2016–17 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by eleventh-year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena in Boston Massachusetts as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 15–16, 8–10 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to Towson.

2016–17 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2016–17 record15–16 (8–10 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Markwood
  • Brian McDonald
  • Bobby Martin
Home arenaMatthews Arena
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Wilmington153 .833  296  .829
College of Charleston144 .778  2510  .714
Towson117 .611  2013  .606
Elon108 .556  1814  .563
William & Mary108 .556  1714  .548
Northeastern810 .444  1516  .484
Hofstra711 .389  1517  .469
James Madison711 .389  1023  .303
Delaware513 .278  1320  .394
Drexel315 .167  923  .281
2017 CAA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 18–15, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Towson to advance to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Brandon Kamga0G6'5"215FreshmanReston, VATransferred to High Point
David Walker4G6'6"196SeniorStow, OHGraduated
Quincy Ford12G/F6'8"225RS SeniorSt. Petersburg, FLGraduated
Caleb Donnelly15G6'1"181RS SeniorHudson, NHGraduated
Zach Stahl33G6'5"215SeniorChanhasse, MNGraduated
Kwesi Abakah34F6'8"212RS JuniorSuwanee, GAGraduate transferred to Richmond

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Alex Murphy0F6'5"225RS SeniorWakefield, RITransferred from Florida. Will eligible to play since Murphy graduated from Florida.
Vasa Pusica4G6'5"210JuniorBelgrade, SerbiaTransferred from San Diego. Under NCAA transfer rules, Pusica will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bolden Brace
#76 SF
Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 22, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Maxime Boursiquot
SF
Ottawa, ON Kent School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Mar 31, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 64
Shawn Occeus
SF
Boca Raton, FL Grandview Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Oct 5, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.

    Roster

    2016–17 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Alex Murphy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrSt. Mark's
    Duke/Florida
    Wakefield, RI
    G 1 Shawn Occeus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrGrandview Prep Boynton Beach, VA
    F 2 Bolden Brace 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)221 lb (100 kg) FrSanta Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
    G/F 3 Jimmy Marshall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrDouglas S. Freeman Richmond, VA
    G 4 Vasa Pusica (I)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrSunrise Christian Academy
    San Diego
    Belgrade, Serbia
    G 10 T. J. Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrPflugerville Pflugerville, TX
    F 11 Jeremy Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoNew Hampton School Milton, MA
    G/F 14 Maxime Boursiquot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)211 lb (96 kg) FrImmaculata/Kent School Ottawa, ON
    G 20 Devon Begley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)198 lb (90 kg) JrPearland Pearland, TX
    F 21 Sajon Ford 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoGibbs St. Petersburg, FL
    G 22 Donnell Gresham, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)197 lb (89 kg) SoCretin-Derham Hall Maplewood, MN
    C 30 Anthony Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)252 lb (114 kg) SoTilton School Quincy, MA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    7:00 pm, NESN
    Boston University W 87–77  1–0
    Matthews Arena (2,287)
    Boston, MA
    11/14/2016*
    7:00 pm, SNY
    at UConn W 64–61  2–0
    Gampel Pavilion (7,573)
    Storrs, CT
    11/18/2016*
    6:00 pm
    at Boston University
    Steve Wright Classic
    L 63–65  2–1
    Case Gym (843)
    Boston, MA
    11/19/2016*
    6:30 pm
    vs. LIU Brooklyn
    Steve Wright Classic
    L 74–78  2–2
    Case Gym (672)
    Boston, MA
    11/20/2016*
    2:00 pm
    vs. Maine
    Steve Wright Classic
    W 80–72  3–2
    Case Gym (460)
    Boston, MA
    11/27/2016*
    2:00 pm
    Kent State W 73–70  4–2
    Matthews Arena (701)
    Boston, MA
    11/30/2016*
    7:00 pm
    at Cornell L 77–80  4–3
    Newman Arena (742)
    Ithaca, NY
    12/03/2016*
    6:00 pm
    at Stony Brook L 75–77  4–4
    Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,883)
    Stony Brook, NY
    12/06/2016*
    7:00 pm
    at Harvard L 80–86  4–5
    Lavietes Pavilion (1,517)
    Cambridge, MA
    12/10/2016*
    1:00 pm
    at Vermont W 59–57  5–5
    Patrick Gym (2,284)
    Burlington, VT
    12/18/2016*
    7:00 pm, BTN
    at Michigan State W 81–73  6–5
    Breslin Center (14,797)
    East Lansing, MI
    12/20/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Oakland W 61–59  7–5
    Athletics Center O'rena (2,622)
    Rochester Hills, MI
    CAA regular season
    12/31/2016
    2:00 pm
    William & Mary W 84–64  8–5
    (1–0)
    Matthews Arena (960)
    Boston, MA
    01/02/2017
    4:30 pm
    at Drexel W 75–70 OT 9–5
    (2–0)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (899)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/05/2017
    7:00 pm, ASN
    Delaware W 90–54  10–5
    (3–0)
    Matthews Arena (1,873)
    Boston, MA
    01/07/2017
    7:00 pm
    James Madison W 64–54  11–5
    (4–0)
    Matthews Arena (1,354)
    Boston, MA
    01/12/2017
    7:00 pm
    Drexel W 92–75  12–5
    (5–0)
    Matthews Arena (1,417)
    Boston, MA
    01/14/2017
    2:00 pm, CSN
    at Towson L 67–74  12–6
    (5–1)
    SECU Arena (1,773)
    Towson, MD
    01/19/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Delaware L 62–69  12–7
    (5–2)
    Bob Carpenter Center (1,805)
    Newark, DE
    01/21/2017
    4:00 pm
    at Hofstra L 73–78  12–8
    (5–3)
    Hofstra Arena (2,629)
    Hempstead, NY
    01/26/2017
    7:00 pm
    Elon L 49–51  12–9
    (5–4)
    Matthews Arena (1,249)
    Boston, MA
    01/28/2017
    7:00 pm
    Towson W 69–62  13–9
    (6–4)
    Matthews Arena (1,255)
    Boston, MA
    02/02/2017
    7:00 pm
    at William & Mary L 69–94  13–10
    (6–5)
    Kaplan Arena (2,134)
    Williamsburg, VA
    02/04/2017
    4:00 pm
    at James Madison L 69–73  13–11
    (6–6)
    JMU Convocation Center (3,543)
    Harrisonburg, VA
    02/09/2017
    7:30 pm
    at College of Charleston W 73–72  14–11
    (7–6)
    TD Arena (2,916)
    Charleston, SC
    02/11/2017
    7:00 pm
    Hofstra L 64–74  14–12
    (7–7)
    Matthews Arena (1,032)
    Boston, MA
    02/16/2017
    7:00 pm
    UNC Wilmington L 65–66  14–13
    (7–8)
    Matthews Arena (1,041)
    Boston, MA
    02/18/2017
    1:00 pm
    College of Charleston L 71–85  14–14
    (7–9)
    Matthews Arena (1,447)
    Boston, MA
    02/23/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Elon W 105–104 2OT 15–14
    (8–9)
    Alumni Gym (1,278)
    Elon, NC
    02/25/2017
    2:00 pm
    at UNC Wilmington L 65–74  15–15
    (8–10)
    Trask Coliseum (5,200)
    Wilmington, NC
    CAA Tournament
    03/04/2017
    8:30 pm, CSN
    (6) vs. (3) Towson
    Quarterfinals
    L 54–82  15–16
    North Charleston Coliseum (4,212)
    North Charleston, SC

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time

    Source[1][2][3].

    See also

    2016–17 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team

    References

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