2011 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |

| Year = 2011

| Conference = Northeast Conference

| Gender = Men's

| Image =

| ImageSize = 250px

| Caption = Tournament Logo

| Teams = 8

| Arena = campus sites

| City =

| FinalArena = Steinberg Wellness Center

| FinalCity = Brooklyn, New York

| Champions = Long Island

| TitleCount = 3rd

| Coach = Jim Ferry

| CoachCount = 1st

| MVP = Jamal Olasewere

| MVPTeam = Long Island

| Attendance =

| OneTopScorer =

| TwoTopScorers =

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| TopScorer2 =

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The 2011 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 3, 6, and 9, 2011, on campus sites. The semifinal games was televised on MSG Network, and the finals were on ESPN2. The winner, Long Island, received the NEC's automatic berth in the 2011 NCAA tournament.

Format

For the seventh straight year, the NEC Men's Basketball Tournament will consist of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.{{cite web|title=2014 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament|url=http://northeastconference.org/sports/2014/2/3/MBB_TouramentHomepage14.aspx?path=mbball|publisher=NortheasConference.org|accessdate=4 February 2015}} Bryant is in transition to D-I and remains ineligible for any post-season tournaments and thus not allowed to participate.

Bracket

{{8TeamBracket-reseed

| RD1=Quarterfinals
March 3

| RD2=Semifinals
March 6

| RD3=Finals
March 9

| boldwinner = high

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1= Long Island

| RD1-score1=90

| RD1-seed2=8

| RD1-team2= {{cbb link|year=2010|team=Saint Francis Red Flash|title=Saint Francis (PA)}}

| RD1-score2=75

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3={{cbb link|year=2010|team=Central Connecticut Blue Devils|title=Central Connecticut}}

| RD1-score3=64

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4=St. Francis Brooklyn

| RD1-score4=62

| RD1-seed5=3

| RD1-team5=Robert Morris

| RD1-score5=78

| RD1-seed6=6

| RD1-team6={{cbb link|year=2010|team=Wagner Seahawks|title=Wagner}}

| RD1-score6=74

| RD1-seed7=2

| RD1-team7=Quinnipiac

| RD1-score7=78

| RD1-seed8=7

| RD1-team8={{cbb link|year=2010|team=Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers|title=Mount St. Mary's}}

| RD1-score8=59

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Long Island

| RD2-score1=69

| RD2-seed2=4

| RD2-team2=Cent Connecticut

| RD2-score2=67

| RD2-seed3=3

| RD2-team3=Robert Morris

| RD2-score3=64

| RD2-seed4=2

| RD2-team4=Quinnipiac

| RD2-score4=62

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1=Long Island

| RD3-score1=85*

| RD3-seed2=3

| RD3-team2=Robert Morris

| RD3-score2=82

}}

Asterisk denotes an overtime.

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"

!Name

!School

! Pos.

! Year

! Ht.

! Hometown

Jamal Olasewere

| LIU Brooklyn

| Forward

| Sophomore

| 6-7