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2017–18 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

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2017–18 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
CAA regular-season co-champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record23–10 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthews Arena
Seasons
2017–18 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tomas Murphy
#27 C
Wakefield, RI Northfield-Mt. Hermon School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 12, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

Roster

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2017–18 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Derrick Cook 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Langston Hughes Fairburn, GA
G 1 Shawn Occeus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Grandview Prep Boynton Beach, FL
F 2 Bolden Brace 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) So Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
F 3 Jason Strong 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Westminster Academy Coconut Creek, FL
G 4 Vasa Pusica 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Sunrise Christian Academy
San Diego
Belgrade, Serbia
F 11 Jeremy Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr New Hampton School Milton, MA
G 13 Myles Franklin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Villa Park Brea, CA
G/F 14 Maxime Boursiquot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Immaculata Ottawa, ON
G 20 Devon Begley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Pearland Pearland, TX
G 22 Donnell Jr. Gresham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS So Cretin-Derham Hall Maplewood, MN
C 30 Anthony Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Jr Tilton School Quincy, MA
F 33 Tomas Murphy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon Wakefield, RI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 31, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[1]

See also

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2017–18 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". nuhuskies.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.