Year: | 2014 |
Conference: | Northeast Conference |
Gender: | Men's |
Teams: | 8 |
Arena: | campus sites |
Finalarena: | Charles L. Sewall Center |
Finalcity: | Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
Titlecount: | 4th |
Coach: | Jamion Christian |
Coachcount: | 1st |
Mvp: | Rashad Whack |
Mvpteam: | MSM |
Attendance: | 10,999 (total) 3,024 (championship) |
The 2014 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held on March 5, 8, and 11.[1] The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opened on Wednesday, March 5 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, March 8 and the finals on Tuesday, March 11. Mount St. Mary's won the championship, its fourth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.
For the tenth straight year, the NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament will consist of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.[2]
Teams are seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under an NEC policy.[3]
2014 NEC Men's Basketball Tournament seeds | ||||||
Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker | ||
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1‡ | Robert Morris | 14–2 | 19–12 | |||
2 | Wagner | 12–4 | 18–11 | |||
3 | Bryant | 10–6 | 18–13 | |||
4 | Mount St. Mary's | 9–7 | 13–16 | 1–0 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn | ||
5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 9–7 | 18–13 | |||
6 | Saint Francis (PA) | 7–9 | 9–20 | 2–0 vs. Central Connecticut | ||
7 | Central Connecticut | 7–9 | 11–18 | |||
8 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 6–10 | 10–20 | |||
‡ – NEC regular season champions. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. | ||||||
All games were played at the venue of the higher seed
Series History: RMU leads 39-30----
Series History: MSM leads 31-29
Announcers: Dave Popkin, Terry O'Connor, Paul Dottino
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Series History: WC leads 20-19----
Series History: BU leads 6-3----
Series History: WC leads 32-19
Announcers: Paul Dottino, Tim Capstraw, Matt Martucci ----
Series History: RMU leads 48-28
Announcers: John Schmeelk, Joe DeSantis, Pat O'Keefe [4] ----
Series History: RMU leads 30-27
Announcers: Mike Crispino, Miles Simon [5]
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Tournament MVP in bold.[6]
Name | School | Pos. | Year | Ht. | Hometown | |
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Rashad Whack | Mount St. Mary's | Guard | Senior | 6-2 | Hyattsville, Maryland | |
Julian Norfleet | Mount St. Mary's | Guard | Senior | 6-2 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | |
Sam Prescott | Mount St. Mary's | Guard | Senior | 6-3 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Lucky Jones | Robert Morris | Forward | Junior | 6-5 | Newark, New Jersey | |
Kenneth Ortiz | Wagner | Guard | Senior | 6-0 | Newark, New Jersey |