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Northeastern Huskies men's basketball

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Northeastern Huskies
men's basketball
2024–25 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
UniversityNortheastern University
Head coachBill Coen (19th season)
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
ArenaMatthews Arena
(capacity: 6,000)
NicknameHuskies
Student sectionThe Doghouse
ColorsRed and black[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1962*, 1963*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1962*, 1963*, 1964*
NCAA tournament round of 32
1981, 1982
NCAA tournament appearances
1962*, 1963*, 1964*, 1966*, 1968*, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 2015, 2019
*at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
America East: 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991
Colonial: 2015, 2019
Conference regular season champions
1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021

The Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represents Northeastern University, located in Boston, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. The team has competed in the Colonial Athletic Association since 2005 and has won two tournament titles, having previously played in the America East Conference, where they won seven tournament titles. The Huskies currently play home games at the 6,000-seat Matthews Arena. Since 2006, the Huskies have been coached by Bill Coen.

Current team

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Roster

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As of November 7, 2023.[2]

2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Name Position Year No. Height Weight Hometown Last School Previous Team(s)
Joe Pridgen G RS Sr. 0 6-5 223 Winchendon, MA Governor's Academy University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Masai Troutman G So. 1 6'6 194 Frederick, MD St. Andrew's Episcopal School (Maryland)
Glen McClintock G Sr. 2 6'2 201 Kansas City, MO Rockhurst High School Air Force Academy
Kyle Squires G/F Soph. 3 6'8 190 Kingston, MA Northfield Mount Hermon School Lafayette College
Rashad King G So. 4 6'6 198 Evans, GA Evans High School (Georgia)
William Kermoury G Fr. 8 6'5 195 Stockholm, Sweden Sodertalje BBK
Luka Sakota G Grad. 9 6'6 198 Etobicoke, Ontario Kings Christian Collegiate Harvard University
Harold Woods G So. 10 6'5 194 Hammond, IN Hammond High School (Indiana)
J.B. Frankel G Fr. 11 6'4 190 New York, NY Brewster Academy
Alexander Nwagha F Sr. 12 6'8 223 Milton, ON Orangeville Prep
Jared Turner F So. 13 6'8 198 Silver Spring, MD Gonzaga College High School
Bryce Johnson F Grad. 21 6'6 221 Stockton, CA Pomfret School Sacred Heart University
Chris Doherty F Grad. 33 6'7 240 Marlborough, MA Marlborough High School University of Notre Dame
Collin Metcalf C So. 45 6'9 227 Nortorf, Germany Humphreys High School

Coaching staff

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Name Title College
Bill Coen Head coach Hamilton College
Brian McDonald Assistant coach Northeastern University
Manny Adako Assistant coach Northeastern University
Joel Smith Assistant coach Northeastern University
Tom Murphy Coord. of Basketball Advancement Springfield College
Lauren Tebsherany Coordinator of Operations Boston College
Jon Lee Graduate Assistant Northeastern University
Patrick Isberg Graduate Assistant Northeastern University

Season-by-season

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Year Overall record America East record Post season Head coach
W L Win % W L Win % Finish
2001–02 7 21 .250 5 11 .313 7th Ron Everhart
2002–03 16 15 .516 8 8 .500 5th Ron Everhart
2003–04 19 11 .633 13 5 .722 3rd Ron Everhart
2004–05 21 10 .677 15 3 .833 2nd NIT first round Ron Everhart
Year Overall record CAA record Post season Head coach
W L Win % W L Win % Finish
2005–06 19 11 .633 12 6 .667 5th Ron Everhart
2006–07 13 19 .406 9 9 .500 T-5th Bill Coen
2007–08 14 17 .452 9 9 .500 T-6th Bill Coen
2008–09 19 13 .594 12 6 .667 T-3rd CBI Quarterfinals Bill Coen
2009–10 20 13 .606 14 4 .778 2nd NIT first round Bill Coen
2010–11 11 20 .355 6 12 .333 T-9th Bill Coen
2011–12 14 17 .452 9 9 .500 7th Bill Coen
2012–13 20 13 .606 14 4 .778 1st NIT first round Bill Coen
2013–14 11 21 .344 7 19 .438 5th Bill Coen
2014–15 23 12 .657 12 6 .667 1st NCAA first round Bill Coen
2015–16 18 15 .545 9 9 .500 6th Bill Coen
2016–17 15 16 .484 8 10 .444 6th Bill Coen
2017–18 23 10 .697 14 4 .778 T-1st Bill Coen
2018–19 23 10 .697 14 4 .778 2nd NCAA first round Bill Coen
2019–20 17 16 .515 9 9 .500 6th Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic Bill Coen
2020–21 10 9 .526 8 2 .800 T-1st Bill Coen
2021–22 9 22 .290 2 16 .111 10th Bill Coen
2022–23 10 20 .333 6 12 .333 T-9th Bill Coen
2023–24 3 4 .429 0 0 .000 T-1st Bill Coen

Postseason

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NCAA Division I tournament results

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The Huskies have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament nine times. Their combined record is 3–9.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1981 #11 First round
Second Round
Fresno State
Utah
W 55–53
L 69–94
1982 #11 First round
Second Round
Saint Joseph's
Villanova
W 63–62
L 72–763OT
1984 #11 Preliminary Round
First round
Long Island
VCU
W 90–87
L 69–70
1985 #14 First round Illinois L 57–76
1986 #13 First round Oklahoma L 74–80
1987 #14 First round Purdue L 95–104
1991 #16 First round North Carolina L 66–101
2015 #14 First round Notre Dame L 65–69
2019 #13 First round Kansas L 53–87

NCAA Division II tournament results

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The Huskies have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament five times. Their combined record is 7–5.

Year Round Opponent Result
1962 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Saint Anselm
Fairfield
Southern Illinois
W 88–78
W 80–69
L 57–73
1963 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Assumption
Springfield
Wittenberg
W 74–60
W 47–45
L 47–48
1964 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Assumption
Adelphi
W 79–68
L 66–68
1966 Regional Quarterfinals
Regional semifinals
Springfield
Assumption
W 93–80
L 69–96
1968 Regional Quarterfinals
Regional consolation Game
Rochester
Le Moyne
L 70–73
W 67–54

NIT results

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The Huskies have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their combined record is 0–3.

Year Round Opponent Result
2005 First round Memphis L 65–90
2010 First round Connecticut L 57–59
2013 First round Alabama L 43–62

CBI results

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The Huskies have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 1–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2009 First round
Quarterfinals
Wyoming
UTEP
W 64–62
L 66–75

Huskies in the NBA

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Five former Huskies players have gone on to play in the NBA.

References

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  1. ^ "Northeastern Athletics Logo Sheet". August 13, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
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