2021-22 NECC Men's Basketball News
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Northern Essex holds annual athletics awards banquet
May 19, 2022On Monday May 9th the Northern Essex Community College Athletic Department gathered to honor the accomplishments of the 2021-22 academic year. -
Basketball’s Asik, Cunningham, Almarante, Earn Region 21 Honors
March 03, 2022The trio of Mehmet Asik (Anakra, TR), Phillip Cunningham (Haverhill) and Daniel Almarante (Lawrence) of the Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team have earned end of the season recognition as selected by the Region 21 Men’s Basketball Committee.
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Knights fall in Region 21/East District Championship final, 79-67 to CCRI
February 27, 2022The Northern Essex Community College men's basketball team saw their season come to an end in the NJCAA Region 21/East Distrcit Championship Game on Sunday afternoon as they fell to CCRI by a 79-67 final. The Knights who were making their first championship game appearance since 2009 conclude the season with a 20-9 overall record.
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Knights rally from 14 down, stun Quincy, advance to title game
February 26, 2022The Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit and avenged a pair of regular season losses to Quincy College to take an 86-78 win on the road Saturday afternoon.
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Knights roll past STCC, into Region 21 Final Four
February 23, 2022The Northern Essex Community College men's basketball team making its first post-season appearance since 2018, left no doubt as they jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as they took down Springfield Tech by an 84-56 final.
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Knights win streak snapped in regular season finale, 90-63
February 19, 2022The Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team had their 14 game winning streak snapped on Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale to Quincy College
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NECC hangs on for 13th straight behind 20 bench points from Haas, 79-77
February 17, 2022A shorthanded Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team secured their 13th straight win on Thursday night behind 20 points off the bench from Elijah Haas (Haverhill).
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Mehmet Asik named NJCAA National Player of the Week
February 16, 2022Mehmet Asik (Ankara, TR) of the Northern Essex Community College men's basketball team has been named the NJCAA men's basketball player of the week, for the week ending February 13th.
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Knights hang on to win 12th straight, 75-64 over Bristol
February 14, 2022The Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team ran its win streak to 12 games on Monday night with a hard fought 75-64 decision over Bristol Community College, in matchup of two of the league’s top four teams.
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Knights overcome slow start for 75-71 overtime win at Quinsigamond
February 10, 2022It took a full 40 minutes and then some for the Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team to pick up their 11th straight victory on Thursday evening in overtime 75-71 over Quinsigamond Community College
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Asik powers Knights past STCC for 10th straight, 75-58
February 08, 2022The Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team picked up its 10th straight win on Tuesday night at the Sport and Fitness Center behind the monster performance from Mehmet Asik (Ankara, TR).
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NECC runs streak to 9 with 65-48 win over Gateway
February 05, 2022The Northern Essex Community College men's basketball team picked up a 65-48 win on the road Saturday afternoon over Gateway Community College to run their win streak to nine games dating back to December 9th.
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Knights cruise by Roxbury, 81-52 for eighth straight
February 03, 2022The Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team saw 11 different players record a basket on Thursday night as they cruised to an 81-52 Region 21 victory over the Tigers of Roxbury Community College.
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Knights take down #6 CCRI on the road, 71-70
February 01, 2022Playing their first road game in three weeks, the Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team stunned #6 nationally ranked Community College of Rhode Island 71-70. The win was the seventh in a row for the Knights
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Streak goes to six as Knights cruise by UCAP, 67-47
January 27, 2022The Northern Essex Community College men's basketball team extended its winning streak to six games on Thursday evening as they produced a balanced offensive attack and lock down defense.
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24 Knights named to Region 21 Athletic Directors Honor Roll
January 26, 2022The Northern Essex Community College athletic department had 24 student-athletes named to the fall semester Athletic Director’s Honor Roll as announced by the Region 21 communications office earlier today.
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Knights extend win streak to five with 70-56 win over Bunker Hill
January 23, 2022The Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team has extended its winning streak to five with a 70-56 home victory over Bunker Hill on Sunday afternoon
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Knights win 4th straight, 84-63 over ENC
January 20, 2022The Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team picked up an 84-63 home victory on Thursday night in non-conference action over Eastern Nazarene College JV.
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Knights roll past Bucs to open second half, 91-50
January 15, 2022The Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team opened up the second half of their season in a big way on Saturday afternoon as they picked up a 91-50 win on the road over MassBay Community College.
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Knights roll past Holyoke to conclude first semester, 78-49
December 12, 2021Hitting the court for the final time in the fall semester, the Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team cruised to 78-49 road victory over Holyoke Community College.
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Knights halt skid, 66-54 over Massasoit
December 09, 2021On Mullet Mamba t-shirt giveaway night the Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball halted a four-game losing streak with a 66-54 win against the Warriors of Massasoit Community College.
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The Mullet Mamba: Hairdo and sweet 3-point shot make NECC hoopster a viral hit
November 30, 2021Matt D'Amato of the Northern Essex Community College men's basketball team was featured in the Sunday Edition of the Eagle Tribune by Sports Editor Bill Burt
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Knights drop non-conference road game at Great Bay, 84-76
November 30, 2021The Northern Essex Community College men's basketball team dropped a 84-76 decision Tuesday night on the road at Great Bay Community College.
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Knights drop 2OT heartbreaker to Great Bay
November 23, 2021Haverhill, MA (November 23, 2021) – The Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team dropped a double overtime heartbreaker on Tuesday evening to the Herons of Great Bay Community College.
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Shorthanded Knights hang on for 62-59 conference road win at UCAP
November 20, 2021A shorthanded Northern Essex Community College men's basketball took a 14 point lead into the locker room at halftime and hung on for a three point victory on the road Saturday afternoon at the University of Connecticut-Avery Point.
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Knights back on track with 91-87 triumph over ENC
November 18, 2021The Northern Essex Community College men's basketball team evened their record at 3-3 on the young season tonight with a hard fought 91-87 victory over Eastern Nazarene College JV.
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Basketball's D'Amato Goes Viral
November 17, 2021Matt D'Amato (Peabody) of the Northern Essex Community College men's basketball team has gone viral with his mullet hairstyle.
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Knights dropped by SMCC in non-conference tilt
November 11, 2021The Northern Essex Community College men?s basketball dropped a non-conference matchup to Southern Maine Community College 90-54 on Thursday afternoon at the Sport and Fitness Center.
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Knights roll in conference opener, 89-52 over Quinsigamond
November 09, 2021The Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball cruised to 89-52 victory over the visiting Wyverns of Quinsigamond Community College to open conference play 1-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 season. The Knights improve to 2-2 overall on the young season.
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Knights win opener over UMaine-Augusta, 78-66
November 03, 2021The Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team jumped out to a large first half and never trailed as they defeated the Moose of UMaine- Augusta 78-66 to open the season.
