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1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

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1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
ECAC North Regular-season champion
ECAC North Conference tournament champion
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceEastern College Athletic Conference-North
Record27–7 (17–1 ECAC-North)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthews Arena
Seasons
1986–87 ECAC North men's basketball standings
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

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]

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

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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
F Kevin Lee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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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

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Awards and honors

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA club
1 22 Reggie Lewis Boston Celtics

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References

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  1. ^ "Lee Leads Purdue to Round 2". 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.