NECC men's basketball tournament
| NECC men's basketball tournament (defunct) | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | Mitchell (4) |
| Official website | NECC men's basketball |
| Host stadiums | |
| Campus arenas (2009–2023) | |
| Host locations | |
| Campus venues (2009–2023) | |
The NECC men's basketball tournament was the annual conference
Division III New England Collegiate Conference
. The tournament was held annually from 2009 to 2023, when the NECC ceased to exist as an all-sports conference after the departure of its final four members.
It was a single-elimination tournament and seeding was based on regular season records.[1]
The winner received the NECC's automatic bid to the
NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship
.
Results
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Elms
|
105–76 | Becker
|
Chicopee, MA |
| 2010 | Elms | 79–68 | Becker | Leicester, MA |
| 2011 | Elms | 79–65 | Becker | Leicester, MA |
| 2012 | Becker | 66–45 | Elms | Leicester, MA |
| 2013 | Elms | 91–78 | Regis
|
Chicopee, MA |
| 2014 | Mitchell
|
72–71 | Elms | Chicopee, MA |
| 2015 | Regis | 74–72 | Southern Vermont
|
Bennington, VT |
| 2016 | Southern Vermont | 74–72 | Becker | Bennington, VT |
| 2017 | Becker | 79–70 | Southern Vermont | Bennington, VT |
| 2018 | Southern Vermont | 67–62 | Becker | Bennington, VT |
| 2019 | Mitchell | 77–69 | Newbury
|
New London, CT |
| 2020 | New England College
|
92–90 | Mitchell | Henniker, NH |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2022 | Mitchell | 87–73 | Eastern Nazarene
|
Quincy, MA |
| 2023 | Mitchell | 109–85 | New England College | New London, CT |
Championship records
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
Elms
|
4–2 | 6 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 |
Mitchell
|
4–1 | 5 | 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
Becker
|
2–5 | 7 | 2012, 2017 |
Southern Vermont
|
2–2 | 4 | 2016, 2018 |
New England College
|
1–1 | 2 | 2020 |
Regis
|
1–1 | 2 | 2015 |
Eastern Nazarene
|
0–1 | 1 | |
Newbury
|
0–1 | 1 |
- Schools highlighted in pink departed the NECC before it ended sponsorship of men's basketball in 2023.
- Among the NECC teams during its final season, Lesleynever qualified for the tournament finals
- Among the teams that departed the NECC before its final season, Wheelocknever qualified for the tournament finals
References
- ^ "Men's Basketball Archives". NECC. 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.