| Year: | 2015 |
| Conference: | Northeast Conference |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | campus sites |
| Finalarena: | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex |
| Finalcity: | Brooklyn, New York |
| Champions: | Robert Morris |
| Titlecount: | 8th |
| Coach: | Andrew Toole |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Rodney Pryor |
| Mvpteam: | RMU |
| Attendance: | 6,891 (total) 1,013 (championship) |
The 2015 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held on March 4, 7, and 10.[1] The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds, with higher seed hosting all games. The tourney opened on Wednesday, March 4 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, March 7 and the finals on Tuesday, March 10. Robert Morris earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament.
For the eleventh straight year, the NEC Men's Basketball Tournament consisted of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams were shuffled so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.[2]
Teams were seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under NEC policy.[3]
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Francis Brooklyn‡ | 15–3 | 21–10 | |||
| 2 | 12–6 | 16–14 | 1–1 vs. SFBK, 1–1 vs. Bryant, 2–0 vs. MSM | |||
| 3 | 12–6 | 15–14 | 1–1 vs. SFBK, 1–1 vs. RM, 1–1 vs. MSM | |||
| 4 | Mount St. Mary's | 11–7 | 15–14 | |||
| 5 | 9–9 | 15–14 | 2–0 vs. SH | |||
| 6 | Sacred Heart | 9–9 | 15–16 | 0–2 vs. SFPA | ||
| 7 | 8–10 | 10–19 | 2–0 vs. LIU | |||
| 8 | LIU Brooklyn | 8–10 | 12–17 | 0–2 vs. Wagner | ||
| ‡ – NEC regular season champions. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. | ||||||
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed
* Overtime
Series History: LIU leads 63-40
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Series History: MSM leads 42-30
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Series History: RMU leads 41-25
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Series History: SHU leads 18-13
Announcers: Paul Dottino, Joe DeSantis and John Schmeelk
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Series History: RMU leads 10–2
Announcers: John Schmeelk and Tim Capstraw
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Series History: SFU leads 36–38
Announcers: Paul Dottino, Joe DeSantis and Matt Harmon
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Series History: 43–27
Announcers: John Brickley and Craig Robinson
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Tournament MVP in bold.[4]
| Name | School | Pos. | Year | Ht. | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Prior | Robert Morris | Guard | Junior | 6-5 | Evanston, Illinois | |
| Brent Jones | St. Francis Brooklyn | Guard | Senior | 6-2 | Bronx, New York | |
| Earl Brown | Saint Francis (PA) | Forward | Senior | 6-6 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Lucky Jones | Robert Morris | Forward | Senior | 6-5 | Newark, New Jersey | |
| Jalen Cannon | St. Francis Brooklyn | Forward | Senior | 6-6 | Allentown, Pennsylvania |