2018–19 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 13th-year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena in Boston, Massachusetts as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

2018–19 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
CAA Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2018–19 record23–11 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Markwood
  • Brian McDonald
  • Manny Adako
Home arenaMatthews Arena
2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Hofstra153 .833  278  .771
Northeastern144 .778  2311  .676
Charleston126 .667  249  .727
William & Mary108 .556  1417  .452
Delaware810 .444  1716  .515
Drexel711 .389  1319  .406
Elon711 .389  1121  .344
James Madison612 .333  1419  .424
Towson612 .333  1022  .313
UNC Wilmington513 .278  1023  .303
2019 CAA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2017–18 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.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Derrick Cook0G6'4"190FreshmanFairburn, GATransferred to Georgia Highlands College
Devon Begley20G6'4"198SeniorPearland, TXGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Greg Eboigbodin10F6'9"220SophomoreBenin City, NigeriaIllinois
Shaquille Walters24G/F6'6"190SophomoreLondon, EnglandSanta Clara

Under NCAA transfer rules, Walters and Eboigbodin will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season, and have three years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting

There were no recruiting class of 2018 for Northeastern.

Recruiting class of 2019

Roster

2018–19 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 FrWestminster Academy Coconut Creek, FL
G 1 Shawn Occeus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)208 lb (94 kg) JrGrandview Prep Boynton Beach, VA
G 4 Vasa Pusica 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrSunrise Christian Academy
San Diego
Belgrade, Serbia
F 10 Greg Eboigbodin  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoUniversity of Detroit Jesuit HS
Illinois
Benin City, Nigeria
F 11 Jeremy Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrNew Hampton School Milton, MA
G 12 Jordan Roland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)171 lb (78 kg) RS JrWesthill HS
George Washington
Syracuse, NY
G 13 Myles Franklin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoVilla Park Brea, CA
G/F 14 Maxime Boursiquot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)211 lb (96 kg) JrImmaculata Ottawa, ON
G 20 Bolden Brace 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)227 lb (103 kg) JrSanta Barbara HS Santa Barbara, CA
G 22 Donnell Gresham, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)203 lb (92 kg) RS JrCretin-Derham Hall Maplewood, MN
G/F 24 Shaquille Walters  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoCity of London Academy/Lee Academy
Santa Clara
London, England
C 30 Anthony Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)252 lb (114 kg) SrNorth Quincy HS
Tilton School
Quincy, MA
F 33 Tomas Murphy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoNorthfield Mount Hermon School Wakefield, RI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 9, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
8:00 pm
Boston University L 74–77  0–1
Matthews Arena (1,180)
Boston, MA
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Harvard W 81–71  1–1
Lavietes Pavilion (1,481)
Cambridge, MA
November 15, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Alabama
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
W 68–52  2–1
TD Arena (2,648)
Charleston, SC
November 16, 2018*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 16 Virginia Tech
Charleston Classic Semifinals
L 60–88  2–2
TD Arena (2,752)
Charleston, SC
November 18, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Davidson
Charleston Classic 3rd place game
L 59–71  2–3
TD Arena (3,985)
Charleston, SC
November 24, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Davidson L 69–78  2–4
John M. Belk Arena (3,885)
Davidson, NC
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Bucknell W 96–78  3–4
Sojka Pavilion (2,121)
Lewisburg, PA
December 1, 2018*
3:00 pm
Eastern Michigan W 81–67  4–4
Matthews Arena (1,147)
Boston, MA
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Syracuse L 49–72  4–5
Carrier Dome (20,416)
Syracuse, NY
December 8, 2018*
4:00 pm
Oakland W 92–83  5–5
Matthews Arena (763)
Boston, MA
December 16, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Vermont L 70–75  5–6
Patrick Gym (2,629)
Burlington VT
December 21, 2018*
12:00 pm
St. Bonaventure W 64–59  6–6
Matthews Arena (2,348)
Boston, MA
CAA regular season
December 28, 2018
7:00 pm
Drexel W 93–83  7–6
(1–0)
Matthews Arena (845)
Boston, MA
December 30, 2018
4:00 pm
Delaware L 80–82 2OT 7–7
(1–1)
Matthews Arena (760)
Boston, MA
January 5, 2019
4:00 pm
at Hofstra L 72–75  7–8
(1–2)
Mack Sports Complex (1,618)
Hempstead, NY
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm
at Elon W 81–70 OT 8–8
(2–2)
Schar Center (1,497)
Elon, NC
January 12, 2019
4:00 pm
at William & Mary W 90–70  9–8
(3–2)
Kaplan Arena (3,367)
Williamsburg, VA
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm
College of Charleston W 69–60  10–8
(4–2)
Matthews Arena (1,074)
Boston, MA
January 19, 2019
4:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 88–71  11–8
(5–2)
Matthews Arena (800)
Boston, MA
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm
at Towson L 72–75  11–9
(5–3)
SECU Arena (1,023)
Towson, MD
January 26, 2019
4:00 pm
at James Madison W 78–68  12–9
(6–3)
JMU Convocation Center (2,728)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 2, 2019
4:30 pm
Hofstra W 75–61  13–9
(7–3)
Matthews Arena (1,208)
Boston, MA
February 7, 2019
4:00 pm
William & Mary W 72-60  14–9
(8–3)
Matthews Arena (795)
Boston, MA
February 9, 2019
4:00 pm
Elon W 72–60 OT 15–9
(9–3)
Matthews Arena (1,264)
Boston, MA
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 81–77  16–9
(10–3)
Trask Coliseum (3,842)
Wilmington, NC
February 16, 2019
4:00 pm
at College of Charleston L 79–88 OT 16–10
(10–4)
TD Arena (4,867)
Charleston, SC
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm
James Madison W 76–60  17–10
(11–4)
Matthews Arena (910)
Boston, MA
February 23, 2019
12:30 pm
Towson W 73–58  18–10
(12–4)
Matthews Arena (1,432)
Boston, MA
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm
at Delaware W 75–64  19–10
(13–4)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,157)
Newark, DE
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm
at Drexel W 90–66  20–10
(14–4)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,348)
Philadelphia, PA
CAA Tournament
March 10, 2019
6:00 pm
(2) vs. (10) UNC Wilmington
Quarterfinals
W 80–59  21–10
North Charleston Coliseum 
North Charleston, SC
March 11, 2019
8:53 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (3) Charleston
Semifinals
W 70–67  22–10
North Charleston Coliseum (3,599)
North Charleston, SC
March 12, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (1) Hofstra
Championship
W 82–74  23–10
North Charleston Coliseum (2,892)
North Charleston, SC
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2019*
4:00 pm, TNT
(13 MW) vs. (4 MW) No. 17 Kansas
First round
L 53–87  23–11
Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,576)
Salt Lake City, UT

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

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