| Year: | 1998 |
| Conference: | Northeast Conference |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | William H. Detrick Gymnasium |
| City: | New Britain, CT |
| Finalarena: | Schwartz Athletic Center |
| Finalcity: | Brooklyn, NY |
| Champions: | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Tom Green |
| Coachcount: | 3rd |
| Mvp: | Rahshon Turner |
| Mvpteam: | Fairleigh Dickinson |
The 1998 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. Fairleigh Dickinson won the championship, their third, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Tournament.
The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the Spiro Sports Center in Staten Island, NY.
Tournament MVP in bold.[1]
| 1998 NEC All-Tournament Team | ||||||
| Rahshon Turner, FDU Elijah Allen, FDU Mike Campbell, LIU Gregory Harris, MSM Charles Jones, LIU Richie Parker, LIU | ||||||