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2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

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2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record18–15 (9–9 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthews Arena
Seasons
2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 14 4   .778 24 10   .706
UNC Wilmington 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Towson 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
James Madison 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
William & Mary 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Northeastern 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
College of Charleston 8 10   .444 17 14   .548
Elon 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Drexel 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
Delaware 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
2016 CAA tournament winner

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.

Previous season

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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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
C. J. Hill 22 G 6'2" 184 RS Freshman Centerville, Virginia Transferred to Louisburg College
Scott Eatherton 43 F 6'8" 219 RS Senior Hershey, Pennsylvania Graduated
Reggie Spencer 44 F 6'7" 234 Senior Tuscaloosa, Alabama Graduated

Recruiting

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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:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 August 26, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brandon Kamga 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr South Lakes Reston, Virginia
G/F 3 Jimmy Marshall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Douglas S. Freeman Richmond, Virginia
G 4 David Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Stow-Munroe Falls Stow, Ohio
G 10 T. J. Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Pflugerville Pflugerville, Texas
F 11 Jeremy Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr New Hampton School Milton, Massachusetts
G/F 12 Quincy Ford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Gibbs St. Petersburg, Florida
G 15 Caleb Donnelly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Alvirne Hudson, New Hampshire
G 20 Devon Begley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Pearland Pearland, Texas
F 21 Sajon Ford 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Gibbs St. Petersburg, Florida
G 22 Donnell Gresham, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Cretin-Derham Hall Maplewood, Minnesota
C 30 Anthony Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Tilton School Quincy, Massachusetts
G 33 Zach Stahl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Hopkins Chanhassen, Minnesota
F 34 Kwesi Abakah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Jr North Gwinnett Suwanee, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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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)
Mack Sports Complex (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.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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