1994 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199394
Teams10
Finals siteAlumni Gymnasium
Lawrenceville, NJ
ChampionsRider (2nd title)
Winning coachKevin Bannon (2nd title)
MVPCharles Smith (RU)

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.

1993–94 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rider144 .778219  .700
Monmouth135 .7221811  .621
Robert Morris117 .6111414  .500
Wagner1414 .5001612  .571
Fairleigh Dickinson108 .5561413  .519
Marist108 .5561413  .519
Mount St. Mary's99 .5001315  .464
Saint Francis (PA)99 .5001315  .464
Long Island216 .111324  .111
St. Francis Brooklyn117 .056126  .037
1994 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
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

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

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