The East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the East Coast Conference. The tournament was held annually from 1975 and 1992 and in 1994, after which the conference disbanded.
Tournament champions by year YearChampionScoreRunner-upVenue (and city) 1975 La Salle 92–85 Lafayette Kirby Sports Center (Easton, PA) 1976 Hofstra 79–72 Temple The Palestra (Philadelphia, PA) 1977 Hofstra 92–81 La SalleKirby Sports Center (Easton, PA) 1978 La Salle 73–72 Temple 1979 Temple 61–60 Saint Joseph'sThe Palestra (Philadelphia, PA) 1980 La Salle 59–49 Saint Joseph's 1981 Saint Joseph's 63–60 American 1982 Saint Joseph's 75–65 Drexel 1983 La Salle 75–73 American Kirby Sports Center (Easton, PA) 1984 Rider 73–71OT BucknellTowson Center (Towson, MD) 1985 Lehigh 76–74OT Bucknell 1986 Drexel 80–76 Hofstra 1987 Bucknell 86–74 Towson State 1988 Lehigh 84–78 Towson State 1989 Bucknell 71–65 Lafayette 1990 Towson State 73–60 Lehigh 1991 Towson State 69–63 Rider 1992 Towson State 69–61 Hofstra RAC Arena (Catonsville, MD) 1993No tournament (see note) 1994 Hofstra 88–86 Northeastern Illinois Alumni Arena (Amherst, NY)
NOTE: Reduced to three members, the ECC lost its official conference status under NCAA bylaws during the 1992–93 season and did not hold a tournament in 1993.
Finals appearances by school School Titles Finals Apps. Title Years La Salle 4 5 1975, 1978, 1980, 1983 Hofstra 3 5 1976, 1977, 1994 Towson State 3 5 1990, 1991, 1992 Bucknell 2 4 1987, 1989 Lehigh 2 3 1985, 1988 Saint Joseph's 2 4 1981, 1982 Drexel 1 2 1986 Rider 1 2 1984 Temple 1 3 1979 American 0 2— Lafayette 0 2— Northeastern Illinois 0 1—
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