The 2014–15 NEC men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March with the 2015 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament.
Preseason
Rankings NEC Coaches Poll 1. St. Francis Brooklyn (6) 2. Central Connecticut (3) 3. Saint Francis (PA) (1) 4. Robert Morris 5. Mount St. Mary's 6. Bryant 7. Wagner 8. LIU Brooklyn 9. Fairleigh Dickinson 10. Sacred Heart
() first place votes
All-NEC team
Coaches Poll Earl Brown Saint Francis (PA) Jalen Cannon St. Francis Brooklyn Lucky Jones Robert Morris Dyami Starks Bryant Kyle Vinales Central Connecticut
Head coaches
Team Head coach Previous school Seasons at school Overall record NEC record NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA ChampionshipsBryant Tim O'Shea Ohio 7 0 0 0Central Connecticut Howie Dickenman Connecticut (asst.) 19 3 0 0Fairleigh Dickinson Greg Herenda UMass Lowell 2 0 0 0 LIU Brooklyn Jack Perri Long Island (assoc. HC) 3 1 0 0Mount St. Mary's Jamion Christian VCU (asst.) 3 1 0 0Robert Morris Andrew Toole Robert Morris (asst.) 5 0 0 0Sacred Heart Anthony Latina Sacred Heart (asst.) 2 0 0 0St. Francis Brooklyn Glenn Braica St. John's (asst.) 5 0 0 0Saint Francis (PA) Rob Krimmel Saint Francis (PA) (asst.) 3 0 0 0Wagner Bashir Mason Wagner (asst.) 3 0 0 0 Notes: All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. Year at school includes 2014–15 season. Overall and NEC/NCAA records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the 2014–15 season. Previous jobs are head coaching jobs unless otherwise noted.
NEC regular season
Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season. BryantCentral Conn.Fairleigh DickinsonLIU Br'klynMount St. Mary'sRobert MorrisSacred HeartSt. Francis Br'klynSaint Francis (PA)Wagnervs. Bryant – 0–20–20–21–11–12–01–11–10–2vs. Central Conn.2–0 – 2–02–02–02–01–12–01–11–1vs. Fairleigh Dickinson2–00–2 – 1–12–02–02–02–02–02–0vs. LIU Br'klyn2–00–21–1 – 2–00–21–12–00–22–0vs. Mount St. Mary's1–10–20–20–2 – 2–01–11–11–11–1vs. Robert Morris1–10–20–22–00–2 – 1–11–11–10–2vs. Sacred Heart0–21–10–21–11–11–1 – 2–02–01–1vs. St. Francis Br'klyn1–10–20–20–21–11–10–2 – 0–20–2vs. Saint Francis (PA)1–11–10–22–01–11–10–22–0 – 1–1vs. Wagner2–01–10–20–21–12–01–12–01–1 – Total 12–6 3–15 3–15 8–10 11–7 12-6 9-9 15-3 9-9 8–10
Player of the week Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named a player of the week and a freshman of the week each Monday. Jalen Cannon garnered 5 player of the week honors and St. Francis Brooklyn all programs with 6. Marcquise Reed led all freshman with 6 player of the week honors, Cane Broom came in second with 5 and in week 4 won both Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week.
Week (Date) Player of the week Freshman of the week 1 (Nov. 17, 2014) De'von Barnett, SHU Marcquise Reed, RMU 2 (Nov. 24, 2014) Rodney Pryor, RMU Nura Zanna, LIU 3 (Dec. 1, 2014) Jalen Cannon, SFBK JoJo Cooper, WC 4 (Dec. 8, 2014) Cane Broome, SHU Cane Broome, SHU 5 (Dec. 15, 2014) Rodney Pryor, RMU Elvar Fridriksson, LIU 6 (Dec. 22, 2014) Earl Brown, SFU Cane Broome, SHU 7 (Dec. 29, 2014) Jalen Cannon, SFBK Marcquise Reed, RMU 8 (Jan. 6, 2015) Jalen Cannon, SFBK Earl Brown, SFU Marcquise Reed, RMU Darian Anderson, FDU 9 (Jan. 12, 2015) Dan Garvin, BU Nura Zanna, LIU 10 (Jan. 19, 2015) Brent Jones, SFBK Marcquise Reed, RMU 11 (Jan. 26, 2015) Martin Hermannsson, LIU Marcus Burton, WC Cane Broome, SHU 12 (Feb. 2, 2015) Marcus Burton, WC Marcquise Reed, RMU 13 (Feb. 9, 2015) Jalen Cannon, SFBK Marcquise Reed, RMU 14 (Feb. 16, 2015) Dyami Starks, BU Martin Hermannsson, LIU 15 (Feb. 23, 2015) Jalen Cannon, SFBK Cane Broome, SHU 16 (Mar. 2, 2015) Rodney Prior, RMU Cane Broome, SHU
Postseason
NEC tournament
March 4–10, 2015 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed* Overtime
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School First Four 2nd Round 3rd Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 16 South Robert Morris W, 81–77 vs. #16 North Florida – (Dayton) L, 56–85 vs. #1 Duke – (Charlotte)
National Invitational tournament
Seed Bracket School 1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 8 Richmond St. Francis Brooklyn L, 74–84 vs. #1 Richmond
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
Seed Bracket School 1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Saint Francis (PA) L, 64–67 vs. Bowling Green
Honors and awards
All-Americans
Starting on March 6, the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans were released for 2014–15 season, based upon selections by the four major syndicates. The four syndicates include the Associated Press, USBWA, NABC, and Sporting News.
Jalen Cannon SFBK, AP Honorable Mention
All-NEC awards and teams
2015 NEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearJalen Cannon, St. Francis BrooklynCoach of the YearGlenn Braica, St. Francis BrooklynDefensive Player of the YearAmdy Fall, St. Francis BrooklynRookie of the YearMarcquise Reed, Robert MorrisMost Improved Player of the YearMatt Mobley, Central Connecticut
2015 NEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Third Team Rookie TeamEarl Brown, Sr., F., SFUMarcus Burton, Sr., G., WC†Jalen Cannon, Sr., F., SFBKBrent Jones, Sr., G., SFBKDyami Starks, Sr., G., BUDan Garvin, So., F., BULucky Jones, Sr., G., RMUMatt Mobley, So., G., CCSURodney Prior, Jr., G., RMUMarcquise Reed, Fr., G., RMUByron Ashe, So., G., MSMGregory Graves, Jr., F., MSMEvan Kelly, Sr., G., SHUGerrell Martin, Sr., G., LIUJoe O'Shea, Sr., G., BUCane Broome, Fr., G., SHUMartin Hermannsson, Fr., G., LIUMarcquise Reed, Fr., G., RMUJunior Robinson, Fr., G., MSMNura Zanna, Fr., F., LIU † - denotes unanimous selection
Milestones and records On January 4, 2015, head coach Andrew Toole of Robert Morris became the quickest to 100 wins in NEC history, needing just 160 games to get there. On February 7, 2015, senior forward Jalen Cannon of the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers became the all-time rebounds leader in Northeast Conference history.
See also 2014–15 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
References
External links NEC website