2000 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2000 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. Central Connecticut won the championship, its first, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Tournament.

1999–2000 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Central Connecticut153 .833256  .806
Fairleigh Dickinson135 .7221711  .607
Robert Morris135 .7221812  .600
St. Francis Brooklyn126 .6671812  .600
Quinnipiac126 .6671810  .643
Monmouth99 .5001216  .429
Saint Francis (PA)711 .3891018  .357
Mount St. Mary's711 .389920  .310
UMBC711 .3891118  .379
Wagner612 .3331116  .407
Long Island513 .278819  .296
Sacred Heart216 .111325  .107
2000 NEC tournament winner

2000 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199900
Teams8
SiteSovereign Bank Arena
Trenton, NJ
ChampionsCentral Connecticut (1st title)
Winning coachHowie Dickenman (1st title)
MVPRick Mickens (Central Connecticut)

Format

The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game
         
1 Central Connecticut 65
8 UMBC 58
1 Central Connecticut 83
4 St. Francis Brooklyn 73
4 St. Francis Brooklyn 86
5 Monmouth 70
1 Central Connecticut 63
3 Robert Morris 46
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 68
7 Mount St. Mary's 73
7 Mount St. Mary's 61
3 Robert Morris 80
3 Robert Morris 72
6 Saint Francis (PA) 52

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[1]

2000 NEC All-Tournament Team

Rick Mickens, CCSU
Corsley Edwards, CCSU
Gregory Harris, MSM
Rahsaan Johnson, MU
Gene Nabors, RMU
John Tice, CCSU

References

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