1982 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament

1982 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteSchwartz Athletic Center
Brooklyn, NY
ChampionsRobert Morris (1st title)
Winning coachMatthew Furjanic Jr. (1st title)
MVPTom Parks (Robert Morris)
ECAC Metro men's basketball tournaments
1983 →
1981–82 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Fairleigh Dickinson 12 – 3   .800 16 – 11   .593
Long Island 11 – 4   .733 20 – 10   .667
Siena 8 – 7   .533 15 – 13   .536
St. Francis (NY) 8 – 7   .533 10 – 17   .370
Marist 6 – 9   .400 12 – 14   .462
Wagner 1 – 14   .067 4 – 22   .154
South
Robert Morris † 9 – 5   .643 17 – 13   .567
Baltimore 8 – 6   .571 15 – 13   .536
Towson State 7 – 7   .500 10 – 17   .370
Loyola (MD) 7 – 7   .500 11 – 16   .407
Saint Francis (PA) 3 – 11   .214 6 – 20   .231
† 1982 ECAC Metro tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1982 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament (now known as the Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament) was held March 5–7. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played on campus sites with the championship game held at Schwartz Athletic Center in Brooklyn, New York.[1]

Robert Morris defeated Long Island University in the championship game, 85–84, to win the first ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament. The Colonials earned the automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament. This was the first NCAA tournament appearance for Robert Morris.

This was the first Tournament for the conference.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 2 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 6 		Championship
Sunday, March 7
         
1N Fairleigh Dickinson 81
4N Siena 85
4N Siena 84
2N Long Island University 94
3N[a] St. Francis (NY)[3] 53
2N Long Island University 56
2N Long Island University 84
1S Robert Morris 85
1S Robert Morris 78
4S Loyola (MD) 69
1S Robert Morris 80
2S Baltimore 70
3S Towson State 60
2S Baltimore 64
Notes
  1. ^ In the NEC record book,[2] Marist is listed as playing against LIU in the opening round, yet according to the New York Times[3] the game was played by St. Francis (NY) and LIU. Additionally, St. Francis (NY) finished ahead of Marist in the NEC North Division, further supporting the New York Times article.

References

  1. ^ "1981-82 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. p. 23. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS: L.I.U. OUSTS ST. FRANCIS, 56-53". New York Times. Retrieved December 9, 2019.