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 Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) since 2005 and has won two tournament titles, having previously played in the America East Conference, where they won seven tournament titles. The Huskies have appeared in nine NCAA tournaments, most recently in 2019.
The Huskies currently play home games at the 1,500-seat Cabot Center, following the late-2025 closure and subsequent demolition of the team's former home of Matthews Arena. Since 2006, the Huskies have been coached by Bill Coen.
Current team
Roster As of January 22, 2025. +2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster Name Position Year No. Height Weight Hometown Last SchoolPrevious 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 PrepLA 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 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 CoenHead coachHamilton College Brian McDonaldAssistant coachNortheastern University Matt JanningAssistant coachNortheastern University Joel SmithAssistant coachNortheastern University Tom MurphyCoord. of Basketball AdvancementSpringfield College Patrick IsbergDirector of OperationsNortheastern University
Season-by-season
Year Overall record America East record Postseason Head coachWLWin %WLWin %Finish2001–02721.250511.3137th Ron Everhart2002–031615.51688.5005th Ron Everhart2003–041911.633135.7223rd Ron Everhart2004–052110.677153.8332ndNIT first roundRon EverhartYear Overall record CAA record Postseason Head coachWLWin %WLWin %Finish2005–061911.633126.6675thRon Everhart2006–071319.40699.500T-5thBill Coen2007–081417.45299.500T-6thBill Coen2008–091913.594126.667T-3rdCBI QuarterfinalsBill Coen2009–102013.606144.7782ndNIT first roundBill Coen2010–111120.355612.333T-9thBill Coen2011–121417.45299.5007thBill Coen2012–132013.606144.7781stNIT first round Bill Coen2013–141121.344719.4385thBill Coen2014–152312.657126.6671stNCAA first round Bill Coen2015–161815.54599.5006thBill Coen2016–171516.484810.4446thBill Coen2017–182310.697144.778T-1stBill Coen2018–192310.697144.7782ndNCAA first round Bill Coen2019–201716.51599.5006th Cancelled due to the Coronavirus PandemicBill Coen2020–21109.52682.800T-1st Bill Coen2021–22922.290216.11110th Bill Coen2022–231020.333612.333T-9th Bill Coen2023–241220.400711.38910th Bill Coen2024–251715.53199.500T-7th 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.
1981 #11 First roundSecond Round Fresno StateUtah W 55–53L 69–94 1982 #11 First roundSecond Round Saint Joseph'sVillanova W 63–62L 72–763OT 1984 #11 Preliminary RoundFirst round Long IslandVCU W 90–87L 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.
1962 Regional semifinalsRegional FinalsElite Eight Saint AnselmFairfieldSouthern Illinois W 88–78W 80–69L 57–73 1963 Regional semifinalsRegional FinalsElite Eight AssumptionSpringfieldWittenberg W 74–60W 47–45L 47–48 1964 Regional semifinalsRegional Finals AssumptionAdelphi W 79–68L 66–68 1966 Regional QuarterfinalsRegional semifinals SpringfieldAssumption W 93–80L 69–96 1968 Regional QuarterfinalsRegional consolation Game RochesterLe Moyne L 70–73W 67–54
NIT results The Huskies have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) three times. Their combined record is 0–3.
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.
2009 First roundQuarterfinals WyomingUTEP W 64–62L 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)
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