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

{{Infobox NCAA conference tournament

| name = East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament

| optional_subheader = Conference basketball championship

| defunct = yes

| image =

| caption =

| sport = College basketball

| conference = East Coast Conference

| number_of_teams =

| format = Single-elimination tournament

| current_stadium =

| current_location =

| years = 1975–1992, 1994

| most_recent =

| current_champion = Hofstra

| most_championships = La Salle (4)

| television =

| website =

| sponsors =

| all_stadiums = Kirby Sports Center (1975, 1977–78, 1983)
The Palestra (1976, 1979–1982)
Towson Center (1984–1991)
RAC Arena (1992)
Alumni Arena (1994)

| all_locations = Easton, PA (1975, 1977–78, 1983)
Philadelphia, PA (1976, 1979–1982)
Towson, MD (1984–1991)
Catonsville, MD (1992)
Amherst, NY (1994)

}}

The East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the East Coast Conference. The tournament was held annually from 1975 and 1992 and in 1994, after which the conference disbanded.{{cite web| title=East Coast Conference summary| work =sports-reference.com| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| year=2016| url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/east-coast/ | access-date =April 17, 2016}}

Tournament champions by year

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Champion

!Score

!Runner-up

!Venue (and city)

1975

| La Salle

| 92–85

| Lafayette

| Kirby Sports Center (Easton, PA)

1976

| Hofstra

| 79–72

| Temple

| The Palestra (Philadelphia, PA)

1977

| Hofstra

| 92–81

| La Salle

|rowspan=2|Kirby Sports Center (Easton, PA)

1978

| La Salle

| 73–72

| Temple

1979

| Temple

| 61–60

| Saint Joseph's

|rowspan=4|The Palestra (Philadelphia, PA)

1980

| La Salle

| 59–49

| Saint Joseph's

1981

| Saint Joseph's

| 63–60

| American

1982

| Saint Joseph's

| 75–65

| Drexel

1983

| La Salle

| 75–73

| American

| Kirby Sports Center (Easton, PA)

1984

| Rider

| 73–71^OT

| Bucknell

|rowspan=8|Towson Center (Towson, MD)

1985

| Lehigh

| 76–74^OT

| Bucknell

1986

| Drexel

| 80–76

| Hofstra

1987

| Bucknell

| 86–74

| Towson State

1988

| Lehigh

| 84–78

| Towson State

1989

| Bucknell

| 71–65

| Lafayette

1990

| Towson State

| 73–60

| Lehigh

1991

| Towson State

| 69–63

| Rider

1992

| Towson State

| 69–61

| Hofstra

| RAC Arena (Catonsville, MD)

1993

| colspan=4|No tournament (see note)

1994

| Hofstra

| 88–86

| Northeastern Illinois

| Alumni Arena (Amherst, NY)

NOTE: Reduced to three members, the ECC lost its official conference status under NCAA bylaws during the 1992–93 season and did not hold a tournament in 1993.

Finals appearances by school

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School ! Titles ! Finals Apps. ! class=unsortable \| Title Years
La Salle \| 4 \| 5 \| align=left \| 1975, 1978, 1980, 1983
Hofstra \| 3 \| 5 \| align=left \| 1976, 1977, 1994
Towson State \| 3 \| 5 \| align=left \| 1990, 1991, 1992
Bucknell \| 2 \| 4 \| align=left \| 1987, 1989
Lehigh \| 2 \| 3 \| align=left \| 1985, 1988
Saint Joseph's \| 2 \| 4 \| align=left \| 1981, 1982
Drexel \| 1 \| 2 \| align=left \| 1986
Rider \| 1 \| 2 \| align=left \| 1984
Temple \| 1 \| 3 \| align=left \| 1979
American \| 0 \| 2 \| align=center \|—
Lafayette \| 0 \| 2 \| align=center \|—
Northeastern Illinois \| 0 \| 1 \| align=center \|—

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School

! Titles

! Finals Apps.

! class=unsortable | Title Years

La Salle

| 4

| 5

| align=left | 1975, 1978, 1980, 1983

Hofstra

| 3

| 5