2020–21 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

The 2020–21 Northeast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January and ended in March 2021.

2020–21 Northeast Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks
NBA Draft
Regular Season
First placeWagner
  Runners-upBryant
Season MVPAlex Morales (Wagner)
NEC Tournament
ChampionsMount St. Mary's
  Runners-upBryant
Finals MVPNana Opoku (Mount St. Mary's)
2020–21 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wagner13–5 .72213–7  .650
Bryant10–4 .71415–7  .682
Sacred Heart9–7 .5639–9  .500
Mount St. Mary's †9–7 .56312–11  .522
Merrimack*9–9 .5009–9  .500
LIU9–9 .5009–9  .500
St. Francis Brooklyn9–9 .5009–10  .474
Fairleigh Dickinson8–10 .4449–15  .375
Saint Francis (PA)5–13 .2786–16  .273
Central Connecticut5–13 .2785–16  .238
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
† 2021 NEC Tournament winner

The NEC Tournament was held in March with the higher-seeded team hosting each game.

Changes from last season

Robert Morris left the conference and joined the Horizon League.

Head coaches
Team Head coach Previous position Year at school Overall record NEC record NEC Tournament championships
Bryant Jared Grasso Iona
(asst.)		 3 25–37 14–22 0
Central Connecticut Donyell Marshall Buffalo
(asst.)		 5 35–78 19–53 0
Fairleigh Dickinson Greg Herenda UMass Lowell 8 92–127 59–65 2
LIU Derek Kellogg UMass 4 49–51 28–26 1
Merrimack Joe Gallo Robert Morris
(asst.)		 5 81–45 14–4 0
Mount St. Mary's Dan Engelstad Southern Vermont 3 20–43 13–23 0
Sacred Heart Anthony Latina Sacred Heart
(asst.)		 8 90–131 58–66 0
St. Francis Brooklyn Glenn Braica St. John's
(asst.)		 11 145–170 93–85 0
Saint Francis (PA) Rob Krimmel Saint Francis
(asst.)		 9 119–133 78–64 0
Wagner Bashir Mason Wagner
(asst.)		 9 131–117 83–59 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2020–21 season.
  • Overall and NEC/NCAA records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the 2020–21 season. Because the current LIU athletic program inherited the athletic history of LIU Brooklyn, Kellogg's record includes his two seasons at LIU Brooklyn before the LIU athletic merger.
  • Previous jobs are head coaching jobs unless otherwise noted.

Preseason

Preseason Coaches Poll

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() first place votes

Preseason All-NEC team

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Recipient School

NEC regular season

Player of the week

Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named player(s) of the week and rookie(s) of the week.


Against other conferences

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  Bryant CCSU FDU LIU Merrimack MSMU Sacred Heart SFB SFU Wagner
vs. Bryant –1–12–01–01–12–01–02–00–21–1
vs. Central Conn. 1–1–1–12–02–01–02–02–01–02–0
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 0–21–1–2–02–00–20–22–01–01–0
vs. LIU 0–10–20–2–1–12–01–02–01–11–1
vs. Merrimack 1–10–20–21–1–1–11–10–20–20–1
vs. Mount St. Mary's 0–20–12–00–21–1–2–01–01–12–0
vs. Sacred Heart 0–20–20–20–22–00–1–0–00-02–0
vs. St. Francis Brooklyn 2–00–10–11–12–01–11–1–0–01–1
vs. Saint Francis (PA) 1–10–20–11–11–00–21–10–2–0–0
vs. Wagner 2–01–12–01–11–00–21–01–12–0–
Total 10–45–138–109–99–99–79–79–95–1313–5

All-NEC honors and awards

At the conclusion of the regular season, the conference selects outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches, below are the results.

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