francis (PA) 80 6 St. Francis Brooklyn 78OT
10 Monmouth 91 2 Wagner 65
3 Mount St. Mary's 48
2 Wagner 75
10 Monmouth 66

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[2]

1993 NEC All-Tournament Team

Darrick Suber, RU
Miladin Mutavdzic, WC
Chris McGuthrie, MSM
Bobby Hopson, WC
Chris Mikola, RU
Steve Wriedt, MU

References

  1. ↑ "NEC Championship Week Feature - The Shot: Four Seconds from Glory". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ↑ "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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