2016–17 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2016–17
|team=Northeastern Huskies
|image=Northeastern Huskies logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Colonial Athletic Association
|division=
|short_conf=CAA
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|APRank=
|record=15–16
|conf_record=8–10
|head_coach=Bill Coen
|hc_year = 11th
|asst_coach1=Chris Markwood
|asst_coach2=Brian McDonald
|asst_coach3=Bobby Martin
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Matthews Arena
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{{2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings}}
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.
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
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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||||||
Brandon Kamga | 0 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Freshman | Reston, VA | Transferred to High Point |
David Walker | 4 | G | 6'6" | 196 | Senior | Stow, OH | Graduated |
Quincy Ford | 12 | G/F | 6'8" | 225 | RS Senior | St. Petersburg, FL | Graduated |
Caleb Donnelly | 15 | G | 6'1" | 181 | RS Senior | Hudson, NH | Graduated |
Zach Stahl | 33 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Chanhasse, MN | Graduated |
Kwesi Abakah | 34 | F | 6'8" | 212 | RS Junior | Suwanee, GA | Graduate transferred to Richmond |
=Incoming Transfers=
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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Previous School | |||||||
Alex Murphy | 0 | F | 6'5" | 225 | RS Senior | Wakefield, RI | Transferred from Florida. Will eligible to play since Murphy graduated from Florida. |
Vasa Pusica | 4 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Junior | Belgrade, Serbia | Transferred 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
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=|collapse=no|year=2016}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Bolden Brace
| position = #76 SF
| hometown = Santa Barbara, CA
| highschool = Santa Barbara High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 5
| weight = 180
| commitdate = 10/22/2015
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = 67
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Maxime Boursiquot
| position = SF
| hometown = Ottawa, ON
| highschool = Kent School
| feet = 6
| inches = 5
| weight =
| commitdate = 03/31/2016
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = 64
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Shawn Occeus
| position = SF
| hometown = Boca Raton, FL
| highschool = Grandview Prep
| feet = 6
| inches = 5
| weight =
| commitdate = 10/05/2015
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = NR
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| 40 =
| year = 2016
| rivals ref title = Northeastern Commit List for 2016
| scout ref title = Men's Basketball Recruiting
| espn ref title = ESPN – Northeastern Huskies Basketball Recruiting 2016
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| accessdate = 2015-08-11
| bball = yes
}}
Roster
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Duke/Florida}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Shawn|last=Occeus|link=y|dab=|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=195|class=FR|rs=|home=Boynton Beach, VA|high_school=Grandview Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bolden|last=Brace|link=y|dab=|num=2|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=221|class=FR|rs=|home=Santa Barbara, CA|high_school=Santa Barbara}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jimmy|last=Marshall|dab=|num=3|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=210|class=SR|rs=|home=Richmond, VA|high_school=Douglas S. Freeman}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Vasa|last=Pusica|link=y|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=210|class=JR|rs=|home=Belgrade, Serbia|high_school=Sunrise Christian Academy
San Diego|cur_rs=yes|note=I}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=T. J.|last=Williams|dab=basketball|link=y|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=205|class=SR|rs=|home=Pflugerville, TX|high_school=Pflugerville}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jeremy|last=Miller|dab=|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=230|class=SO|rs=|home=Milton, MA|high_school=New Hampton School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Maxime|last=Boursiquot|dab=|num=14|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=211|class=FR|rs=|home=Ottawa, ON|high_school=Immaculata/Kent School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Devon|last=Begley|dab=|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=198|class=JR|rs=|home=Pearland, TX|high_school=Pearland}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Sajon|last=Ford|dab=|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=11|lbs=210|class=SO|rs=|home=St. Petersburg, FL|high_school=Gibbs}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Donnell|last=Gresham, Jr.|dab=|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=197|class=SO|rs=|home=Maplewood, MN|high_school=Cretin-Derham Hall}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Anthony|last=Green|dab=|num=30|pos=C|ft=6|in=10|lbs=252|class=SO|rs=|home=Quincy, MA|high_school=Tilton School}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Chris Markwood ({{college|Maine}})
- Brian McDonald (Northeastern University)
- Bobby Martin ({{college|Pittsburgh}})
|roster_url=http://gonu.com/roster.aspx?tab=roster2&path=mbball
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|time=yes|rank=yes|ranklink=2016-17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2016|tv=yes|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Northeastern Huskies}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/11/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Matthews Arena
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| attend = 2,287
| tv = NESN
| score = 87–77
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = UConn
| site_stadium = Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| attend = 7,573
| tv = SNY
| score = 64–61
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/18/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Case Gym
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| gamename = Steve Wright Classic
| attend = 843
| score = 63–65
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/19/2016
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = LIU Brooklyn
| site_stadium = Case Gym
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| gamename = Steve Wright Classic
| attend = 672
| score = 74–78
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/20/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Case Gym
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| gamename = Steve Wright Classic
| attend = 460
| score = 80–72
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Matthews Arena
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| attend = 701
| score = 73–70
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Cornell
| site_stadium = Newman Arena
| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
| attend = 742
| score = 77–80
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Stony Brook
| site_stadium = Island Federal Credit Union Arena
| site_cityst = Stony Brook, NY
| attend = 2,883
| score = 75–77
| record = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Harvard
| site_stadium = Lavietes Pavilion
| site_cityst = Cambridge, MA
| attend = 1,517
| score = 80–86
| record = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/10/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Vermont
| site_stadium = Patrick Gym
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| attend = 2,284
| score = 59–57
| record = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/18/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Michigan State
| site_stadium = Breslin Center
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| attend = 14,797
| tv = BTN
| score = 81–73
| record = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Oakland
| site_stadium = Athletics Center O'rena
| site_cityst = Rochester Hills, MI
| attend = 2,622
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 61–59
| record = 7–5
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Northeastern Huskies}}| 2016–17 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Matthews Arena
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| attend = 960
| score = 84–64
| record = 8–5
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2017
| time = 4:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Drexel
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| attend = 899
| score = 75–70
| overtime = OT
| record = 9–5
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/05/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Delaware
| site_stadium = Matthews Arena
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| attend = 1,873
| tv = ASN
| score = 90–54
| record = 10–5
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = James Madison
| site_stadium = Matthews Arena
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| attend = 1,354
| score = 64–54
| record = 11–5
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/12/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Drexel
| site_stadium = Matthews Arena
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| attend = 1,417
| score = 92–75
| record = 12–5
| conference = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Towson
| site_stadium = SECU Arena
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| attend = 1,773
| tv = CSN
| score = 67–74
| record = 12–6
| conference = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/19/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Delaware
| site_stadium = Bob Carpenter Center
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| attend = 1,805
| score = 62–69
| record = 12–7
| conference = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/21/2017
| time = 4:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Hofstra
| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| attend = 2,629
| score = 73–78
| record = 12–8
| conference = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/26/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Elon
| site_stadium = Matthews Arena
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| attend = 1,249
| score = 49–51
| record = 12–9
| conference = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Towson
| site_stadium = Matthews Arena
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| attend = 1,255
| score = 69–62
| record = 13–9
| conference = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/02/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| attend = 2,134
| score = 69–94
| record = 13–10
| conference = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2017
| time = 4:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = James Madison
| site_stadium = JMU Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA
| attend = 3,543
| score = 69–73
| record = 13–11
| conference = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/09/2017
| time = 7:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = College of Charleston
| site_stadium = TD Arena
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| attend = 2,916
| score = 73–72
| record = 14–11
| conference = 7–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Hofstra
| site_stadium = Matthews Arena
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| attend = 1,032
| score = 64–74
| record = 14–12
| conference = 7–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/16/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = UNC Wilmington
| site_stadium = Matthews Arena
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| attend = 1,041
| score = 65–66
| record = 14–13
| conference = 7–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = College of Charleston
| site_stadium = Matthews Arena
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| attend = 1,447
| score = 71–85
| record = 14–14
| conference = 7–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/23/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Elon
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| attend = 1,278
| score = 105–104
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 15–14
| conference = 8–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UNC Wilmington
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| attend = 5,200
| score = 65–74
| record = 15–15
| conference = 8–10
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Northeastern Huskies}}| 2017 CAA men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/04/2017
| time = 8:30 pm
| neutral = yes
| seed = 6
| opponent = Towson
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = North Charleston Coliseum
| site_cityst = North Charleston, SC
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 4,212
| tv = CSN
| score = 54–82
| record = 15–16
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time
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See also
References
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