LIU-Brooklyn basketball begins title quest against RMU
Host Colonials at Steinberg Center in NEC Tournament Quarterfinals
It’s been four years since the LIU-Brooklyn men’s basketball program celebrated the last of its record three consecutive Northeast Conference Tournament championships here in Downtown Brooklyn.
Beginning Wednesday at the Steinberg Wellness Center, the second-seeded Blackbirds hope to kick off the drive toward yet another confetti shower and NCAA Tournament appearance when they host No. 7 Robert Morris in the NEC Quarterfinals.
Though they fell one game shy of capturing the top overall seed, head coach Jack Perri’s squad finished the regular season as the conference’s hottest, reeling off six straight victories, including Saturday afternoon’s 88-84 overtime victory at Wagner in front of 1,382 fans at Staten Island’s Spiro Center.