2014 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

2014 basketball tournament August 2023 2014 Northeast Conference Men's 2014NECBBall.PNG 200px 8 campus sites Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania Mount St. Mary's 4th Jamion Christian 1st Rashad Whack MSM 10,999 (total) 3,024 (championship) The 2014 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held on March 5, 8, and 11.NEC Fan Guide 2013-14 http://www.northeastconference.org/documents/2013/8/15/NECFanGuide_2013-14.pdf northeastconference.org 1 October 2013 PDF 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. Format 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.2014 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament http://northeastconference.org/sports/2014/2/3/MBB_TouramentHomepage14.aspx?path=mbball NortheasConference.org 4 February 2015 Seeds Teams are seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under an NEC policy.NEC Basketball Tiebreaker Procedure http://northeastconference.org/sports/2011/9/22/mbball_741.aspx?path=mbball NortheastConference.org 4 February 2015 2014 NEC Men's Basketball Tournament seedsSeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker1‡ Robert Morris 14–2 19–12 2 Wagner 12–4 18–11 3 Bryant 10–6 18–134 Mount St. Mary's 9–7 13–16 1–0 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn5 St. Francis Brooklyn 9–7 18–136 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. Bracket QuarterfinalsWednesday, March 5NEC Front Row, MSG+2, FCS and Root Pittsburgh SemifinalsSaturday, March 8(reseeded)MSG+, FCS Championship Tuesday, March 11ESPN2  1 Robert Morris 60 8 Fairleigh Dickinson 53 4 Mount St. Mary's 72 5 St. Francis Brooklyn 71 2 Wagner 83 7 Central Connecticut 59 3 Bryant 54 6 Saint Francis (PA) 55 1 Robert Morris 60 6 Saint Francis (PA) 57 2 Wagner 72 4 Mount St. Mary's 77 1 Robert Morris 71 4 Mount St. Mary's 88 All games were played at the venue of the higher seed Game summaries Quarterfinals: Robert Morris vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Series History: RMU leads 39-30 #ffdead Mar 5 7:00 pm EST Recap Robert Morris Colonials 60 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 53 26-24 34-29 Lucky Jones 19 Lucky Jones 7 Lucky Jones & David Appolon 4 Sidney Sanders, Jr 16 Mathias Seilund 10 Sidney Sanders, Jr 3 Charles L. Sewall CenterMoon Township, PA 1,117 Donnie Eppley, Tom Courtney, Andrew Maira Quarterfinals: Mount St. Mary's vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Series History: MSM leads 31-29 Announcers: Dave Popkin, Terry O'Connor, Paul Dottino #e3e3e3 Mar 5 7:00 pm EST Recap Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 72 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers 71 21-33 51-38 Rashad Whack 28 Gregory Graves 8 Julian Norfleet 6 Lowell Ulmer 18 Amdy Fall 7 Brent Jones 7 Knott ArenaEmmitsburg, MD 1,309 Rob Riley, Bill McCarthy, Bob Testa FCS Quarterfinals: Wagner vs. Central Connecticut Series History: WC leads 20-19 #ffdead Mar 5 7:00 pm EST Recap Wagner Seahawks 83 Central Connecticut Blue Devils 59 29-37 37-46 Kenneth Ortiz 21 Orlando Parker 12 Latif Rivers 4 Kyle Vinales 20 Brandon Peel 12 Khalen Cumberlander 4 Spiro Sports CenterStaten Island, NY 1,003 Earl Walton, Jeff Clark, Dennis Allocco Quarterfinals: Saint Francis (PA) at Bryant Series History: BU leads 6-3 #e3e3e3 Mar 5 2:00 pm EST Recap Saint Francis Red Flash 55 Bryant Bulldogs 54 28-25 27-29 Ronnie Drinnon 28 Ronnie Drinnon 18 Earl Brown 7 Dyami Starks 19 Alex Francis 6 Shane McLaughlin 5 Chace Athletic CenterSmithfield, RI 1,520 John Hughes, Gary Pucino, Brandon Cruz Semifinal: Mount St. Mary's at Wagner Series History: WC leads 32-19 Announcers: Paul Dottino, Tim Capstraw, Matt Martucci #ffdead Mar 8 12:00 pm EST Recap Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 77 Wagner Seahawks 72 35-31 42-41 Rashad Whack 21 Gregory Graves 7 Julian Norfleet 7 Kenneth Ortiz 26 Orlando Parker 10 Latif Rivers 3 Spiro Sports CenterStaten Island, NY 1,287 Brian Dorsey, Frank Scagliotta, Tom Courtney FCS Semifinal: Robert Morris vs. Saint Francis (PA) Series History: RMU leads 48-28 Announcers: John Schmeelk, Joe DeSantis, Pat O'Keefe College Basketball on TV: Week 18 https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/what-watch/2014-03-02/college-basketball-tv-week-18 ncaa.org 4 February 2015 #e3e3e3 Mar 8 7:00 pm EST Recap Robert Morris Colonials 60 Saint Francis Red Flash 57 15-20 45-37 Karvel Anderson 21 Lucky Jones 7 Lucky Jones 3 Earl Brown 18 Ronnie Drinnon 9 Earl Brown & Dominique Major 2 Charles L. Sewall CenterMoon Township, PA 1,739 Guy Pagano; Tom Regan; Jim Bruno FCS Championship: Mount St. Mary's at Robert Morris Series History: RMU leads 30-27 Announcers: Mike Crispino, Miles Simon College Basketball on TV: Week 19 https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/what-watch/2014-03-08/college-basketball-tv-week-19 ncaa.com 4 February 2015 #ffdead Mar 11 7:00 pm EST Recap Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 88 Robert Morris Colonials 71 48-32 40-39 Rashad Whack 20 Sam Prescott 6 Rashad Whack & Sam Prescott 4 Karvel Anderson 21 Lucky Jones & Charles Oliver 5 Kavon Stewart 5 Charles L. Sewall CenterMoon Township, PA 3,024 Earl Walton, Donnie Eppley, Guy Pagano ESPN2 All-tournament team Tournament MVP in bold.Mount Mayhem! Mount St. Mary's Wins 4th NEC Men's Basketball Crown With 88-71 Win Over Robert Morris http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2014/3/11/MBB_Championship_Recap_14.aspx NortheastConference.org 4 February 2015 NameSchool Pos. Year Ht. Hometown 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 References Category:Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament