1986 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament

1986 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1985–86
Teams8
SiteTowson Center
Towson, MD
ChampionsDrexel (1st title)
Winning coachEddie Burke (1st title)
MVPMichael Anderson (Drexel)
← 1985
1987 →
1985–86 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drexel † 11 – 3   .786 19 – 12   .613
Hofstra 9 – 5   .643 17 – 13   .567
Bucknell 8 – 6   .571 17 – 12   .586
Lafayette 8 – 6   .571 14 – 15   .483
Lehigh 6 – 8   .429 13 – 15   .464
Rider 5 – 9   .357 9 – 19   .321
Towson State 5 – 9   .357 8 – 20   .286
Delaware 4 – 10   .286 11 – 16   .407
† 1986 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1986 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3, 1986.[1] The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

Bracket and results

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 1 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 2 		Final
Monday, March 3
         
1 Drexel 99
8 Delaware 81
1 Drexel 78
4 Lafayette 69
4 Lafayette 58
5 Lehigh 57
1 Drexel 80
2 Hofstra 76
3 Bucknell 69
6 Towson State 54
3 Bucknell 66
2 Hofstra 68
2 Hofstra 77
7 Rider 68

All-Tournament Team

Source[2]

References

  1. ^ "1985-86 East Coast Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "BU's Allsteadt all-tourney pick". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pennsylvania. March 6, 1986. p. 25. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.