2019–20 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

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

2019–20 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2019–20 record17–16 (9–9 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Markwood
  • Brian McDonald
  • Manny Adako
Home arenaMatthews Arena
2019–20 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Hofstra†14–4 .778  26–8  .765
William & Mary13–5 .722  21–11  .656
Towson12–6 .667  19–13  .594
Delaware11–7 .611  22–11  .667
Charleston11–7 .611  17–14  .548
Northeastern9–9 .500  17–16  .515
Elon7–11 .389  13–21  .382
Drexel6–12 .333  14–19  .424
UNC Wilmington5–13 .278  10–22  .313
James Madison2–16 .111  9–21  .300
† 2020 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Shawn Occeus1G6'4"208JuniorBoynton Beach, FLDeclared for 2019 NBA G League draft
Vasa Pušica4G6'5"210RS SeniorBelgrade, SerbiaGraduated/signed to play in professional in Italy with VL Pesaro
Jeremy Miller11F6'10"225SeniorMilton, MAGraduated
Donnell Gresham Jr.22G6'1"203RS JuniorMaplewood, MNGraduate transferred to Georgia
Anthony Green30C6'10"252SeniorQuincy, MAGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Guilien Smith21G6'2"205RS SeniorBoston, MATransferred from Dartmouth. Will eligible to play since Smith graduated from Dartmouth.

Recruiting class of 2019
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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/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 2019-12-20.

    Recruiting class of 2020

    Roster
    2019–20 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 00 Jason Strong 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)217 lb (98 kg) RS SoWestminster Academy Coconut Creek, FL
    G 1 Vito Cubrilo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)194 lb (88 kg) FrSports Gymnasium Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia
    G 2 Tyson Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)162 lb (73 kg) FrNew Hampton School Westbury, NY
    F 10 Greg Eboigbodin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoUniversity of Detroit Jesuit HS
    Illinois    		 Benin City, Nigeria
    G 12 Jordan Roland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)171 lb (78 kg) RS SrWesthill HS
    George Washington    		 Syracuse, NY
    G 13 Myles Franklin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrVilla Park Brea, CA
    G/F 14 Maxime Boursiquot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)211 lb (96 kg) RS JrImmaculata Ottawa, ON
    G 20 Bolden Brace 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrSanta Barbara HS Santa Barbara, CA
    G 21 Guilien Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrCatholic Memorial School
    Dartmouth    		 Boston, MA
    G 22 Quirin Emanga 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrOtto-Hahn-Gymnasium Marbach am Neckar, Germany
    G/F 24 Shaquille Walters 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoCity of London Academy/Lee Academy
    Santa Clara    		 London, England
    F 32 Connor Braun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrValley Christian HS Tempe, AZ
    F 33 Tomas Murphy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrNorthfield 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
    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
    1. https://nuhuskies.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
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