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1983 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament

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1983 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteJohn Jay Center
Moon Township, PA
ChampionsRobert Morris (2nd title)
Winning coachMatthew Furjanic Jr. (2nd title)
MVPChipper Harris (Robert Morris)
ECAC Metro men's basketball tournaments
← 1982
1984 →
1982–83 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Long Island 11 3   .786 20 9   .690
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 5   .643 17 12   .586
St. Francis (NY) 7 7   .500 10 18   .357
Marist 7 7   .500 14 15   .483
Siena 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
Wagner 2 12   .143 10 18   .357
South
Robert Morris 12 2   .857 23 8   .742
Saint Francis (PA) 7 7   .500 12 17   .414
Baltimore 4 10   .286 10 18   .357
Loyola (MD) 3 11   .214 4 24   .143
1983 ECAC Metro tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament (now known as the Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament) was held March 9–12. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played on campus sites with the championship game held at John Jay Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.[1]

Robert Morris defeated Long Island University in the championship game, 79–67, to win back-to-back ECAC Metro men's basketball tournaments. The Colonials earned the automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

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First round
Thursday, March 9
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Championship
Sunday, March 12
            
1N Long Island 74
4N Marist 56
4N Marist 60
5N Siena 59
1N Long Island 101
North
2N Fairleigh Dickinson 98
3N St. Francis (NY) 65
6N Wagner 67
6N Wagner 84
2N Fairleigh Dickinson 94
1N Long Island 67
1S Robert Morris 79
1S Robert Morris 81
4S Loyola (MD) 60
1S Robert Morris 106
South
2S Saint Francis (PA) 94
3S Baltimore 68
2S Saint Francis (PA) 75

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References

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  1. ^ "1982-83 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved July 28, 2019.