# 2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

The 2015–16 NEC men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2016 and will conclude in March with the 2016 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament.

## Preseason
### Rankings

| | NEC Coaches Poll |
| 1. | Mount St. Mary's (6) |
| 2. | Robert Morris (3) |
| 3. | Bryant (1) |
| 4. | LIU Brooklyn |
| 5. | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 6. | Wagner |
| 7. | Sacred Heart |
| 8. | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 9. | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 10. | Central Connecticut |
 first place votes

### All-NEC team

* Coaches Poll
* BK Ashe Mount St. Mary's, Jr., G.
* Cane Broome Sacred Heart, So., G.
* Dan Garvin Bryant, Jr., F.
* Rodney Pryor Robert Morris, Sr., G.
* Gregory Graves Mount St. Mary's, Sr., F.

## Head coaches

| Team | Head coach | Previous school | Seasons at school | Overall record | NEC record | NEC tournament championships | Post-Season tournament championships |
| Bryant | Tim O'Shea | Ohio | 8 | 73–139 | 43–63 | 0 | 0 |
| Central Connecticut | Howie Dickenman | Connecticut (asst.) | 20 | 278–286 | 184–142 | 3 | 0 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Greg Herenda | UMass Lowell | 3 | 18–42 | 9–25 | 0 | 0 |
| LIU Brooklyn | Jack Perri | Long Island (assoc. HC) | 4 | 41–52 | 24–28 | 1 | 0 |
| Mount St. Mary's | Jamion Christian | VCU (asst.) | 4 | 49–46 | 31–21 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Morris | Andrew Toole | Robert Morris (asst.) | 6 | 110–66 | 66–23 | 1 | 0 |
| Sacred Heart | Anthony Latina | Sacred Heart (asst.) | 3 | 20–43 | 11–23 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | Glenn Braica | St. John's (asst.) | 6 | 83–74 | 54–34 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Rob Krimmel | Saint Francis (PA) (asst.) | 4 | 31–61 | 21–31 | 0 | 0 |
| Wagner | Bashir Mason | Marist (asst.) | 4 | 48–45 | 32–21 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
* Year at school includes 2015–16 season.
* Overall and NEC/NCAA records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the 2015–16 season.
* Previous jobs are head coaching jobs unless otherwise noted.

## NEC regular season
### Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.
| | Bryant | Central Conn. | Fairleigh Dickinson | LIU Br'klyn | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Morris | Sacred Heart | St. Francis Br'klyn | Saint Francis (PA) | Wagner |
| vs. Bryant | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Central Conn. | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Fairleigh Dickinson | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs. LIU Br'klyn | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Mount St. Mary's | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| vs. Robert Morris | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Sacred Heart | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. St. Francis Br'klyn | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| vs. Saint Francis (PA) | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 |
| vs. Wagner | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – |
| Total | 5–13 | 3–15 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 13–5 |

### Player of the week

Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named a player of the week and a freshman of the week each Monday.
| Week (Date) | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
| 1 (Nov. 16, 2015) | Cane Broome, SHU | Quincy McKnight, SHU |
| 2 (Nov. 23, 2015) | Jerome Frink, LIU | Quincy McKnight, SHU (2nd) |
| 3 (Nov. 30, 2015) | Earl Potts Jr., FDU | Marcel Pettway, BRY |
| 4 (Dec. 7, 2015) | BK Ashe, MSM | Quincy McKnight, SHU (3rd) |
| 5 (Dec. 14, 2015) | Jerome Frink, LIU (2nd) | Marcel Pettway, BRY (2nd) |
| 6 (Dec. 21, 2015) | Rodney Prior, RMU | Evan Phoenix, CCSU |
| 7 (Dec. 28, 2015) | Martin Hermannsson, LIU | Marcel Pettway, BRY (3rd) |
| 8 (Jan. 5, 2016) | Cane Broome, SHU (2nd) | Marcel Pettway, BRY (4th) |
| 9 (Jan. 11, 2016) | Earl Potts Jr., FDU (2nd) | Mike Holloway, FDU |
| 10 (Jan. 18, 2016) | Earl Potts Jr., FDU (3rd) | Mike Holloway, FDU (2nd) |
| 11 (Jan. 25, 2016) | Isaiah Blackmon, SFU | Isaiah Blackmon, SFU |
| 12 (Feb. 1, 2016) | Michael Carey, WC Martin Hermannsson, LIU (2nd) | Isaiah Blackmon, SFU (2nd) |
| 13 (Feb. 8, 2016) | Ronnie Drinnon, SFU | Isaiah Still, RMU |
| 14 (Feb. 15, 2016) | Junior Robinson, MSM Martin Hermannsson, LIU (3rd) | Mike Holloway, FDU (3rd) Quincy McKnight, SHU (4th) |
| 15 (Feb. 22, 2016) | Cane Broom, SHU (3rd) | Quincy McKnight, SHU (5th) |
| 16 (Feb. 29, 2016) | Michael Carey, WC (2nd) | Nisre Zouzoua, BRY |

## Postseason
### NEC tournament

* March 2–8, 2016 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.
| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 2 NEC Front Row | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 2 NEC Front Row | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 2 NEC Front Row | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 NEC Front Row, MSG+, and FCS | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 NEC Front Row, MSG+, and FCS | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 NEC Front Row, MSG+, and FCS | Championship Tuesday, March 8 ESPN2 | Championship Tuesday, March 8 ESPN2 | Championship Tuesday, March 8 ESPN2 |
| 1 | Wagner | 59 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Robert Morris | 50 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Robert Morris | 50 | | | 1 | Wagner | 81 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | LIU Brooklyn | 65 | | | |
| 4 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 51 | | | 6 | LIU Brooklyn | 65 | | | |
| 5 | Mount St. Mary's | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mount St. Mary's | 60 | | | | | | 1 | Wagner | 79 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Wagner | 79 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 2 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 87 |
| 2 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 74 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 87 |
| 7 | Saint Francis (PA) | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Saint Francis (PA) | 72 | | | 2 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 80 | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Mount St. Mary's | 75 | | | |
| 3 | Sacred Heart | 76 | | | 5 | Mount St. Mary's | 75 | | | |
| 6 | LIU Brooklyn | 84 | | | | | | | | |
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed

### NCAA tournament

| Seed | Region | School | First Four | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 16 | East | Fairleigh Dickinson | L, 65–96 vs. #16 Florida Gulf Coast – (Dayton) | | | | | | |

### National Invitational tournament

| Seed | Bracket | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| 8 | St. Bonaventure/BYU Quadrant | Wagner | W, 79–75 vs. #1 St. Bonaventure | L, 54–87 vs. #4 Creighton | | | |

## Honors and awards

2016 NEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Player of the Year | Cane Broome, SHU |
| Coach of the Year | Bashir Mason, WC |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Amdy Fall, SFBK |
| Rookie of the Year | Marcel Pettway, BRY |
| Most Improved Player of the Year | Earl Potts Jr., FDU |
2016 NEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams :
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Rookie Team |
| Cane Broome, So., G., SHU Ronnie Drinnon, Sr., F., SFU Jerome Frink, Jr., F., LIU Martin Hermannsson, So., G., LIU Rodney Prior, Sr., G., RMU | Darian Anderson, So., G., FDU Michael Carey, Jr., G., WC Corey Henson, So., G., WC Earl Potts Jr., So., F., FDU Junior Robinson, So., G., MSM | BK Ashe, Jr., G., MSM Chris Hooper, Sr., F., SFBK Yunus Hopkinson, Jr., G., SFBK Tyreek Jewell, Sr., G., SFBK Brandon Peel, Sr., F., CCSU | Mike Holloway, Fr., F., FDU Quincy McKnight, Fr., G., SHU Austin Nehls, Fr., G., CCSU Marcel Pettway, Fr., F., BRY Nisre Zouzoua, Fr., G., BRY |
| † - denotes unanimous selection |||||

## Milestones and records

* On December 10, 2015 the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers attempted 49 three-pointers against NJIT, the most in conference history in a single game.