1987 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament

The 1987 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8, 1987.[1] The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

1987 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
Teams8
SiteTowson Center
Towson, MD
ChampionsBucknell (1st title)
Winning coachCharlie Woollum (1st title)
MVPChris Seneca (Bucknell)
1986–87 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bucknell113 .786229  .710
Lafayette104 .7141613  .552
Rider86 .5711216  .429
Lehigh86 .5711514  .517
Drexel77 .5001414  .500
Towson State59 .3571416  .467
Hofstra410 .286919  .321
Delaware311 .2141216  .429
1987 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Bracket and results

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6
Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
Final
Sunday, March 8
         
1 Bucknell 81
8 Delaware 71
1 Bucknell 103**
4 Lehigh 100
4 Lehigh 109**
5 Drexel 98
1 Bucknell 86
6 Towson 74
3 Rider 79
6 Towson State 89
6 Towson 70
2 Lafayette 66
2 Lafayette 81
7 Hofstra 76

* denotes overtime game

All-Tournament Team

Source[2]

References

  1. "1986-87 East Coast Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. Stewart, John W. (March 9, 1987). "Bucknell asserts its superiority over Towson in ECC final, 86–74". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 21. Retrieved May 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.