2007 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2006–07
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteWilliam H. Detrick Gymnasium
New Britain, CT
ChampionsCentral Connecticut (3rd title)
Winning coachHowie Dickenman (3rd title)
MVPJavier Mojica[1] (Central Connecticut)
Attendance13,595 (Total)
3,210 (Championship)
2006–07 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Central Connecticut †16–2 .88922–12  .647
Sacred Heart12–6 .66718–14  .563
Quinnipiac11–7 .61114–15  .483
Robert Morris9–9 .50017–11  .607
Mount St. Mary's9–9 .50011–20  .355
Fairleigh Dickinson9–9 .50014–16  .467
Wagner8–10 .44411–19  .367
St. Francis (NY)7–11 .3899–22  .290
Monmouth7–11 .38912–18  .400
Long Island6–12 .33310–19  .345
Saint Francis (PA)5–13 .2788–21  .276
† 2007 NEC tournament winner

The 2007 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held on March 1, 4 and 7. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opened on Thursday, March 1 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on Sunday, March 4 and the finals on Wednesday, March 7. Central Connecticut won the championship, its third, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Tournament.[2]

Format

For the third straight year, the NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament will consist of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 1 		Reseeded Semifinals
Sunday, March 4 		Championship Game
Wednesday, March 7
         
1 Central Connecticut 79
8 St. Francis (NY) 61
1 Central Connecticut 74
5 Mount St. Mary's 68
2 Sacred Heart 100
7 Wagner 68
1 Central Connecticut 74
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Sacred Heart 70
3 Quinnipiac 78
6 Fairleigh Dickinson 77
2 Sacred Heart 83
3 Quinnipiac 69
4 Robert Morris 61
5 Mount St. Mary's 78

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[3]

2007 NEC All-Tournament Team

Javier Mojica, CCSU
Tristan Blackwood, CCSU
Obie Nwadike, CCSU
Jarrid Frye, SHU
Joey Henley, SHU

References

  1. ↑ "CCSU Claims 2007 NEC Men's Basketball Championship With 74-70 Win Over Sacred Heart". northeastconference.org. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2007 NEC men's basketball tournament". northeastconference.org. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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