1997 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
{{Short description|1997 basketball tournament}}
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 1997
| Conference = Northeast Conference
| Gender = Men's
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| Teams = 10
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| FinalArena = Schwartz Athletic Center
| FinalCity = Brooklyn, NY
| Champions = Long Island
| TitleCount = 2nd
| Coach = Ray Haskins
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Charles Jones
| MVPTeam = Long Island
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The 1997 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's ten teams, seeded based on their conference record. LIU Brooklyn won the championship, their second, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA Tournament.
{{1996–97 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings}}
Format
The NEC Men's Basketball Tournament consisted of a ten-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The first round was played by the four lowest seeds (7–10) and the other teams received a bye.
Bracket
{{10TeamBracket
| RD1 =First round
| RD2 =Quarterfinals
| RD3 =Semifinals
| RD4 =Championship Game
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-seed1 =8
| RD1-team1 ={{cbb link|year=1996|team=Wagner Seahawks|title=Wagner}}
| RD1-score1 =60
| RD1-seed2 =9
| RD1-team2 ={{cbb link|year=1996|team=Marist Red Foxes|title=Marist}}
| RD1-score2 =62
| RD1-seed3 =7
| RD1-team3 =St. Francis Brooklyn
| RD1-score3 =62
| RD1-seed4 =10
| RD1-team4 ={{cbb link|year=1996|team=Robert Morris Colonials|title=Robert Morris}}
| RD1-score4 =59
| RD2-seed1 =1
| RD2-team1 =Long Island
| RD2-score1 =99
| RD2-seed2 =9
| RD2-team2 =Marist
| RD2-score2 =88
| RD2-seed3 =4
| RD2-team3 ={{cbb link|year=1996|team=Rider Broncs|title=Rider}}
| RD2-score3 =80
| RD2-seed4 =5
| RD2-team4 ={{cbb link|year=1996|team=Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers|title=Mount St. Mary's}}
| RD2-score4 =77
| RD2-seed7 =3
| RD2-team7 ={{cbb link|year=1996|team=Monmouth Hawks|title=Monmouth}}
| RD2-score7 =75
| RD2-seed8 =6
| RD2-team8 ={{cbb link|year=1996|team=Saint Francis Red Flash|title=Saint Francis (PA)}}
| RD2-score8 =68
| RD2-seed5 =2
| RD2-team5 ={{cbb link|year=1996|team=Fairleigh Dickinson Knights|title=Fairleigh Dickinson}}
| RD2-score5 =72
| RD2-seed6 =7
| RD2-team6 =St. Francis Brooklyn
| RD2-score6 =69
| RD3-seed1 =1
| RD3-team1 =Long Island
| RD3-score1 =90
| RD3-seed2 =4
| RD3-team2 =Rider
| RD3-score2 =76
| RD3-seed3 =2
| RD3-team3 =Fairleigh Dickinson
| RD3-score3 =722OT
| RD3-seed4 =3
| RD3-team4 =Monmouth
| RD3-score4 =73
| RD4-seed1 =1
| RD4-team1 =Long Island
| RD4-score1 =72
| RD4-seed2 =3
| RD4-team2 =Monmouth
| RD4-score2 =67
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All-tournament team
Tournament MVP in bold.{{cite web|title=NEC men's basketball record book|url=http://northeastconference.org/documents/2014/7/9/NEC_MBB_Recordbook_1415.pdf|publisher=NortheastConference.org|accessdate=29 October 2015}}
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" |
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| 1997 NEC All-Tournament Team |
| Charles Jones, LIU Corey Albano, MU Mustafa Barksdale, MU Mike Campbell, LIU Dave Masciale, LIU Richie Parker, LIU |
References
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{{Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}