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. They finished the season 23-11, 14-4 to finish in 2nd place. In the CAA Tournament, they defeated UNC Wilmington, Charleston, and Hofstra 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.

2018–19 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
CAA Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	23–11 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach	Bill Coen (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Markwood Brian McDonald Manny Adako
Home arena	Matthews Arena
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hofstra	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
Northeastern †	14	–	4		.778			23	–	11		.676
Charleston	12	–	6		.667			24	–	9		.727
William & Mary	10	–	8		.556			14	–	17		.452
Delaware	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
Drexel	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Elon	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
James Madison	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
Towson	6	–	12		.333			10	–	22		.313
UNC Wilmington	5	–	13		.278			10	–	23		.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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Derrick Cook	0	G	6'4"	190	Freshman	Fairburn, GA	Transferred to Georgia Highlands College
Devon Begley	20	G	6'4"	198	Senior	Pearland, TX	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Greg Eboigbodin	10	F	6'9"	220	Sophomore	Benin City, Nigeria	Illinois
Shaquille Walters	24	G/F	6'6"	190	Sophomore	London, England	Santa 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

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
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
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 October 8, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Jason Strong 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Westminster Academy Coconut Creek, FL G 1 Shawn Occeus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Grandview Prep Boynton Beach, VA G 4 Vasa Pusica 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Sunrise Christian Academy San Diego Belgrade, Serbia F 10 Greg Eboigbodin   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So University of Detroit Jesuit HS Illinois Benin City, Nigeria F 11 Jeremy Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr New Hampton School Milton, MA G 12 Jordan Roland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) RS Jr Westhill HS George Washington Syracuse, NY G 13 Myles Franklin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Villa Park Brea, CA G/F 14 Maxime Boursiquot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Immaculata Ottawa, ON G 20 Bolden Brace 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Jr Santa Barbara HS Santa Barbara, CA G 22 Donnell Gresham, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Cretin-Derham Hall Maplewood, MN G/F 24 Shaquille Walters   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So City of London Academy/Lee Academy Santa Clara London, England C 30 Anthony Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Sr North Quincy HS Tilton School Quincy, MA F 33 Tomas Murphy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Northfield Mount Hermon School Wakefield, RI	Head coach Bill Coen (Hamilton College) Assistant coach(es) Chris Markwood (Maine) Brian McDonald (Northeastern) Manny Adako (Northeastern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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 Source^[1].

References

1. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule".