Little East Conference men's basketball tournament
| Little East Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | UMass Dartmouth (12) |
| Official website | Little East men's basketball |
The Little East Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference
Division III Little East Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1987. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular conference season records.[1]
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the Little East's automatic bid to the
NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship
.
Results
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | SE Massachusetts
|
73–58 | Southern Maine
|
| 1988 | SE Massachusetts | 92–84 | Southern Maine |
| 1989 | Southern Maine | 84–66 | Plymouth State
|
| 1990 | SE Massachusetts | 73–71 | Southern Maine |
| 1991 | SE Massachusetts | 86–83 | Southern Maine |
| 1992 | Eastern Connecticut
|
71–64 | UMass Dartmouth |
| 1993 | UMass Dartmouth | 87–73 | Eastern Connecticut |
| 1994 | UMass Dartmouth | 93–86 | Plymouth State |
| 1995 | UMass Dartmouth | 101–80 | Western Connecticut
|
| 1996 | Western Connecticut | 80–64 | Plymouth State |
| 1997 | UMass Dartmouth | 69–66 | UMass Boston
|
| 1998 | UMass Dartmouth | 65–62 | Keene State
|
| 1999 | Western Connecticut | 92–60 | Plymouth State |
| 2000 | Eastern Connecticut | 73–66 | Southern Maine |
| 2001 | UMass Dartmouth | 99–89 (OT) | Keene State |
| 2002 | Western Connecticut | 86–83 | Keene State |
| 2003 | Western Connecticut | 66–65 | Plymouth State |
| 2004 | Keene State | 79–67 | Plymouth State |
| 2005 | Western Connecticut | 135–130 (2OT) | Plymouth State |
| 2006 | UMass Boston | 81–67 | Keene State |
| 2007 | Rhode Island College
|
87–75 | Keene State |
| 2008 | Rhode Island College | 55–52 | UMass Dartmouth |
| 2009 | UMass Dartmouth | 62–53 | Rhode Island College |
| 2010 | Rhode Island College | 81–80 | Western Connecticut |
| 2011 | Rhode Island College | 62–49 | Eastern Connecticut |
| 2012 | Eastern Connecticut | 82–60 | Rhode Island College |
| 2013 | Rhode Island College | 60–53 | Keene State |
| 2014 | Rhode Island College | 70–61 | Eastern Connecticut |
| 2015 | Keene State | 75–57 | Rhode Island College |
| 2016 | Keene State | 86–81 | UMass Dartmouth |
| 2017 | Eastern Connecticut | 72–70 | Keene State |
| 2018 | Eastern Connecticut | 79–62 | Keene State |
| 2019 | Keene State | 72–69 | Eastern Connecticut |
| 2020 | Western Connecticut | 88–75 | UMass Dartmouth≠ |
| 2021 | UMass Dartmouth | 108–68 | Keene State |
| 2022 | Keene State | 71–69 (OT) | UMass Dartmouth |
| 2023 | Keene State | 83–79 | Western Connecticut |
| 2024 | Keene State | 84–68 | Western Connecticut |
Championship records
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
UMass Dartmouth (Southeastern Massachusetts) |
12–5 | 17 | 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2009, 2021 |
Keene State
|
7–9 | 16 | 2004, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Western Connecticut
|
6–4 | 10 | 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2020 |
Rhode Island College
|
6–3 | 9 | 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 |
Eastern Connecticut
|
5–3 | 8 | 1992, 2000, 2012, 2017, 2018 |
UMass Boston
|
1–1 | 2 | 2006 |
Southern Maine
|
1–5 | 6 | 1989 |
Plymouth State
|
0–7 | 7 |
- Castleton has not yet qualified for the tournament finals.
References
- ^ "Little East Basketball History: Men's Basketball Tournament Champions". Little East. 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.