The 2016–17
NEC
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men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the
2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 2 ...
in November. Conference play started in late December and concluded in February 2017.
Mount St. Mary's clinched the regular season NEC championship with a win over
St. Francis Brooklyn on February 25, 2017, marking their first NEC regular season crown in 21 years.
LIU Brooklyn
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Campus
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finished in second place in the regular season.
The
NEC tournament was held from March 1 through March 7 with the higher-seeded team hosting each game. Mount St. Mary's defeated
Saint Francis (PA) to win the NEC Tournament championship. As a result, Mount St. Mary's received the conference's bid to the
NCAA tournament. Saint Francis (PA) received an invitation to
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
On April 6, 2016, Central Connecticut announced
Donyell Marshall as the 10th head coach in program history. Marshall replaced
Howie Dickenman, who retired after 20 years at Central Connecticut.
Coaches
''Notes:''
* All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
* Year at school includes 2016–17 season.
* Overall and NEC/NCAA records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the 2016–17 season.
* Previous jobs are head coaching jobs unless otherwise noted.
Preseason
Preseason Coaches Poll
Source
''() first place votes''
Preseason All-NEC team
Source
NEC regular season
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Player of the week
Throughout the regular season, the
Northeast Conference offices named a player of the week and a rookie of the week each Monday.
All-NEC honors and awards
Following the regular season, the conference selected outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches.
Postseason
NEC Tournament
''All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed''
NCAA tournament
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Milestones and records
*On November 11, 2016, the
Wagner Seahawks upset 18th ranked
UConn on the road, marking one of the most significant wins in program history.
See also
2016–17 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
The 2016–17 NEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2016 and concluded in March ...
References
External links
NEC website
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