Northeastern Huskies men's basketball

Northeastern Huskies
men's basketball
Northeastern Huskies; men's basketball
	2024–25 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
University	Northeastern University
Head coach	Bill Coen (19th season)
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Arena	Matthews Arena ; (capacity: 6,000)
Nickname	Huskies
Student section	The Doghouse
Colors	Red and black;
Uniforms
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

Last updated March 03, 2025

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

Roster

As of January 22, 2025.^[2]

2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Name	Position	Year	No.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Last School	Previous Team(s)
Nate Francois	G	Sr.	0	6-1	200	Boston, MA	Brighton High School
Masai Troutman	G	Jr.	1	6'4	202	Frederick, MD	St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Alexander Nwagha	F	Gr.	2	6'7	233	Milton, ON	Orangeville Prep
LA Pratt	G	Jr.	3	6'5	192	Columbus, OH	Lincoln Park High School	Elon University
Rashad King	G	Jr.	4	6'6	204	Evans, GA	Evans High School
Youri Fritz	F	Jr.	7	6'8	215	Tiel, Netherlands	Leidsche Rijn College [ nl ]	Canisius University
William Kermoury	G	Soph.	8	6'5	194	Stockholm, Sweden	Sodertalje BBK
Harold Woods	G	Jr.	10	6'5	215	Hammond, IN	Hammond High School
J.B. Frankel	G	Soph.	11	6'3	192	New York, NY	Brewster Academy
Ryan Williams	G	Frosh.	20	6'4	180	Phoenixville, PA	Malvern Prep
Luca Soroa	G	Frosh.	22	6'6	195	Valencia, Spain	Team Speights
Sam Thomson	F	Grad.	30	6'8	232	Kitchener, ON	Brooks School	Colgate University
Collin Metcalf	C	Jr.	45	6'9	233	Nortorf, Germany	Humphreys High School

Coaching staff

Name	Title	College
Bill Coen	Head coach	Hamilton College
Brian McDonald	Assistant coach	Northeastern University
Matt Janning	Assistant coach	Northeastern University
Joel Smith	Assistant coach	Northeastern University
Tom Murphy	Coord. of Basketball Advancement	Springfield College
Patrick Isberg	Director of Operations	Northeastern University

Season-by-season

Year	Overall record			America East record				Post season	Head coach
Year	W	L	Win %	W	L	Win %	Finish	Post season	Head coach
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
Year	W	L	Win %	W	L	Win %	Finish	Post season	Head coach
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	12	20	.400	7	11	.389	10th		Bill Coen
2024–25	10	9	.526	2	4	.333	T-11th		Bill Coen

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

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 72–76^3OT
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

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

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

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

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

J. J. Barea (Undrafted, 2006 NBA draft, Dallas Mavericks)
Harry Barnes (37th pick, 1968 NBA draft, San Diego Rockets
Reggie Lewis (22nd pick, 1987 NBA draft, Boston Celtics)
Perry Moss (69th pick, 1982 NBA draft, Boston Celtics
Rick Weitzman (110th pick, 1967 NBA draft, Boston Celtics)

References

↑ "Northeastern Athletics Logo Sheet". August 13, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
↑ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

External links

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[1] "Northeastern Athletics Logo Sheet". August 13, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

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