2009 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2009 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held on March 5th, 8th, and 11th. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opened on March 5 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on March 8 and the finals on March 11. The champion, Robert Morris, earned a trip to the 2009 NCAA Tournament.

2009 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
Finals siteCharles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
ChampionsRobert Morris (6th title)
Winning coachMike Rice (1st title)
MVPJeremy Chappell (Robert Morris)
2008–09 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Robert Morris†15–3 .833  24–11  .686
Mount St. Mary's12–6 .667  19–14  .576
Sacred Heart12–6 .667  17–14  .548
Long Island12–6 .667  16–14  .533
Quinnipiac10–8 .556  15–16  .484
Central Connecticut8–10 .444  13–17  .433
Wagner8–10 .444  16–14  .533
St. Francis (NY)7–11 .389  10–20  .333
Monmouth6–12 .333  8–23  .258
Fairleigh Dickinson6–12 .333  7–23  .233
Saint Francis (PA)3–15 .167  6–23  .207
† 2009 NEC Tournament winner

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Northeast Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams are seeded by conference record. The semifinals matchups will be the highest and lowest remaining seeds in one game and the other two seeds in the other game. All games are held at the home court of the higher-seeded team.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
March 5
Semifinals
March 8
Finals
March 11
ESPN2
                           
  1 Robert Morris 73
8 St. Francis (NY) 60
1 Robert Morris 75  
5 Quinnipiac 48  
4 Long Island 78
  5 Quinnipiac 86*
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   1 Robert Morris 48
  2 Mount Saint Mary's 46
  3 Sacred Heart 76
6 Central Connecticut St 64
3 Sacred Heart 63
2 Mount Saint Mary's 68  
2 Mount Saint Mary's 72
  7 Wagner 62

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[1]

2009 NEC All-Tournament Team

Jeremy Chappell, RMU
Kelly Beidler, MSM
Joey Henley, SHU
Rob Robinson, RMU
Justin Rutty, QU

Sources

References

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