2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

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2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
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Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2015–16 record 18–15 (9–9 CAA)
Head coach Bill Coen (10th year)
Assistant coach David McLaughlin
Assistant coach Chris Markwood
Assistant coach Brian McDonald
Home arena Matthews Arena
Seasons
« 2014–15 2016–17 »
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 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:

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Roster

2015–16 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
G 0 Brandon Kamga 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr South Lakes Reston, VA
G/F 3 Jimmy Marshall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Douglas S. Freeman Richmond, VA
G 4 David Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Stow-Munroe Falls Stow, OH
G 10 T. J. Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX
F 11 Jeremy Miller 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr New Hampton School Milton, MA
G/F 12 Quincy Ford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Gibbs St. Petersburg, FL
G 15 Caleb Donnelly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Alvirne Hudson, NH
G 20 Devon Begley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Pearland Pearland, TX
F 21 Sajon Ford 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Gibbs St. Petersburg, FL
G 22 Donnell Gresham, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Cretin-Derham Hall Maplewood, MN
C 30 Anthony Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Tilton School Quincy, MA
G 33 Zach Stahl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Hopkins Chanhassen, MN
F 34 Kwesi 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 92–96 3OT 12–8
(4–3)
Matthews Arena (1,359)
Boston, MA
01/23/2016
1:00 PM
Towson L 72–79  12–9
(4–4)
Matthews Arena (1,187)
Boston, MA
01/28/2016
7:30 PM
at College of Charleston L 61–68  12–10
(4–5)
TD Arena (2,528)
Charleston, SC
01/30/2016
7:00 PM
Elon L 67–71  12–11
(4–6)
Matthews Arena (1,259)
Boston, MA
02/04/2016
7:00 PM, CSN
William & Mary L 77–86  12–12
(4–7)
Matthews Arena (1,416)
Boston, MA
02/06/2016
7:00 PM
UNC Wilmington L 73–90  12–13
(4–8)
Matthews Arena (1,677)
Boston, MA
02/11/2016
7:00 PM
at Towson W 47–44  13–13
(5–8)
SECU Arena (1,578)
Towson, MD
02/13/2016
1:00 PM
Drexel W 70–60  14–13
(6–8)
Matthews Arena (1,238)
Boston, MA
02/18/2016
7:00 PM
at James Madison W 95–94 3OT 15–13
(7–8)
JMU Convocation Center (3,152)
Harrisonburg, VA
02/21/2016
2:00 PM, NBCSN
at Hofstra L 60–65  15–14
(7–9)
Hofstra Arena (3,030)
Hempstead, NY
02/25/2016
7:00 PM
College of Charleston W 58–57  16–14
(8–9)
Matthews Arena (1,585)
Boston, MA
02/27/2016
4:00 PM
at Drexel W 61–59  17–14
(9–9)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,307)
Philadelphia, PA
CAA Tournament
03/05/2015
8:30 PM, CSN
vs. Towson
Quarterfinals
W 71–60  18–14
Royal Farms Arena (3,450)
Baltimore, MD
03/06/2015
3:30 PM, NBCSN
vs. UNC Wilmington
Semifinals
L 70–73  18–15
Royal Farms Arena (3,643)
Baltimore, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References