| Year: | 2001 |
| Conference: | Northeast Conference |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Arena: | Sovereign Bank Arena |
| City: | Trenton, NJ |
| Champions: | Monmouth |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Dave Calloway |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Rahsaan Johnson |
| Mvpteam: | MU |
The 2001 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. Monmouth won the championship, its second, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Tournament.
The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of the conferences top seven teams. All games were played at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ. The #1 seed received a bye for the first round.
Tournament MVP in bold.[1]
| 2001 NEC All-Tournament Team | ||||||
| Rahsaan Johnson, MU Gerry Crosby, MU Richy Dominguez, SFNY Steven Howard, SFNY Jermaine Hall, WAGNER | ||||||