2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

August 2023 2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball season #0081C4 #ffffff NCAA Division I Basketball 10 NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks Regular Season Wagner First place Fairleigh Dickinson, Sacred Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn Cane Broome, SHU NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year Cane Broome, SHU NEC Tournament 2016 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Fairleigh Dickinson Wagner Earl Potts Jr., FDU Northeast Conference men's basketball 2014–15 Northeast Conference men's basketball season 2014–15 2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball season 2016–17 The 2015–16 NEC men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2016 and will conclude in March with the 2016 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament. Preseason Rankings NEC Coaches PollBring on the Mayhem! Mount St. Mary's Tabbed 2015-16 NEC Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite http://northeastconference.org/news/2015/10/24/MBB_PreseasonPollRel_NEC_2015-16.aspx Northeastconference.org 28 October 2015 1. Mount St. Mary's (6) 2. Robert Morris (3) 3. Bryant (1) 4. LIU Brooklyn 5. St. Francis Brooklyn 6. Wagner 7. Sacred Heart 8. Saint Francis (PA) 9. Fairleigh Dickinson 10. Central Connecticut () first place votes All-NEC team Coaches PollMount St. Mary's Lands Two on 2015-16 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team http://northeastconference.org/news/2015/10/25/MBB_PreseasonAllNEC_2015-16.aspx northeastconference.org 28 October 2015 BK Ashe Mount St. Mary's, Jr., G. Cane Broome Sacred Heart, So., G. Dan Garvin Bryant, Jr., F. Rodney Pryor Robert Morris, Sr., G. Gregory Graves Mount St. Mary's, Sr., F. Head coaches Team Head coach Previous school Seasons at school Overall record NEC record NEC tournament championships Postseason tournament championshipsBryant Tim O'Shea Ohio 8 34.4 73–139 40.5 43–63 0 0Central Connecticut Howie Dickenman Connecticut (asst.) 20 49.2 278–286 56.4 184–142 3 0Fairleigh Dickinson Greg Herenda UMass Lowell 3 30.0 18–42 26.4 9–25 0 0 LIU Brooklyn Jack Perri Long Island (assoc. HC) 4 44.0 41–52 46.1 24–28 1 0Mount St. Mary's Jamion Christian VCU (asst.) 4 51.5 49–46 59.6 31–21 1 0Robert Morris Andrew Toole Robert Morris (asst.) 6 62.5 110–66 74.1 66–23 1 0Sacred Heart Anthony Latina Sacred Heart (asst.) 3 31.7 20–43 33.3 11–23 0 0St. Francis Brooklyn Glenn Braica St. John's (asst.) 6 52.8 83–74 61.3 54–34 0 0Saint Francis (PA) Rob Krimmel Saint Francis (PA) (asst.) 4 33.6 31–61 40.3 21–31 0 0Wagner Bashir Mason Marist (asst.) 4 51.6 48–45 60.3 32–21 0 0 Notes: All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. Year at school includes 2015–16 season. Overall and NEC/NCAA records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the 2015–16 season. Previous jobs are head coaching jobs unless otherwise noted. NEC regular season Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.   BryantCentral Conn.Fairleigh DickinsonLIU Br'klynMount St. Mary'sRobert MorrisSacred HeartSt. Francis Br'klynSaint Francis (PA)Wagnervs. Bryant – 1–11–11–11–12–02–01–12–02–0vs. Central Conn.1–1 – 2–02–01–11–12–02–02–02–0vs. Fairleigh Dickinson1–10–2 – 0–21–12–01–11–10–21–1vs. LIU Br'klyn1–10–22–0 – 1–12–01–11–11–10–2vs. Mount St. Mary's1–11–11–11–1 – 0–21–11–10–22–0vs. Robert Morris0–21–10–20–22–0 – 1–12–02–02–0vs. Sacred Heart0–20–21–11–11–11–1 – 1–11–11–1vs. St. Francis Br'klyn1–10–21–11–11–10–21–1 – 0–22–0vs. Saint Francis (PA)0–20–22–01–12–00–21–12–0 – 1–1vs. Wagner0–20–21–12–00–20–21–10–21–1 – Total 5–13 3–15 11–7 9–9 10–8 8–10 11–7 11–7 9–9 13–5 Player of the week Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named a player of the week and a freshman of the week each Monday. Week (Date) Player of the week Freshman of the week 1 (Nov. 16, 2015) Cane Broome, SHU Quincy McKnight, SHU 2 (Nov. 23, 2015) Jerome Frink, LIU Quincy McKnight, SHU (2nd) 3 (Nov. 30, 2015) Earl Potts Jr., FDU Marcel Pettway, BRY 4 (Dec. 7, 2015) BK Ashe, MSM Quincy McKnight, SHU (3rd) 5 (Dec. 14, 2015) Jerome Frink, LIU (2nd) Marcel Pettway, BRY (2nd) 6 (Dec. 21, 2015) Rodney Prior, RMU Evan Phoenix, CCSU 7 (Dec. 28, 2015) Martin Hermannsson, LIU Marcel Pettway, BRY (3rd) 8 (Jan. 5, 2016) Cane Broome, SHU (2nd) Marcel Pettway, BRY (4th) 9 (Jan. 11, 2016) Earl Potts Jr., FDU (2nd) Mike Holloway, FDU 10 (Jan. 18, 2016) Earl Potts Jr., FDU (3rd) Mike Holloway, FDU (2nd) 11 (Jan. 25, 2016) Isaiah Blackmon, SFU Isaiah Blackmon, SFU 12 (Feb. 1, 2016) Michael Carey, WC Martin Hermannsson, LIU (2nd) Isaiah Blackmon, SFU (2nd) 13 (Feb. 8, 2016) Ronnie Drinnon, SFU Isaiah Still, RMU 14 (Feb. 15, 2016) Junior Robinson, MSMMartin Hermannsson, LIU (3rd) Mike Holloway, FDU (3rd)Quincy McKnight, SHU (4th) 15 (Feb. 22, 2016) Cane Broom, SHU (3rd) Quincy McKnight, SHU (5th) 16 (Feb. 29, 2016) Michael Carey, WC (2nd) Nisre Zouzoua, BRY Postseason NEC tournament 2016 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament March 2–8, 2016 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament. 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 NCAA tournament 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Seed Region School First Four 2nd Round 3rd Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship16EastFairleigh Dickinson L, 65–96 vs. #16 Florida Gulf Coast – (Dayton) National Invitational tournament 2016 National Invitation Tournament Seed Bracket School 1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 8St. Bonaventure/BYU QuadrantWagner W, 79–75 vs. #1 St. Bonaventure L, 54–87 vs. #4 Creighton Honors and awards 2016 NEC Men's Basketball Individual AwardsSacred Heart's Cane Broome Named NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year http://northeastconference.org/news/2016/2/28/MBB__AllConfRelease_1516____.aspx NortheastConference.org 7 March 2016 Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearCane Broome, SHUCoach of the YearBashir Mason, WCDefensive Player of the YearAmdy Fall, SFBKRookie of the YearMarcel Pettway, BRYMost Improved Player of the YearEarl Potts Jr., FDU 2016 NEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Third Team Rookie TeamCane Broome, So., G., SHURonnie Drinnon, Sr., F., SFUJerome Frink, Jr., F., LIUMartin Hermannsson, So., G., LIURodney Prior, Sr., G., RMU Darian Anderson, So., G., FDUMichael Carey, Jr., G., WCCorey Henson, So., G., WCEarl Potts Jr., So., F., FDUJunior Robinson, So., G., MSM BK Ashe, Jr., G., MSMChris Hooper, Sr., F., SFBKYunus Hopkinson, Jr., G., SFBKTyreek Jewell, Sr., G., SFBKBrandon Peel, Sr., F., CCSUMike Holloway, Fr., F., FDUQuincy McKnight, Fr., G., SHUAustin Nehls, Fr., G., CCSUMarcel Pettway, Fr., F., BRYNisre Zouzoua, Fr., G., BRY † - denotes unanimous selection Milestones and records On December 10, 2015 the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers attempted 49 three-pointers against NJIT, the most in conference history in a single game.Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release (12/14) http://northeastconference.org/news/2015/12/14/MBB_Release_12_14_15.aspx NortheastConference.org 14 December 2015 See also 2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball season References External links NEC website