1993 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1993
Conference:Northeast Conference
Gender:Men's
Teams:10
Finalarena:Alumni Gymnasium
Finalcity:Lawrenceville, NJ
Champions:Rider
Titlecount:1st
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Darrick Suber
Mvpteam:Rider
Television:ESPN

The 1993 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was played from March 2–5, 1993 at campus sites of the higher seeded teams. The tournament featured the league's ten teams, seeded based on their conference record. Rider won their first ever championship with a thrilling last second shot by Darrick Suber, defeating Wagner 65–64, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Format

The NEC Men's Basketball Tournament consisted of a ten-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The first round was played by the four lowest seeds (7–10) and the other teams received a bye.

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[2]

1993 NEC All-Tournament Team
Darrick Suber, RU
Miladin Mutavdzic, WC
Chris McGuthrie, MSM
Bobby Hopson, WC
Chris Mikola, RU
Steve Wriedt, MU

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NEC Championship Week Feature - The Shot: Four Seconds from Glory. NortheastConference.org. 22 December 2021.
  2. Web site: NEC men's basketball record book. NortheastConference.org. 29 October 2015.