2018–19 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}

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|mode=Basketball

|year=2018–19

|team=Northeastern Huskies

|image=Northeastern Huskies wordmark.svg

|image_size=250

|conference=Colonial Athletic Association

|division=

|short_conf=CAA

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|record=23–11

|conf_record=14–4

|head_coach=Bill Coen

|hc_year = 13th

|asst_coach1=Chris Markwood

|asst_coach2=Brian McDonald

|asst_coach3=Manny Adako

|asst_coach4=

|stadium=Matthews Arena

|champion= CAA tournament champions

|bowl= NCAA tournament

|bowl_result = First Round

}}

{{2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings}}

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 (CAA). They finished the season 23–11, 14–4 in CAA play, to finish in second place. In the CAA tournament, they defeated UNC Wilmington,{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Roland drops 21 to lead Huskies into CAA semis, topping UNCW 80-59 |url=https://nuhuskies.com/news/2019/3/10/mens-basketball-roland-drops-21-to-lead-huskies-into-caa-semis-topping-uncw-80-59.aspx |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Northeastern University Athletics |language=en}} College of Charleston{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Pusica, Occeus lead Northeastern over Charleston, 70-67, and into CAA title game |url=https://nuhuskies.com/news/2019/3/11/mens-basketball-pusica-occeus-lead-northeastern-over-charleston-70-67-and-into-caa-title-game.aspx |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Northeastern University Athletics |language=en}} and Hofstra{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=The Huskies are dancing: 2019 CAA Champs! |url=https://nuhuskies.com/news/2019/3/12/mens-basketball-the-huskies-are-dancing.aspx |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Northeastern University Athletics |language=en}} to win the CAA tournament. As a result, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Kansas.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Huskies fall to No. 17 Kansas in NCAA Tournament |url=https://nuhuskies.com/news/2019/3/21/mens-basketball-huskies-fall-to-no-17-kansas-in-ncaa-tournament.aspx |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Northeastern University Athletics |language=en}}

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{{Cite web |date=2018-03-04 |title=Huskies advance to CAA Semis with 74-50 win over Delaware |url=https://nuhuskies.com/news/2018/3/4/mens-basketball-huskies-advance-to-caa-semis-with-74-50-win-over-delaware.aspx |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Northeastern University Athletics |language=en}} and UNC Wilmington{{Cite web |date=2018-03-06 |title=Huskies are headed to the Championship |url=https://nuhuskies.com/news/2018/3/6/mens-basketball-huskies-are-headed-to-the-championship.aspx |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Northeastern University Athletics |language=en}} to advance to the championship game of the CAA tournament where they lost to College of Charleston.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-06 |title=Charleston outlasts Northeastern in CAA title game, 83-76, in OT |url=https://nuhuskies.com/news/2018/3/6/mens-basketball-charleston-outlasts-northeastern-in-caa-title-game-83-76-in-ot.aspx |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Northeastern University Athletics |language=en}} Despite having 23 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

=Departures=

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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Reason for departure

Derrick Cook0G6' 4"190FreshmanFairburn, GATransferred to Georgia Highlands College
Devon Begley20G6' 4"198SeniorPearland, TXGraduated

=Incoming transfers=

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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Previous 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 was no recruiting class of 2018 for Northeastern.

=Recruiting class of 2019=

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Tyson Walker

| position = PG

| hometown = Brooklyn, NY

| highschool = New Hampton High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 0

| weight = 150

| commitdate = 10/07/2018

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = 0

| espn grade = 0

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit End

| 40 =

| year = 2019

| rivals ref title = Northeastern Commit List for 2019

| scout ref title = Men's Basketball Recruiting

| espn ref title = ESPN – Northeastern Huskies Basketball Recruiting 2019

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| accessdate = 2018-10-08

| bball = yes

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Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jason|last=Strong|dab=|num=00|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=217|class=FR|rs=y|home=Coconut Creek, FL|high_school=Westminster Academy}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Shawn|last=Occeus|link=y|dab=|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=208|class=JR|home=Boynton Beach, FL|high_school=Grandview Prep}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Vasa|last=Pusica|link=y|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=210|class=SR|rs=y|home=Belgrade, Serbia|high_school=Sunrise Christian Academy
San Diego}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Greg|last=Eboigbodin|num=10|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=225|class=SO|home=Benin City, Nigeria|high_school=University of Detroit Jesuit HS
Illinois|cur_rs=yes}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jeremy|last=Miller|dab=|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=225|class=SR|home=Milton, MA|high_school=New Hampton School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jordan|last=Roland|link=y|dab=|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=171|class=JR|rs=yes|home=Syracuse, NY|high_school=Westhill HS
George Washington}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Myles|last=Franklin|dab=|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=170|class=SO|home=Brea, CA|high_school=Villa Park}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Maxime|last=Boursiquot|dab=|num=14|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=211|class=JR|home=Ottawa, ON|high_school=Immaculata}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bolden|last=Brace|link=y|dab=|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=8|lbs=227|class=JR|home=Santa Barbara, CA|high_school=Santa Barbara HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Donnell Jr.|last=Gresham|dab=|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=203|class=JR|rs=y|home=Maplewood, MN|high_school=Cretin-Derham Hall}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Shaquille|last=Walters|num=24|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=190|class=SO|home=London, England|high_school=City of London Academy/Lee Academy
Santa Clara|cur_rs=yes}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Anthony|last=Green|dab=|num=30|pos=C|ft=6|in=10|lbs=252|class=SR|home=Quincy, MA|high_school=North Quincy HS
Tilton School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tomas|last=Murphy|dab=|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=220|class=SO|home=Wakefield, RI|high_school=Northfield Mount Hermon School}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

|asst_coach=

  • Chris Markwood ({{college|Maine}})
  • Brian McDonald ({{college|Northeastern}})
  • Manny Adako ({{college|Northeastern}})

|roster_url=https://nuhuskies.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2018-19

|accessdate=February 27, 2025

}}

Schedule and results

{{CBB schedule start|time=yes|rank=yes|ranklink=2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2018|tv=yes|record=yes|attend=yes}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Northeastern Huskies}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 6, 2018

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Boston University

| site_stadium = Matthews Arena

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 74–77

| attend = 1,180

| record = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 9, 2018

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Harvard

| site_stadium = Lavietes Pavilion

| site_cityst = Cambridge, MA

| score = 81–71

| attend = 1,481

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 15, 2018

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Alabama

| site_stadium = TD Arena

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| gamename = Charleston Classic quarterfinals

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 68–52

| attend = 2,648

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 16, 2018

| time = 8:30 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = TD Arena

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| gamename = Charleston Classic semifinals

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 60–88

| attend = 2,752

| record = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 18, 2018

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Davidson

| site_stadium = TD Arena

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| gamename = Charleston Classic 3rd-place game

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 59–71

| attend = 3,985

| record = 2–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 24, 2018

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Davidson

| site_stadium = John M. Belk Arena

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 69–78

| attend = 3,885

| record = 2–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 28, 2018

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Bucknell

| site_stadium = Sojka Pavilion

| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA

| tv =

| score = 96–78

| attend = 2,121

| record = 3–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 1, 2018

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Eastern Michigan

| site_stadium = Matthews Arena

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| tv =

| score = 81–67

| attend = 1,147

| record = 4–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 4, 2018

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Syracuse

| site_stadium = Carrier Dome

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| tv = ACCNX

| score = 49–72

| attend = 20,416

| record = 4–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 8, 2018

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Oakland

| site_stadium = Matthews Arena

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| tv =

| score = 92–83

| attend = 763

| record = 5–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 16, 2018

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Vermont

| site_stadium = Patrick Gym

| site_cityst = Burlington, VT

| tv =

| score = 70–75

| attend = 2,629

| record = 5–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 21, 2018

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = St. Bonaventure

| site_stadium = Matthews Arena

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 64–59

| attend = 2,348

| record = 6–6

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Northeastern Huskies}}| CAA regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 28, 2018

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Drexel

| site_stadium = Matthews Arena

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 93–83

| attend = 845

| record = 7–6

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 30, 2018

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| opponent = Delaware

| site_stadium = Matthews Arena

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 80–82

| overtime = 2OT

| attend = 760

| record = 7–7

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 5, 2019

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Hofstra

| site_stadium = Mack Sports Complex

| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY

| attend = 1,618

| score = 72–75

| record = 7–8

| conference = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 10, 2019

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Elon

| site_stadium = Schar Center

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| attend = 1,497

| score = 81–70

| overtime = OT

| record = 8–8

| conference = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 12, 2019

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = William & Mary

| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| attend = 3,367

| score = 90–70

| record = 9–8

| conference = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 17, 2019

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = College of Charleston

| site_stadium = Matthews Arena

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 69–60

| attend = 1,074

| record = 10–8

| conference = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 19, 2019

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| opponent = UNC Wilmington

| site_stadium = Matthews Arena

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 88–71

| attend = 800

| record = 11–8

| conference = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 24, 2019

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Towson

| site_stadium = SECU Arena

| site_cityst = Towson, MD

| attend = 1,023

| score = 72–75

| record = 11–9

| conference = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 26, 2019

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = James Madison

| site_stadium = JMU Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA

| attend = 2,728

| score = 78–68

| record = 12–9

| conference = 6–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 2, 2019

| time = 4:30 p.m.

| opponent = Hofstra

| site_stadium = Matthews Arena

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 75–61

| attend = 1,208

| record = 13–9

| conference = 7–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 7, 2019

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| opponent = William & Mary

| site_stadium = Matthews Arena

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 72–60

| attend = 795

| record = 14–9

| conference = 8–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 9, 2019

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| away =

| opponent = Elon

| site_stadium = Matthews Arena

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 72–60

| overtime = OT

| attend = 1,264

| record = 15–9

| conference = 9–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 14, 2019

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = UNC Wilmington

| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum

| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC

| attend = 3,842

| score = 81–77

| record = 16–9

| conference = 10–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 16, 2019

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = College of Charleston

| site_stadium = TD Arena

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| attend = 4,867

| score = 79–88

| overtime = OT

| record = 16–10

| conference = 10–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 21, 2019

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away =

| opponent = James Madison

| site_stadium = Matthews Arena

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 76–60

| attend = 910

| record = 17–10

| conference = 11–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 23, 2019

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| away =

| opponent = Towson

| site_stadium = Matthews Arena

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 73–58

| attend = 1,432

| record = 18–10

| conference = 12–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 28, 2019

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Delaware

| site_stadium = Bob Carpenter Center

| site_cityst = Newark, DE

| attend = 2,157

| score = 75–64

| record = 19–10

| conference = 13–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 2, 2019

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Drexel

| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| attend = 1,348

| score = 90–66

| record = 20–10

| conference = 14–4

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Northeastern Huskies}}| 2019 CAA men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 10, 2019

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| neutral = yes

| seed = 2

| opponent = UNC Wilmington

| oppseed = 10

| tv =

| site_stadium = North Charleston Coliseum

| site_cityst = North Charleston, SC

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| score = 80–59

| attend =

| record = 21–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 11, 2019

| time = 8:53 p.m.

| neutral = yes

| seed = 2

| opponent = Charleston

| oppseed = 3

| tv = CBSSN

| site_stadium = North Charleston Coliseum

| site_cityst = North Charleston, SC

| gamename = Semifinals

| score = 70–67

| attend = 3,599

| record = 22–10

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 12, 2019

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| neutral = yes

| seed = 2

| opponent = Hofstra

| oppseed = 1

| tv = CBSSN

| site_stadium = North Charleston Coliseum

| site_cityst = North Charleston, SC

| gamename = Championship

| score = 82–74

| attend = 2,892

| record = 23–10

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Northeastern Huskies}}| 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 21, 2019

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| seed = 13 MW

| opponent = Kansas

| oppseed = 4 MW

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Vivint Smart Home Arena

| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT

| gamename = First round

| tv = TNT

| score = 53–87

| attend = 16,576

| record = 23–11

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP poll|timezone=Eastern}}

Source:{{Cite web |title=2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule |url=https://nuhuskies.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2018-19 |access-date=February 27, 2025 |website=nuhuskies.com}}

References