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2017–18 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

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{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2017–18 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

| color = #0081C4

| color text = #ffffff

| league = NCAA Division I

| sport = Basketball

| logo =

| pixels =

| caption =

| duration =

| no_of_teams = 10

| attendance =

| TV = NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks

| draft = NBA Draft

| draft_link = 2018 NBA Draft

| top_pick =

| picked_by =

| season = Regular season

| season_champs = Wagner

| season_champ_name = First place

| league_champs =

| league_champ_name =

| second_place =

| MVP = Junior Robinson, MSM

| MVP_link = NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year

| top_scorer = Junior Robinson, MSM

| top_scorer_link =

| finals = NEC tournament

| finals_link = 2018 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

| finals_champ = LIU Brooklyn

| finals-runner-up = Wagner

| finals_MVP = Joel Hernandez, LIU

| finals_MVP_link =

| seasonslist =

| seasonslistnames = Northeast Conference men's basketball

| prevseason_link = 2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

| prevseason_year = 2016–17

| nextseason_link = 2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

| nextseason_year = 2018–19

}}

{{2017–18 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings}}

The 2017–18 Northeast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December and concluded in February 2018.

The NEC tournament will be held from March 1 through March 7 with the higher-seeded team hosting each game.

Head coaches

= Coaching changes =

On April 18, 2017, LIU Brooklyn announced Derek Kellogg as the 14th head coach in program history.{{cite web|url=http://www.liuathletics.com/news/2017/4/18/liu-brooklyn-announces-derek-kellogg-as-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx|title=LIU Brooklyn Announces Derek Kellogg as Men’s Basketball Head Coach|publisher=liuathletics.com|accessdate=October 28, 2017|archive-date=October 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029013048/http://www.liuathletics.com/news/2017/4/18/liu-brooklyn-announces-derek-kellogg-as-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx|url-status=dead}} Kellogg replaced Jack Perri, whose contract was not renewed;{{cite web|url=http://www.nycbuckets.com/2017/03/jack-perri-out-at-liu-brooklyn/|title=Jack Perri Out At LIU Brooklyn|publisher=nycbuckets.com|accessdate=October 28, 2017}} Perri became an assistant at Boston University.

= Coaches =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
width="110" | Team

! Head coach

! Previous job

! Year at school

! Overall record

! NEC record

! NEC tournament championships

! Tournaments championships

style={{NCAA color cell|Bryant Bulldogs}} |Bryant

| Tim O'Shea

| Ohio

| 10

| {{sort|33.7|93–183}}

| {{sort|40.1|57–85}}

| 0

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|Central Connecticut Blue Devils}} |Central Connecticut

| Donyell Marshall

| Buffalo
(asst.)

| 2

| {{sort|20.7|6–23}}

| {{sort|22.2|4–14}}

| 0

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|Fairleigh Dickinson Knights}} |Fairleigh Dickinson

| Greg Herenda

| UMass Lowell

| 5

| {{sort|38.2|47–76}}

| {{sort|41.4|29–41}}

| 1

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds}} | LIU Brooklyn

| Derek Kellogg

| UMass

| 1

| {{sort|0|0–0}}

| {{sort|0|0–0}}

| 0

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers}} |Mount St. Mary's

| Jamion Christian

| VCU
(asst.)

| 6

| {{sort|50.6|83–81}}

| {{sort|62.5|55–33}}

| 2

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|Robert Morris Colonials}} |Robert Morris

| Andrew Toole

| Robert Morris
(asst.)

| 8

| {{sort|55.8|134–106}}

| {{sort|66.1|82–42}}

| 1

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|Sacred Heart Pioneers}} |Sacred Heart

| Anthony Latina

| Sacred Heart
(asst.)

| 5

| {{sort|36.0|45–80}}

| {{sort|42.9|30–40}}

| 0

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers}} |St. Francis Brooklyn

| Glenn Braica

| St. John's
(asst.)

| 8

| {{sort|46.4|102–118}}

| {{sort|54.0|67–57}}

| 0

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|Saint Francis Red Flash}} |Saint Francis (PA)

| Rob Krimmel

| Saint Francis (PA)
(asst.)

| 6

| {{sort|39.1|61–95}}

| {{sort|46.6|41–47}}

| 0

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|Wagner Seahawks}} |Wagner

| Bashir Mason

| Wagner
(asst.)

| 6

| {{sort|55.8|87–69}}

| {{sort|63.6|56–32}}

| 0

| 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2017–18 season.
  • Overall and NEC/NCAA records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the 2017–18 season.
  • Previous jobs are head coaching jobs unless otherwise noted.

Preseason

=Preseason coaches poll=

Source{{cite web|title=Spread The Red! Saint Francis U is the Unanimous Pick To Win the #NECMBB Title|url=http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2017/10/23/MBB_PreseasonPoll_Rel_1718________.aspx|publisher=Northeastconference.org|accessdate=28 October 2017}}

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Team

1.

| Saint Francis (PA) (9)

2.

| Fairleigh Dickinson (1)

3.

| Wagner

4.

| Mount St. Mary's

5.

| Sacred Heart

6.

| LIU Brooklyn

7.

| Robert Morris

8.

| Bryant

9.

| Central Connecticut

10.

| St. Francis Brooklyn

() first place votes

=Preseason All-NEC team=

Source{{cite web|title=Saint Francis U Lands Two Players On Preseason All-NEC Men’s Basketball Team|url=http://northeastconference.org/news/2017/10/23/MBB_PreseasonAll-NEC_Rel_1718_.aspx|publisher=Northeastconference.org|accessdate=28 October 2017}}

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Recipient

! School

Isaiah Blackmon

|Saint Francis (PA)

Keith Braxton

|Saint Francis (PA)

Joseph Lopez

|Sacred Heart

Junior Robinson

|Mount St. Mary's

Darian Anderson

|Fairleigh Dickinson

NEC regular season

=Conference matrix=

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:80%;"
colspan=1 style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;" width=75| 

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Bryant Bulldogs}}" width=75|Bryant

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Central Connecticut Blue Devils}}" width=75|Central Conn.

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Fairleigh Dickinson Knights}}" width=75|Fairleigh Dickinson

! style="{{NCAA color cell|LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds}}" width=75|LIU Br'klyn

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers}}" width=75|Mount St. Mary's

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Robert Morris Colonials}}" width=75|Robert Morris

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Sacred Heart Pioneers}}" width=75|Sacred Heart

! style="{{NCAA color cell|St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers}}" width=75|St. Francis Brooklyn

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Saint Francis Red Flash}}" width=75|Saint Francis (PA)

! style="{{NCAA color cell|Wagner Seahawks}}" width=75|Wagner

style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Bryant

–2–02–02–01–12–01–12–02–02–0
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Central Conn.

0–2–1–11–11–01–00–01–00–10–0
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Fairleigh Dickinson

0–11–1–1–10–11–01–01–00–01–0
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. LIU Br'klyn

0–11–11–1–1–11–00–00–01–00–1
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Mount St. Mary's

0–10–11–01–1–0–00–11–10–11–0
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Robert Morris

0–10–10–10–10–0–0–20–11–02–0
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Sacred Heart

1–00–00–10–01–02–0–1–12–01–0
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. St. Francis Brooklyn

0–10–10–10–01–11–01–1–1–00–1
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Saint Francis (PA)

0–11–00–00–11–00–10–20–1–2–0
style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Wagner

0–10–00–11–00–10–20–11–00–2–

style="text-align:center;"

!Total

!1–9!!5–5!!4–6!!5–5!!6–4!!7–3!!2–8!!6–4!!6–4!!8–2

=Player of the week=

Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named player(s) of the week and rookie(s) of the week.

class="wikitable" border="1"
align="center" style="background:#0081C4; color:#FFFFFF; | Week

! align="center" style="background:#0081C4; color:#FFFFFF; | Player of the week

! align="center" style="background:#0081C4; color:#FFFFFF; | Rookie of the week

November 13, 2017

|Raiquan Clark, LIU Brooklyn

|Koby Thomas, Robert Morris

November 20, 2017

|Junior Robinson, MSM

Deion Bute, CCSU

|Jalen Jordan, SFBK

November 27, 2017

|Dachon Burke, RMU

|Koby Thomas (2), RMU

December 4, 2017

|Dachon Burke (2), RMU

|Nigel Jackson, WC

Jon Williams, RMU

December 11, 2017

|Dachon Burke (3), RM

|Koby Thomas (3), RM

December 18, 2017

|JoJo Cooper, WC

|Jahlil Jenkins, FDU

December 26, 2017

|Keith Braxton, SFPA

|Alex Watson, SHU

January 2, 2018

|Keith Braxton (2), SFPA

|Noah Morgan, FDU

January 8, 2018

|Junior Robinson (2), MSM

|Koby Thomas (4), RMU

Jonah Antonio, MSM

January 15, 2018

|Junior Robinson (3), MSM

|Donald Carey, MSM

January 22, 2018

|JoJo Cooper (2), WC

|Jalen Jordan (2), SFBK

January 29, 2018

|Junior Robinson (4), MSM

Tyler Kohl, CCSU

|Chauncey Hawkins, SFBK

Jonah Antonio (2), MSM

February 5, 2018

|Joel Hernandez, LIU

|Mark Flagg, SFPA

February 12, 2018

|Dachon Burke, RMU

Junior Robinson (5), MSM

|Brandon Carroll, BU

February 19, 2018

|JoJo Cooper (3),WC

Jamaal King (2), SFPA

|Jalen Jordan (3), SFBK

February 26, 2018

|Keith Braxton (3), SFPA

|Jahlii Jenkins (2), FDU

Source{{Cite web|url=http://www.northeastconference.org/awards.aspx?award_id=120&path=mbball&season=153&|title=Northeast Conference - Men's Basketball NEC Player of the Week|website=www.northeastconference.org|language=en|access-date=2018-01-30}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.northeastconference.org/awards.aspx?award_id=121&path=mbball&season=153&|title=Northeast Conference - Men's Basketball NEC Rookie of the Week|website=www.northeastconference.org|language=en|access-date=2018-01-30}}

Postseason

=NEC tournament=

{{main|2018 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament}}

  • March, 2018 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.

{{8TeamBracket-reseed

| RD1=Quarterfinals
March

| RD2=Semifinals
March

| RD3=Championship
March

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Wagner

| RD1-score1= 73

| RD1-seed2=8

| RD1-team2=Central Connecticut

| RD1-score2=61

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3=LIU Brooklyn

| RD1-score3= 73

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4= St. Francis Brooklyn

| RD1-score4= 50

| RD1-seed5=2

| RD1-team5=Mount St. Mary's

| RD1-score5= 56

| RD1-seed6=7

| RD1-team6=Robert Morris

| RD1-score6=60

| RD1-seed7=3

| RD1-team7=Saint Francis (PA)

| RD1-score7= 75

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8=Farleigh Dickinson

| RD1-score8=84

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Wagner

| RD2-score1=75

| RD2-seed2=7

| RD2-team2=Robert Morris

| RD2-score2=64

| RD2-seed3=4

| RD2-team3=LIU Brooklyn

| RD2-score3=78

| RD2-seed4=6

| RD2-team4=Farleigh Dickinson

| RD2-score4=77

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1=Wagner

| RD3-score1=61

| RD3-seed2=4

| RD3-team2=LIU Brooklyn

| RD3-score2=71

}}

All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed

=NCAA tournament=

{{main|2018 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament}}

class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"
Seed

! Region

! School

! First Four

! 2nd round

! 3rd round

! Sweet 16

! Elite Eight

! Final Four

! Championship

16

| East

| LIU Brooklyn

| style="background:#fbb;"| L 61–71 vs. #16 Radford – (Dayton)

|

|

|

|

|

|

=National Invitational Tournament=

{{main|2018 National Invitation Tournament}}

class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"
Seed

! Bracket

! School

! 1st round

! 2nd round

! Quarterfinals

! Semifianls

! Championship

8

| Baylor

| Wagner

| style="background:#fbb;"| L 59–80 vs. #1 Baylor – (Waco)

|

|

|

|

=CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament=

{{main|2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament}}

class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"
School

! 1st round

! 2nd round

! Quarterfinals

! Semifianls

! Championship

Saint Francis (PA)

| style="background:#fbb;"| L 61–84 vs. UIC – (Chicago)

|

|

|

|

All-NEC honors and awards

Following the regular season, the conference selected outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches.{{Cite web|url=http://northeastconference.org/news/2018/2/27/MBB_All_NEC_18.aspx?path=mbball|title=Mount St. Mary’s Junior Robinson Named NEC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year|website=Northeast Conference|access-date=2018-12-26}}

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Honor

! Recipient

Player of the Year

|Junior Robinson, MSM

Coach of the Year

|Bashir Mason, WC

Defensive Player of the Year

|Chris Wray, MSM

Rookie of the Year

|Koby Thomas, RMU

Most Improved Player of the Year

|Andre Wolford, SFPA

rowspan="5" valign="middle" | All-NEC First Team

| JoJo Cooper, WC

Keith Braxton, SFU
Joel Hernandez, LIU
Jamaal King, SFU
Junior Robinson, MSM
rowspan="5" valign="middle" | All-NEC Second Team

| Dachon Burke, RMU

Rasheem Dunn, SFBK
Blake Francis, WC
Mike Holloway, FDU
Tyler Kohl, CCSU
rowspan="5" valign="middle" | All-NEC Third Team

| Raiquan Clark, LIU

Darnell Edge, FDU
Adam Grant, BU
Romone Saunders, WC
Chris Wray, MSM
rowspan="5" valign="middle" | All-NEC Rookie Team

| Jonah Antonio, MSM

Jahlil Jenkins, FDU
Jalen Jordan, SFBK
Noah Morgan, FDU
Koby Thomas, RMU

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://northeastconference.org/index.aspx?path=mbball& NEC website]

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