Northeastern Huskies women's basketball

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Northeastern Huskies
Basketball current event.svg 2023–24 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team
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University Northeastern University
Head coachPriscilla Edwards-Lloyd (1st season)
Conference Coastal Athletic Association
Location Boston, Massachusetts
Arena Cabot Center
(Capacity: 1,500)
Nickname Huskies
ColorsRed and black [1]
   
Uniforms
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NCAA tournament appearances
1999
Conference tournament champions
America East Conference: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1999
Conference regular season champions
America East Conference: 1985, 1986, 1987
CAA: 2023

The Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team represents Northeastern University, located in Boston, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They compete in the Coastal Athletic Association.

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History

Northeastern began play in 1966. They formerly played in the America East Conference (formerly known as the Seaboard Conference) until 2005. They participated in seven of the first 15 America East Conference women's basketball tournament finals, winning four of them, though only the last one resulted in an NCAA bid. In their only NCAA appearance, they lost to North Carolina 64-55. [2]

Roster

2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster [3]
PlayerNo.Pos.HeightYearHometownHigh SchoolPrevious Team(s)
Jaelyn Batts0G6'0SR South Riding, VA Freedom High School Boston College
Derin Erdogan1G5'6JR Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul Universitesi SK University of Arizona
Izzy Larsen2F6'1JR Hatfield, PA Wesleyan School

Archbishop Wood High School

JaMiya Braxton3G5'7GR McKinney, TX McKinney High School Northwestern State, Cleveland State
Oralye Kiefer11F6'3FR Wayland, MA Beaver Country Day School
Camille Clement12G5'8SO Cumberland, ME Greely High School
Amyrah Sapenter14G5'8JR Newtown, CT Newtown High School
Anna Boruta15F5'10SR Vienna, Austria BG & BRG Boerhaaregasse
Ariana Webb21G5'9FR Hayward, CA Moreau Catholic High School
Maddie Vizza22G5'6JR Southampton, PA Germantown Academy
Gemima Motema23G5'9SO Portland, ME Portland High School
Asha Parker24F6'2SO Milford, CT Northfield Mount Hermon School
Deja Bristol31F6'1JR Upper Marlboro, MD New Hope Academy University of Virginia
Marian Turnbull32G5'7FR Pittsburgh, PA Chartiers Valley High School
Halle Idowu35G5'11JR Calumet Park, IL Harold L. Richards High School University of Toledo

Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

As of January 1, 2023: [3]

NameTitleYears
Bridgette MitchellHead Coach2021–present
Tim ValentineAssistant Coach2022–present
Keturah JacksonAssistant Coach2021–present
Andre JurkoAssistant Coach2022–present
Jalisa MitchellDirector of Operations

NCAA tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1999 #13First Round#4 UNCL 55−64

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The 1984–85 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1984–85 college basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Calhoun, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 22–9 overall with a 13–3 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the East region. The Huskies were defeated in the opening round by No. 3 seed Illinois, 76–57.

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The 1985–86 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1985–86 college basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Calhoun, serving in his 14th and final season at the school, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 22–9 overall with a 16–2 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the East region. The Huskies were defeated in the opening round by No. 4 seed Oklahoma, 80–74.

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The 1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1985–86 college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Karl Fogel, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 27–7 overall with a 17–1 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. The Huskies one conference loss split two separate 11-game win streaks. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the East region. The Huskies were defeated in the opening round by No. 3 seed Purdue, 104–95.

References

  1. "Northeastern Athletics Logo Sheet". August 13, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  2. "Northeastern Huskies - Women's Basketball - All Time Results".
  3. 1 2 "Women's Basketball". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-01-01.