1993 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1993 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was played from March 2–5, 1993 at campus sites of the higher seeded teams. The tournament featured the league's ten teams, seeded based on their conference record. Rider won their first ever championship with a thrilling last second shot by Darrick Suber, defeating Wagner 65–64, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA Tournament.^[1]

1993 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1992–93
Teams	10
Finals site	Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
Champions	Rider (1st title)
Winning coach	Kevin Bannon (1st title)
MVP	Darrick Suber (Rider)
Television	ESPN
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1992–93 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Rider †	14	–	4		.778			19	–	11		.633
Wagner	12	–	6		.667			18	–	12		.600
Mount St. Mary's	10	–	8		.556			14	–	16		.467
Marist	10	–	8		.556			14	–	16		.467
Fairleigh Dickinson	8	–	10		.444			11	–	17		.393
St. Francis Brooklyn	8	–	10		.444			9	–	18		.333
Saint Francis (PA)	7	–	11		.389			9	–	18		.333
Robert Morris	7	–	11		.389			9	–	18		.333
Long Island	7	–	11		.389			9	–	18		.333
Monmouth	7	–	11		.389			11	–	17		.393
† 1993 NEC tournament winner

Format

The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of a ten-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The first round was played by the four lowest seeds (7–10) and the other teams received a bye.

Bracket

	First round Tuesday, March 2, 1993					Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 3, 1993					Semifinals Thursday, March 4, 1993					Championship Game Friday, March 5, 1993 ESPN
						1	Rider	92
	8	Robert Morris	77			9	Long Island	85
	9	Long Island	80								1	Rider	93
											5	Fairleigh Dickinson	63
						4	Marist	62
						5	Fairleigh Dickinson	81
																1	Rider	65
																2	Wagner	64
						3	Mount St. Mary's	81
	7	Saint Francis (PA)	80			6	St. Francis Brooklyn	78^OT
	10	Monmouth	91								2	Wagner	65
											3	Mount St. Mary's	48
						2	Wagner	75
						10	Monmouth	66

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.^[2]

1993 NEC All-Tournament Team

Darrick Suber, RU Miladin Mutavdzic, WC Chris McGuthrie, MSM Bobby Hopson, WC Chris Mikola, RU Steve Wriedt, MU

References

1. "NEC Championship Week Feature - The Shot: Four Seconds from Glory". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
2. "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved October 29, 2015.