1987 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament

The 1987 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8, 1987.^[1] The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

1987 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1986–87
Teams	8
Site	Towson Center Towson, MD
Champions	Bucknell (1st title)
Winning coach	Charlie Woollum (1st title)
MVP	Chris Seneca (Bucknell)
East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournaments ← 1986 1988 →

1986–87 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell †	11	–	3		.786			22	–	9		.710
Lafayette	10	–	4		.714			16	–	13		.552
Rider	8	–	6		.571			12	–	16		.429
Lehigh	8	–	6		.571			15	–	14		.517
Drexel	7	–	7		.500			14	–	14		.500
Towson State	5	–	9		.357			14	–	16		.467
Hofstra	4	–	10		.286			9	–	19		.321
Delaware	3	–	11		.214			12	–	16		.429
† 1987 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Bracket and results

	Quarterfinals Friday, March 6					Semifinals Saturday, March 7					Final Sunday, March 8
	1	Bucknell	81
	8	Delaware	71
						1	Bucknell	103**
						4	Lehigh	100
	4	Lehigh	109**
	5	Drexel	98
											1	Bucknell	86
											6	Towson	74
	3	Rider	79
	6	Towson State	89
						6	Towson	70
						2	Lafayette	66
	2	Lafayette	81
	7	Hofstra	76

* denotes overtime game

All-Tournament Team

• Mark Atkinson, Bucknell
• Marty Johnson, Towson State
• Mike Polaha, Lehigh
• Daren Queenan, Lehigh
• Chris Seneca, Bucknell – Tournament MVP

Source^[2]

References

1. "1986-87 East Coast Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
2. Stewart, John W. (March 9, 1987). "Bucknell asserts its superiority over Towson in ECC final, 86–74". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 21. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.