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
The 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2017. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season ended with the Final Four in San Antonio on April 2, 2018. Practices officially began on September 2 ...
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
Derek William Kellogg (born June 20, 1973) is an American college basketball coach who currently serves as an assistant coach for UMass. Kellogg previously served as head coach of the Minutemen, his alma mater, being named to the position on Apri ...
as the 14th head coach in program history. Kellogg replaced
Jack Perri, whose contract was not renewed; Perri became an assistant at
Boston University
Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...
.
Coaches
''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
''() 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. (x) indicates games remaining this season.
Player of the week
Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named player(s) of the week and rookie(s) of the week.
Source
Postseason
NEC tournament
* March, 2018 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.
''All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed''
NCAA tournament
National Invitational Tournament
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
All-NEC honors and awards
Following the regular season, the conference selected outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches.
References
External links
NEC website
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