2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

The 2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January and ended in February 2022.

2021–22 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
NEC Tournament
2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bryant 16–2 .88922–10  .688
Wagner15–3 .83321–6  .778
LIU12–6 .66716–14  .533
Merrimack*10–8 .55614–16  .467
Mount St. Mary's9–9 .50014–16  .467
St. Francis Brooklyn7–11 .38910–20  .333
Sacred Heart6–12 .33310–20  .333
Saint Francis (PA)5–13 .2789–21  .300
Central Connecticut5–13 .2788–24  .250
Fairleigh Dickinson5–13 .2784–22  .154
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
† 2022 NEC Tournament winner

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

Head coaches
Team Head coach Previous position Year at school Overall record NEC record NEC Tournament championships
Bryant Jared Grasso Iona
(asst.)		 4th 62–54 40–28 0
Central Connecticut Patrick Sellers Fairfield
(asst.)		 1st 8–24 5–13 0
Fairleigh Dickinson Greg Herenda UMass Lowell 9th 105–164 72–88 2
LIU Derek Kellogg UMass 6th 74–74 49–41 1
Merrimack Joe Gallo Robert Morris
(asst.)		 3rd 104–70 73–44 0
Mount St. Mary's Dan Engelstad Southern Vermont 4th 46–70 32–39 0
Sacred Heart Anthony Latina Sacred Heart
(asst.)		 9th 109–160 72-80 0
St. Francis Brooklyn Glenn Braica St. John's
(asst.)		 12nd 164–200 108–105 0
Saint Francis (PA) Rob Krimmel Saint Francis
(asst.)		 10th 134–170 88–89 0
Wagner Bashir Mason Wagner
(asst.)		 10th 165–130 111–67 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school does not include 2019–20 season.
  • Overall and NEC records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the 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.

Preseason

Preseason Coaches Poll

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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. –0–00–00–00–00–00–00-00–00-0
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 0–0–0–00-00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. LIU 0–00–0–0-00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Merrimack 0–00–00–0–0-00–00–00–00–00-0
vs. Mount St. Mary's 0–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Sacred Heart 0–00–00–00–00–0–0–00-00–00–0
vs. St. Francis Brooklyn 0–00–00–00–00–00–0–0-00–00–0
vs. Saint Francis (PA) 0–00–00–00–00–00–00-0–0-00–0
vs. Wagner 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–
Total 16-25–135–1312–610–89–96–127–115-1315–3

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.

Honor Recipient
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Most Improved Player of the Year
All-NEC First Team
All-NEC Second Team
All-NEC Third Team
All-NEC Rookie Team

Postseason

NEC Tournament

The NEC Tournament features the top eight eligible teams from the field of eleven participate. The teams are seeded according to their conference records, and when there are similar records between teams, tie-breakers are applied. After the first round, teams are reseeded after each round, with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.

NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Seed Region School First Four 1st Round 2nd Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
#16 South Bryant vs. Wright State, L 82–93 —- —- —- —- —- —-

See also
  • 2021–22 Northeast Conference women's basketball season

References
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