1990 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1990 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 27-March 1, 1990. The tournament featured the top six teams from the 9-team conference. Robert Morris won their second consecutive and fourth overall ECAC Metro/NEC tournament championship, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Tournament.

1989–90 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Robert Morris†12–4 .750  22–8  .733
Monmouth11–5 .688  17–12  .586
Marist10–6 .625  17–11  .607
Mount St. Mary's*10–6 .625  16–12  .571
Saint Francis (PA)10–6 .625  17–11  .607
Fairleigh Dickinson8–8 .500  16–13  .552
Wagner6–10 .375  11–17  .393
St. Francis (NY)4–12 .250  9–18  .333
Long Island1–15 .063  3–23  .115
† 1990 NEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament
1990 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams6
Finals siteCharles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, PA
ChampionsRobert Morris (4th title)
Winning coachJarrett Durham (2nd title)
MVPAlex Blackwell (Monmouth)


Format

The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of a six-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The top two seeds received a bye in the first round.

Bracket

  First Round Semifinals Championship Game
                           
       
  1 Robert Morris 78  
    6 Fairleigh Dickinson 58  
5 Saint Francis (PA) 62
  6 Fairleigh Dickinson 65  
    1 Robert Morris 71
  2 Monmouth 66
  4 Marist 63  
7 Wagner 69  
7 Wagner 50
    2 Monmouth 71  
     

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References

  1. "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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