2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by tenth year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 18–15, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington.

2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2015–16 record18–15 (9–9 CAA)
Head coachBill Coen (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • David McLaughlin
  • Chris Markwood
  • Brian McDonald
Home arenaMatthews Arena
2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Hofstra144 .778  2410  .706
UNC Wilmington144 .778  258  .758
Towson117 .611  2013  .606
James Madison117 .611  2111  .656
William & Mary117 .611  2011  .645
Northeastern99 .500  1815  .545
College of Charleston810 .444  1714  .548
Elon711 .389  1616  .500
Drexel315 .167  625  .194
Delaware216 .111  723  .233
2016 CAA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2014–15 season 23–12, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for the CAA regular season championship. They defeated Delaware, UNC Wilmington, and William & Mary to become champions of the CAA Tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, their first NCAA bid since 1991, where they lost in the Second Round to Notre Dame.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
C. J. Hill22G6'2"184RS FreshmanCenterville, VirginiaTransferred to Louisburg College
Scott Eatherton43F6'8"219RS SeniorHershey, PennsylvaniaGraduated
Reggie Spencer44F6'7"234SeniorTuscaloosa, AlabamaGraduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jeremy Miller
PF
Milton, Massachusetts New Hampton School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 18, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Brandon Kamga
SF
Reston, Virginia South Lakes High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 6, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Sajon Ford
PF
Saint Petersburg, Florida Gibbs High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 17, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
Anthony Green
C
Quincy, Massachusetts Tilton School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Oct 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 63
Donnell Gresham
PG
Saint Paul, Minnesota Cretin-Derham Hall High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 6, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-08-26.

    Roster

    2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Brandon Kamga 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrSouth Lakes Reston, Virginia
    G/F 3 Jimmy Marshall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrDouglas S. Freeman Richmond, Virginia
    G 4 David Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)196 lb (89 kg) SrStow-Munroe Falls Stow, Ohio
    G 10 T. J. Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)201 lb (91 kg) JrPflugerville Pflugerville, Texas
    F 11 Jeremy Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)232 lb (105 kg) FrNew Hampton School Milton, Massachusetts
    G/F 12 Quincy Ford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrGibbs St. Petersburg, Florida
    G 15 Caleb Donnelly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)181 lb (82 kg) RS SrAlvirne Hudson, New Hampshire
    G 20 Devon Begley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)186 lb (84 kg) SoPearland Pearland, Texas
    F 21 Sajon Ford 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrGibbs St. Petersburg, Florida
    G 22 Donnell Gresham, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrCretin-Derham Hall Maplewood, Minnesota
    C 30 Anthony Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg) FrTilton School Quincy, Massachusetts
    G 33 Zach Stahl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrHopkins Chanhassen, Minnesota
    F 34 Kwesi Abakah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)212 lb (96 kg) RS JrNorth Gwinnett Suwanee, Georgia
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    [1]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/13/2015*
    7:00 PM
    at Boston University W 87–84  1–0
    Case Gym (1,256)
    Boston
    11/17/2015*
    7:00 PM
    Wentworth
    Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
    W 91–62  2–0
    Cabot Center (1,798)
    Boston
    11/20/2015*
    5:00 PM
    vs. Florida Atlantic
    Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
    W 60–58  3–0
    Millett Hall (1,255)
    Oxford, Ohio
    11/21/2015*
    1:30 PM
    vs. Lipscomb
    Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
    W 79–67  4–0
    Millett Hall (1,196)
    Oxford, Ohio
    11/22/2015*
    2:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Miami (OH)
    Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
    L 61–67  4–1
    Millett Hall (1,174)
    Oxford, Ohio
    11/27/2015*
    4:00 PM, ESPN3
    at No. 15 Miami (FL) W 78–77  5–1
    BankUnited Center (6,635)
    Coral Gables, Florida
    12/02/2015*
    7:00 PM
    Harvard W 80–71  6–1
    Matthews Arena (2,383)
    Boston
    12/05/2015*
    3:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Detroit L 73–76  6–2
    Calihan Hall (1,733)
    Detroit
    12/07/2015*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Western Michigan L 86–87 OT 6–3
    University Arena (2,031)
    Kalamazoo, Michigan
    12/12/2015*
    4:00 PM
    Stony Brook W 75–62  7–3
    Matthews Arena (1,263)
    Boston
    12/19/2015*
    12:30 PM, NBCSN
    No. 1 Michigan State
    Northeastern Winter Showdown
    L 58–78  7–4
    Matthews Arena (5,288)
    Boston, Massachusetts
    12/22/2015*
    1:00 PM
    Vermont W 77–65  8–4
    Matthews Arena (928)
    Boston
    12/29/2015*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    at NC State L 66–72  8–5
    PNC Arena (17,074)
    Raleigh, North Carolina
    CAA regular season
    12/31/2015
    2:00 PM
    at Elon W 86–79  9–5
    (1–0)
    Alumni Gym (1,087)
    Elon, North Carolina
    01/02/2016
    6:00 PM, ASN
    at UNC Wilmington W 65–63  10–5
    (2–0)
    Trask Coliseum (3,974)
    Wilmington, North Carolina
    01/07/2016
    7:00 PM
    Delaware W 88–56  11–5
    (3–0)
    Matthews Arena (1,687)
    Boston
    01/09/2016
    4:00 PM
    at William & Mary L 60–78  11–6
    (3–1)
    Kaplan Arena (3,626)
    Williamsburg, Virginia
    01/14/2016
    7:00 PM, CSN
    James Madison L 63–75  11–7
    (3–2)
    Matthews Arena (1,944)
    Boston
    01/16/2016
    2:00 PM
    at Delaware W 69–60  12–7
    (4–2)
    Bob Carpenter Center (2,763)
    Newark, Delaware
    01/21/2016
    8:00 PM, CSN
    Hofstra L 92–96 3OT 12–8
    (4–3)
    Matthews Arena (1,359)
    Boston
    01/23/2016
    1:00 PM
    Towson L 72–79  12–9
    (4–4)
    Matthews Arena (1,187)
    Boston
    01/28/2016
    7:30 PM
    at College of Charleston L 61–68  12–10
    (4–5)
    TD Arena (2,528)
    Charleston, South Carolina
    01/30/2016
    7:00 PM
    Elon L 67–71  12–11
    (4–6)
    Matthews Arena (1,259)
    Boston
    02/04/2016
    7:00 PM, CSN
    William & Mary L 77–86  12–12
    (4–7)
    Matthews Arena (1,416)
    Boston
    02/06/2016
    7:00 PM
    UNC Wilmington L 73–90  12–13
    (4–8)
    Matthews Arena (1,677)
    Boston
    02/11/2016
    7:00 PM
    at Towson W 47–44  13–13
    (5–8)
    SECU Arena (1,578)
    Towson, Maryland
    02/13/2016
    1:00 PM
    Drexel W 70–60  14–13
    (6–8)
    Matthews Arena (1,238)
    Boston
    02/18/2016
    7:00 PM
    at James Madison W 95–94 3OT 15–13
    (7–8)
    JMU Convocation Center (3,152)
    Harrisonburg, Virginia
    02/21/2016
    2:00 PM, NBCSN
    at Hofstra L 60–65  15–14
    (7–9)
    Hofstra Arena (3,030)
    Hempstead, New York
    02/25/2016
    7:00 PM
    College of Charleston W 58–57  16–14
    (8–9)
    Matthews Arena (1,585)
    Boston
    02/27/2016
    4:00 PM
    at Drexel W 61–59  17–14
    (9–9)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,307)
    Philadelphia
    CAA Tournament
    03/05/2015
    8:30 PM, CSN
    (6) vs. (3) Towson
    Quarterfinals
    W 71–60  18–14
    Royal Farms Arena (3,450)
    Baltimore
    03/06/2015
    3:30 PM, NBCSN
    (6) vs. (2) UNC Wilmington
    Semifinals
    L 70–73  18–15
    Royal Farms Arena (3,643)
    Baltimore
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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