# 2009–10 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was Bill Coen's fourth season as head coach at Northeastern. The Huskies competed in the Colonial Athletic Association and play their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 20–13, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in second place. They lost in the semifinals of the 2010 CAA men's basketball tournament to William & Mary and were invited to play in the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Connecticut.

## Preseason

In the CAA preseason polls, released October 20 in Washington, DC, Northeastern was predicted to finish second in the CAA. Sr. guard/forward Matt Janning was selected to the preseason all conference first team and Sr. forward Manny Adako was selected the second team.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Chris Avenant | 6'4" | 193 | G/F | Fr. | Sacramento, CA | Sacramento HS |
| 3 | Chaisson Allen | 6'4" | 190 | G | Jr. | Murfreesboro, TN | Oakland HS |
| 10 | Kauri Black | 6'7" | 213 | F | Fr. | Rialto, CA | Eisenhower HS |
| 11 | Vinny Lima | 6'10" | 210 | F | Jr. | São Vicente, Cape Verde | Jose Augusto Pinto |
| 14 | Jonathan Lee | 6'2" | 196 | G | Fr. | Flint, MI | Carman-Ainsworth HS |
| 15 | Brian McDonald | 6'2" | 180 | G | Sr. | Southbury, CT | Pomperaug HS |
| 20 | Joel Smith | 6'4" | 175 | G | Fr. | Leander, TX | Leander HS |
| 21 | Dinko Marshavelski | 6'11" | 240 | F | Fr. | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Wilbraham & Monson Academy |
| 22 | Alwayne Bigby | 6'5" | 207 | G/F | Fr. | Toronto, Ontario Canada | Eastern Commerce C.I. |
| 23 | Matt Janning | 6'4" | 198 | G/F | Sr. | Watertown, MN | Watertown-Mayer HS |
| 24 | Mathiang Muo | 6'6" | 227 | G/F | Fr. | Sydney, Australia | Patterson School Quinnipiac |
| 25 | Baptiste Bataille | 5'10" | 189 | G | Sr. | Férin, France | Community Christian |
| 32 | Manny Adako | 6'8" | 254 | F | Sr. | Decatur, GA | The Winchendon School |
| 33 | Ben Felix | 6'11" | 240 | C | So. | Mill Bay, British Columbia Canada | Brentwood College School |
| 54 | Nkem Ojougboh | 6'9" | 220 | C | Sr. | Scottsdale, AZ | Scottsdale Christian Academy Texas San Antonio |

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Eastern
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/17/2009* 12:00pm, ESPN | | at Siena | L 53–59 | 0–1 | Times Union Center (6,445) Albany, NY |
| 11/21/2009* 12:00pm | | Utah State | W 64–61 | 1–1 | Matthews Arena (1,927) Boston, MA |
| 11/25/2009* 4:00pm | | at Boston University | L 64–69 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Case Gym (575) Boston, MA |
| 11/28/2009* 2:00pm | | Wright State | W 70–67 | 2–2 | Matthews Arena (945) Boston, MA |
| 12/1/2009* 7:00pm, Cox | | Providence | L 72–76 | 2–3 | Matthews Arena (2,622) Boston, MA |
| 12/5/2009 4:00pm, TCN | | at Drexel | L 47–49 | 2–4 (0–1) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,565) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/10/2009* 7:00pm, Cox | | at Rhode Island | L 76–79 | 2–5 | Ryan Center (4,271) Kingston, RI |
| 12/22/2009 3:00pm, ESPNU | | vs. Saint Mary's Diamond Head Classic | L 67–78 | 2–6 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/23/2009* 3:00pm, ESPNU | | vs. Western Michigan Diamond Head Classic | L 60–75 | 2–7 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/25/2009* 2:00pm | | vs. SMU Diamond Head Classic | W 73–62 | 3–7 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/29/2009* 9:00pm | | at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic | W 62–50 | 4–7 | Leavey Center (1,480) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/30/2009* 11:00pm | | vs. Kent State Cable Car Classic | W 61–58 | 5–7 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA |
| 1/2/2010 4:00pm | | James Madison | W 73–61 | 6–7 (1–1) | Matthews Arena (824) Boston, MA |
| 1/4/2010 7:00pm, CSN | | at VCU | W 62–57 | 7–7 (2–1) | Stuart C. Siegel Center (5,741) Richmond, VA |
| 1/7/2010 7:00pm, CSN | | George Mason | W 71–46 | 8–7 (3–1) | Matthews Arena (1,148) Boston, MA |
| 1/9/2010 7:00pm, CSN-NE/CSS | | at Georgia State | W 66–54 | 9–7 (4–1) | GSU Sports Arena (1,170) Atlanta, GA |
| 1/13/2010 7:00pm | | Delaware | W 59–55 | 10–7 (5–1) | Matthews Arena (1,510) Boston, MA |
| 1/16/2010 1:00pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 79–56 | 11–7 (6–1) | Matthews Arena (1,429) Boston, MA |
| 1/20/2010 7:00pm | | at Towson | W 73–48 | 12–7 (7–1) | Towson Center (1,146) Towson, MD |
| 1/23/2010 2:00pm, TCN/CSN-NE | | VCU | W 74–62 | 13–7 (8–1) | Matthews Arena (2,858) Boston, MA |
| 1/27/2010 7:00pm | | Drexel | L 48–61 | 13–8 (8–2) | Matthews Arena (2,145) Boston, MA |
| 1/30/2010 4:00pm, CSN | | Old Dominion | W 74–64 | 14–8 (9–2) | Matthews Arena (3,061) Boston, MA |
| 2/2/2010 9:00pm, ESPNU | | at Delaware | W 67–51 | 15–8 (10–2) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,356) Newark, DE |
| 2/6/2010 4:00pm | | at Hofstra | W 75–55 | 16–8 (11–2) | Hofstra Arena (3,417) Hempstead, NY |
| 2/10/2010 7:00pm | | Georgia State | W 62–53 | 17–8 (12–2) | Matthews Arena (2,065) Boston, MA |
| 2/13/2010 7:00pm | | at William & Mary | L 52–53 | 17–9 (12–3) | Kaplan Arena (3,882) Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/16/2010 7:00pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 65–56 | 18–9 (13–3) | Trask Coliseum (2,339) Wilmington, NC |
| 2/20/2010* 1:00pm, ESPN2 | | Louisiana Tech ESPN BracketBusters | L 67–70 | 18–10 | Matthews Arena (4,414) Boston, MA |
| 2/23/2010 9:00pm, ESPNU | | Hofstra | L 62–73 | 18–11 (13–4) | Matthews Arena (1,954) Boston, MA |
| 2/27/2010 12:00pm, ESPN2 | | George Mason | W 50–48 | 19–11 (14–4) | Patriot Center (8,940) Fairfax, VA |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| 3/6/2010 6:00pm, CSN-NE | (2) | vs. (7) Hofstra Quarterfinals | W 74–71 $^{2OT}$ | 20–11 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| 3/7/2010 5:30pm, CSN-NE | (2) | vs. (3) William & Mary Semifinals | L 45–47 | 20–12 | Richmond Coliseum (11,200) Richmond, VA |
| NIT ||||||
| 3/16/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2 | (5 VT) | at (4 VT) Connecticut NIT First Round | L 57–59 | 20–13 | Gampel Pavilion (5,571) Storrs, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. VT=NIT Virginia Tech bracket. ||||||