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
Season200102
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 Connecticut191 .950  275  .844
Wagner155 .750  1910  .655
UMBC155 .750  209  .690
Monmouth146 .700  1812  .600
St. Francis (NY)137 .650  1811  .621
Robert Morris119 .550  1218  .400
Quinnipiac1010 .500  1416  .467
Sacred Heart713 .350  820  .286
Saint Francis (PA)515 .250  621  .222
Long Island515 .250  522  .185
Fairleigh Dickinson416 .200  425  .138
Mount St. Mary's218 .100  324  .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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