1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1985–86 college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Karl Fogel, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 27–7 overall with a 17–1 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. The Huskies one conference loss split two separate 11-game win streaks. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the East region. The Huskies were defeated in the opening round by No. 3 seed Purdue, 104–95.^[1]

1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
ECAC North Regular-season champion ECAC North Conference tournament champion
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Eastern College Athletic Conference-North
Record	27–7 (17–1 ECAC-North)
Head coach	Karl Fogel (1st season)
Assistant coaches	J. Keith Motley Kevin Dunne Dennis Walsh
Home arena	Matthews Arena
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 ECAC North men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northeastern †	17	–	1		.944			27	–	7		.794
Niagara	14	–	4		.778			21	–	10		.677
Boston University	12	–	6		.667			18	–	12		.600
Canisius	12	–	6		.667			16	–	12		.571
Siena	12	–	6		.667			17	–	12		.586
Hartford	8	–	10		.444			14	–	14		.500
Maine	6	–	12		.333			10	–	18		.357
Vermont	3	–	15		.167			5	–	23		.179
New Hampshire	3	–	15		.167			4	–	24		.143
Colgate	3	–	15		.167			4	–	23		.148
† 1987 ECAC North tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Senior Reggie Lewis was awarded the ECAC North Player of the Year for the third consecutive season. He would finish as the school's all-time leading scorer and was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 22nd pick in the 1987 NBA draft.

Roster

1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 20 Andre LaFleur 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Gov. Dummer Academy Los Angeles, California F 21 Wes Fuller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Camden HS Camden, New Jersey G/F 35 Reggie Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Paul Laurence Dunbar HS Baltimore, Maryland	Head coach Karl Fogel Assistant coach(es) J. Keith Motley Kevin Dunne Dennis Walsh Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*		vs. No. 2 Louisville Great Alaska Shootout	W 88–84 ^OT	1–0	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 1986*		vs. Utah State Great Alaska Shootout	W 96–91	2–0	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1986*		vs. No. 10 Iowa Great Alaska Shootout	L 80–103	2–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 3, 1986*	No. 19	Saint Joseph's (Maine)	W 81–54	3–1	Matthews Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 5, 1986*	No. 19	vs. Jacksonville	W 76–70	4–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 6, 1986*	No. 19	at No. 17 Syracuse	L 74–94	4–2	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Dec 8, 1986*		at East Carolina	L 70–74	4–3	Minges Coliseum  Greenville, North Carolina
Dec 13, 1986*		at UMass	W 78–70	5–3	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, Massachusetts
Dec 26, 1986*		vs. Bradley	L 105–110	5–4	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1986*		at La Salle	L 85–102	5–5	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 2, 1987		at Maine	W 72–64	6–5 (1–0)	Alfond Arena  Orono, Maine
Jan 4, 1987		at New Hampshire	W 91–64	7–5 (2–0)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, New Hampshire
Jan 6, 1987		Hartford	W 64–62	8–5 (3–0)	Matthews Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 8, 1987*		Tufts	W 99–72	9–5	Matthews Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 10, 1987		Canisius	W 89–61	10–5 (4–0)	Matthews Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 13, 1987		at Hartford	W 74–65	11–5 (5–0)	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, Connecticut
Jan 17, 1987		Siena	W 93–64	12–5 (6–0)	Matthews Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 24, 1987		Maine	W 104–78	13–5 (7–0)	Matthews Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 26, 1987*		Quinnipiac	W 104–54	14–5	Matthews Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 28, 1987		at Vermont	W 68–66	15–5 (8–0)	Patrick Gym  Burlington, Vermont
Jan 31, 1987		Niagara	W 60–50	16–5 (9–0)	Matthews Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 5, 1987		at Niagara	L 87–88	16–6 (9–1)	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium  Lewiston, New York
Feb 7, 1987		at Canisius	W 72–68	17–6 (10–1)	Koessler Athletic Center  Buffalo, New York
Feb 9, 1987		at Colgate	W 96–79	18–6 (11–1)	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, New York
Feb 14, 1987		Boston University	W 68–65	19–6 (12–1)	Matthews Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 18, 1987		Colgate	W 97–73	20–6 (13–1)	Matthews Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 21, 1987		at Siena	W 90–83	21–6 (14–1)	Alumni Recreation Center  Loudonville, New York
Feb 23, 1987		New Hampshire	W 76–69	22–6 (15–1)	Matthews Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 25, 1987		Vermont	W 80–68	23–6 (16–1)	Matthews Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 28, 1987		at Boston University	W 84–77	24–6 (17–1)	Case Gym  Boston, Massachusetts
ECAC North tournament
Mar 5, 1987*		New Hampshire Quarterfinals	W 85–71	25–6	Matthews Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 6, 1987*		Siena Semifinals	W 89–79	26–6	Matthews Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 7, 1987*		Boston University Championship game	W 71–68	27–6	Matthews Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1987*	(14 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 7 Purdue	L 95–104	27–7	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

Main article: 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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Awards and honors

• Reggie Lewis – ECAC North Player of the Year (3x)

NBA draft

Main article: 1987 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA club
1	22	Reggie Lewis	Boston Celtics

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References

1. . The Chicago Tribune. March 14, 1987. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
2. "1980s Northeastern MBB by the Year". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
3. "1986–87 Northeastern Huskies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
4. "2020-21 Northeastern Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
5. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 937–938. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
6. "1987 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2022.