2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2015–16 record 12–8 (4–3 CAA)
Head coach Bill Coen (10th year)
Assistant coach David McLaughlin
Assistant coach Chris Markwood
Assistant coach Brian McDonald
Home arena Matthews Arena
2015–16 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington 12 2   .857     20 5   .800
Hofstra 10 4   .714     18 8   .692
Towson 9 5   .643     18 9   .667
James Madison 9 5   .643     19 8   .704
William & Mary 9 5   .643     17 8   .680
College of Charleston 8 6   .571     16 9   .640
Northeastern 6 8   .429     14 13   .519
Elon 5 9   .357     14 13   .519
Delaware 1 13   .071     6 19   .240
Drexel 1 13   .071     3 22   .120
2016 CAA Tournament winner
As of February 13, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represents Northeastern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by tenth year head coach Bill Coen, play their home games at Matthews Arena and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous Season

The Huskies finished the 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. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, their first NCAA bid since 1991, where they lost in the second round to Notre Dame.

Departures

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

Recruiting

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jeremy Miller
PF
Milton, MA New Hampton School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 18, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Brandon Kamga
SF
Reston, VA South Lakes High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 6, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Sajon Ford
PF
Saint Petersburg, FL Gibbs High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 17, 2014 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
Anthony Green
C
Quincy, MA Tilton School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Oct 7, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 63
Donnell Gresham
PG
Saint Paul, MN Cretin-Derham Hall High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 6, 2014 
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

2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kamga, BrandonBrandon Kamga 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr South Lakes Reston, VA
G/F 3 Marshall, JimmyJimmy Marshall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Douglas S. Freeman Richmond, VA
G 4 Walker, DavidDavid Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Stow-Munroe Falls Stow, OH
G 10 Williams, T. J.T. J. Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX
F 11 Miller, JeremyJeremy Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr New Hampton School Milton, MA
G/F 12 Ford, QuincyQuincy Ford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Gibbs St. Petersburg, FL
G 15 Donnelly, CalebCaleb Donnelly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Alvirne Hudson, NH
G 20 Begley, DevonDevon Begley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Pearland Pearland, TX
F 21 Ford, SajonSajon Ford 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Gibbs St. Petersburg, FL
G 22 Gresham, Jr., DonnellDonnell Gresham, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Cretin-Derham Hall Maplewood, MN
C 30 Green, AnthonyAnthony Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Tilton School Quincy, MA
G 33 Stahl, ZachZach Stahl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Hopkins Chanhassen, MN
F 34 Abakah, KwesiKwesi Abakah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Jr North Gwinnett Suwanee, GA
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, MA
11/17/2015*
7:00 PM
Wenworth
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
W 91–62  2–0
Cabot Center (1,798)
Boston, MA
11/20/2015*
5:00 PM
vs. Florida Atlantic
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
W 60–58  3–0
Millett Hall (1,255)
Oxford, OH
11/21/2015*
1:30 PM
vs. Lipscomb
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
W 79–67  4–0
Millett Hall (1,196)
Oxford, OH
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, OH
11/27/2015*
4:00 PM, ESPN3
at #15 Miami (FL) W 78–77  5–1
BankUnited Center (6,635)
Coral Gables, FL
12/02/2015*
7:00 PM
Harvard W 80–71  6–1
Matthews Arena (2,383)
Boston, MA
12/05/2015*
3:00 PM, ESPN3
at Detroit L 73–76  6–2
Calihan Hall (1,733)
Detroit, MI
12/07/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Western Michigan L 86–87 OT 6–3
University Arena (2,031)
Kalamazoo, MI
12/12/2015*
4:00 PM
Stony Brook W 75–62  7–3
Matthews Arena (1,263)
Boston, MA
12/19/2015*
12:30 PM, NBCSN
#1 Michigan State
Northeastern Winter Showdown
L 58–78  7–4
Matthews Arena (5,288)
Boston, MA
12/22/2015*
1:00 PM
Vermont W 77–65  8–4
Matthews Arena (928)
Boston, MA
12/29/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at NC State L 66–72  8–5
PNC Arena (17,074)
Raleigh, NC
CAA regular season
12/31/2015
2:00 PM
at Elon W 86–79  9–5
(1–0)
Alumni Gym (1,087)
Elon, NC
01/02/2016
6:00 PM, ASN
at UNC Wilmington W 65–63  10–5
(2–0)
Trask Coliseum (3,974)
Wilmington, NC
01/07/2016
7:00 PM
Delaware W 88–56  11–5
(3–0)
Matthews Arena (1,687)
Boston, MA
01/09/2016
4:00 PM
at William & Mary L 60–78  11–6
(3–1)
Kaplan Arena (3,626)
Williamsburg, VA
01/14/2016
7:00 PM, CSN
James Madison L 63–75  11–7
(3–2)
Matthews Arena (1,944)
Boston, MA
01/16/2016
2:00 PM
at Delaware W 69–60  12–7
(4–2)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,763)
Newark, DE
01/21/2016
8:00 PM, CSN
Hofstra L 96–92 3OT 12–8
(4–3)
Matthews Arena (1,359)
Boston, MA
01/23/2016
1:00 PM
Towson   
Matthews Arena
Boston, MA
01/28/2016
7:30 PM, WCIV
at College of Charleston   
TD Arena
Charleston, SC
01/30/2016
7:00 PM
Elon   
Matthews Arena
Boston, MA
02/04/2016
7:00 PM, CSN
William & Mary   
Matthews Arena
Boston, MA
02/06/2016
7:00 PM
UNC Wilmington   
Matthews Arena
Boston, MA
02/11/2016
7:00 PM
at Towson   
SECU Arena
Towson, MD
02/13/2016
1:00 PM
Drexel   
Matthews Arena
Boston, MA
02/18/2016
7:00 PM
at James Madison   
JMU Convocation Center
Harrisonburg, VA
02/21/2016
2:00 PM, NBCSN
at Hofstra   
Hofstra Arena
Hempstead, NY
02/25/2016
7:00 PM
College of Charleston   
Matthews Arena
Boston, MA
02/27/2016
4:00 PM
at Drexel   
Daskalakis Athletic Center
Philadelphia, PA
CAA Tournament
03/04–07/2015
vs.    
Royal Farms Arena
Baltimore, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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