2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held between March 1 and 7.[1] All games were held on the campus sites of the higher seed. LIU Brooklyn won the championship, its fourth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament. This was LIU's second NEC Tournament Championship in a row, having won it the previous year.

2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
NEC Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
Finals siteSteinberg Wellness Center
Brooklyn, New York
ChampionsLong Island (4th title)
Winning coachJim Ferry (2nd title)
MVPJulian Boyd (Long Island)
← 2011
2013 →
2011–12 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Long Island162 .889259 .735
Wagner153 .833256 .806
Robert Morris135 .7222610 .722
St. Francis (NY)126 .6671515 .500
Quinnipiac108 .5561814 .563
Monmouth108 .5561220 .375
Central Connecticut108 .5561316 .448
Sacred Heart810 .4441418 .438
Mount St. Mary's612 .333821 .276
Saint Francis (PA)513 .278623 .207
Fairleigh Dickinson216 .111326 .103
*Bryant117 .056228 .067
2012 Northeast Conference tournament winner
As of March 17, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Format edit

The top 8 teams in the standings will qualify for the tournament. The field will be re-seeded after the Quarterfinals so that the #1 seed will host the highest remaining seed, and #2 will host the lowest remaining seed. Bryant is in its final transition year and remains ineligible to participate in any post-season tournaments.

Bracket edit

All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed.[2]

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 1
Semifinals
Sunday, March 4
MSG
Championship Game
Wednesday, March 7
ESPN2
         
1Long Island80
8Sacred Heart68
1Long Island78
5Quinnipiac75
4St. Francis (NY)72
5Quinnipiac80
1Long Island90
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3Robert Morris73
2Wagner87
7Central Connecticut77
2Wagner64
3Robert Morris71
3Robert Morris87
6Monmouth68

All-tournament team edit

Tournament MVP in bold.[3]

NameSchoolPos.YearHt.Hometown
Julian BoydLIU BrooklynForwardJunior6-7San Antonio, Texas
Jason BrickmanLIU BrooklynGuardSophomore5-10San Antonio, Texas
Jamal OlasewereLIU BrooklynForwardJunior6-7Silver Spring, Maryland
Coron WilliamsRobert MorrisGuardSophomore6-2Midlothian, Virginia
Velton JonesRobert MorrisGuardJunior6-0Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

References edit

  1. ^ "2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Schedule". Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Bracket" (PDF). Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved October 29, 2015.