2009 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200809
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
Finals siteCharles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
ChampionsRobert Morris (6th title)
Winning coachMike Rice (1st title)
MVPJeremy Chappell (Robert Morris)
2008–09 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Robert Morris153 .8332411  .686
Mount St. Mary's126 .6671914  .576
Sacred Heart126 .6671714  .548
Long Island126 .6671614  .533
Quinnipiac108 .5561516  .484
Central Connecticut810 .4441317  .433
Wagner810 .4441614  .533
St. Francis (NY)711 .3891020  .333
Monmouth612 .333823  .258
Fairleigh Dickinson612 .333723  .233
Saint Francis (PA)315 .167623  .207
2009 NEC tournament winner

The 2009 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held on March 5, 8th, and 11th. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opened on March 5 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on March 8 and the finals on March 11. The champion, Robert Morris, earned a trip to the 2009 NCAA Tournament.

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Northeast Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams are seeded by conference record. The semifinals matchups will be the highest and lowest remaining seeds in one game and the other two seeds in the other game. All games are held at the home court of the higher-seeded team.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 5
Semifinals
March 8
Finals
March 11
ESPN2
         
1 Robert Morris 73
8 St. Francis (NY) 60
1 Robert Morris 75
5 Quinnipiac 48
4 Long Island 78OT
5 Quinnipiac 86
1 Robert Morris 48
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Mount St. Mary's 46
3 Sacred Heart 76
6 Central Connecticut 64
3 Sacred Heart 63
2 Mount St. Mary's 68
2 Mount St. Mary's 72
7 Wagner 62

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[1]

2009 NEC All-Tournament Team

Jeremy Chappell, RMU
Kelly Beidler, MSM
Joey Henley, SHU
Rob Robinson, RMU
Justin Rutty, QU

Sources

References

  1. "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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