The 2021–22 Northeast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January and ended in February 2022.

The NEC tournament was held in March with the higher-seeded team hosting each game.

Changes from last season On March 5, 2021, it was announced that Central Connecticut head coach Donyell Marshall, was stepping down after five years with the Blue Devils. On May 14, Central Connecticut hired Fairfield assistant coach Patrick Sellers as his replacement.

Head coaches Team Head coach Previous position Year at school Overall record NEC record NEC tournament championshipsBryant Jared Grasso Iona (asst.) 4 0Central Connecticut Patrick Sellers Fairfield(asst.) 1 0Fairleigh Dickinson Greg Herenda UMass Lowell 9 2 LIU Derek Kellogg UMass 5 1Merrimack Joe Gallo Robert Morris(asst.) 6 0Mount St. Mary's Dan Engelstad Southern Vermont 4 0Sacred Heart Anthony Latina Sacred Heart(asst.) 9 0St. Francis Brooklyn Glenn Braica St. John's(asst.) 12 0Saint Francis (PA) Rob Krimmel Saint Francis(asst.) 10 0Wagner Bashir Mason Wagner(asst.) 10 0 Notes: All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. Year at school includes 2021–22 season. Overall and NEC/NCAA records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the 2021–22 season. Because the current LIU athletic program inherited the athletic history of LIU Brooklyn, Kellogg's record includes his two seasons at LIU Brooklyn before the LIU athletic merger. Previous jobs are head coaching jobs unless otherwise noted.

Preseason

Preseason coaches poll

RankTeam 1. Wagner (7) 2. Bryant (2) 3. Mount St. Mary's (1) 4. Long Island 5. Merrimack 6. Sacred Heart 7. St. Francis Brooklyn 8. Saint Francis (PA) 9. Fairleigh Dickinson 10. Central Connecticut

() first place votes

Preseason All-NEC team

Recipient SchoolTy Flowers, (Senior, Forward) LIUElijah Ford, (Senior, Guard) WagnerPeter Kiss, (Senior, Guard) BryantAlex Morales, (Senior, Guard)WagnerEral Penn, (R-Senior, Forward) LIUTyler Thomas, (Junior, Guard) Sacred Heart

NEC regular season

Player of the week Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named player(s) of the week and rookie(s) of the week.

Week Player of the week Rookie of the weekNovember 15, 2021Alex Morales, WAGJoe Ostrowsky, CCSUNovember 22, 2021Peter Kiss, BRYIbrahim Wattara, FDUNovember 29, 2021Josh Cohen, SFPAJordan Minor, MERJayden Brown, CCSUDecember 6, 2021Nigel Scantlebury, CCSUAndre Snoddy, CCSUDecember 13, 2021 Charles Pride, BRYJayden Brown (2), CCSUDecember 20, 2021 Eral Penn, LIUJaylin Gibson, MSMDecember 27, 2021 Alex Morales (2), WAGZaire Williams, WAGJanuary 3, 2022 Jordan Minor (2), MERTy Flowers, LIUSebastien Lamaute, FDUJanuary 10, 2022 Alex Morales (3), WAGAndre Snoddy (2), CCSUJanuary 19, 2022Peter Kiss (2), BRYTy Flowers (2), LIUAndre Snoddy (3), CCSUJanuary 25, 2022 Alex Morales (4), WAGTy Flowers (3), LIUAnquan Hill, FDUFebruary 1, 2022 Alex Morales (5), WAGJalen Benjamin, MSMAndre Snoddy (4), CCSUFebruary 7, 2022Charles Pride (2), BRYAndre Snoddy (5), CCSUFebruary 14, 2022Ty Flowers (4), LIUAnquan Hill (2), FDUFebruary 21, 2022Peter Kiss (3), BRYAndre Snoddy (6), CCSUTanner Thomas, SHUFebruary 28, 2022 Peter Kiss (4), BRYEral Penn (2), LIUAnquan Hill (3), FDU

School Player of the week Awards Rookie of the week Awards Bryant60 Central Connecticut19 Fairleigh Dickinson05 LIU60Merrimack20Mount St. Mary's11Sacred Heart0100Saint Francis (PA)10Wagner51

Against other conferences Records against non-conference foes for the 2021–22 season. Records shown for regular season only.

ConferenceOutcomeAmerica East 9–12AAC 0–3ACC 0–4Atlantic-10 2–8Big East 0–9Big South 0–1Big Ten 0–7

ConferenceOutcomeCAA 0–3Horizon League 1–2Ivy League 2–6MAAC 2–5Mid-American 0–2MEAC 5–0Mountain West Conference 0–1

ConferenceOutcomePatriot League 7–6SEC 0–1Southland 0–1SWAC 0–1The Summit 0–1WCC 0–3Total

Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.   BryantCCSUFDULIUMerrimackMSMU Sacred HeartSFBSFUWagnervs. Bryant – 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 vs. Central Conn. 2–0 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1vs. LIU 1–1 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 vs. Merrimack 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 – 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 vs. Mount St. Mary's 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 – 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0vs. Sacred Heart 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 2–0vs. St. Francis Brooklyn 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 2–0vs. Saint Francis (PA) 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 – 2–0vs. Wagner 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 –Total 16–2 5–13 5–13 12–6 10–8 9–9 6–12 7–11 5–13 15–3

All-NEC honors and awards At the conclusion of the regular season, the conference selects outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches, below are the results.

Honor Recipient Player of the Year Alex Morales, WAG Coach of the Year Jared Grasso, BRY Defensive Player of the Year Alex Morales, WAG Rookie of the Year Anquan Hill, FDU Most Improved Player of the Year Josh Cohen, SFPA All-NEC First Team Ty Flowers, LIU Peter Kiss, BRY Alex Morales, WAG Eral Penn, LIU Charles Pride, BRY

Honor Recipient All-NEC Second Team Jalen Benjamin, MSM Michael Cubbage, SFBK Will Martinez, WAG Jordan Minor, MER Raekwon Rogers, WAG All-NEC Third Team Aaron Clarke, SHU Elijah Ford, WAG Mezie Offurum, MSM Nana Opoku, MSM Tyler Thomas, SHU All-NEC Rookie Team Oscar Berry, FDU Anquan Hill, FDU Sebastien Lamaute, FDU Andre Snoddy, CCSU Zaire Williams, WAG

Postseason

NEC tournament

2022 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, held at higher seed campus sites

* denotes overtime period.

NCAA tournament

Seed Region School First Four 16 South Bryant vs. Wright State, L 82–93

See also 2021–22 Northeast Conference women's basketball season

References

External links NEC website