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. Kellogg replaced Jack Perri, whose contract was not renewed; Perri became an assistant at Boston University.
Coaches Team Head coach Previous job Year at school Overall record NEC record NEC tournament championships Tournaments championshipsBryant Tim O'Shea Ohio 10 0 0Central Connecticut Donyell Marshall Buffalo(asst.) 2 0 0Fairleigh Dickinson Greg Herenda UMass Lowell 5 1 0 LIU Brooklyn Derek Kellogg UMass 1 0 0Mount St. Mary's Jamion Christian VCU(asst.) 6 2 0Robert Morris Andrew Toole Robert Morris(asst.) 8 1 0Sacred Heart Anthony Latina Sacred Heart(asst.) 5 0 0St. Francis Brooklyn Glenn Braica St. John's(asst.) 8 0 0Saint Francis (PA) Rob Krimmel Saint Francis (PA)(asst.) 6 0 0Wagner Bashir Mason Wagner(asst.) 6 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 RankTeam 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 Recipient SchoolIsaiah BlackmonSaint Francis (PA)Keith BraxtonSaint Francis (PA)Joseph LopezSacred HeartJunior RobinsonMount St. Mary'sDarian AndersonFairleigh 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. BryantCentral Conn.Fairleigh DickinsonLIU Br'klynMount St. Mary'sRobert MorrisSacred HeartSt. Francis BrooklynSaint Francis (PA)Wagnervs. Bryant – 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0vs. Central Conn. 0–2 – 1–11–11–01–00–01–00–10–0vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 0–1 1–1 – 1–10–11–01–01–00–01–0vs. LIU Br'klyn 0–1 1–11–1 – 1–11–00–00–01–00–1vs. Mount St. Mary's 0–1 0–11–01–1 – 0–00–11–10–11–0vs. Robert Morris 0–1 0–10–10–10–0 – 0–20–11–02–0vs. Sacred Heart 1–0 0–0 0–10–01–02–0 – 1–12–01–0vs. St. Francis Brooklyn 0–1 0–10–10–01–11–01–1 – 1–00–1vs. Saint Francis (PA) 0–1 1–0 0–00–11–00–10–20–1 – 2–0vs. Wagner 0–1 0–0 0–11–00–10–20–11–00–2 – Total1–95–54–65–56–47–32–86–46–48–2
Player of the week Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named player(s) of the week and rookie(s) of the week.
Week Player of the week Rookie of the weekNovember 13, 2017Raiquan Clark, LIU BrooklynKoby Thomas, Robert MorrisNovember 20, 2017Junior Robinson, MSM Deion Bute, CCSUJalen Jordan, SFBKNovember 27, 2017Dachon Burke, RMUKoby Thomas (2), RMUDecember 4, 2017Dachon Burke (2), RMUNigel Jackson, WC Jon Williams, RMUDecember 11, 2017Dachon Burke (3), RMKoby Thomas (3), RMDecember 18, 2017JoJo Cooper, WCJahlil Jenkins, FDUDecember 26, 2017Keith Braxton, SFPAAlex Watson, SHUJanuary 2, 2018Keith Braxton (2), SFPANoah Morgan, FDUJanuary 8, 2018Junior Robinson (2), MSMKoby Thomas (4), RMU Jonah Antonio, MSMJanuary 15, 2018Junior Robinson (3), MSMDonald Carey, MSMJanuary 22, 2018JoJo Cooper (2), WCJalen Jordan (2), SFBKJanuary 29, 2018Junior Robinson (4), MSM Tyler Kohl, CCSUChauncey Hawkins, SFBK Jonah Antonio (2), MSMFebruary 5, 2018Joel Hernandez, LIUMark Flagg, SFPAFebruary 12, 2018Dachon Burke, RMU
Junior Robinson (5), MSMBrandon Carroll, BUFebruary 19, 2018JoJo Cooper (3), WC
Jamaal King (2), SFPAJalen Jordan (3), SFBKFebruary 26, 2018Keith Braxton (3), SFPAJahlii Jenkins (2), FDU Source
Postseason
NEC tournament
March, 2018 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School First Four 2nd round 3rd round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 16 East LIU Brooklyn L 61–71 vs. #16 Radford – (Dayton)
National Invitational Tournament
Seed Bracket School 1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 8 Baylor Wagner L 59–80 vs. #1 Baylor – (Waco)
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
School 1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Saint Francis (PA) 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. Honor Recipient Player of the YearJunior Robinson, MSM Coach of the YearBashir Mason, WC Defensive Player of the YearChris Wray, MSM Rookie of the YearKoby Thomas, RMUMost Improved Player of the YearAndre Wolford, SFPA All-NEC First Team JoJo Cooper, WC Keith Braxton, SFU Joel Hernandez, LIU Jamaal King, SFU Junior Robinson, MSM All-NEC Second Team Dachon Burke, RMU Rasheem Dunn, SFBK Blake Francis, WC Mike Holloway, FDU Tyler Kohl, CCSU All-NEC Third Team Raiquan Clark, LIU Darnell Edge, FDU Adam Grant, BU Romone Saunders, WC Chris Wray, MSM All-NEC Rookie Team Jonah Antonio, MSM Jahlil Jenkins, FDU Jalen Jordan, SFBK Noah Morgan, FDU Koby Thomas, RMU
References
External links NEC website