2002 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2002 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. Central Connecticut won the championship, its second, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament.

2002 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams8
SiteSpiro Sports Center
Staten Island, NY
Finals siteWilliam H. Detrick Gymnasium
New Britain, CT
ChampionsCentral Connecticut (2nd title)
Winning coachHowie Dickenman (2nd title)
MVPDamian Battles (CCSU)
2001–02 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Central Connecticut†19–1 .950  27–5  .844
Wagner15–5 .750  19–10  .655
UMBC15–5 .750  20–9  .690
Monmouth14–6 .700  18–12  .600
St. Francis (NY)13–7 .650  18–11  .621
Robert Morris11–9 .550  12–18  .400
Quinnipiac10–10 .500  14–16  .467
Sacred Heart7–13 .350  8–20  .286
Saint Francis (PA)5–15 .250  6–21  .222
Long Island5–15 .250  5–22  .185
Fairleigh Dickinson4–16 .200  4–25  .138
Mount St. Mary's2–18 .100  3–24  .111
† 2002 NEC Tournament winner

Format

The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of an eight-team playoff format with the quarterfinal and semifinal games played at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, NY. The Championship game was played at the court of the highest remaining seed, Central Connecticut.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Spiro Sports Center
Semifinals
Spiro Sports Center
Championship Game
William H. Detrick Gymnasium
         
1 Central Connecticut 66
8 Sacred Heart 54
1 Central Connecticut 58
5 St. Francis (NY) 54
4 Monmouth 61
5 St. Francis (NY) 71
1 Central Connecticut 78
7 Quinnipiac 71
2 Wagner 78
7 Quinnipiac 87
3 UMBC 72
7 Quinnipiac 75
3 UMBC 85
6 Robert Morris 76

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[1]

2002 NEC All-Tournament Team

Damian Battles, CCSU
Rob Monroe, QU
Peter Mulligan, UMBC
Ron Robinson, CCSU
Bill Romano, QU

References

  1. "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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