2003 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

2003 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams8
SiteSpiro Sports Center
Staten Island, NY
Finals siteSpiro Sports Center
Staten Island, NY
ChampionsWagner (1st title)
Winning coachDereck Whittenburg (1st title)
MVPJermaine Hall (Wagner)
2002–03 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wagner 14 4   .778 21 11   .656
Monmouth 13 5   .722 15 13   .536
Central Connecticut 12 6   .667 15 13   .536
Quinnipiac 10 8   .556 17 12   .586
Saint Francis (PA) 10 8   .556 14 14   .500
St. Francis (NY) 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 9   .500 15 14   .517
Long Island 7 11   .389 9 19   .321
Robert Morris 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Mount St. Mary's 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
Sacred Heart 6 12   .333 8 21   .276
UMBC 5 13   .278 7 20   .259
2003 NEC tournament winner

The 2003 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. Wagner won the championship, its first, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Tournament.