| Year: | 2013 |
| Conference: | Northeast Conference |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | campus sites |
| Finalarena: | Steinberg Wellness Center |
| Champions: | Long Island |
| Titlecount: | 5th |
| Coach: | Jack Perri |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | C. J. Garner |
| Mvpteam: | Long Island |
| Attendance: | 10,586 (total) 1,700 (championship) |
The 2013 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held on March 6, 9, and 12, 2013.[1] The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opened on Wednesday, March 6 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, March 9 and the finals on Tuesday, March 12. LIU Brooklyn won the championship, its fifth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament.[2] This is LIU's third NEC tournament championship in a row, having won it the previous two years, they are the first NEC team to three-peat.
For the ninth straight year, the NEC Men's Basketball Tournament will consist of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.[3]
Teams are seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under an NEC policy.[4]
| 2013 NEC Men's Basketball Tournament seeds | ||||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1‡ | Robert Morris | 14–4 | 22–9 | |||
| 2 | Wagner | 12–6 | 18–11 | 2–0 vs. Long Island | ||
| 3 | Long Island | 12–6 | 17–13 | 1–0 vs. Bryant | ||
| 4 | Bryant | 12–6 | 19–10 | |||
| 5 | Mount St. Mary's | 11–7 | 16–13 | 1–0 vs. Quinnipiac | ||
| 6 | Quinnipiac | 11–7 | 15–15 | |||
| 7 | Central Connecticut | 9–9 | 13–16 | |||
| 8 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 8–10 | 12–17 | |||
| ‡ – NEC regular season champions. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. | ||||||
All games were played at the venue of the higher seed
Tournament MVP in bold.[5]
| Name | School | Pos. | Year | Ht. | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. J. Garner | LIU Brooklyn | Guard | Senior | 5-10 | Silver Spring, Maryland | |
| Jamal Olasewere | LIU Brooklyn | Forward | Senior | 6-7 | Silver Spring, Maryland | |
| Jason Brickman | LIU Brooklyn | Guard | Junior | 6-0 | San Antonio, Texas | |
| Rashad Whack | Mount St. Mary's | Guard | Junior | 6-2 | Hyattsville, Maryland | |
| Jonathon Williams | Wagner | Forward | Senior | 6-6 | Richmond, California |
Series History: RMU leads 39-26
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