title: New England Collegiate Conference (Division II)
text: # New England Collegiate Conference (Division II)
  
  The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) was an NCAA Division II college athletic conference based in the Northeastern United States that dissolved during the late 1990s after most of its members either moved to Division I or joined Division II leagues such as the Northeast-10 Conference or the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference, now known as the East Coast Conference.
  
  The conference was founded in 1981 as the New England College Basketball League, and eventually expanded to sponsor eleven sports: men's and women's soccer, men's and women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's basketball, baseball and softball.
  
  ## Member schools
  
  ### Final members
  
  | Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Binghamton University | Vestal, New York | 1946 | Public | 17,768 | Bearcats | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | America East (NCAA D-I) |
  | University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 1927 | Nonsectarian | 5,543 | Purple Knights | 1981–82 | 1999–2000 | Central Atlantic (CACC) |
  | Felician College | Lodi, New Jersey | 1923 | Catholic | 2,109 | Golden Falcons | 1999–2000 | 1999–2000 | Central Atlantic (CACC) |
  | Franklin Pierce University | Rindge, New Hampshire | 1962 | Nonsectarian | 2,871 | Ravens | 1988–89 | 1999–2000 | Northeast-10 (NE-10) |
  | University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) | Lowell, Massachusetts | 1894 | Public | 18,369 | River Hawks | 1981–82 | 1999–2000 | America East (NCAA D-I) |
  | University of New Haven | West Haven, Connecticut | 1920 | Nonsectarian | 6,400 | Chargers | 1981–82 | 1999–2000 | Northeast-10 (NE-10) |
  | Southern Connecticut State University | New Haven, Connecticut | 1893 | Public | 12,326 | Owls | 1981–82 | 1999–2000 | Northeast-10 (NE-10) |
  | Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, New Hampshire | 1932 | Nonsectarian | 3,913 | Penmen | 1981–82 | 1999–2000 | Northeast-10 (NE-10) |
  | Teikyo Post University | Waterbury, Connecticut | 1890 | For-profit | 7,317 | Eagles | 1999–2000 | 1999–2000 | Central Atlantic (CACC) |
  
  **Notes**
  
  * ↑ Residential enrollment only. SNHU also has approximately 87,000 online students.
  
  ### Other members
  
  | Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Joined | Left | Current conference |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | University at Albany | Albany, New York | 1844 | Public | 17,746 | Great Danes | 1995–96 | 1998–99 | America East (NCAA D-I) |
  | Central Connecticut State University | New Britain, Connecticut | 1849 | Public | 9,546 | Blue Devils | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | Northeast (NEC) (NCAA D-I) |
  | Keene State College | Keene, New Hampshire | 1909 | Public | 3,213 | Owls | 1986–87 | 1996–97 | Little East (LEC) (NCAA D-III) |
  | Le Moyne College | Syracuse, New York | 1946 | Catholic | 3,533 | Dolphins | 1992–93 | 1995–96 | Northeast (NEC) (NCAA D-I) |
  | Quinnipiac University | Hamden, Connecticut | 1929 | Nonsectarian | 10,207 | Bobcats | 1981–82 | 1986–87 | Metro Atlantic (MAAC) (NCAA D-I) |
  | Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, Connecticut | 1963 | Catholic | 5,974 | Pioneers | 1981–82 | 1998–99 | Northeast (NEC) (NCAA D-I) |
  | Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, New York | 1957 | Public | 26,814 | Seawolves | 1995–96 | 1998–99 | Colonial (CAA) (NCAA D-I) |
  
  ## Notable alumni
  
  * Bill Bayno, Sacred Heart, Former UNLV head men's basketball coach
  * Manute Bol, Bridgeport, NBA center with Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors, and Philadelphia 76ers
  * Joe Nathan, Stony Brook, Major League Baseball pitcher with San Francisco Giants, Minnesota Twins, and Texas Rangers
  * Mike Petke, Southern Connecticut, MLS soccer player with Colorado Rapids, New York/New Jersey Metrostars and D.C. United
  