2015 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 2015 Northeast Conference Men's 2015NECBasketballLogo.jpg 200px 8 campus sites Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, New York Robert Morris 8th Andrew Toole 1st Rodney Pryor RMU 6,891 (total) 1,013 (championship) The 2015 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held on March 4, 7, and 10.2015 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Championship http://northeastconference.org/tournaments/?id=76 NortheastConference.org February 11, 2015 The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds, with higher seed hosting all games. The tourney opened on Wednesday, March 4 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, March 7 and the finals on Tuesday, March 10. Robert Morris earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament. Format For the eleventh 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 shuffled so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.2015 NEC men's bracket http://northeastconference.org/documents/2015/2/9/bracket15_mbb_wbb.pdf NortheastConference.org February 11, 2015 Seeds Teams were seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under NEC policy.NEC Basketball Tiebreaker Procedure http://northeastconference.org/sports/2011/9/22/mbball_741.aspx?path=mbball NortheastConference.org February 4, 2015 SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker 1St. Francis Brooklyn‡ 15–3 21–10 2Robert Morris 12–6 16–141–1 vs. SFBK, 1–1 vs. Bryant, 2–0 vs. MSM3Bryant 12–6 15–141–1 vs. SFBK, 1–1 vs. RM, 1–1 vs. MSM 4Mount St. Mary's 11–7 15–14 5Saint Francis (PA) 9–9 15–142–0 vs. SH6Sacred Heart 9–9 15–160–2 vs. SFPA7Wagner 8–10 10–192–0 vs. LIU8LIU Brooklyn 8–10 12–170–2 vs. Wagner‡ – NEC regular season champions.Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. Bracket QuarterfinalsWednesday, March 4NEC Front Row, MSG+2, FCS and Cox Sports SemifinalsSaturday, March 7(reseeded)NEC Front Row, MSG+, FCS Championship Tuesday, March 10ESPN2  1 St. Francis Brooklyn 79 8 LIU Brooklyn 70 4 Mount St. Mary's 58 5 Saint Francis (PA) 73 2 Robert Morris 91 7 Wagner 68 3 Bryant 91** 6 Sacred Heart 85 1 St. Francis Brooklyn 62 5 Saint Francis (PA) 48 2 Robert Morris 66 3 Bryant 53 1 St. Francis Brooklyn 63 2 Robert Morris 66 All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed* Overtime Game summaries Quarterfinals: St. Francis Brooklyn vs. LIU Brooklyn Series History: LIU leads 63-40 #ffdead Mar 4 7:00 pm EST Recap St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers 79 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 70 35-22 44-48 Brent Jones 31 Jalen Cannon 15 Brent Jones 5 Landon Atterberry 18 Nura Zanna 7 Elvar Fridriksson 7 Generoso Pope Athletic ComplexBrooklyn, NY 972 Wally Rutecki, Dennis Allocco and Brandon Cruz Quarterfinals: Mount St. Mary's vs. Saint Francis (PA) Series History: MSM leads 42-30 #e3e3e3 Mar 4 7:00 pm EST Recap Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 58 Saint Francis Red Flash 73 24-29 34-44 Will Miller 14 Taylor Danaher 5 Khalid Nwandu 3 Earl Brown 20 Earl Brown 14 Malik Harmon & Ollie Jackson 3 Knott ArenaEmmitsburg, MD 1,068 Doug Aprahamian, Robert Testa and Brandon Williams Quarterfinals: Robert Morris vs. Wagner Series History: RMU leads 41-25 #ffdead Mar 4 7:00 pm EST Recap Robert Morris Colonials 91 Wagner Seahawks 68 39-28 52-40 Lucky Jones 27 Elijah Minnie 7 Rodney Pryor 7 Mike Aaman & Marcus Burton 19 Mike Aaman 8 JoJo Cooper 5 Charles L. Sewall CenterMoon Township, PA 857 Steve Ruppenthal, Josh White and Dave Fernandez Quarterfinals: Bryant vs. Sacred Heart Series History: SHU leads 18-13 Announcers: Paul Dottino, Joe DeSantis and John Schmeelk #e3e3e3 Mar 4 7:00 pm EST Recap Bryant Bulldogs 91 Sacred Heart Pioneers 85 30-38 33-25 14-14, 14-8 Joe O'Shea 21 Dan Garvin & Bosko Kostur 9 Shane McLaughlin 5 Cane Broome 21 Jordan Allen 6 Phil Gaetano 9 Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI 1,188 Gary Pucino, Rod Mrakovich and Mike Pearson MSG+, FCS and Cox Sports Semifinal: Robert Morris vs. Bryant Series History: RMU leads 10–2 Announcers: John Schmeelk and Tim Capstraw #ffdead Mar 7 12:00 pm EST Recap Robert Morris Colonials 66 Bryant Bulldogs 53 30-25 36-28 Kavon Stewart 19 Elijah Minnie 9 Kavon Stewart 8 Dyami Starks 19 Dan Garvin and Shane McLaughlin 8 Shane McLaughlin 7 Charles L. Sewall CenterMoon Township, PA 839 Jim Bruno, Lionel Butler and James Ostwalt MSG & FCS Semifinal: St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Saint Francis (PA) Series History: SFU leads 36–38 Announcers: Paul Dottino, Joe DeSantis and Matt Harmon #e3e3e3 Mar 7 2:00 pm EST Recap St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers 62 Saint Francis Red Flash 48 30-27 32-21 Jalen Cannon 20 Jalen Cannon 11 Brent Jones 8 Malik Harmon 18 Earl Brown 12 Greg Brown 3 Generoso Pope Athletic ComplexBrooklyn, NY 954 Guy Pagano, Douglas Grant and Tom Regan MSG & FCS Championship: St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Robert Morris Series History: 43–27 Announcers: John Brickley and Craig Robinson #ffdead Mar 10 7:00 pm EST Recap St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers 63 Robert Morris Colonials 66 35-29 28-37 Tyreek Jewell 19 Jalen Cannon 12 Brent Jones 5 Rodney Pryor 17 Elijah Minnie 9 Kavon Stewart 6 Generoso Pope Athletic ComplexBrooklyn, NY 1,013 Paul Faia, Robert Riley and Donnie Eppley ESPN2 All-tournament team Tournament MVP in bold.NCAA-Bound Robert Morris Colonials Capture Eighth NEC Tournament Title http://northeastconference.org/news/2015/3/10/MBB_0310151014.aspx NortheastConference.org March 16, 2015 NameSchool Pos. Year Ht. Hometown Rodney Prior Robert Morris Guard Junior 6-5 Evanston, Illinois Brent Jones St. Francis Brooklyn Guard Senior 6-2 Bronx, New York Earl Brown Saint Francis (PA) Forward Senior 6-6 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lucky Jones Robert Morris Forward Senior 6-5 Newark, New Jersey Jalen Cannon St. Francis Brooklyn Forward Senior 6-6 Allentown, Pennsylvania References Category:Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament