NortheastNortheast ConferenceConference Men’s Basketball NCAA Tournament Media Packet NCAANCAA TournamentTournament First Round #16 Monmouth vs. #1 Villanova March 1 7, 2006 Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA 2005-06 MEN’SMEN’SMEN’S BASKETBALLBASKETBALLBASKETBALL NN EWSEWS && NN OTESOTES 200 Cottontail Lane, Vantage Court North, Somerset, NJ 08873 Men’s Basketball Contact: Ron Ratner, Interim Commissioner Phone: 732-469-0440/Fax: 732-469-0744/Web: www.northeastconference.org E-Mail: [email protected] Central Connecticut State • Fairleigh Dickinson • Long Island • Monmouth • Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac • Robert Morris • Sacred Heart • St. Francis (NY) • St. Francis (PA) • Wagner NEC Men’s Basketball Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball Facts & Figures (through NCAA opening round game) NEC In The Postseason School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral NCAA Tournament • Opening Round (Dayton, OH) 1. Fairleigh Dickinson* 14-4 .778 20-12 .625 L2 11-3 8-8 1-1 Tuesday, March 14 2. Central Connecticut St.* 13-5 .722 18-11 .621 L1 11-4 7-7 0-0 3. Monmouth* 12-6 .667 19-14 .576 W4 8-4 9-8 2-2 Monmouth 71, Hampton, 49 4. Mount St. Mary's* 11-7 .611 13-17 .433 L2 7-6 5-9 1-2 NCAA Tournament • First Round (Philadelphia, PA) 5. Robert Morris* 10-8 .556 15-14 .517 L1 11-2 4-12 0-0 Friday, March 17 6. Long Island* 9-9 .500 12-16 .429 L1 8-4 4-10 0-2 #16 Monmouth vs. #1 Villanova, 3:00 pm 7. Sacred Heart* 8-10 .444 11-17 .393 L2 8-5 3-12 0-0 8. Quinnipiac* 7-11 .389 12-16 .429 L2 8-5 3-10 1-1 Postseason NIT St. Francis (NY) 7-11 .389 10-17 .370 L3 8-5 2-12 0-0 Tuesday, March 14 10. Wagner 6-12 .333 13-14 .481 W1 7-6 6-8 0-0 #9 Manhattan 80, #10 Fairleigh Dickinson 77 11. St. Francis (PA) 2-16 .111 4-24 .143 L4 3-9 1-13 0-2 * Clinched NEC Tournament berth. Top eight teams qualify for NEC Tournament. 2006 NEC Basketball Tournament (all games held at higher seed) 2005-06 NEC Men’s Basketball Award Winners Quarterfinals Thursday, March 2 Player of the Year #1 Fairleigh Dickinson 66, #8 Quinnipiac 65 Chad Timberlake Fairleigh Dickinson G 6-4 190 Sr Brooklyn, NY/New Utrecht #2 CCSU 86, #7 Sacred Heart 68 #3 Monmouth 74, #6 Long Island 63 Rookie of the Year #5 Robert Morris 67, #4 Mt. St. Mary’s 66 Jeremy Chappell Robert Morris G 6-3 175 Fr Cincinnati, OH/Northwest Semifinals Sunday, March 5 Defensive Player of the Year Mychal Kearse Mount St. Mary’s G 6-4 201 Jr Charlotte, NC/Providence Day Monmouth 62, CCSU 48 Fairleigh Dickinson 71, Robert Morris 55 Jim Phelan Coach of the Year Championship Howie Dickenman Central Connecticut State Wednesday, March 8 Monmouth 49, Fairleigh Dickinson 48 2005-06 NEC Men’s Basketball First Team All-Conference Name School Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/High School 2006 NEC All-Tournament Team Justin Chiera CCSU G 6-1 181 Sr Colonia, NY/Colonia Jeremy Chappell Robert Morris 19.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg A.J. Jackson Robert Morris F 6-6 230 Jr Monessen, PA/Monessen (E. Tennessee St.) Chad Timberlake FDU 12.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 5.0 apg Andrea Crosariol FDU 15.0 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 4.7 bpg Chad Timberlake Fairleigh Dickinson G 6-4 190 Sr Brooklyn, NY/New Utrecht Chris Kenny Monmouth 12.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg Kibwe Trim Sacred Heart C 6-10 230 Sr San Juan, Trinidad/St. Mary’s Marques Alston Monmouth 12.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 3.0 apg James Williams Long Island G 5-10 180 Jr DeSoto, TX/DeSoto Tournament Most Valuable Player Marques Alston Monmouth 12.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 3.0 apg 2005-06 NEC Men’s Basketball Second Team All-Conference 14 pts., 10 reb. & 3 blocks in title game Name School Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/High School Choice Hotels Choice Hotels Marques Alston Monmouth F 6-4 230 Jr Neptune, NJ/Neptune NEC Player of the Week NEC Rookie of the Week Jarrid Frye Sacred Heart G 6-4 190 Jr Maspeth, NY/Martin Luther Nov. 21 Justin Chiera, CCSU Nov. 21 Cameron Tyler, FDU Gordon Klaiber Fairleigh Dickinson F 6-9 205 Sr Greenbelt, MD/National Christian Academy Nov. 28 Durell Vinson, WC Nov. 28 Whitney Coleman, MU Landy Thompson Mount St. Mary’s G 6-1 178 Sr Germantown, MD/Archbishop Spalding Dec. 5 Obie Nwadike, CCSU Dec. 5 Grant Surprenant, SFPA Durell Vinson Wagner F 6-7 215 Jr Vineland, NJ/St. Augustine Prep Dec. 12 Jarrid Frye, SHU Dec. 12 Jeremy Chappell, RMU Dec. 19 Derek Coleman, RMU Dec. 19 Jeremy Chappell, RMU Jan. 3 Mark Porter, WC Jan. 3 Jeremy Chappell, RMU 2005-06 NEC Men’s Basketball All-Rookie Team Jan. 9 Tony Lee, RMU Jan. 9 Sam Atupem, MSM Jan. 16 A.J. Jackson, RMU Jan. 16 Whitney Coleman, MU Name School Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown/High School Landy Thompson, MSM Jan. 23 Sam Atupem, MSM Jan. 23 Kibwe Trim, SHU Jan. 30 Jeremy Chappell, RMU Sam Atupem Mount St. Mary’s F 6-7 230 Fr Newport News, VA/Woodside Jan. 30 Chad Timberlake, FDU Feb. 6 Joey Butler, MSM Jeremy Chappell Robert Morris G 6-3 175 Fr Cincinnati, OH/Northwest Feb. 6 Chad Timberlake, FDU Feb. 13 Jeremy Chappell, RMU Feb. 13 Gordon Klaiber, FDU Feb. 20 Jamal Smith, WC Whitney Coleman Monmouth G 6-2 180 Fr Salem, CT/East Lynne (St. Thomas More Prep (CT)) Feb. 20 Chad Timberlake, FDU Feb. 27 Mike Shipman, MU Marquis Ford St. Francis (PA) G 5-11 175 Fr St. Petersburg, FL/St. Petersburg Feb. 27 Marques Alston, MU Jamal Smith Wagner G 6-5 210 Fr Baltimore, MD/Towson Catholic 2006 NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament Games held at campus sites. Higher seed hosts all games. Teams will be reseeded after quarterfinals. Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship #1 Fairleigh Dickinson Thursday, March 2 Fairleigh Dickinson (66-65) 7:00 pm at Highest Remaining Seed #8 Quinnipiac Sunday, March 5 Fairleigh Dickinson (71-55) 4:00 pm (MSG) #2 CCSU Thursday, March 2 Lowest Remaining Seed 7:00 pm Robert Morris (67-66) #7 Sacred Heart Wednesday, March 8 Monmouth (49-48) 7:30 pm #3 Monmouth ESPN2 NEC Champion Thursday, March 2 CCSU (86-68) 7:00 pm at 2nd Highest Remaining Seed #6 Long Island Sunday, March 5 1:00 pm (CN8) #4 Mount St. Mary’s Monmouth (62-48) Thursday, March 2 3rd Highest Remaining Seed 7:00 pm Monmouth (74-63) #5 Robert Morris 2006 NEC Women’s Basketball Tournament Games held at campus sites. Higher seed hosts all games. Teams will be reseeded after quarterfinals. Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship #1 Sacred Heart Saturday, March 4 Sacred Heart (83-55) 4:00 pm Highest Remaining Seed #8 Fairleigh Dickinson Tuesday, March 7 Sacred Heart (64-50) 7:00 pm #2 Quinnipiac Saturday, March 4 Lowest Remaining Seed 1:00 pm Long Island (80-70) #7 CCSU Saturday, March 11 2:00 pm Sacred Heart (69-65) #3 Robert Morris MSG Network NEC Champion Saturday, March 4 Quinnipiac (68-64 (OT)) 7:30 pm 2nd Highest Remaining Seed #6 Mount St. Mary’s Tuesday, March 7 Quinnipiac (58-46) 7:00 pm #4 Monmouth Saturday, March 4 3rd Highest Remaining Seed 7:00 pm Robert Morris (65-56) #5 Long Island 2005-06 NEC Men’s Basketball Schedule Schedule Subject To Change. All times are Eastern Standard Time. Central Connecticut State Fairleigh Dickinson Long Island (18-11, 13-5 NEC) (20-12, 14-4 NEC) (12-16, 9-9 NEC) Mohegan Sun Classic at CCSU at Guardians Classic (Morgantown, WV) N 22 Columbia L 63-80 N 18 Birmingham Southern W 76-67 N 12 vs. Wofford L 62-73 N 26 at Penn State L 64-80 N 19 Northeastern L 90-94 N 13 Lousiana Monroe W 74-58 N 29 at SMU L 62-74 N 22 at Florida International L 61-71 N 18 at #24 Maryland L 85-111 N 26 Dowling W 96-50 D 3 at New Hampshire W 59-56 N 28 at Binghamton W 69-66 N 29 QUINNIPIAC W 76-70 D 10 Hartford W 85-80 D 3 at Harvard W 87-79 D 2 at Canisius W 69-65 (2 OT) D 14 at Harvard L 79-91 D 5 at St. Bonaventure L 56-85 D 5 at Seton Hall L 57-65 D 22 CCNY W 80-39 D 9 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 72-61 D 10 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 71-68 at College of Charleston Classic D 18 La Salle L 106-107 (4 OT) D 17 Drexel L 49-54 D 29 vs. Rider L 59-63 D 22 Binghamton W 72-68 D 22 at St. Peter’s L 77-82 D 30 vs. Longwood L 69-86 D 29 at Delaware L 73-79 D 28 at #10 Louisville L 66-89 J 5 ST. FRANCIS (PA) W 73-64 J 5 MOUNT ST. MARY’S L 57-73 J 7 at LONG ISLAND W 83-74 J 7 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE L 74-83 J 9 at SACRED HEART L 71-74 J 12 at QUINNIPIAC L 81-102 J 14 at CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE L 74-88 J 12 at ST.