2025-26 NECC Men's Basketball News
NJCAA National Player of the Year Alejandro Delgado (Haverhill) and NJCAA National Coach of the Year Darren Stratton of the national championship winning Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team have been selected for the 16th annual NJCAA Coaches Association All Star Game.
The national champion Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team has made it a clean sweep of the end of season awards as the NJCAA has announced Alejandro Delgado as National Player of the Year and head coach Darren Stratton as National Coach of the Year.
Alejandro Delgado of the national champion Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team has been selected to the NJCAA All-America First Team as selected today by the NJCAA Basketball Committee.
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With the game tied at 50 with 5:09 remaining in the second half the top seeded Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team outscored the Richland Thunderducks 18-12 and secured the first national championship in the college’s history by a 68-62 final score.
Behind a career high 39 points from Alex Johnson the top seeded Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball picked up an 88-85 victory over fourth seeded Salem Community College in the national semi-finals and advanced to the programs first ever national championship game
The top seeded Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team saw five players score in double figures as their fast pace subdued ninth seeded Genesee Community College on Thursday afternoon by a 99-78 final score. The Knights 31st win of the season sends them onto the programs first ever final four.
The Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team, the number one overall seed in next week’s national tournament had four players named to the Region 21 All-Region teams following a vote of the leagues coaches, including Region 21 Player of the Year Alejandro Delgado
The NJCAA Men’s Basketball Committee has announced Northern Essex Community College as the number one overall seed for the national tournament set to get underway on Wednesday March 11th on the campus of Herkimer College in Herkimer, NY.
Alex Johnson’s layup with 3.8 seconds remaining in the game gave the top seeded and #2 nationally ranked Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball their first lead of the game since the 19:00 mark of the first half and sent the Knights to their fourth straight NJCAA Region 21/East District Championship.
The top seeded Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team punched their ticket to the Region 21/East District championship game for the fifth consecutive year on Friday night as they as they dispatched MassBay by a 101-74 final score.
The top seeded and #2 nationally ranked Northern Essex men’s basketball team saw five players score in double figures in a 94-67 victory over eighth seeded Bristol on Thursday evening as they advance to the semi-finals for a fifth straight season.
The Northern Essex Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams will kick off the post-season on Thursday evening as both programs will host NJCAA Region 21/East District Quarterfinal matchups at the Sport and Fitness Center on the Haverhill campus.
Alejandro Delgado’s conversion of a three point play with 39.4 seconds remaining secured the #4 nationally ranked NECC men’s basketball team a 69-68 win on the road in what could be called an instant classic.
The #4 nationally ranked NECC basketball team saw 16 different players score at least two points, including four in double figures on Friday night as they defeated visiting Holyoke by a 102-57 final score.
The #4 NECC men’s basketball team used an explosive 51 point first half and high-pressure defense to subdue Massasoit on Wednesday evening in route to an 82-61 victory and in the process pushed the Knights into sole possession of first place.
