2022–23 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

2022–23 Northeast Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)CBSSN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN+, SNY, NEC Front Row
NBA Draft
Regular season
First placeMerrimack
  Runners-upFairleigh Dickinson
Stonehill
Season MVPJosh Cohen (Saint Francis (PA))
Jordan Minor (Merrimack)
Top scorerJosh Cohen (Saint Francis (PA))
NEC tournament
ChampionsMerrimack
  Runners-upFairleigh Dickinson
Finals MVPZiggy Reid (Merrimack)
2022–23 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Merrimack*†124 .7501816  .529
Fairleigh Dickinson^106 .6252116  .568
Stonehill**106 .6251417  .452
Saint Francis (PA)97 .5631318  .419
Sacred Heart88 .5001617  .485
Wagner88 .5001513  .536
Central Connecticut79 .4381022  .313
St. Francis Brooklyn79 .4381416  .467
LIU115 .063326  .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

The 2022–23 Northeast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in the last week of December and ended in March 2023.

The NEC tournament was held in March with the higher-seeded team hosting each game.

It was the last season for St. Francis Brooklyn, which announced on March 20, 2023, that it was discontinuing its entire athletic program after the 2022–23 school year.