Northeast Conference 2023-24
Tournament Winner: Wagner College
Regular Season Champion: Central Connecticut State University
Northeast Conference Final: Wagner College - Merrimack College 54-47 Merrimack (Joe Gallo): Adam Clark 8, Devon Savage 16, Jordan Derkack 4, Bryan Etumnu 3, Jordan McKoy 11, Samba Diallo 0, Jacob O'Connell 5, Jaylen Stinson 0, Christian Foy 0, Elliott Black 0, Thomas Hall 0, Edrick Quezada 0, Brandon Legris 0, Ryan Isaacson 0, Malik Edmead 0, Jaden Battle 0, Armandas Plintauskas 0 Standings 2023-24
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 Merrimack Northeast Conference Final  Wagner College -Northeast Conference Champions
 BRACKET BUSTERS! Wagner Runs The Gauntlet & Makes History, Winning Second #NECMBB Crown-Mar 13, 2024
From the second the book closed on the 2023-24 regular season last on Saturday, sixth-seeded Wagner had “upset†on their mind. Running the guantlet of top seeds, the Green & White did the unthinkable and made history on Wednesday, handing second-seeded Merrimack a 54-47 defeat to claim their first title since 2003 and punch their ticket to the Big Dance. It marked the first time in the 43-year history of the NEC Tournament that a team went on the road three times and brought home the conference crown. The Seahawks also matched the 1999 Mount St. Mary's squad as the lowest seeded team to win the tourney title. Departing Staten Island and beginning their NEC Tournament journey on a trip to Connecticut last Wednesday, Wagner (16-15) took down third-seeded Sacred Heart, then rolled through the Nutmeg State with a stunner over top-seeded Central Connecticut three days later. With just one more win standing between them and the program’s second-ever NEC championship, the Seahawks would not be deterred by an SRO crowd at Lawler Arena in North Andover, MA. Leading the charge for Wagner was Tahron Allen (6'5''-G), who delivered a star-studded 22-point outing, which matched his career-high in a Seahawk uniform. The junior forward averaged 18.3 ppg and 6.0 rpg over three games to earn Tournament MVP honors. It was Allen's three-pointer with 12:38 to play that extended Wagner's lead to 41-30, but the Warriors would not go away before a frenzied throng of fans at Lawler. Merrimack (21-12) immediately ran off 13 straight points, highlighted by a pair of Jordan McKoy (6'5''-G-2000) three-pointers that gave the Warriors a 43-41 advantage with 8:07 on the clock. Wagner withstood the run and immediately turned the momentum back in its favor. The Seahawks held the Warriors scoreless for over six minutes while scoring eight points in a row to take a 49-43 lead with 2:18 on the clock. Among the key buckets was a circus shot by Melvin Council (6'4''-G), followed by an Allen runner that pushed Wagner's lead to six. After Budd Clark's layup sliced the lead back to 49-45, Allen and Javier Ezquerra (6'1''-G-2002) sealed the deal at the line for the Seahawks. Wagner held Merrimack to just one field goal over the final 8:07 and 29.8 percent shooting for the game. The Warriors were just 10-of-38 from three-point range. A clearly hobbled Jordan Derkack (6'5''-G), who was named the NEC Player and Defensive Player of the Year earlier this week, was limited to four points in a game effort by the uber talented junior guard. Joining Allen on the All-Tournament Team from Wagner was Council, an All-NEC first teamer. Putting up 12 points against the Warriors, he charted 8.7 points and 5.3 boards during the Seahawks’ storybook title run. Keyontae Lewis (6'9''-F) finished with eight points and a game-high 12 rebounds for Wagner. Devon Savage (6'4''-G) led Merrimack with 16 points and six rebounds en route to All-Tournament honors. He was 4-of-12 from downtown. NEC Tournament Final: Merrimack - Wagner 47-54 NEC Tournament Semifinals: CCSU - Wagner 56-66 Merrimack - Le Moyne 61-51 NEC Tournament Quarterfinals: CCSU - Saint Francis U 71-62 Merrimack - LIU 72-66 Sacred Heart - Wagner 60-57 Le Moyne - FDU 82-61 Courtesy of northeastconference.org  All-NEC Awards 2024-Mar 13, 2024
All-Tournament MVP:  Tahron Allen (6'5''-G) of WagnerPlayer of the Year: Jordan Derkack (6'5''-G) of MerrimackDefensive Player of the Year: Jordan Derkack (6'5''-G) of MerrimackRookie of the Year: Adam Clark (6'3''-G) of MerrimackMost Improved Player of the Year: Bryan Etumnu (6'7''-F) of MerrimackCoach of the Year: Patrick Sellers of CCSU
First Team Ansley Almonor (6'7''-F) of FDU Kaiyem Cleary (6'6''-G-1999) of LeMoyne Melvin Council (6'4''-G) of Wagner Jordan Derkack (6'5''-G) of Merrimack Allan Jeanne-Rose (6'7''-F-2000) of CCSU
Second Team Adam Clark (6'3''-G) of Merrimack Nico Galette (6'6''-F/G) of Sacred Heart Jordan Jones (6'0''-PG) of CCSU Alex Sobel (6'8''-F) of Sacred Heart Luke Sutherland (6'7''-F) of LeMoyne
Third Team Kellen Amos (6'7''-G) of CCSU Sean Moore (6'5''-F) of FDU Joey Reilly (6'0''-PG) of Sacred Heart Tai Strickland (6'2''-G) of LIU Brooklyn Maxwell Zegarowski (6'6''-F) of Stonehill
All-Rookie Team Eric Acker (6'2''-G-2005) of LIU Brooklyn Terrence Brown (6'3''-G) of FDU Adam Clark (6'3''-G) of Merrimack Carlos Lopez Jr. (6'2''-G-2004) of SFU Eli Wilborn (6'8''-F-2004) of SFU
All-Tournament Team Tahron Allen (6'5''-G) of Wagner Melvin Council (6'4''-G) of Wagner Adam Clark (6'3''-G) of Merrimack Devon Savage (6'4''-G) of Merrimack Luke Sutherland (6'7''-F) of LeMoyne |
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