2011 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

2011 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2010–11
Teams	8
Site	campus sites
Finals site	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, New York
Champions	Long Island (3rd title)
Winning coach	Jim Ferry (1st title)
MVP	Jamal Olasewere (Long Island)
Northeast Conference men's basketball tournaments

2010–11 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
† Long Island	16	–	2		.889			27	–	6		.818
Quinnipiac	13	–	5		.722			22	–	10		.688
Robert Morris	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Central Connecticut State	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
St. Francis (NY)	10	–	8		.556			15	–	15		.500
Wagner	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
Mount St. Mary's	9	–	9		.500			11	–	21		.344
Bryant*	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
St. Francis (PA)	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
Sacred Heart	6	–	12		.333			11	–	18		.379
Monmouth	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
Fairleigh Dickinson	3	–	15		.167			5	–	24		.172
† 2011 Northeast Conference tournament winner As of March 17, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3, 6, and 9, 2011, on campus sites. The semifinal games was televised on MSG Network, and the finals were on ESPN2. The winner, Long Island, received the NEC's automatic berth in the 2011 NCAA tournament.

Format

For the seventh straight year, the NEC Men's Basketball Tournament will consist of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals. Bryant is in transition to D-I and remains ineligible for any post-season tournaments and thus not allowed to participate.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 3					Semifinals March 6					Finals March 9
	1	Long Island	90
	8	Saint Francis (PA)	75
						1	Long Island	69
						4	Cent Connecticut	67
	4	Central Connecticut	64
	5	St. Francis Brooklyn	62
											1	Long Island	85*
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											3	Robert Morris	82
	3	Robert Morris	78
	6	Wagner	74
						3	Robert Morris	64
						2	Quinnipiac	62
	2	Quinnipiac	78
	7	Mount St. Mary's	59

Asterisk denotes an overtime.

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.

Name	School	Pos.	Year	Ht.	Hometown
Jamal Olasewere	LIU Brooklyn	Forward	Sophomore	6-7	Silver Spring, Maryland
Jason Brickman	LIU Brooklyn	Guard	Freshman	5-10	San Antonio, Texas
Velton Jones	Robert Morris	Guard	Sophomore	6-0	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Russell Johnson	Robert Morris	Forward	Sophomore	6-6	Chester, Pennsylvania
Justin Rutty	Quinnipiac	Forward	Senior	6-7	Newburgh, New York