1997 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

1997 basketball tournament July 2023 1997 Northeast Conference Men's 10 Schwartz Athletic Center Brooklyn, NY Long Island 2nd Ray Haskins 1st Charles Jones Long Island The 1997 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's ten teams, seeded based on their conference record. LIU Brooklyn won the championship, their second, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Tournament. Format The NEC Men's Basketball Tournament consisted of a ten-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The first round was played by the four lowest seeds (7–10) and the other teams received a bye. Bracket First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game high 8 1996 Wagner Seahawks Wagner 60 9 1996 Marist Red Foxes Marist 62 7 St. Francis Brooklyn 62 10 1996 Robert Morris Colonials Robert Morris 59 1 Long Island 99 9 Marist 88 4 1996 Rider Broncs Rider 80 5 1996 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's 77 3 1996 Monmouth Hawks Monmouth 75 6 1996 Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) 68 2 1996 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson 72 7 St. Francis Brooklyn 69 1 Long Island 90 4 Rider 76 2 Fairleigh Dickinson 722OT 3 Monmouth 73 1 Long Island 72 3 Monmouth 67 All-tournament team Tournament MVP in bold.NEC men's basketball record book http://northeastconference.org/documents/2014/7/9/NEC_MBB_Recordbook_1415.pdf NortheastConference.org 29 October 2015 1997 NEC All-Tournament TeamCharles Jones, LIU Corey Albano, MU Mustafa Barksdale, MU Mike Campbell, LIU Dave Masciale, LIU Richie Parker, LIU References Category:Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament