Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette The last week of non-conference play featured several games against the Ivy League which NEC teams split. First was the Monmouth-Princeton game mentioned in last week’s article where Princeton won going away 67-52. Central Connecticut State took on Brown last Friday but lost 79-58 […]

Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette Conference games and blowouts at the hands of BCS schools marked this past week’s action. Mount Saint Mary, St. Francis PA and Long Island all got trounced this past week and look to recover in conference. As of now, every team has played a […]

Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette In the past two weeks, everyone, including myself, took a break of some sort. Central Connecticut State continues to play their season at a snail’s pace having played only two games during the entire month of December that haven’t been postponed. The team I […]

Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette This was a big out of conference week for the Northeast as several schools faced major conference opponents. The week started with a victory over the Atlantic Ten when Central Connecticut State beat Massachusetts 53-52 at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Ron Robinson hit two […]

Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette Last week featured Saturday’s big clash between NEC favorites Central Connecticut State and Quinnipiac. What was the result? POSTPONED. Thanks to Winter Storm 2003, the first Nor’easter of the season or whatever the heck you want to call it, these two teams which are […]

Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette It’s hard to believe, but the conference season opens this weekend with Quinnipiac facing in-state rival Central Connecticut State. The Blue Devils come off only their second loss in the history of the Mohegan Sun Classic after falling to Loyola Marymount in the final. […]

Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette It has been a tough go for the NEC to this point, only two teams have managed to break the win column. Here’s a team-by-team look at the season to this point. Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (0-0) The Blue Devils are the only […]

Northeast Conference Preview by Keith Burdette Departure was the consistent theme of the Northeast Conference this offseason. Wagner, the conference’s lone NCAA tournament team, was hit hardest losing coach of the year Derek Whittenburg to Fordham and player of the year Jermaine Hall to graduation. Mount St. Mary’s is the […]

Northeast Conference Offseason News Update by Keith Burdette The conference shrank from 12 to 11 teams as the University of Maryland Baltimore-County bolted for the America East. Power ratings for the league might actually improve though as UMBC finished last in the league with a 5-13 record and only two […]

Northeast Conference 2002-03 Season Recap by Adam Shandler 2002-03 was the Year of the Seahawk. Dereck Whittenburg’s Staten Island club threshed through the season with a 21-11 overall record (14-4 in the NEC), while dominating at home with a 14-1 mark. The Seahawks, the clear favorite going into the NEC […]