1997 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199697
Teams10
Finals siteSchwartz Athletic Center
Brooklyn, NY
ChampionsLong Island (2nd title)
Winning coachRay Haskins (1st title)
MVPCharles Jones (Long Island)

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.

1996–97 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Long Island153 .833219  .700
Fairleigh Dickinson135 .7221810  .643
Monmouth126 .6671811  .621
Rider108 .5561414  .500
Mount St. Mary's108 .5561413  .519
Saint Francis (PA)99 .5001215  .444
St. Francis Brooklyn711 .3891315  .464
Wagner711 .3891017  .370
Marist414 .222622  .214
Robert Morris315 .167423  .148
1997 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 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

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

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