The 2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the
2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four in Minneapolis on April 8, 2019. Practices officially began on Septembe ...
in November. Conference play started in January and concluded in March 2019.
The
NEC tournament was held from March 3 through March 9 with the higher-seeded team hosting each game.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
On April 2, 2018, Bryant announced
Jared Grasso
Jared Keith Grasso (born May 11, 1980) is an American college basketball coach. He was most recently the head coach of the Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team from 2018 to 2023. In his fifth season, he led Bryant to the 2022 NCAA Division I men' ...
as the 8th head coach in program history. Grasso replaced
Tim O'Shea
Tim O'Shea (born January 13, 1962) is an American college basketball coach, most recently the head coach of the men's basketball team at Bryant University. He was previously the head coach at Ohio University.
Playing career
Born in Woodbury, ...
, who retired after last season.
On May 10, 2018, Mount St. Mary's announced
Dan Engelstad
Dan Engelstad is an American college basketball coach, and current head coach of the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team.
Playing career
Engelstad played college basketball at Division III St. Mary's College of Maryland, where he ...
as the 22nd head coach in program history. Engelstad replaced
Jamion Christian
Jamion Christian (born April 18, 1982) is an American college basketball coach, who was most recently the head coach of the George Washington Colonials men's basketball team. He previously was the head coach at Siena and Mount St. Mary's.
Biog ...
, who went on to become the head coach at
Siena
Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.
The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...
.
Coaches
''Notes:''
* All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
* Year at school includes 2018–19 season.
* Overall and NEC/NCAA records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the 2018–19 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.
Postseason
NEC tournament
Teams are reseeded after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.
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.
See also
*
2018–19 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
The 2018–19 NEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2018 an ...
References
External links
NEC website
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