1991 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1991 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March. The tournament featured seven teams; two teams, Mount St. Mary's and Robert Morris, were ineligible to participate. Robert Morris was penalized by the NCAA for institutional misconduct.[1] Saint Francis (PA) won the championship, their first, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA Tournament.

1990–91 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Saint Francis (PA)133 .813  248  .750
Fairleigh Dickinson133 .813  229  .710
Robert Morris*124 .750  1711  .607
Monmouth106 .625  198  .704
St. Francis (NY)88 .500  1514  .517
Mount St. Mary's*610 .375  819  .296
Long Island412 .250  1018  .357
Marist412 .250  622  .214
Wagner214 .125  426  .133
1991 NEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament
1991 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199091
Teams9
Finals siteMaurice Stokes Athletic Center
Loretto, PA
ChampionsSaint Francis (PA) (1st title)
Winning coachJim Baron (1st title)
MVPMike Iuzzolino (SFPA)


Format

The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of a seven-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The first seed received a bye in the first round.

Bracket

  First Round     Semifinals     Championship Game
                           
  4 St. Francis (NY) 95    
  5 Long Island 80    
      1 Saint Francis (PA) 96  
            4 St. Francis (NY) 70    
               
      1 Saint Francis (PA) 97
  3 Monmouth 81               2 Fairleigh Dickinson 82
  6 Marist 67              
      2 Fairleigh Dickinson 78OT    
        3 Monmouth 67  
  2 Fairleigh Dickinson 94    
  7 Wagner 68  

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[2]

1991 NEC All-Tournament Team

Mike Iuzzolino, SFPA
Joe Anderson, SFPA
Alex Blackwell, MU
Desi Wilson, FDU
Mel Hawkins, FDU
John Hilvert, SFPA

References

  1. "Robert Morris Appealing Ban". New York Times. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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