Little East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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Little East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Conference Basketball Championship
SportBasketball
ConferenceLittle East Conference
Number of teams8
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1987–present
Current championKeene State (5th)
Most championshipsUMass Dartmouth (12)
Official websiteLittle East men's basketball

The Little East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Little East Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1987. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular conference season records.[1]

The winner, declared conference champion, receives the Little East's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship.

Results[]

Year Champions Score Runner-Up
1987 SE Massachusetts 73–58 Southern Maine
1988 SE Massachusetts 92–84 Southern Maine
1989 Southern Maine 84–66 Plymouth State
1990 SE Massachusetts 73–71 Southern Maine
1991 SE Massachusetts 86–83 Southern Maine
1992 Eastern Connecticut 71–64 UMass Dartmouth
1993 UMass Dartmouth 87–73 Eastern Connecticut
1994 UMass Dartmouth 93–86 Plymouth State
1995 UMass Dartmouth 101–80 Western Connecticut
1996 Western Connecticut 80–64 Plymouth State
1997 UMass Dartmouth 69–66 UMass Boston
1998 UMass Dartmouth 65–62 Keene State
1999 Western Connecticut 92–60 Plymouth State
2000 Eastern Connecticut 73–66 Southern Maine
2001 UMass Dartmouth 99–89 (OT) Keene State
2002 Western Connecticut 86–83 Keene State
2003 Western Connecticut 66–65 Plymouth State
2004 Keene State 79–67 Plymouth State
2005 Western Connecticut 135–130 (2OT) Plymouth State
2006 UMass Boston 81–67 Keene State
2007 Rhode Island College 87–75 Keene State
2008 Rhode Island College 55–52 UMass Dartmouth
2009 UMass Dartmouth 62–53 Rhode Island College
2010 Rhode Island College 81–80 Western Connecticut
2011 Rhode Island College 62–49 Eastern Connecticut
2012 Eastern Connecticut 82–60 Rhode Island College
2013 Rhode Island College 60–53 Keene State
2014 Rhode Island College 70–61 Eastern Connecticut
2015 Keene State 75–57 Rhode Island College
2016 Keene State 86–81 UMass Dartmouth
2017 Eastern Connecticut 72–70 Keene State
2018 Eastern Connecticut 79–62 Keene State
2019 Keene State 72–69 Eastern Connecticut
2020 Western Connecticut 88–75 UMass Dartmouth≠
2021 UMass Dartmouth 108–68 Keene State
2022 Keene State 71–69 (OT) UMass Dartmouth

Championship records[]

School Finals Record Finals Appearances Years
UMass Dartmouth
(Southeastern Massachusetts) 		12–5 17 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2009, 2021
Rhode Island College 6–3 9 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
Western Connecticut 6–2 8 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2020
Keene State 5–9 14 2004, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022
Eastern Connecticut 5–3 8 1992, 2000, 2012, 2017, 2018
UMass Boston 1–1 2 2006
Southern Maine 1–5 6 1989
Plymouth State 0–7 7
  • Castleton has not yet qualified for the tournament finals.

References[]

  1. ^ "Little East Basketball History: Men's Basketball Tournament Champions". Little East. 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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