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 (Maryland)
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 (Georgia)
Youri Fritz F Jr. 7 6'8 215 Tiel, Netherlands Leidsche Rijn College 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 (Indiana)
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
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 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 72–763OT
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

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.

References

  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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