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2002 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2002 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2001–02
Teams 8
Site Spiro Sports Center
Staten Island, NY
Finals site William H. Detrick Gymnasium
New Britain, CT
Champions Central Connecticut (2nd title)
Winning coach Howie Dickenman (2nd title)
MVP Damian Battles (CCSU)
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2001–02 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Central Connecticut 19 1   .950     27 5   .844
Wagner 15 5   .750     19 10   .655
UMBC 15 5   .750     20 9   .690
Monmouth 14 6   .700     18 12   .600
St. Francis (NY) 13 7   .650     18 11   .621
Robert Morris 11 9   .550     12 18   .400
Quinnipiac 10 10   .500     14 16   .467
Sacred Heart 7 13   .350     8 20   .286
Saint Francis (PA) 5 15   .250     6 21   .222
Long Island 5 15   .250     5 22   .185
Fairleigh Dickinson 4 16   .200     4 25   .138
Mount St. Mary's 2 18   .100     3 24   .111
2002 NEC Tournament winner



The 2002 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. Central Connecticut won the championship, its second, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament.

The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of an eight-team playoff format with the quarterfinal and semifinal games played at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, NY. The Championship game was played at the court of the highest remaining seed, Central Connecticut.

Tournament MVP in bold.

Damian Battles, CCSU
Rob Monroe, QU
Peter Mulligan, UMBC
Ron Robinson, CCSU
Bill Romano, QU


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