2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball season
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The 2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January and ended in February 2022.
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams10
TV partner(s)NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks
| 2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks |
| NBA Draft | |
| Regular season | |
| First place | Bryant |
| Runners-up | Wagner |
| Season MVP | Alex Morales (Wagner) |
| Top scorer | Peter Kiss (Bryant) |
| NEC tournament | |
| Champions | Bryant |
| Runners-up | Wagner |
| Finals MVP | Peter Kiss (Bryant) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 6 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack* | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 NEC tournament winner * ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The NEC tournament was held in March with the higher-seeded team hosting each game.
Changes from last season
On March 5, 2021, it was announced that Central Connecticut head coach Donyell Marshall, was stepping down after five years with the Blue Devils. On May 14, Central Connecticut hired Fairfield assistant coach Patrick Sellers as his replacement.[1]
Head coaches
| Team | Head coach | Previous position | Year at school | Overall record | NEC record | NEC tournament championships |
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| Bryant | Jared Grasso | Iona (asst.) |
4 | 40–44 | 24–26 | 0 |
| Central Connecticut | Patrick Sellers | Fairfield (asst.) |
1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Greg Herenda | UMass Lowell | 9 | 101–142 | 67–75 | 2 |
| LIU | Derek Kellogg | UMass | 5 | 58–60 | 37–35 | 1 |
| Merrimack | Joe Gallo | Robert Morris (asst.) |
6 | 90–54 | 23–13 | 0 |
| Mount St. Mary's | Dan Engelstad | Southern Vermont | 4 | 32–54 | 31–37 | 0 |
| Sacred Heart | Anthony Latina | Sacred Heart (asst.) |
9 | 99–140 | 67–73 | 0 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | Glenn Braica | St. John's (asst.) |
12 | 154–180 | 102–94 | 0 |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Rob Krimmel | Saint Francis (asst.) |
10 | 125–149 | 83–77 | 0 |
| Wagner | Bashir Mason | Wagner (asst.) |
10 | 144–124 | 96–64 | 0 |
Notes:
- All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
- Year at school includes 2021–22 season.
- Overall and NEC/NCAA records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the 2021–22 season. Because the current LIU athletic program inherited the athletic history of LIU Brooklyn, Kellogg's record includes his two seasons at LIU Brooklyn before the LIU athletic merger.
- Previous jobs are head coaching jobs unless otherwise noted.
Preseason
Preseason coaches poll
| Rank | Team |
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| 1. | Wagner (7) |
| 2. | Bryant (2) |
| 3. | Mount St. Mary's (1) |
| 4. | Long Island |
| 5. | Merrimack |
| 6. | Sacred Heart |
| 7. | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 8. | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 9. | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 10. | Central Connecticut |
() first place votes
Preseason All-NEC team
| Recipient | School |
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| Ty Flowers, (Senior, Forward) | LIU |
| Elijah Ford, (Senior, Guard) | Wagner |
| Peter Kiss, (Senior, Guard) | Bryant |
| Alex Morales, (Senior, Guard) | Wagner |
| Eral Penn, (R-Senior, Forward) | LIU |
| Tyler Thomas, (Junior, Guard) | Sacred Heart |
NEC regular 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.
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Against other conferences
Records against non-conference foes for the 2021–22 season. Records shown for regular season only.
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Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| Bryant | CCSU | FDU | LIU | Merrimack | MSMU | Sacred Heart | SFB | SFU | Wagner | |
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| vs. Bryant | – | 0–2 | 0–2[a] | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs. Central Conn. | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1[b] | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–0[c] | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 2–0[c] | 1–1[b] | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. LIU | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| vs. Merrimack | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2[a] | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Mount St. Mary's | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1[d] | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0[c] |
| vs. Sacred Heart | 2–0 | 1–1[d] | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0[c] |
| vs. St. Francis Brooklyn | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| vs. Saint Francis (PA) | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 |
| vs. Wagner | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2[a] | 0–2[a] | 0–2 | 0–2 | – |
| Total | 16–2 | 5–13 | 5–13 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 15–3 |
All-NEC honors and awards
At the conclusion of the regular season, the conference selects outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches, below are the results.[20]
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Postseason
NEC tournament
- 2022 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, held at higher seed campus sites
| Opening Round Monday, February 28 NEC Front Row | Quarterfinals Wednesday March 2 NEC Front Row | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 ESPN3 | Championship Tuesday, March 8 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bryant | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Central Connecticut | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Central Connecticut | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bryant | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mount St. Mary's | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mount St. Mary's | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bryant | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wagner | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wagner | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Saint Francis (PA) | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wagner | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Long Island | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Long Island | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Sacred Heart | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period.
NCAA tournament
| Seed | Region | School | First Four |
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| 16 | South | Bryant | vs. Wright State, L 82–93 |
See also
- 2021–22 Northeast Conference women's basketball season