CNE Men’s Basketball Tournament Schedule Update

CNE Men’s Basketball Tournament Schedule Update

CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL 

BEVERLY, Mass. – Due to Winter Storm Hernando, the 2026 Conference of New England (CNE) Men's Basketball Tournament has updated its scheduled. 

First round action will now begin on Wednesday, Feb. 25 followed by the semifinals on Friday, Feb. 27 and the 2026 CNE Champion will be crowned on Sunday, March 1.  

With the changes, Suffolk men's basketball, the field's third seed, will now welcome the sixth-seed University of New England to Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court Wednesday, Feb. 25 for a 6:00 p.m. tip-off.