2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks
Regular Season
First placeWagner
  Runners-upFairleigh Dickinson, Sacred Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn
Season MVPCane Broome, SHU
Top scorerCane Broome, SHU
NEC Tournament
ChampionsFairleigh Dickinson
  Runners-upWagner
Finals MVPEarl Potts Jr., FDU
Northeast Conference men's basketball seasons
2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wagner 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
Fairleigh Dickinson † 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545
Sacred Heart 11 – 7   .611 12 – 18   .400
St. Francis Brooklyn 11 – 7   .611 15 – 17   .469
Mount St. Mary's 10 – 8   .556 14 – 19   .424
LIU Brooklyn 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Saint Francis 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433
Robert Morris 8 – 10   .444 10 – 22   .313
Bryant 5 – 13   .278 8 – 23   .258
Central Connecticut 3 – 15   .167 4 – 25   .138
† 2016 NEC tournament winner

The 2015–16 NEC men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2016 and will conclude in March with the 2016 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament.

Preseason

Rankings

NEC Coaches Poll[1]
1. Mount St. Mary's (6)
2. Robert Morris (3)
3. Bryant (1)
4. LIU Brooklyn
5. St. Francis Brooklyn
6. Wagner
7. Sacred Heart
8. Saint Francis (PA)
9. Fairleigh Dickinson
10. Central Connecticut

() first place votes

All-NEC team

Coaches Poll[2]

BK Ashe Mount St. Mary's, Jr., G.
Cane Broome Sacred Heart, So., G.
Dan Garvin Bryant, Jr., F.
Rodney Pryor Robert Morris, Sr., G.
Gregory Graves Mount St. Mary's, Sr., F.

Head coaches

Team Head coach Previous school Seasons at school Overall record NEC record NEC tournament championships Post-Season tournament championships
Bryant Tim O'Shea Ohio 8 73–139 43–63 0 0
Central Connecticut Howie Dickenman Connecticut (asst.) 20 278–286 184–142 3 0
Fairleigh Dickinson Greg Herenda UMass Lowell 3 18–42 9–25 0 0
LIU Brooklyn Jack Perri Long Island (assoc. HC) 4 41–52 24–28 1 0
Mount St. Mary's Jamion Christian VCU (asst.) 4 49–46 31–21 1 0
Robert Morris Andrew Toole Robert Morris (asst.) 6 110–66 66–23 1 0
Sacred Heart Anthony Latina Sacred Heart (asst.) 3 20–43 11–23 0 0
St. Francis Brooklyn Glenn Braica St. John's (asst.) 6 83–74 54–34 0 0
Saint Francis (PA) Rob Krimmel Saint Francis (PA) (asst.) 4 31–61 21–31 0 0
Wagner Bashir Mason Marist (asst.) 4 48–45 32–21 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2015–16 season.
  • Overall and NEC/NCAA records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the 2015–16 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.

  Bryant Central Conn. Fairleigh Dickinson LIU Br'klyn Mount St. Mary's Robert Morris Sacred Heart St. Francis Br'klyn Saint Francis (PA) Wagner
vs. Bryant – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
vs. Central Conn. 1–1 – 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 1–1 0–2 – 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1
vs. LIU Br'klyn 1–1 0–2 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2
vs. Mount St. Mary's 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0
vs. Robert Morris 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
vs. Sacred Heart 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 1–1
vs. St. Francis Br'klyn 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 – 0–2 2–0
vs. Saint Francis (PA) 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 – 1–1
vs. Wagner 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 –
Total 5–13 3–15 11–7 9–9 10–8 8–10 11–7 11–7 9–9 13–5

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.

Week (Date) Player of the week Freshman of the week
1 (Nov. 16, 2015) Cane Broome, SHU Quincy McKnight, SHU
2 (Nov. 23, 2015) Jerome Frink, LIU Quincy McKnight, SHU (2nd)
3 (Nov. 30, 2015) Earl Potts Jr., FDU Marcel Pettway, BRY
4 (Dec. 7, 2015) BK Ashe, MSM Quincy McKnight, SHU (3rd)
5 (Dec. 14, 2015) Jerome Frink, LIU (2nd) Marcel Pettway, BRY (2nd)
6 (Dec. 21, 2015) Rodney Prior, RMU Evan Phoenix, CCSU
7 (Dec. 28, 2015) Martin Hermannsson, LIU Marcel Pettway, BRY (3rd)
8 (Jan. 5, 2016) Cane Broome, SHU (2nd) Marcel Pettway, BRY (4th)
9 (Jan. 11, 2016) Earl Potts Jr., FDU (2nd) Mike Holloway, FDU
10 (Jan. 18, 2016) Earl Potts Jr., FDU (3rd) Mike Holloway, FDU (2nd)
11 (Jan. 25, 2016) Isaiah Blackmon, SFU Isaiah Blackmon, SFU
12 (Feb. 1, 2016) Michael Carey, WC
Martin Hermannsson, LIU (2nd) 		Isaiah Blackmon, SFU (2nd)
13 (Feb. 8, 2016) Ronnie Drinnon, SFU Isaiah Still, RMU
14 (Feb. 15, 2016) Junior Robinson, MSM
Martin Hermannsson, LIU (3rd) 		Mike Holloway, FDU (3rd)
Quincy McKnight, SHU (4th)
15 (Feb. 22, 2016) Cane Broom, SHU (3rd) Quincy McKnight, SHU (5th)
16 (Feb. 29, 2016) Michael Carey, WC (2nd) Nisre Zouzoua, BRY

Postseason

NEC tournament

Main article: 2016 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
  • March 2–8, 2016 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 2
NEC Front Row 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
NEC Front Row, MSG+, and FCS 		Championship
Tuesday, March 8
ESPN2
         
1 Wagner 59
8 Robert Morris 50
1 Wagner 81
6 LIU Brooklyn 65
4 St. Francis Brooklyn 51
5 Mount St. Mary's 60
1 Wagner 79
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 87
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 74
7 Saint Francis (PA) 72
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 80
5 Mount St. Mary's 75
3 Sacred Heart 76
6 LIU Brooklyn 84

All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Seed Region School First Four 2nd Round 3rd Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
16 East Fairleigh Dickinson L, 65–96 vs. #16 Florida Gulf Coast – (Dayton)

National Invitational tournament

Main article: 2016 National Invitation Tournament
Seed Bracket School 1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
8 St. Bonaventure/BYU Quadrant Wagner W, 79–75 vs. #1 St. Bonaventure L, 54–87 vs. #4 Creighton

Honors and awards

2016 NEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[3]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Cane Broome, SHU
Coach of the Year Bashir Mason, WC
Defensive Player of the Year Amdy Fall, SFBK
Rookie of the Year Marcel Pettway, BRY
Most Improved Player of the Year Earl Potts Jr., FDU
2016 NEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team Rookie Team
Cane Broome, So., G., SHU
Ronnie Drinnon, Sr., F., SFU
Jerome Frink, Jr., F., LIU
Martin Hermannsson, So., G., LIU
Rodney Prior, Sr., G., RMU
 Darian Anderson, So., G., FDU
Michael Carey, Jr., G., WC
Corey Henson, So., G., WC
Earl Potts Jr., So., F., FDU
Junior Robinson, So., G., MSM
 BK Ashe, Jr., G., MSM
Chris Hooper, Sr., F., SFBK
Yunus Hopkinson, Jr., G., SFBK
Tyreek Jewell, Sr., G., SFBK
Brandon Peel, Sr., F., CCSU
 Mike Holloway, Fr., F., FDU
Quincy McKnight, Fr., G., SHU
Austin Nehls, Fr., G., CCSU
Marcel Pettway, Fr., F., BRY
Nisre Zouzoua, Fr., G., BRY
† - denotes unanimous selection

Milestones and records

  • On December 10, 2015 the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers attempted 49 three-pointers against NJIT, the most in conference history in a single game.[4]

See also

2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball season

References

  1. ^ "Bring on the Mayhem! Mount St. Mary's Tabbed 2015-16 NEC Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "Mount St. Mary's Lands Two on 2015-16 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team". northeastconference.org. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "Sacred Heart's Cane Broome Named NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Release (12/14)". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved December 14, 2015.