1991 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1991 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in March. The tournament featured seven teams; two teams, Mount St. Mary's and Robert Morris, were ineligible to participate. Robert Morris was penalized by the NCAA for institutional misconduct.[1] Saint Francis (PA) won the championship, their first, and as of 2022, only tournament title. They advanced to a play-in game against Fordham, which they won to advance to the 1991 NCAA tournament.

1990–91 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Saint Francis (PA)133 .813248  .750
Fairleigh Dickinson133 .813229  .710
Robert Morris*124 .7501711  .607
Monmouth106 .625198  .704
St. Francis (NY)88 .5001514  .517
Mount St. Mary's*610 .375819  .296
Long Island412 .2501018  .357
Marist412 .250622  .214
Wagner214 .125426  .133
1991 NEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

1991 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199091
Teams9
Finals siteMaurice Stokes Athletic Center
Loretto, PA
ChampionsSaint Francis (PA) (1st title)
Winning coachJim Baron (1st title)
MVPMike Iuzzolino (SFPA)

Format

The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of a seven-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The first seed received a bye in the first round.

Bracket

First round Semifinals Championship Game
         
1 Saint Francis (PA) 96
4 St. Francis Brooklyn 70
4 St. Francis Brooklyn 95
5 Long Island 80
1 Saint Francis (PA) 97
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 82
3 Monmouth 81
6 Marist 67
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 78
3 Monmouth 67OT
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 94
7 Wagner 68

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[2]

1991 NEC All-Tournament Team

Mike Iuzzolino, SFPA
Joe Anderson, SFPA
Alex Blackwell, MU
Desi Wilson, FDU
Mel Hawkins, FDU
John Hilvert, SFPA

References

  1. "Robert Morris Appealing Ban". New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  2. "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
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