New England Collegiate Conference (Division II)
| New England Collegiate Conference | |
|---|---|
| NECC | |
| Established | 1981 |
| Dissolved | 2000 |
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division II |
| Members | 8 |
| Sports fielded |
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| Region | New England |
The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) was an NCAA Division II college athletic conference based in the Northeastern United States that dissolved during the late 1990s after most of its members either moved to Division I or joined Division II leagues such as the Northeast-10 Conference or the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference, now known as the East Coast Conference.
The conference was founded in 1981 as the New England College Basketball League, and eventually expanded to sponsor eleven sports: men's and women's soccer, men's and women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's basketball, baseball and softball.
Member schools[]
Final members[]
Other members[]
| Institution | Location | Nickname | Current conference |
Classification | Joined | Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Albany | Albany, New York | Great Danes | America East | NCAA Division I | 1995-96 | 1998-99 |
| Central Connecticut State University | New Britain, Connecticut | Blue Devils | NEC | NCAA Division I | 1983-84 | 1984-85 |
| Keene State College | Keene, New Hampshire | Owls | Little East | NCAA Division III | 1986-87 | 1996-97 |
| Le Moyne College | Syracuse, New York | Dolphins | Northeast-10 | NCAA Division II | 1992-93 | 1995-96 |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden, Connecticut | Bobcats | MAAC | NCAA Division I | 1981-82 | 1986-87 |
| Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, Connecticut | Pioneers | NEC | NCAA Division I | 1981-82 | 1998-99 |
| Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, New York | Seawolves | America East (CAA in 2022) |
NCAA Division I | 1995-96 | 1998-99 |
Membership timeline[]
Notable alumni[]
- Bill Bayno, Sacred Heart, Former UNLV head men's basketball coach
- Manute Bol, Bridgeport, NBA center with Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, and Philadelphia 76ers
- Joe Nathan, Stony Brook, Major League Baseball pitcher with San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins, and Texas Rangers
- Mike Petke, Southern Connecticut, MLS soccer player with Colorado Rapids, New York/New Jersey Metrostars and D.C. United
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