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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)
East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournaments← 19861988 →
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. The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

Bracket and results

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

Source

References

  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.
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