2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
NEC Tournament Logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2011–12
Teams	8
Site	campus sites
Finals site	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, New York
Champions	Long Island (4th title)
Winning coach	Jim Ferry (2nd title)
MVP	Julian Boyd (Long Island)
Northeast Conference men's basketball tournaments

2011–12 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Long Island †	16	–	2		.889			25	–	9		.735
Wagner	15	–	3		.833			25	–	6		.806
Robert Morris	13	–	5		.722			26	–	10		.722
St. Francis (NY)	12	–	6		.667			15	–	15		.500
Quinnipiac	10	–	8		.556			18	–	14		.563
Monmouth	10	–	8		.556			12	–	20		.375
Central Connecticut	10	–	8		.556			13	–	16		.448
Sacred Heart	8	–	10		.444			14	–	18		.438
Mount St. Mary's	6	–	12		.333			8	–	21		.276
Saint Francis (PA)	5	–	13		.278			6	–	23		.207
Fairleigh Dickinson	2	–	16		.111			3	–	26		.103
*Bryant	1	–	17		.056			2	–	28		.067
† 2012 Northeast Conference tournament winner As of March 17, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held between March 1 and 7.^[1] All games were held on the campus sites of the higher seed. LIU Brooklyn won the championship, its fourth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament. This was LIU's second NEC Tournament Championship in a row, having won it the previous year.

Format

The top 8 teams in the standings will qualify for the tournament. The field will be re-seeded after the Quarterfinals so that the #1 seed will host the highest remaining seed, and #2 will host the lowest remaining seed. Bryant is in its final transition year and remains ineligible to participate in any post-season tournaments.

Bracket

All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed.^[2]

	Quarterfinals Thursday, March 1					Semifinals Sunday, March 4 MSG					Championship Game Wednesday, March 7 ESPN2
	1	Long Island	80
	8	Sacred Heart	68
						1	Long Island	78
						5	Quinnipiac	75
	4	St. Francis (NY)	72
	5	Quinnipiac	80
											1	Long Island	90
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											3	Robert Morris	73
	2	Wagner	87
	7	Central Connecticut	77
						2	Wagner	64
						3	Robert Morris	71
	3	Robert Morris	87
	6	Monmouth	68

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.^[3]

Name	School	Pos.	Year	Ht.	Hometown
Julian Boyd	LIU Brooklyn	Forward	Junior	6-7	San Antonio, Texas
Jason Brickman	LIU Brooklyn	Guard	Sophomore	5-10	San Antonio, Texas
Jamal Olasewere	LIU Brooklyn	Forward	Junior	6-7	Silver Spring, Maryland
Coron Williams	Robert Morris	Guard	Sophomore	6-2	Midlothian, Virginia
Velton Jones	Robert Morris	Guard	Junior	6-0	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

References

1. "2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Schedule". Retrieved February 14, 2012.
2. "2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament Bracket" (PDF). Retrieved March 1, 2012.
3. "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved October 29, 2015.