2016 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 2016 Northeast Conference Men's 2016NECBasketballLogo.png 200px 8 campus sites Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY Fairleigh Dickinson 5th Greg Herenda 1st Earl Potts Jr. FDU 9,258 The 2016 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held from March 2–8, 2016. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds, with higher seed hosting all games. The winners of the tournament, Fairleigh Dickinson, will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Tournament. This is Fairleigh Dickinson's fifth Championship. Format For the twelfth straight year, the NEC Men's Basketball Tournament consisted of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams were reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.2016 NEC men's bracket http://northeastconference.org/documents/2016/2/3/bracket16_mbb_wbb.pdf NortheastConference.org 11 February 2015 Seeds Teams were 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 SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker1Wagner‡ 13–5 2Fairleigh Dickinson 11–71–1 vs. SHU, 1–1 vs. SFC, 1–1 vs. Wagner, 2–0 vs. LIU, 2–0 vs. SFU 3Sacred Heart 11–7 1–1 vs. SFC, 1–1 vs. FDU, 1–1 vs. Wagner, 1–1 vs. LIU, 1–1 vs. SFU 4St. Francis Brooklyn 11–7 1–1 vs. FDU, 1–1 vs. SHU, 0–2 vs. Wagner 5Mount St. Mary's 10–8 6LIU Brooklyn 9–9 1–1 vs. SFU, 2–0 vs. Wagner 7Saint Francis (PA) 9–9 1–1 vs. LIU, 1–1 vs. Wagner 8Robert Morris 8–10 Bracket Teams were reseed after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage. QuarterfinalsWednesday, March 2NEC Front Row Semifinals Saturday, March 5 NEC Front Row, MSG+, and FCS Championship Tuesday, March 8 ESPN2 1 Wagner 59 8 Robert Morris 50 4 St. Francis Brooklyn 51 5 Mount St. Mary's 60 2 Fairleigh Dickinson 74 7 Saint Francis (PA) 72 3 Sacred Heart 76 6 LIU Brooklyn 84 1 Wagner 81 6 LIU Brooklyn 65 2 Fairleigh Dickinson 80 5 Mount St. Mary's 75 1 Wagner 79 2 Fairleigh Dickinson 87 All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed Game summaries Quarterfinals: #1 Wagner vs. #8 Robert Morris Series History: Robert Morris leads 41–28 #ffdead March 2 7:00 PM Recap #1 Wagner 59 #8 Robert Morris 50 24–19 35–31 Mike Aaman 12 Michael Carey 14 Michael Carey 3 Isaiah Still 11 Rodney Pryor 7 Kavon Stewart 6 Spiro Sports CenterStaten Island, NY 1,012 Robert Testa, Art Jackson, Mike Pearson NEC Front Row Quarterfinals: #2 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. #7 Saint Francis (PA) Series History: Fairleigh Dickinson leads 44–40 #e3e3e3 March 2 7:00 PM Recap #2 Fairleigh Dickinson 74 #7 Saint Francis (PA) 72 40–44 34–28 Darian Anderson 22 Earl Potts Jr. 6 Stephen Jiggets 7 Ronnie Drinnon 21 Ronnie Drinnon 22 Greg Brown 5 Rothman CenterHackensack, NJ 1,127 John Hughes, Rod Mrakovich, Dave Fernandez NEC Front Row Quarterfinals: #3 Sacred Heart vs. #6 LIU Brooklyn Series History: LIU Brooklyn leads 20–11 #ffdead March 2 7:00 PM Recap #6 LIU Brooklyn 84 #3 Sacred Heart 76 47–33 37–43 Joel Hernandez 22 Joel Hernandez 7 Martin Hermannsson 6 Cane Broome 35 Cane Broome 8 Jordan Allen 3 William H. Pitt CenterFairfield, CT 710 Guy Pagano, Douglas Grant, Tom Regan MSG, FCS, NEC Front Row Quarterfinals: #4 St. Francis Brooklyn vs. #5 Mount St. Mary's Series History: Mount St. Mary's leads 30–26 #e3e3e3 March 2 9:00 PM Recap #5 Mount St. Mary's 60 #4 St. Francis Brooklyn 51 24–34 36–17 Yunus Hopkinson 18 Amdy Fall 9 Chris Hooper 5 BK Ashe 18 BK Ashe 7 BK Ashe 4 Generoso Pope Athletic ComplexBrooklyn, NY 675 Steve Ruppenthal, Gary Prager, Brandon Williams MSG, FCS, NEC Front Row Semifinal: #1 Wagner vs. #6 LIU Brooklyn Series History: Wagner leads 40–39 #ffdead March 5 4:00 PM Recap #1 Wagner 81 #6 LIU Brooklyn 65 29–33 52–32 Michael Carey 28 Michael Carey 10 Corey Henson 4 Joel Hernandez 19 Jerome Frink 8 Martin Hermannsson 4 Spiro Sports CenterStaten Island, NY 1,814 Jim Bruno, Brandon Cruz, Tom Courtney MSG+, FCS, NEC Front Row Semifinal: #2 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. #5 Mount St. Mary's Series History: Fairleigh Dickinson leads 27–23 #e3e3e3 March 5 2:00 PM Recap #2 Fairleigh Dickinson 80 #5 Mount St. Mary's 75 39–39 41–36 Earl Potts Jr. 20 Mike Holloway 17 Darian Anderson 4 Junior Robinson 21 BK Ashe 7 Junior Robinson 2 Rothman CenterHackensack, NJ 1,562 Lionel Butler, Andrew Maira, James Ostwalt MSG+, FCS, NEC Front Row Championship: #1 Wagner 79 vs. #2 Fairleigh Dickinson 87 Series History: Fairleigh Dickinson leads 41–37 #ffdead March 8 7:00 PM Recap #2 Fairleigh Dickinson 87 #1 Wagner 79 33–35 54–44 Darian Anderson 28 Earl Potts, Jr. 7 Dairan Anderson 5 Corey Hensen 24 Michael Carey 11 Michael Carey 5 Spiro Sports CenterStaten Island, NY 2,358 Earl Walton, Robert Riley, Donnie Eppley ESPN2 *All times EST All-tournament team Tournament MVP in bold.NCAA-Bound: Fairleigh Dickinson Storms Back to Top Wagner for #NECMBB CrownTitle http://northeastconference.org/news/2016/3/8/MBB_FDU_MBB_NEC_Champs_16.aspx NortheastConference.org March 9, 2016 NameSchool Pos. Year Ht. Hometown Earl Potts Jr. Fairleigh Dickinson Guard Sophomore 6-6 Severn, Maryland Darian Anderson Fairleigh Dickinson Guard Sophomore 6-1 Washington, D.C. Michael Carey Wagner Guard/Forward Junior 6-5 Nassau, Bahamas Corey Henson Wagner Guard Sophomore 6-3 Upper Marlboro, Maryland Joel Hernandez LIU Brooklyn Guard Junior 6-3 Teaneck, New Jersey References Category:Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament