2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held between March 1 and 7.[1] All games were held on the campus sites of the higher seed. LIU Brooklyn won the championship, its fourth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament. This was LIU's second NEC Tournament Championship in a row, having won it the previous year.

2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
NEC Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
Finals siteSteinberg Wellness Center
Brooklyn, New York
ChampionsLong Island (4th title)
Winning coachJim Ferry (2nd title)
MVPJulian Boyd (Long Island)
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2011–12 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Island 16 2   .889 25 9   .735
Wagner 15 3   .833 25 6   .806
Robert Morris 13 5   .722 26 10   .722
St. Francis (NY) 12 6   .667 15 15   .500
Quinnipiac 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
Monmouth 10 8   .556 12 20   .375
Central Connecticut 10 8   .556 13 16   .448
Sacred Heart 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Mount St. Mary's 6 12   .333 8 21   .276
Saint Francis (PA) 5 13   .278 6 23   .207
Fairleigh Dickinson 2 16   .111 3 26   .103
*Bryant 1 17   .056 2 28   .067
2012 Northeast Conference tournament winner
As of March 17, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Format

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The top 8 teams in the standings will qualify for the tournament. The field will be re-seeded after the Quarterfinals so that the #1 seed will host the highest remaining seed, and #2 will host the lowest remaining seed. Bryant is in its final transition year and remains ineligible to participate in any post-season tournaments.

Bracket

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All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed.[2]

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 1
Semifinals
Sunday, March 4
MSG
Championship Game
Wednesday, March 7
ESPN2
         
1 Long Island 80
8 Sacred Heart 68
1 Long Island 78
5 Quinnipiac 75
4 St. Francis (NY) 72
5 Quinnipiac 80
1 Long Island 90
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 Robert Morris 73
2 Wagner 87
7 Central Connecticut 77
2 Wagner 64
3 Robert Morris 71
3 Robert Morris 87
6 Monmouth 68

All-tournament team

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Tournament MVP in bold.[3]

Name School Pos. Year Ht. Hometown
Julian Boyd LIU Brooklyn Forward Junior 6-7 San Antonio, Texas
Jason Brickman LIU Brooklyn Guard Sophomore 5-10 San Antonio, Texas
Jamal Olasewere LIU Brooklyn Forward Junior 6-7 Silver Spring, Maryland
Coron Williams Robert Morris Guard Sophomore 6-2 Midlothian, Virginia
Velton Jones Robert Morris Guard Junior 6-0 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Schedule". Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Bracket" (PDF). Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved October 29, 2015.