2019–20 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

2019–20 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record17–16 (9–9 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthews Arena
Seasons
2019–20 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
William & Mary 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Towson 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
Delaware 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Charleston 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Northeastern 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Elon 7 11   .389 13 21   .382
Drexel 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
UNC Wilmington 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
James Madison 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
2020 CAA tournament winner

The 2019–20 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 14th-year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena in Boston, Massachusetts as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

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The Huskies finished the 2018–19 season 23–11, 14–4 in CAA play finish second place. In the CAA tournament they defeated UNC Wilmington, College of Charleston, and Hofstra to become CAA Tournament champions. They earned the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a #13 seed where they lost in the first round to Kansas.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Shawn Occeus 1 G 6'4" 208 Junior Boynton Beach, FL Declared for 2019 NBA G League draft
Vasa Pušica 4 G 6'5" 210 RS Senior Belgrade, Serbia Graduated/signed to play in professional in Italy with VL Pesaro
Jeremy Miller 11 F 6'10" 225 Senior Milton, MA Graduated
Donnell Gresham Jr. 22 G 6'1" 203 RS Junior Maplewood, MN Graduate transferred to Georgia
Anthony Green 30 C 6'10" 252 Senior Quincy, MA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Guilien Smith 21 G 6'2" 205 RS Senior Boston, MA Transferred from Dartmouth. Will eligible to play since Smith graduated from Dartmouth.

Recruiting class of 2019

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyson Walker
PG
Brooklyn, NY New Hampton High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Oct 7, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Vito Čubrilo
SG
Zagreb, Croatia Športska Gimnazija Zagreb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Apr 29, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Quirin Emanga
SF
Wissembourg, France Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Feb 1, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Connor Braun
PF
Chandler, AZ Valley Christian High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 19, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 20, 2019.

Recruiting class of 2020

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US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Andre Weir
PF
Hollywood, FL Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sep 10, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Coleman Stucke
SF
Burlington, ON Orangeville Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
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:

Roster

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2019–20 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Jason Strong 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS So Westminster Academy Coconut Creek, FL
G 1 Vito Cubrilo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Sports Gymnasium Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia
G 2 Tyson Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Fr New Hampton School Westbury, NY
F 10 Greg Eboigbodin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So University of Detroit Jesuit HS
Illinois
Benin City, Nigeria
G 12 Jordan Roland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) RS Sr Westhill HS
George Washington
Syracuse, NY
G 13 Myles Franklin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Villa Park Brea, CA
G/F 14 Maxime Boursiquot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Jr Immaculata Ottawa, ON
G 20 Bolden Brace 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Santa Barbara HS Santa Barbara, CA
G 21 Guilien Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Catholic Memorial School
Dartmouth
Boston, MA
G 22 Quirin Emanga 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Marbach am Neckar, Germany
G/F 24 Shaquille Walters 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So City of London Academy/Lee Academy
Santa Clara
London, England
F 32 Connor Braun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Valley Christian HS Tempe, AZ
F 33 Tomas Murphy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Northfield Mount Hermon School Wakefield, RI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Boston University W 72–67  1–0
Case Gym (1,171)
Boston, MA
November 8, 2019*
8:00 pm, NESN
Harvard W 84–79  2–0
Matthews Arena (1,557)
Boston, MA
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, NESN+
at Massachusetts L 71–80  2–1
Mullins Center (2,145)
Amherst, MA
November 16, 2019*
1:00 pm, FloSports
Old Dominion L 69–76  2–2
Matthews Arena (2,209)
Boston, MA
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 101–44  3–2
Hart Center (1,432)
Worcester, MA
November 25, 2019*
11:00 am, FloSports
vs. South Alabama
Gulf Coast Showcase First Round
L 62–74  3–3
Hertz Arena (346)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2019*
11:00 am, FloSports
vs. Drake
Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd Round
L 56–59  3–4
Hertz Arena (427)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2019*
11:00 am, FloSports
vs. Weber State
Gulf Coast Showcase 7th Place Game
W 79–69  4–4
Hertz Arena (317)
Estero, FL
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, NESN
Maine W 78–63  5–4
Matthews Arena (628)
Boston, MA
December 7, 2019*
4:00 pm, NESN+
Davidson L 63–70  5–5
Matthews Arena (1,501)
Boston, MA
December 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Michigan L 55–60  5–6
Convocation Center (1,077)
Ypsilanti, MI
December 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit Mercy W 74–61  6–6
Calihan Hall (1,151)
Detroit, MI
CAA regular season
December 28, 2019
2:00 pm, FloSports
at Towson W 61–45  7–6
(1–0)
SECU Arena (1,102)
Towson, MD
December 30, 2019
7:00 pm, FloSports
at James Madison W 88–72  8–6
(2–0)
JMU Convocation Center (1,890)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, NESN+
Elon W 77–68  9–6
(3–0)
Matthews Arena (631)
Boston, MA
January 4, 2020
4:00 pm, NESN+
William & Mary L 64–66  9–7
(3–1)
Matthews Arena (901)
Boston, MA
January 9, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Hofstra L 72–74  9–8
(3–2)
Matthews Arena (1,202)
Boston, MA
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at College of Charleston W 79–76  10–8
(4–2)
TD Arena (4,340)
Charleston, SC
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at UNC Wilmington L 74–76 OT 10–9
(4–3)
Trask Coliseum (3,212)
Wilmington, NC
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, NESN
Drexel W 85–52  11–9
(5–3)
Matthews Arena (794)
Boston, MA
January 25, 2020
12:00 pm, NESN+
Delaware L 74–76  11–10
(5–4)
Matthews Arena (1,017)
Boston, MA
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at William & Mary L 58–59  11–11
(5–5)
Kaplan Arena (3,405)
Williamsburg, VA
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
at Elon L 69–74  11–12
(5–6)
Schar Center (2,023)
Elon, NC
February 8, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
at Hofstra L 71–75  11–13
(5–7)
Mack Sports Complex (3,835)
Hempstead, NY
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, NESN
UNC Wilmington W 71–63  12–13
(6–7)
Matthews Arena (802)
Boston, MA
February 15, 2020
12:00 pm, FloSports
College of Charleston W 65–51  13–13
(7–7)
Matthews Arena (1,473)
Boston, MA
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at Delaware L 48–70  13–14
(7–8)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,561)
Newark, DE
February 22, 2020
2:00 pm, FloSports
at Drexel W 77–68  14–14
(8–8)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,594)
Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 2020
8:00 pm, NESN+
James Madison W 77–57  15–14
(9–8)
Matthews Arena (901)
Boston, MA
March 1, 2020
4:00 pm, CBSSN
Towson L 72–75  15–15
(9–9)
Matthews Arena (1,803)
Boston, MA
CAA tournament
March 8, 2020
8:30 pm, FloSports
(6) vs. (3) Towson
Quarterfinals
W 72–62  16–15
Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
March 9, 2020
8:30 pm, CBSSN
(6) vs. (7) Elon
Semifinals
W 68–60  17–15
Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
(6) vs. (1) Hofstra
Championship
L 61–70  17–16
Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[1].

References

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