2016–17 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Huskies, led by eleventh-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 15–16, 8–10 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Towson .
Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 18–15, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Towson to advance to the semifinals of the CAA tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington .
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Alex Murphy
0
F
6'5"
225
RS Senior
Wakefield, RI
Transferred from Florida . Will eligible to play since Murphy graduated from Florida .
Vasa Pusica
4
G
6'5"
210
Junior
Belgrade, Serbia
Transferred from San Diego . Under NCAA transfer rules, Pusica will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Bolden Brace #76 SF
Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Oct 22, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 67
Maxime Boursiquot SF
Ottawa, ON
Kent School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
N/A
Mar 31, 2016
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 64
Shawn Occeus SF
Boca Raton, FL
Grandview Prep
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
N/A
Oct 5, 2015
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:
Roster
2016–17 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Alex Murphy
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Sr
St. Mark's Duke /Florida
Wakefield, RI
G
1
Shawn Occeus
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Grandview Prep
Boynton Beach, VA
F
2
Bolden Brace
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
G/F
3
Jimmy Marshall
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Douglas S. Freeman
Richmond, VA
G
4
Vasa Pusica (I)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Sunrise Christian Academy San Diego
Belgrade, Serbia
G
10
T. J. Williams
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Pflugerville
Pflugerville, TX
F
11
Jeremy Miller
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
New Hampton School
Milton, MA
G/F
14
Maxime Boursiquot
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
211 lb (96 kg)
Fr
Immaculata /Kent School
Ottawa, ON
G
20
Devon Begley
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
Jr
Pearland
Pearland, TX
F
21
Sajon Ford
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Gibbs
St. Petersburg, FL
G
22
Donnell Gresham, Jr.
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
So
Cretin-Derham Hall
Maplewood, MN
C
30
Anthony Green
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
252 lb (114 kg)
So
Tilton School
Quincy, MA
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
11/11/2016 *7:00 pm, NESN
Boston University
W 87–77
1–0
Matthews Arena (2,287)Boston, MA
11/14/2016 *7:00 pm, SNY
at UConn
W 64–61
2–0
Gampel Pavilion (7,573)Storrs, CT
11/18/2016 *6:00 pm
at Boston University Steve Wright Classic
L 63–65
2–1
Case Gym (843)Boston, MA
11/19/2016 *6:30 pm
vs. LIU Brooklyn Steve Wright Classic
L 74–78
2–2
Case Gym (672)Boston, MA
11/20/2016 *2:00 pm
vs. Maine Steve Wright Classic
W 80–72
3–2
Case Gym (460)Boston, MA
11/27/2016 *2:00 pm
Kent State
W 73–70
4–2
Matthews Arena (701)Boston, MA
11/30/2016 *7:00 pm
at Cornell
L 77–80
4–3
Newman Arena (742)Ithaca, NY
12/03/2016 *6:00 pm
at Stony Brook
L 75–77
4–4
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,883)Stony Brook, NY
12/06/2016 *7:00 pm
at Harvard
L 80–86
4–5
Lavietes Pavilion (1,517)Cambridge, MA
12/10/2016 *1:00 pm
at Vermont
W 59–57
5–5
Patrick Gym (2,284)Burlington, VT
12/18/2016 *7:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan State
W 81–73
6–5
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
12/20/2016 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland
W 61–59
7–5
Athletics Center O'rena (2,622)Rochester Hills, MI
CAA regular season
12/31/2016 2:00 pm
William & Mary
W 84–64
8–5 (1–0)
Matthews Arena (960)Boston, MA
01/02/2017 4:30 pm
at Drexel
W 75–70 OT
9–5 (2–0)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (899)Philadelphia, PA
01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ASN
Delaware
W 90–54
10–5 (3–0)
Matthews Arena (1,873)Boston, MA
01/07/2017 7:00 pm
James Madison
W 64–54
11–5 (4–0)
Matthews Arena (1,354)Boston, MA
01/12/2017 7:00 pm
Drexel
W 92–75
12–5 (5–0)
Matthews Arena (1,417)Boston, MA
01/14/2017 2:00 pm, CSN
at Towson
L 67–74
12–6 (5–1)
SECU Arena (1,773)Towson, MD
01/19/2017 7:00 pm
at Delaware
L 62–69
12–7 (5–2)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,805)Newark, DE
01/21/2017 4:00 pm
at Hofstra
L 73–78
12–8 (5–3)
Mack Sports Complex (2,629)Hempstead, NY
01/26/2017 7:00 pm
Elon
L 49–51
12–9 (5–4)
Matthews Arena (1,249)Boston, MA
01/28/2017 7:00 pm
Towson
W 69–62
13–9 (6–4)
Matthews Arena (1,255)Boston, MA
02/02/2017 7:00 pm
at William & Mary
L 69–94
13–10 (6–5)
Kaplan Arena (2,134)Williamsburg, VA
02/04/2017 4:00 pm
at James Madison
L 69–73
13–11 (6–6)
JMU Convocation Center (3,543)Harrisonburg, VA
02/09/2017 7:30 pm
at College of Charleston
W 73–72
14–11 (7–6)
TD Arena (2,916)Charleston, SC
02/11/2017 7:00 pm
Hofstra
L 64–74
14–12 (7–7)
Matthews Arena (1,032)Boston, MA
02/16/2017 7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington
L 65–66
14–13 (7–8)
Matthews Arena (1,041)Boston, MA
02/18/2017 1:00 pm
College of Charleston
L 71–85
14–14 (7–9)
Matthews Arena (1,447)Boston, MA
02/23/2017 7:00 pm
at Elon
W 105–104 2OT
15–14 (8–9)
Alumni Gym (1,278)Elon, NC
02/25/2017 2:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington
L 65–74
15–15 (8–10)
Trask Coliseum (5,200)Wilmington, NC
CAA tournament
03/04/2017 8:30 pm, CSN
(6)
vs. (3) Towson Quarterfinals
L 54–82
15–16
North Charleston Coliseum (4,212)North Charleston, SC
See also
2016–17 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team
References