The NECC men's basketball tournament was the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III New England Collegiate Conference. The tournament was held annually from 2009 to 2023, when the NECC ceased to exist as an all-sports conference after the departure of its final four members.
| NECC men's basketball tournament (defunct) | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | New England Collegiate Conference |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 2009–2023 |
| Most championships | Elms (4) Mitchell (4) |
| Official website | NECC men's basketball |
| Host stadiums | |
| Campus arenas (2009–2023) | |
| Host locations | |
| Campus venues (2009–2023) | |
It was a single-elimination tournament and seeding was based on regular season records.[1]
The winner received the NECC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.
Results
edit| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Elms | 105–76 | Becker | Chicopee, MA |
| 2010 | Elms | 79–68 | Becker | Leicester, MA |
| 2011 | Elms | 79–65 | Becker | Leicester, MA |
| 2012 | Becker | 66–45 | Elms | Leicester, MA |
| 2013 | Elms | 91–78 | Regis | Chicopee, MA |
| 2014 | Mitchell | 72–71 | Elms | Chicopee, MA |
| 2015 | Regis | 74–72 | Southern Vermont | Bennington, VT |
| 2016 | Southern Vermont | 74–72 | Becker | Bennington, VT |
| 2017 | Becker | 79–70 | Southern Vermont | Bennington, VT |
| 2018 | Southern Vermont | 67–62 | Becker | Bennington, VT |
| 2019 | Mitchell | 77–69 | Newbury | New London, CT |
| 2020 | New England College | 92–90 | Mitchell | Henniker, NH |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2022 | Mitchell | 87–73 | Eastern Nazarene | Quincy, MA |
| 2023 | Mitchell | 109–85 | New England College | New London, CT |
Championship records
edit| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elms | 4–2 | 6 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 |
| Mitchell | 4–1 | 5 | 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| Becker | 2–5 | 7 | 2012, 2017 |
| Southern Vermont | 2–2 | 4 | 2016, 2018 |
| New England College | 1–1 | 2 | 2020 |
| Regis | 1–1 | 2 | 2015 |
| Eastern Nazarene | 0–1 | 1 | |
| Newbury | 0–1 | 1 |
- Schools highlighted in pink departed the NECC before it ended sponsorship of men's basketball in 2023.
- Among the NECC teams during its final season, Lesley never qualified for the tournament finals
- Among the teams that departed the NECC before its final season, Daniel Webster, Dean, and Wheelock never qualified for the tournament finals
References
edit- ^ "Men's Basketball Archives". NECC. 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.