2023 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

2023 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsMerrimack (1st title)
Winning coachJoe Gallo (1st title)
MVPZiggy Reid (Merrimack)
TelevisionNEC Front Row, ESPN3, ESPN2

The 2023 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament took place on three dates between March 1 and 7, 2023, and all tournament games were played in the home arenas of the higher-seeded school. The winner, Merrimack, did not receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament due to not being eligible because of a transition from Division II. Instead, the runner-up, Fairleigh Dickinson, was awarded the conference's automatic bid by winning the seminfinal game over Saint Francis (PA).

2022–23 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Merrimack*† 12 4   .750 18 16   .529
Fairleigh Dickinson^ 10 6   .625 21 16   .568
Stonehill** 10 6   .625 14 17   .452
Saint Francis (PA) 9 7   .563 13 18   .419
Sacred Heart 8 8   .500 16 17   .485
Wagner 8 8   .500 15 13   .536
Central Connecticut 7 9   .438 10 22   .313
St. Francis Brooklyn 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
LIU 1 15   .063 3 26   .103
† 2023 NEC tournament winner
  • * ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
  • ** ineligible for both the 2023 NEC tournament and the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
  • ^ received automatic bid for the 2023 NCAA tournament as conference tournament runner-up, due to Merrimack's ineligibility

There was no defending champion for the 2023 tournament, as Bryant moved to the America East Conference after the 2021–22 academic year.