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The 2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January and ended in February 2022.
2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 10 |
TV partner(s) | NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks |
NBA Draft | |
Regular season | |
First place | Bryant |
Runners-up | Wagner |
Season MVP | Alex Morales (Wagner) |
Top scorer | Peter Kiss (Bryant) |
NEC tournament | |
Champions | Bryant |
Runners-up | Wagner |
Finals MVP | Peter Kiss (Bryant) |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryant † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 6 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIU | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Merrimack* | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount St. Mary's | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis Brooklyn | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacred Heart | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 NEC tournament winner |
The NEC tournament was held in March with the higher-seeded team hosting each game.
On March 5, 2021, it was announced that Central Connecticut head coach Donyell Marshall, was stepping down after five years with the Blue Devils. On May 14, Central Connecticut hired Fairfield assistant coach Patrick Sellers as his replacement.[1]
Team | Head coach | Previous position | Year at school | Overall record | NEC record | NEC tournament championships |
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Bryant | Jared Grasso | Iona (asst.) |
4 | 40–44 | 24–26 | 0 |
Central Connecticut | Patrick Sellers | Fairfield (asst.) |
1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | Greg Herenda | UMass Lowell | 9 | 101–142 | 67–75 | 2 |
LIU | Derek Kellogg | UMass | 5 | 58–60 | 37–35 | 1 |
Merrimack | Joe Gallo | Robert Morris (asst.) |
6 | 90–54 | 23–13 | 0 |
Mount St. Mary's | Dan Engelstad | Southern Vermont | 4 | 32–54 | 31–37 | 0 |
Sacred Heart | Anthony Latina | Sacred Heart (asst.) |
9 | 99–140 | 67–73 | 0 |
St. Francis Brooklyn | Glenn Braica | St. John's (asst.) |
12 | 154–180 | 102–94 | 0 |
Saint Francis (PA) | Rob Krimmel | Saint Francis (asst.) |
10 | 125–149 | 83–77 | 0 |
Wagner | Bashir Mason | Wagner (asst.) |
10 | 144–124 | 96–64 | 0 |
Notes:
Rank | Team |
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1. | Wagner (7) |
2. | Bryant (2) |
3. | Mount St. Mary's (1) |
4. | Long Island |
5. | Merrimack |
6. | Sacred Heart |
7. | St. Francis Brooklyn |
8. | Saint Francis (PA) |
9. | Fairleigh Dickinson |
10. | Central Connecticut |
() first place votes
Recipient | School |
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Ty Flowers, (Senior, Forward) | LIU |
Elijah Ford, (Senior, Guard) | Wagner |
Peter Kiss, (Senior, Guard) | Bryant |
Alex Morales, (Senior, Guard) | Wagner |
Eral Penn, (R-Senior, Forward) | LIU |
Tyler Thomas, (Junior, Guard) | Sacred Heart |
Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named player(s) of the week and rookie(s) of the week.
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Records against non-conference foes for the 2021–22 season. Records shown for regular season only.
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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Bryant | CCSU | FDU | LIU | Merrimack | MSMU | Sacred Heart | SFB | SFU | Wagner | |
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vs. Bryant | – | 0–2 | 0–2[lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
vs. Central Conn. | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1[lower-alpha 2] | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–0[lower-alpha 3] | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 2–0[lower-alpha 3] | 1–1[lower-alpha 2] | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
vs. LIU | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
vs. Merrimack | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2[lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
vs. Mount St. Mary's | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1[lower-alpha 4] | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0[lower-alpha 3] |
vs. Sacred Heart | 2–0 | 1–1[lower-alpha 4] | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0[lower-alpha 3] |
vs. St. Francis Brooklyn | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 2–0 |
vs. Saint Francis (PA) | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 |
vs. Wagner | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2[lower-alpha 1] | 0–2[lower-alpha 1] | 0–2 | 0–2 | – |
Total | 16–2 | 5–13 | 5–13 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 15–3 |
At the conclusion of the regular season, the conference selects outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches, below are the results.[20]
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Opening Round Monday, February 28 NEC Front Row | Quarterfinals Wednesday March 2 NEC Front Row | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 ESPN3 | Championship Tuesday, March 8 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Bryant | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Central Connecticut | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Central Connecticut | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Bryant | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Mount St. Mary's | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Mount St. Mary's | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Bryant | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Wagner | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Wagner | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Saint Francis (PA) | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Wagner | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Long Island | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Long Island | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Sacred Heart | 75 |
* denotes overtime period.
Seed | Region | School | First Four |
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16 | South | Bryant | vs. Wright State, L 82–93 |
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