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2009 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

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2009 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
Finals siteCharles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
ChampionsRobert Morris (6th title)
Winning coachMike Rice (1st title)
MVPJeremy Chappell (Robert Morris)
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2008–09 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 15 3   .833 24 11   .686
Mount St. Mary's 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Sacred Heart 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Long Island 12 6   .667 16 14   .533
Quinnipiac 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Central Connecticut 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Wagner 8 10   .444 16 14   .533
St. Francis (NY) 7 11   .389 10 20   .333
Monmouth 6 12   .333 8 23   .258
Fairleigh Dickinson 6 12   .333 7 23   .233
Saint Francis (PA) 3 15   .167 6 23   .207
2009 NEC tournament winner

The 2009 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held on March 5th, 8th, and 11th. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opened on March 5 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on March 8 and the finals on March 11. The champion, Robert Morris, earned a trip to the 2009 NCAA Tournament.

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Northeast Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams are seeded by conference record. The semifinals matchups will be the highest and lowest remaining seeds in one game and the other two seeds in the other game. All games are held at the home court of the higher-seeded team.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 5
Semifinals
March 8
Finals
March 11
ESPN2
         
1 Robert Morris 73
8 St. Francis (NY) 60
1 Robert Morris 75
5 Quinnipiac 48
4 Long Island 78
5 Quinnipiac 86*
1 Robert Morris 48
2 Mount Saint Mary's 46
3 Sacred Heart 76
6 Central Connecticut St 64
3 Sacred Heart 63
2 Mount Saint Mary's 68
2 Mount Saint Mary's 72
7 Wagner 62

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[1]

2009 NEC All-Tournament Team
Earl Brown, SFU
Marcus Burton, WAGNER
Jalen Cannon, SFBK
Brent Jones, SFBK
Dyami Starks, BRYANT

Sources

References

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