2017 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2017 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference. The tournament is being held from March 1–7, 2017.[1] All games of the tournament took place on campus sites hosted by the higher-seeded school. The winner, Mount St. Mary's, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament with a 71-61 win over St. Francis (PA) in the finals.

2017 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
ChampionsMount St. Mary's (5th title)
Winning coachJamion Christian (2nd title)
MVPElijah Long (MSM)
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2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mount St. Mary's 14 4   .778 20 16   .556
LIU Brooklyn 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
Wagner 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
Saint Francis 11 7   .611 17 17   .500
Robert Morris 9 9   .500 14 19   .424
Bryant 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 9   .500 11 19   .367
Sacred Heart 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Central Connecticut 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
St. Francis Brooklyn 2 16   .111 4 27   .129
2017 NEC tournament winner

Seeds

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For the 13th straight year, the NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consists 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.

The teams were seeded by record in conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[2]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Mount St. Mary's 14–4
2 LIU Brooklyn 13–5
3 Wagner 11–7 1–1 vs SFPA, 1–1 vs MSM
4 Saint Francis (PA) 11–7 1–1 vs WAG, 0–2 vs MSM
5 Bryant 9–9 3–1 vs FDU/RMU
6 Fairleigh Dickinson 9–9 2–2 vs BRY/RMU
7 Robert Morris 9–9 1–3 vs BRY/FDU
8 Sacred Heart 8–10

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup Score Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 1
1 7:00 pm #8 Sacred Heart at #1 Mount St. Mary's 73–76 NEC Front Row 2,405
2 9:00 pm #7 Robert Morris at #2 LIU Brooklyn 69–68 MSG+/FCS/NEC Front Row 1,422
3 7:00 pm #6 Fairleigh Dickinson at #3 Wagner 70–72 MSG+/FCS/NEC Front Row 1,514
4 7:00 pm #5 Bryant at #4 Saint Francis (PA) 65–74 NEC Front Row 746
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4
5 2:00 pm #7 Robert Morris at #1 Mount St. Mary's 66–75 MSG/FCS 2,867
6 12:00 pm #4 Saint Francis (PA) at #3 Wagner 71–70 1,823
Championship – Tuesday, March 7
7 7:00 pm #4 Saint Francis (PA) at #1 Mount St. Mary's 61-71 ESPN2 3,121
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

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Teams will be reseeded after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 1
Semifinals
Saturday, March 4
Championship
Tuesday, March 7
         
1 Mount St. Mary's 76
8 Sacred Heart 73
1 Mount St. Mary's 75
7 Robert Morris 66
4 Saint Francis (PA) 100
5 Bryant 78
1 Mount St. Mary's 71
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 Saint Francis (PA) 61
2 LIU Brooklyn 68
7 Robert Morris 69
3 Wagner 70
4 Saint Francis (PA) 71
3 Wagner 72
6 Fairleigh Dickinson 70

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

All-tournament team

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Tournament MVP in bold.

Name School Pos. Year Ht. Hometown
Elijah Long Mount St. Mary's Guard Sophomore 6-0 Mississauga, Ontario
Lamont "Junior" Robinson Mount St. Mary's Guard Junior 5-5 Mebane, North Carolina
Michael Carey Wagner Guard/Forward Senior 6-5 Nassau, Bahamas
Josh Nebo Saint Francis (PA) Forward Sophomore 6-8 Houston, Texas
Keith Braxton Saint Francis (PA) Guard Freshman 6-4 Glassboro, New Jersey

References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 NEC Championship Dates". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "NEC Basketball Tiebreaker Procedure". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved February 4, 2015.