2017–18 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
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CAA regular-season co-champions | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Record | 23–10 (14–4 CAA) |
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Home arena | Matthews Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College of Charleston † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 CAA tournament winner |
The 2017–18 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 12th-year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena in Boston, Massachusetts as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 23–10, 14–4 in CAA play win a share of the regular season title with College of Charleston. They defeated Delaware and UNC Wilmington to advance to the championship game of the CAA tournament where they lost to College of Charleston. Despite having 23 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2016–17 season 15–16, 8–10 in CAA play, to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Towson.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Alex Murphy | 0 | F | 6'8" | 225 | RS Senior | Wakefield, RI | Graduated |
Jimmy Marshall | 3 | G/F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Richmond, VA | Graduated |
T. J. Williams | 10 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Senior | Pflugerville, TX | Graduated |
Sajon Ford | 21 | F | 6'11" | 210 | Sophomore | St. Petersburg, PA | Left team for personal reasons |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Jordan Roland | 12 | G | 6'1" | 171 | Junior | Syracuse, NY | Transferred from George Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Roland will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season; will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tomas Murphy #27 C |
Wakefield, RI | Northfield-Mt. Hermon School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 12, 2016 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Myles Franklin #89 SG |
Villa Park, CA | Villa Park High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Oct 15, 2016 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 66 | ||||||
Derrick Cook SF |
Mableton, GA | Langston Hughes High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | Sep 9, 2016 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Jason Strong SF |
Fort Lauderdale, FL | Westminster Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | Sep 19, 2016 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 10, 2017* 7:30 p.m. |
at Boston University | W 65–59 | 1–0 |
Case Gym (1,535) Boston, MA | |||||||
November 12, 2017* 4:00 p.m. |
Wentworth | W 83–49 | 1–1 |
Matthews Arena (1,014) Boston, MA | |||||||
November 17, 2017* 6:00 p.m., P12N |
at Stanford Phil Knight Invitational |
L 59–73 | 2–1 |
Maples Pavilion (2,998) Stanford, CA | |||||||
November 19, 2017* 2:00 p.m. |
at Ohio State Phil Knight Invitational |
L 55–80 | 2–2 |
Value City Arena (10,779) Columbus, OH | |||||||
November 24, 2017* 3:30 p.m. |
vs. Utah State Phil Knight Invitational sub-regional |
L 67–71 | 2–3 |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (400) Nashville, TN | |||||||
November 25, 2017* 3:00 p.m. |
vs. Furman Phil Knight Invitational sub-regional |
L 67–78 | 2–4 |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (400) Nashville, TN | |||||||
November 30, 2017* 7:00 p.m., NESN |
Harvard | W 77–61 | 3–4 |
Matthews Arena (1,376) Boston, MA | |||||||
December 2, 2017* 4:00 p.m. |
Cornell | W 84–66 | 4–4 |
Matthews Arena (974) Boston, MA | |||||||
December 5, 2017* 7:00 p.m., NESN+ |
Bucknell | W 82–64 | 5–4 |
Matthews Arena (779) Boston, MA | |||||||
December 9, 2017* 4:00 p.m. |
Vermont | W 71–67 | 6–4 |
Matthews Arena (1,600) Boston, MA | |||||||
December 18, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Kent State | W 81–69 | 7–4 |
MAC Center (1,963) Kent, OH | |||||||
December 20, 2017* 7:00 p.m. |
at St. Bonaventure | L 65–84 | 7–5 |
Reilly Center (3,278) Olean, NY | |||||||
CAA regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2017 4:00 p.m. |
at James Madison | W 80–67 | 8–5 (1–0) |
JMU Convocation Center (782) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
January 2, 2017 7:00 p.m. |
Hofstra | L 70–71 | 8–6 (1–1) |
Matthews Arena (692) Boston, MA | |||||||
January 5, 2017 7:00 p.m. |
Elon | W 72–60 | 9–6 (2–1) |
Matthews Arena (2,259) Boston, MA | |||||||
January 7, 2018 2:00 p.m. |
James Madison | W 80–67 | 10–6 (3–1) |
Matthews Arena (782) Boston, MA | |||||||
January 11, 2017 7:00 p.m. |
at College of Charleston | L 66–82 | 10–7 (3–2) |
TD Arena (3,705) Charleston, SC | |||||||
January 13, 2017 7:00 p.m. |
at UNC Wilmington | W 81–77 | 11–7 (4–2) |
Trask Coliseum (4,006) Wilmington, NC | |||||||
January 18, 2017 7:00 p.m. |
at William & Mary | W 90–70 | 12–7 (5–2) |
Kaplan Arena (4,044) Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
January 20, 2017 2:00 p.m., NESN+ |
Delaware | W 76–64 | 13–7 (6–2) |
Matthews Arena (901) Boston, MA | |||||||
January 25, 2017 7:00 p.m. |
at Hofstra | W 81–67 | 14–7 (7–2) |
Mack Sports Complex (1,361) Hempstead, NY | |||||||
January 27, 2017 2:00 p.m. |
at Drexel | L 67–68 | 14–8 (7–3) |
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,526) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
February 1, 2017 7:00 p.m. |
College of Charleston | L 64–69 | 14–9 (7–4) |
Matthews Arena (1,106) Boston, MA | |||||||
February 3, 2017 4:00 p.m., NESN+ |
UNC Wilmington | W 107–100 OT | 15–9 (8–4) |
Matthews Arena (1,341) Boston, MA | |||||||
February 8, 2017 7:00 p.m. |
at Delaware | W 70–67 | 16–9 (9–4) |
Bob Carpenter Center (2,368) Newark, DE | |||||||
February 10, 2017 4:00 p.m. |
at Towson | W 77–62 | 17–9 (10–4) |
SECU Arena (2,263) Towson, MD | |||||||
February 15, 2017 7:00 p.m. |
Drexel | W 75–69 | 18–9 (11–4) |
Matthews Arena (990) Boston, MA | |||||||
February 17, 2017 4:00 p.m. |
William & Mary | W 69–67 | 19–9 (12–4) |
Matthews Arena (1,129) Boston, MA | |||||||
February 22, 2017 7:00 p.m., NESN |
Towson | W 80–75 | 20–9 (13–4) |
Matthews Arena (960) Boston, MA | |||||||
February 24, 2017 7:00 p.m. |
at Elon | W 81–59 | 21–9 (14–4) |
Alumni Gym (1,847) Elon, NC | |||||||
CAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 4, 2018 6:00 p.m., CAA.tv |
(2) | vs. (7) Delaware Quarterfinals |
W 74–50 | 22–9 |
North Charleston Coliseum (2,566) North Charleston, SC | ||||||
March 5, 2018 8:30 p.m., CBSSN |
(2) | vs. (6) UNC Wilmington Semifinals |
W 79–52 | 23–9 |
North Charleston Coliseum (4,099) North Charleston, SC | ||||||
March 6, 2018 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
(2) | vs. (1) College of Charleston Championship game |
L 76–83 OT | 23–10 |
North Charleston Coliseum (7,945) North Charleston, SC | ||||||
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See also
2017–18 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team
References
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". nuhuskies.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.