2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

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2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
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CAA regular season co–champions
and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2014–15 record 23–12 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach Bill Coen (9th year)
Assistant coach David McLaughlin
Assistant coach Chris Markwood
Assistant coach Brian McDonald
Home arena Matthews Arena
Seasons
« 2013–14 2015–16 »
2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
William & Mary 12 6   .667     20 13   .606
UNC Wilmington 12 6   .667     18 14   .563
Northeastern 12 6   .667     23 12   .657
James Madison 12 6   .667     19 14   .576
Hofstra 10 8   .556     20 14   .588
Delaware 9 9   .500     10 20   .333
Drexel 9 9   .500     11 19   .367
Elon 6 12   .333     15 18   .455
Towson 5 13   .278     12 20   .375
College of Charleston 3 15   .167     9 24   .273
2015 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by ninth year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They 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.

Previous Season

The Huskies finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in first place. They advanced to the finals of the CAA Tournament where they defeated William & Mary to win the CAA title.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chris Avenant 1 G 6'4" 193 RS Senior Sacramento, CA Graduated
Demetrius Pollard 2 G 6'2" 192 Senior Virginia Beach, VA Left Team
Marcos Benegas-Flores 11 G 6'1" 190 Junior Boston, MA Transferred to UMass-Lowell
Derrico Peck 24 F 6'5" 204 Sophomore Woodstock, GA Transferred

Recruiting

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Devon Begley
SG
Pearland, TX Pearland High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 20, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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

2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
G/F 3 Jimmy Marshall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Douglas S. Freeman Richmond, VA
G 4 David Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Stow-Munroe Falls Stow, OH
G 10 T. J. Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX
G/F 12 Quincy Ford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Gibbs St. Petersburg, FL
G 15 Caleb Donnelly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sr Alvirne Hudson, NH
G 20 Devon Begley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Pearland Pearland, TX
G 22 C. J. Hill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Westfield Centreville, VA
G 33 Zach Stahl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Hopkins Chanhassen, MN
F 34 Kwesi Abakah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS So North Gwinnett Suwanee, GA
F 43 Scott Eatherton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) RS Sr Saint Francis (PA)
Hershey
Hershey, PA
F 44 Reggie Spencer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Sr Hillcrest Tuscaloosa, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
11/16/2014*
12:30 PM, NESN
vs. Boston University
Coaches vs. Cancer Boston Tip-Off
W 71–65  1–0
TD Garden (5,112)
Boston, MA
11/18/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Florida State
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 76–73  2–0
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,587)
Tallahassee, FL
11/22/2014*
8:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. Navy
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 68–44  3–0
Mohegan Sun Arena (1,121)
Uncasville, CT
11/23/2014*
8:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. Manhattan
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 65–51  4–0
Mohegan Sun Arena (717)
Uncasville, CT
11/26/2014*
2:00 PM
at Massachusetts
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
L 54–79  4–1
Mullins Center (2,918)
Amherst, MA
11/29/2014*
3:00 PM
Fairfield W 57–48  5–1
Cabot Center (1,125)
Boston, MA
12/03/2014*
7:00 PM, NESN
at Harvard L 42–60  5–2
Lavietes Pavilion (1,553)
Cambridge, MA
12/06/2014*
4:00 PM
Western Michigan W 81–69  6–2
Matthews Arena (1,116)
Boston, MA
12/17/2014*
10:00 PM
vs. Cal Poly
Cable Car Classic
L 58–60  6–3
Leavey Center (965)
Santa Clara, CA
12/20/2014*
5:00 PM
at Santa Clara
Cable Car Classic
W 78–72  7–3
Leavey Center (1,168)
Santa Clara, CA
12/22/2014*
9:00 PM
at Saint Mary's L 68–72 OT 7–4
McKeon Pavilion (2,621)
Moraga, CA
12/31/2014*
4:00 PM
at Richmond W 58–57  8–4
Robins Center (4,179)
Richmond, VA
01/03/2015
2:00 PM
at Delaware W 72–53  9–4 (1–0)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,202)
Newark, DE
01/05/2015
7:00 PM
UNC Wilmington L 68–75  9–5 (1–1)
Matthews Arena (573)
Boston, MA
01/08/2015
7:00 PM
at James Madison W 65–59  10–5 (2–1)
JMU Convocation Center (2,589)
Harrisburg, VA
01/10/2015
2:00 PM, CSN
at Towson W 52–49  11–5 (3–1)
SECU Arena (1,507)
Towson, MD
01/14/2015
7:00 PM
Hofstra W 91–83  12–5 (4–1)
Matthews Arena (1,493)
Boston, MA
01/17/2015
7:00 PM
College of Charleston W 69–67  13–5 (5–1)
Matthews Arena (1,624)
Boston, MA
01/19/2015*
2:00 PM
Detroit L 69–81 OT 13–6
Matthews Arena (1,032)
Boston, MA
01/22/2015
7:00 PM
James Madison W 82–59  14–6 (6–1)
Matthews Arena (1,680)
Boston, MA
01/24/2015
2:00 PM, NBCSN
at William & Mary L 62–78  14–7 (6–2)
Kaplan Arena (5,053)
Williamsburg, VA
01/28/2015
7:00 PM
at Drexel L 60–65  14–8 (6–3)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,011)
Philadelphia, PA
01/31/2015
7:00 PM
Elon W 80–61  15–8 (7–3)
Matthews Arena (1,171)
Boston, MA
02/04/2015
7:00 PM
Towson W 69–62  16–8 (8–3)
Matthews Arena (955)
Boston, MA
02/07/2015
12:00 PM, CSN
Delaware L 68–73  16–9 (8–4)
Matthews Arena (1,423)
Boston, MA
02/12/2015
7:00 PM, NBCSN
at Hofstra W 79–68  17–9 (9–4)
Hofstra Arena (2,352)
Hempstead, NY
02/14/2015
8:00 PM, ASN
at UNC Wilmington L 61–66  17–10 (9–5)
Trask Coliseum (4,619)
Wilmington, NC
02/18/2015
7:00 PM
William & Mary W 75–64  18–10 (10–5)
Matthews Arena (927)
Boston, MA
02/21/2015
4:00 PM, NBCSN
Drexel W 83–73 OT 19–10 (11–5)
Matthews Arena (1,925)
Boston, MA
02/26/2015
7:00 PM
at Elon L 65–72  19–11 (11–6)
Alumni Gym (1,016)
Elon, NC
02/28/2015
8:00 PM
at College of Charleston W 65–56  20–11 (12–6)
TD Arena (2,603)
Charleston, SC
CAA Tournament
03/07/2015
8:30 PM, CSN
vs. Delaware
Quarterfinals
W 67–64  21–11
Royal Farms Arena (3,016)
Baltimore, MD
03/08/2015
8:30 PM, NBCSN
vs. UNC Wilmington
Semifinals
W 78–71  22–11
Royal Farms Arena (3,703)
Baltimore, MD
03/09/2015
8:30 PM, NBCSN
vs. William & Mary
Championship game
W 72–61  23–11
Royal Farms Arena (5,721)
Baltimore, MD
NCAA Tournament
03/18/2015*
12:15 PM, CBS
(14 MW) vs. (3 MW) #8 Notre Dame
Second round
L 65–69  23–12
Consol Energy Center (15,818)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

References