2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball season
2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks
NBA Draft
Regular Season
NEC Tournament
Northeast Conference men's basketball seasons
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2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Mount St. Mary's †	14	–	4	.778	20	–	16	.556
LIU Brooklyn	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Wagner	11	–	7	.611	16	–	14	.533
Saint Francis	11	–	7	.611	17	–	17	.500
Robert Morris	9	–	9	.500	14	–	19	.424
Bryant	9	–	9	.500	12	–	20	.375
Fairleigh Dickinson	9	–	9	.500	11	–	19	.367
Sacred Heart	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Central Connecticut	4	–	14	.222	6	–	23	.207
St. Francis Brooklyn	2	–	16	.111	4	–	27	.129

† 2017 NEC tournament winner

The 2016–17 NEC men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2016 and concluded in March with the 2017 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.

Preseason

Rankings

	NEC Coaches Poll^[1]
1.	Fairleigh Dickinson (6)
2.	Wagner (4)
3.	Bryant
4.	LIU Brooklyn
4.	Mount St. Mary's
6.	Robert Morris
7.	St. Francis Brooklyn
8.	Sacred Heart
9.	Saint Francis (PA)
10.	Central Connnecticut

() first place votes

All-NEC team

Coaches Poll^[2]
Earl Potts, Jr., Fairleigh Dickinson, Jr., F./G. Corey Henson, Wagner, Jr., F. Jerome Frink, LIU Brooklyn, R-Sr., F. Michael Carey, Wagner, Sr., G. Darian Anderson, Fairleigh Dickinson, Jr., G.

Head Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. All numbers are from time at current school.

Team	Head coach	Previous school	Seasons at current school	Overall record	NEC record	NCAA Tournaments
Bryant	Tim O'Shea	Ohio	8	81–162	48–76	0
Central Connecticut	Donyell Marshall	Buffalo	0	0–0	0–0	0
Fairleigh Dickinson	Greg Herenda	UMass Lowell	3	36–57	20–32	1
LIU Brooklyn	Jack Perri	Rhode Island College	4	57–67	33–37	1
Mount St. Mary's	Jamion Christian	VCU	4	63–65	41–29	1
Robert Morris	Andrew Toole	Lafayette	6	120–88	74–33	1
Sacred Heart	Anthony Latina	Central Connecticut	3	32–61	22–30	0
St. Francis Brooklyn	Glenn Braica	St. John's	6	98–91	65–41	0
Saint Francis (PA)	Rob Krimmel		4	44–78	30–40	0
Wagner	Bashir Mason	Marist	4	70–54	45–25	0

NEC Regular Season

Conference Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

	Bryant	Central Conn.	Fairleigh Dickinson	LIU Br'klyn	Mount St. Mary's	Robert Morris	Sacred Heart	St. Francis Br'klyn	Saint Francis (PA)	Wagner
vs. Bryant	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Central Conn.	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. LIU Br'klyn	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Mount St. Mary's	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Robert Morris	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. Sacred Heart	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0	0–0
vs. St. Francis Br'klyn	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0	0–0
vs. Saint Francis (PA)	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–	0–0
vs. Wagner	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	–
Total	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0

Player of the week

Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named a player of the week and a freshmen of the week each Monday.

Week (Date)	Player of the week	Freshman of the week
1 (November 14, 2016)^[3]	Mike Aaman, WAG	Sabastian Townes, BRY
2 (November 21, 2016)^[4]	Quincy McKnight, SHU	Jashaun Agosto, LIU
3 (November 28, 2016)^[5]	Nisre Zouzoua, BRY Iverson Fleming, LIU	Keith Braxton, SFU
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Postseason

NEC Tournament

March, 2017 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.

Quarterfinals March	Semifinals March	Championship March

1

8



4

5

(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
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2

7



3

6

All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed

NCAA Tournament

Seed	Region	School	First Four	2nd Round	3rd Round	Sweet 16	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship

National Invitational Tournament

Seed	Bracket	School	1st Round	2nd Round	Quarterfinals	Semifianls	Championship

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Seed	Bracket	School	1st Round	2nd Round	Quarterfinals	Semifianls	Championship

Honors and Awards

Award	Recipient(s)
2017 NEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Most Improved Player of the Year

First Team	Second Team	Third Team	Rookie Team
2017 NEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams

† - denotes unanimous selection

Milestones and records

On November 11, 2016 the Wagner Seahawks upset 18th ranked UConn on the road, marking one of the most significant wins in program history.^[6]

References

^ "All Knight Long! FDU Chosen to Repeat as 2016-17 NEC Men's Basketball Champion". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
^ "FDU & Wagner Place Two Apiece On Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
^ "Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release (11/14)". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
^ "Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release (11/21)". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
^ "Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release (11/28)". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^ "No. 18 UConn falls to Wagner; 1st loss in a home opener on campus". ESPN. Retrieved 15 November 2016.

External links

NEC website

[1] "All Knight Long! FDU Chosen to Repeat as 2016-17 NEC Men's Basketball Champion". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

[2] "FDU & Wagner Place Two Apiece On Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

[3] "Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release (11/14)". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

[4] "Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release (11/21)". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

[5] "Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release (11/28)". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

[6] "No. 18 UConn falls to Wagner; 1st loss in a home opener on campus". ESPN. Retrieved 15 November 2016.

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