2010 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

2010 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
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ClassificationDivision I
Season2009–10
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
Finals siteTD Bank Sports Center
Hamden, Connecticut
ChampionsRobert Morris (7th title)
Winning coachMike Rice Jr. (2nd title)
MVPKaron Abraham (Robert Morris)
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2009–10 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Quinnipiac 15 – 3   .833 23 – 9   .719
Robert Morris † 15 – 3   .833 23 – 12   .657
Mount St. Mary's 12 – 6   .667 16 – 15   .516
Long Island 11 – 7   .611 14 – 17   .452
Fairleigh Dickinson 10 – 8   .556 11 – 21   .344
St. Francis (PA) 9 – 9   .500 11 – 19   .367
Central Connecticut 9 – 9   .500 12 – 18   .400
Monmouth 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387
St. Francis (NY) 8 – 10   .444 11 – 18   .379
Sacred Heart 7 – 11   .389 14 – 15   .483
Wagner 3 – 15   .167 5 – 26   .161
Bryant* 1 – 17   .056 1 – 29   .033
† 2010 Northeast Conference tournament winner
As of March 17, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2010 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 4, 7, and 10, 2010 on campus sites. One semifinal game was televised on MSG Network, and the finals were seen on ESPN2. The winner, Robert Morris, received the NEC's automatic berth in the 2010 NCAA tournament. The #1 seed Quinnipiac received an automatic bid to the 2010 NIT as the regular season champions. This is Robert Morris's NEC leading 7th NEC tournament championship.

Format

For the sixth straight year, the NEC Men's Basketball Tournament consisted of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams were reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.[1] This was Bryant's first year at D-I and is ineligible for any post-season tournaments and thus not allowed to participate.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 4 		Semifinals
March 7 		Finals
March 10
ESPN2
         
1 Quinnipiac 84
8 Monmouth 75
1 Quinnipiac 83
4 Long Island 78
4 Long Island 63
5 Fairleigh Dickinson 61
1 Quinnipiac 50
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Robert Morris 52
3 Mount St. Mary's 65
6 Saint Francis (PA) 50
2 Robert Morris 80
3 Mount St. Mary's 62
2 Robert Morris 71
7 Central Connecticut 63

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[2]

Name School Pos. Year Ht. Hometown
Karon Abraham Robert Morris Guard Freshman 5-9 Paterson, New Jersey
Jaytornah Wisseh LIU Brooklyn Guard Senior 6-1 Brooklyn, New York
James Feldeine Quinnipiac Guard Senior 6-4 New York City, New York
Dallas Green Robert Morris Forward Senior 6-8 Indianapolis, Indiana
Justin Rutty Quinnipiac Forward Junior 6-7 Newburgh, New York

References

  1. ^ "2014 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament". NortheasConference.org. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved October 29, 2015.