East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament

The East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the East Coast Conference. The tournament was held annually from 1975 and 1992 and in 1994, after which the conference disbanded.^[1]

East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament (defunct)
Conference basketball championship
Sport	College basketball
Conference	East Coast Conference
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Played	1975–1992, 1994
Current champion	Hofstra
Most championships	La Salle (4)
Host stadiums
Kirby Sports Center (1975, 1977–78, 1983) The Palestra (1976, 1979–1982) Towson Center (1984–1991) RAC Arena (1992) Alumni Arena (1994)
Host locations
Easton, PA (1975, 1977–78, 1983) Philadelphia, PA (1976, 1979–1982) Towson, MD (1984–1991) Catonsville, MD (1992) Amherst, NY (1994)

Tournament champions by year

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Venue (and city)
1975	La Salle	92–85	Lafayette	Kirby Sports Center (Easton, PA)
1976	Hofstra	79–72	Temple	The Palestra (Philadelphia, PA)
1977	Hofstra	92–81	La Salle	Kirby Sports Center (Easton, PA)
1978	La Salle	73–72	Temple
1979	Temple	61–60	Saint Joseph's	The Palestra (Philadelphia, PA)
1980	La Salle	59–49	Saint Joseph's
1981	Saint Joseph's	63–60	American
1982	Saint Joseph's	75–65	Drexel
1983	La Salle	75–73	American	Kirby Sports Center (Easton, PA)
1984	Rider	73–71OT	Bucknell	Towson Center (Towson, MD)
1985	Lehigh	76–74OT	Bucknell
1986	Drexel	80–76	Hofstra
1987	Bucknell	86–74	Towson State
1988	Lehigh	84–78	Towson State
1989	Bucknell	71–65	Lafayette
1990	Towson State	73–60	Lehigh
1991	Towson State	69–63	Rider
1992	Towson State	69–61	Hofstra	RAC Arena (Catonsville, MD)
1993	No tournament (see note)
1994	Hofstra	88–86	Northeastern Illinois	Alumni Arena (Amherst, NY)

NOTE: Reduced to three members, the ECC lost its official conference status under NCAA bylaws during the 1992–93 season and did not hold a tournament in 1993.

Finals appearances by school

School	Titles	Finals Apps.	Title Years
La Salle	4	5	1975, 1978, 1980, 1983
Hofstra	3	5	1976, 1977, 1994
Towson State	3	5	1990, 1991, 1992
Bucknell	2	4	1987, 1989
Lehigh	2	3	1985, 1988
Saint Joseph's	2	4	1981, 1982
Drexel	1	2	1986
Rider	1	2	1984
Temple	1	3	1979
American	0	2	—
Lafayette	0	2	—
Northeastern Illinois	0	1	—