1987 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament

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1987 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams8
SiteTowson Center
Towson, MD
ChampionsBucknell (1st title)
Winning coachCharlie Woollum (1st title)
MVPChris Seneca (Bucknell)
← 1986
1988 →
1986–87 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
Lafayette 10 4   .714 16 13   .552
Rider 8 6   .571 12 16   .429
Lehigh 8 6   .571 15 14   .517
Drexel 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
Towson State 5 9   .357 14 16   .467
Hofstra 4 10   .286 9 19   .321
Delaware 3 11   .214 12 16   .429
1987 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1987 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8, 1987.[1] The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

Bracket and results[edit]

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6
Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
Final
Sunday, March 8
         
1 Bucknell 81
8 Delaware 71
1 Bucknell 103**
4 Lehigh 100
4 Lehigh 109**
5 Drexel 98
1 Bucknell 86
6 Towson 74
3 Rider 79
6 Towson State 89
6 Towson 70
2 Lafayette 66
2 Lafayette 81
7 Hofstra 76

* denotes overtime game

All-Tournament Team[edit]

Source[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1986-87 East Coast Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Stewart, John W. (March 9, 1987). "Bucknell asserts its superiority over Towson in ECC final, 86–74". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 21. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.