2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
# 2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held between March 1 and 7. All games were held on the campus sites of the higher seed. LIU Brooklyn won the championship, its fourth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament. This was LIU's second NEC Tournament Championship in a row, having won it the previous year.

## Format

The top 8 teams in the standings will qualify for the tournament.

The field will be re-seeded after the Quarterfinals so that the #1 seed will host the highest remaining seed, and #2 will host the lowest remaining seed. Bryant is in its final transition year and remains ineligible to participate in any post-season tournaments.

## Bracket

All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed.

| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 1 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 1 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 1 | | | Semifinals Sunday, March 4 MSG | Semifinals Sunday, March 4 MSG | Semifinals Sunday, March 4 MSG | Championship Game Wednesday, March 7 ESPN2 | Championship Game Wednesday, March 7 ESPN2 | Championship Game Wednesday, March 7 ESPN2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Long Island | 80 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sacred Heart | 68 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sacred Heart | 68 | | | 1 | Long Island | 78 | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Quinnipiac | 75 | | | |
| 4 | St. Francis (NY) | 72 | | | 5 | Quinnipiac | 75 | | | |
| 5 | Quinnipiac | 80 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Quinnipiac | 80 | | | | | | 1 | Long Island | 90 |
| (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 | Long Island | 90 |
| (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) | 3 | Robert Morris | 73 |
| 2 | Wagner | 87 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Robert Morris | 73 |
| 7 | Central Connecticut | 77 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Central Connecticut | 77 | | | 2 | Wagner | 64 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Robert Morris | 71 | | | |
| 3 | Robert Morris | 87 | | | 3 | Robert Morris | 71 | | | |
| 6 | Monmouth | 68 | | | | | | | | |

## All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.

| Name | School | Pos. | Year | Ht. | Hometown |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Julian Boyd | LIU Brooklyn | Forward | Junior | 6-7 | San Antonio, Texas |
| Jason Brickman | LIU Brooklyn | Guard | Sophomore | 5-10 | San Antonio, Texas |
| Jamal Olasewere | LIU Brooklyn | Forward | Junior | 6-7 | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Coron Williams | Robert Morris | Guard | Sophomore | 6-2 | Midlothian, Virginia |
| Velton Jones | Robert Morris | Guard | Junior | 6-0 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
