2017–18 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 12th-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 23–10, 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.

2017–18 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
CAA regular season co-champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2017–18 record23–10 (14–4 CAA)
Head coachBill Coen (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Markwood
  • Brian McDonald
  • Bobby Martin
Home arenaMatthews Arena
2017–18 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
College of Charleston 144 .778  268  .765
Northeastern144 .778  2310  .697
Hofstra126 .667  1912  .613
William & Mary117 .611  1912  .613
Towson810 .444  1814  .563
UNC Wilmington711 .389  1121  .344
Delaware612 .333  1419  .424
Drexel612 .333  1320  .394
James Madison612 .333  1022  .313
Elon612 .333  1418  .438
2018 CAA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2016–17 season 15–16, 8–10 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to Towson.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Alex Murphy0F6'8"225RS SeniorWakefield, RIGraduated
Jimmy Marshall3G/F6'7"210SeniorRichmond, VAGraduated
T. J. Williams10G6'3"205SeniorPflugerville, TXGraduated
Sajon Ford21F6'11"210SophomoreSt. Petersburg, PALeft the team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jordan Roland12G6'1"171JuniorSyracuse, NYTransferred from George Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Roland will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tomas Murphy
#27 C
Wakefield, RI Northfield-Mt. Hermon School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 12, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Myles Franklin
#89 SG
Villa Park, CA Villa Park High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Oct 15, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 66
Derrick Cook
SF
Mableton, GA Langston Hughes High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sep 9, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Jason Strong
SF
Fort Lauderdale, FL Westminster Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sep 19, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.

    Roster

    2017–18 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Derrick Cook 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrLangston Hughes Fairburn, GA
    G 1 Shawn Occeus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)208 lb (94 kg) SoGrandview Prep Boynton Beach, VA
    F 2 Bolden Brace 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)227 lb (103 kg) SoSanta Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
    F 3 Jason Strong 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrWestminster Academy Coconut Creek, FL
    G 4 Vasa Pusica 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrSunrise Christian Academy
    San Diego
    Belgrade, Serbia
    F 11 Jeremy Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrNew Hampton School Milton, MA
    G 13 Myles Franklin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrVilla Park Brea, CA
    G/F 14 Maxime Boursiquot 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)211 lb (96 kg) SoImmaculata Ottawa, ON
    G 20 Devon Begley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)198 lb (90 kg) SrPearland Pearland, TX
    G 22 Donnell Gresham, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)203 lb (92 kg) RS SoCretin-Derham Hall Maplewood, MN
    C 30 Anthony Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)252 lb (114 kg) JrTilton School Quincy, MA
    F 33 Tomas Murphy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrNorthfield Mount Hermon Wakefield, RI
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2017*
    7:30 pm
    at Boston University W 65–59  1–0
    Case Gym (1,535)
    Boston, MA
    Nov 12, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    Wentworth W 83–49  1–1
    Matthews Arena (1,014)
    Boston, MA
    Nov 17, 2017*
    6:00 pm, P12N
    at Stanford
    Phil Knight Invitational
    L 59–73  2–1
    Maples Pavilion (2,998)
    Stanford, CA
    Nov 19, 2017*
    2:00 pm
    at Ohio State
    Phil Knight Invitational
    L 55–80  2–2
    Value City Arena (10,779)
    Columbus, OH
    Nov 24, 2017*
    3:30 pm
    vs. Utah State
    Phil Knight Invitational sub-regional
    L 67–71  2–3
    Nashville Municipal Auditorium (400)
    Nashville, TN
    Nov 25, 2017*
    3:00 pm
    vs. Furman
    Phil Knight Invitational sub-regional
    L 67–78  2–4
    Nashville Municipal Auditorium (400)
    Nashville, TN
    Nov 30, 2017*
    7:00 pm, NESN
    Harvard W 77–61  3–4
    Matthews Arena (1,376)
    Boston, MA
    Dec 2, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    Cornell W 84–66  4–4
    Matthews Arena (974)
    Boston, MA
    Dec 5, 2017*
    7:00 pm, NESN+
    Bucknell W 82–64  5–4
    Matthews Arena (779)
    Boston, MA
    Dec 9, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    Vermont W 71–67  6–4
    Matthews Arena (1,600)
    Boston, MA
    Dec 18, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Kent State W 81–69  7–4
    MAC Center (1,963)
    Kent, OH
    Dec 20, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    at St. Bonaventure L 65–84  7–5
    Reilly Center (3,278)
    Orlean, NY
    CAA regular season
    Dec 30, 2017
    4:00 pm
    at James Madison W 80–67  8–5
    (1–0)
    JMU Convocation Center (782)
    Harrisonburg, VA
    Jan 2, 2017
    7:00 pm
    Hofstra L 70–71  8–6
    (1–1)
    Matthews Arena (692)
    Boston, MA
    Jan 5, 2017
    7:00 pm
    Elon W 72–60  9–6
    (2–1)
    Matthews Arena (2,259)
    Boston, MA
    Jan 7, 2018
    2:00 pm
    James Madison W 80–67  10–6
    (3–1)
    Matthews Arena (782)
    Boston, MA
    Jan 11, 2017
    7:00 pm
    at College of Charleston L 66–82  10–7
    (3–2)
    TD Arena (3,705)
    Charleston, SC
    Jan 13, 2017
    7:00 pm
    at UNC Wilmington W 81–77  11–7
    (4–2)
    Trask Coliseum (4,006)
    Wilmington, NC
    Jan 18, 2017
    7:00 pm
    at William & Mary W 90–70  12–7
    (5–2)
    Kaplan Arena (4,044)
    Williamsburg, VA
    Jan 20, 2017
    2:00 pm, NESN+
    Delaware W 76–64  13–7
    (6–2)
    Matthews Arena (901)
    Boston, MA
    Jan 25, 2017
    7:00 pm
    at Hofstra W 81–67  14–7
    (7–2)
    Mack Sports Complex (1,361)
    Hempstead, NY
    Jan 27, 2017
    2:00 pm
    at Drexel L 67–68  14–8
    (7–3)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,526)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Feb 1, 2017
    7:00 pm
    at College of Charleston L 64–69  14–9
    (7–4)
    Matthews Arena (1,106)
    Boston, MA
    Feb 3, 2017
    4:00 pm, NESN+
    at UNC Wilmington W 107–100 OT 15–9
    (8–4)
    Matthews Arena (1,341)
    Boston, MA
    Feb 8, 2017
    7:00 pm
    at Delaware W 70–67  16–9
    (9–4)
    Bob Carpenter Center (2,368)
    Newark, DE
    Feb 10, 2017
    4:00 pm
    at Towson W 77–62  17–9
    (10–4)
    SECU Arena (2,263)
    Towson, MD
    Feb 15, 2017
    7:00 pm
    Drexel W 75–69  18–9
    (11–4)
    Matthews Arena (990)
    Boston, MA
    Feb 17, 2017
    4:00 pm
    William & Mary W 69–67  19–9
    (12–4)
    Matthews Arena (1,129)
    Boston, MA
    Feb 22, 2017
    7:00 pm, NESN
    Towson W 80–75  20–9
    (13–4)
    Matthews Arena (960)
    Boston, MA
    Feb 24, 2017
    7:00 pm
    at Elon W 81–59  21–9
    (14–4)
    Alumni Gym (1,847)
    Elon, NC
    CAA Tournament
    Mar 4, 2018
    6:00 pm, CAA.tv
    (2) vs. (7) Delaware
    Quarterfinals
    W 74–50  22–9
    North Charleston Coliseum (2,566)
    North Charleston, SC
    Mar 5, 2018
    8:30 pm, CBSSN
    (2) vs. (6) UNC Wilmington
    Semifinals
    W 79–52  23–9
    North Charleston Coliseum (4,099)
    North Charleston, SC
    Mar 6, 2018
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    (2) vs. (1) College of Charleston
    Championship game
    L 76–83 OT 23–10
    North Charleston Coliseum (7,945)
    North Charleston, SC

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time

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    See also

    2017–18 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team

    References

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