2017–18 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

The 2017–18 Northeast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December and concluded in February 2018.

2017–18 Northeast Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks
NBA Draft
Regular season
First placeWagner
Season MVPJunior Robinson, MSM
Top scorerJunior Robinson, MSM
NEC tournament
ChampionsLIU Brooklyn
Finals MVPJoel Hernandez, LIU
Northeast Conference men's basketball seasons
2017–18 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wagner 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
Saint Francis (PA) 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
Mount St. Mary's 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
LIU Brooklyn 10 8   .556 18 17   .514
St. Francis Brooklyn 10 8   .556 13 18   .419
Robert Morris 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
Central Connecticut 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Sacred Heart 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Bryant 2 16   .111 3 28   .097
2018 NEC tournament winner

The NEC tournament will be held from March 1 through March 7 with the higher-seeded team hosting each game.

Head coaches

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Coaching changes

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On April 18, 2017, LIU Brooklyn announced Derek Kellogg as the 14th head coach in program history.[1] Kellogg replaced Jack Perri, whose contract was not renewed;[2] Perri became an assistant at Boston University.

Coaches

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Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Overall record NEC record NEC tournament championships Tournaments championships
Bryant Tim O'Shea Ohio 10 93–183 57–85 0 0
Central Connecticut Donyell Marshall Buffalo
(asst.)
2 6–23 4–14 0 0
Fairleigh Dickinson Greg Herenda UMass Lowell 5 47–76 29–41 1 0
LIU Brooklyn Derek Kellogg UMass 1 0–0 0–0 0 0
Mount St. Mary's Jamion Christian VCU
(asst.)
6 83–81 55–33 2 0
Robert Morris Andrew Toole Robert Morris
(asst.)
8 134–106 82–42 1 0
Sacred Heart Anthony Latina Sacred Heart
(asst.)
5 45–80 30–40 0 0
St. Francis Brooklyn Glenn Braica St. John's
(asst.)
8 102–118 67–57 0 0
Saint Francis (PA) Rob Krimmel Saint Francis (PA)
(asst.)
6 61–95 41–47 0 0
Wagner Bashir Mason Wagner
(asst.)
6 87–69 56–32 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2017–18 season.
  • Overall and NEC/NCAA records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the 2017–18 season.
  • Previous jobs are head coaching jobs unless otherwise noted.

Preseason

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Preseason coaches poll

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Source[3]

Rank Team
1. Saint Francis (PA) (9)
2. Fairleigh Dickinson (1)
3. Wagner
4. Mount St. Mary's
5. Sacred Heart
6. LIU Brooklyn
7. Robert Morris
8. Bryant
9. Central Connecticut
10. St. Francis Brooklyn

() first place votes

Preseason All-NEC team

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Source[4]

Recipient School
Isaiah Blackmon Saint Francis (PA)
Keith Braxton Saint Francis (PA)
Joseph Lopez Sacred Heart
Junior Robinson Mount St. Mary's
Darian Anderson Fairleigh Dickinson

NEC regular season

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Conference matrix

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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

  Bryant Central Conn. Fairleigh Dickinson LIU Br'klyn Mount St. Mary's Robert Morris Sacred Heart St. Francis Brooklyn Saint Francis (PA) Wagner
vs. Bryant 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
vs. Central Conn. 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
vs. LIU Br'klyn 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1
vs. Mount St. Mary's 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0
vs. Robert Morris 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–0
vs. Sacred Heart 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0
vs. St. Francis Brooklyn 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1
vs. Saint Francis (PA) 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–0
vs. Wagner 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–2
Total 1–9 5–5 4–6 5–5 6–4 7–3 2–8 6–4 6–4 8–2

Player of the week

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Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named player(s) of the week and rookie(s) of the week.

Week Player of the week Rookie of the week
November 13, 2017 Raiquan Clark, LIU Brooklyn Koby Thomas, Robert Morris
November 20, 2017 Junior Robinson, MSM

Deion Bute, CCSU

Jalen Jordan, SFBK
November 27, 2017 Dachon Burke, RMU Koby Thomas (2), RMU
December 4, 2017 Dachon Burke (2), RMU Nigel Jackson, WC

Jon Williams, RMU

December 11, 2017 Dachon Burke (3), RM Koby Thomas (3), RM
December 18, 2017 JoJo Cooper, WC Jahlil Jenkins, FDU
December 26, 2017 Keith Braxton, SFPA Alex Watson, SHU
January 2, 2018 Keith Braxton (2), SFPA Noah Morgan, FDU
January 8, 2018 Junior Robinson (2), MSM Koby Thomas (4), RMU

Jonah Antonio, MSM

January 15, 2018 Junior Robinson (3), MSM Donald Carey, MSM
January 22, 2018 JoJo Cooper (2), WC Jalen Jordan (2), SFBK
January 29, 2018 Junior Robinson (4), MSM

Tyler Kohl, CCSU

Chauncey Hawkins, SFBK

Jonah Antonio (2), MSM

February 5, 2018 Joel Hernandez, LIU Mark Flagg, SFPA
February 12, 2018 Dachon Burke, RMU

Junior Robinson (5), MSM

Brandon Carroll, BU
February 19, 2018 JoJo Cooper (3),WC

Jamaal King (2), SFPA

Jalen Jordan (3), SFBK
February 26, 2018 Keith Braxton (3), SFPA Jahlii Jenkins (2), FDU

Source[5][6]

Postseason

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NEC tournament

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  • March, 2018 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.
Quarterfinals
March
Semifinals
March
Championship
March
         
1 Wagner 73
8 Central Connecticut 61
1 Wagner 75
7 Robert Morris 64
4 LIU Brooklyn 73
5 St. Francis Brooklyn 50
1 Wagner 61
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 LIU Brooklyn 71
2 Mount St. Mary's 56
7 Robert Morris 60
4 LIU Brooklyn 78
6 Farleigh Dickinson 77
3 Saint Francis (PA) 75
6 Farleigh Dickinson 84

All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed

NCAA tournament

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Seed Region School First Four 2nd round 3rd round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
16 East LIU Brooklyn L 61–71 vs. #16 Radford(Dayton)

National Invitational Tournament

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Seed Bracket School 1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifianls Championship
8 Baylor Wagner L 59–80 vs. #1 Baylor(Waco)

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

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School 1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifianls Championship
Saint Francis (PA) L 61–84 vs. UIC(Chicago)

All-NEC honors and awards

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Following the regular season, the conference selected outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches.[7]

Honor Recipient
Player of the Year Junior Robinson, MSM
Coach of the Year Bashir Mason, WC
Defensive Player of the Year Chris Wray, MSM
Rookie of the Year Koby Thomas, RMU
Most Improved Player of the Year Andre Wolford, SFPA
All-NEC First Team JoJo Cooper, WC
Keith Braxton, SFU
Joel Hernandez, LIU
Jamaal King, SFU
Junior Robinson, MSM
All-NEC Second Team Dachon Burke, RMU
Rasheem Dunn, SFBK
Blake Francis, WC
Mike Holloway, FDU
Tyler Kohl, CCSU
All-NEC Third Team Raiquan Clark, LIU
Darnell Edge, FDU
Adam Grant, BU
Romone Saunders, WC
Chris Wray, MSM
All-NEC Rookie Team Jonah Antonio, MSM
Jahlil Jenkins, FDU
Jalen Jordan, SFBK
Noah Morgan, FDU
Koby Thomas, RMU

References

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  1. ^ "LIU Brooklyn Announces Derek Kellogg as Men's Basketball Head Coach". liuathletics.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. ^ "Jack Perri Out At LIU Brooklyn". nycbuckets.com. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Spread The Red! Saint Francis U is the Unanimous Pick To Win the #NECMBB Title". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Saint Francis U Lands Two Players On Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Northeast Conference - Men's Basketball NEC Player of the Week". www.northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "Northeast Conference - Men's Basketball NEC Rookie of the Week". www.northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  7. ^ "Mount St. Mary's Junior Robinson Named NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year". Northeast Conference. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
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