2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 10
TV partner(s) NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks
NBA Draft
Regular Season
NEC Tournament
2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
LIU Brooklyn 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857
Saint Francis (PA) 0 – 0   –     3 – 3   .500
Sacred Heart 0 – 0   –     3 – 4   .429
Central Connecticut 0 – 0   –     2 – 3   .400
Bryant 0 – 0   –     3 – 5   .375
Wagner 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333
Fairleigh Dickinson 0 – 0   –     2 – 4   .333
Robert Morris 0 – 0   –     2 – 6   .250
St. Francis Brooklyn 0 – 0   –     1 – 5   .167
Mount St. Mary's 0 – 0   –     1 – 7   .125
† 2017 NEC Tournament winner
As of November 30, 2016; 

The 2016–17 NEC men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2016 and concluded in March with the 2017 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.


Preseason

Rankings

NEC Coaches Poll[1]
1. Fairleigh Dickinson (6)
2. Wagner (4)
3. Bryant
4. LIU Brooklyn
4. Mount St. Mary's
6. Robert Morris
7. St. Francis Brooklyn
8. Sacred Heart
9. Saint Francis (PA)
10. Central Connnecticut

() first place votes

All-NEC team

Coaches Poll[2]

Earl Potts, Jr., Fairleigh Dickinson, Jr., F./G.
Corey Henson, Wagner, Jr., F.
Jerome Frink, LIU Brooklyn, R-Sr., F.
Michael Carey, Wagner, Sr., G.
Darian Anderson, Fairleigh Dickinson, Jr., G.

Head Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. All numbers are from time at current school.

Team Head coach Previous school Seasons at current school Overall record NEC record NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Bryant Tim O'Shea Ohio 8 81–162 48–76 0 0 0
Central Connecticut Donyell Marshall Buffalo 0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0
Fairleigh Dickinson Greg Herenda UMass Lowell 3 36–57 20–32 1 0 0
LIU Brooklyn Jack Perri Rhode Island College 4 57–67 33–37 1 0 0
Mount St. Mary's Jamion Christian VCU 4 63–65 41–29 1 0 0
Robert Morris Andrew Toole Lafayette 6 120–88 74–33 1 0 0
Sacred Heart Anthony Latina Central Connecticut 3 32–61 22–30 0 0 0
St. Francis Brooklyn Glenn Braica St. John's 6 98–91 65–41 0 0 0
Saint Francis (PA) Rob Krimmel 4 44–78 30–40 0 0 0
Wagner Bashir Mason Marist 4 70–54 45–25 0 0 0

NEC Regular Season

Conference Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

  Bryant Central Conn. Fairleigh Dickinson LIU Br'klyn Mount St. Mary's Robert Morris Sacred Heart St. Francis Br'klyn Saint Francis (PA) Wagner
vs. Bryant – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Central Conn. 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. LIU Br'klyn 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Mount St. Mary's 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Robert Morris 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Sacred Heart 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. St. Francis Br'klyn 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0
vs. Saint Francis (PA) 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0
vs. Wagner 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 –
Total 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Player of the week

Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named a player of the week and a freshmen of the week each Monday.

Week (Date) Player of the week Freshman of the week
1 (November 14, 2016)[3] Mike Aaman, WAG Sabastian Townes, BRY
2 (November 21, 2016)[4] Quincy McKnight, SHU Jashaun Agosto, LIU
3 (November 28, 2016)[5] Nisre Zouzoua, BRY
Iverson Fleming, LIU 		Keith Braxton, SFU
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10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Postseason

NEC Tournament

  Quarterfinals
March		 Semifinals
March		 Championship
March
                           
  1   
8   
   
   
4   
  5   
     
    '
  2   
7   
 
   
3   
  6   

All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed

NCAA Tournament

Seed Region School First Four 2nd Round 3rd Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship

National Invitational Tournament

Seed Bracket School 1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifianls Championship

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Seed Bracket School 1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifianls Championship

Honors and Awards

2017 NEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Most Improved Player of the Year
2017 NEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team Rookie Team
† - denotes unanimous selection

Milestones and records

References

  1. ↑ "All Knight Long! FDU Chosen to Repeat as 2016-17 NEC Men's Basketball Champion". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "FDU & Wagner Place Two Apiece On Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release (11/14)". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release (11/21)". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release (11/28)". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "No. 18 UConn falls to Wagner; 1st loss in a home opener on campus". ESPN. Retrieved 15 November 2016.

See also

2016–17 Northeast Conference women's basketball season

External links

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