# 2018–19 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 13th-year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena in Boston, Massachusetts as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 23–11, 14–4 in CAA play, to finish in second place. In the CAA tournament, they defeated UNC Wilmington, College of Charleston and Hofstra to win the CAA tournament. As a result, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Kansas.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2017–18 season 23–10, 14–4 in CAA play, win a share of the regular-season title with College of Charleston. They defeated Delaware and UNC Wilmington to advance to the championship game of the CAA tournament where they lost to College of Charleston. Despite having 23 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Derrick Cook | 0 | G | 6' 4" | 190 | Freshman | Fairburn, GA | Transferred to Georgia Highlands College |
| Devon Begley | 20 | G | 6' 4" | 198 | Senior | Pearland, TX | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Greg Eboigbodin | 10 | F | 6' 9" | 220 | Sophomore | Benin City, Nigeria | Illinois |
| Shaquille Walters | 24 | G/F | 6' 6" | 190 | Sophomore | London, England | Santa Clara |
Under NCAA transfer rules, Walters and Eboigbodin will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season, and have three years of remaining eligibility.

### Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2018 for Northeastern.

### Recruiting class of 2019

College recruiting information (2019) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyson Walker PG | Brooklyn, NY | New Hampton High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Oct 7, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 |||||||
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 8, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 8:00 p.m. | | Boston University | L 74–77 | 0–1 | Matthews Arena (1,180) Boston, MA |
| November 9, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Harvard | W 81–71 | 1–1 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,481) Cambridge, MA |
| November 15, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Alabama Charleston Classic quarterfinals | W 68–52 | 2–1 | TD Arena (2,648) Charleston, SC |
| November 16, 2018* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 16 Virginia Tech Charleston Classic semifinals | L 60–88 | 2–2 | TD Arena (2,752) Charleston, SC |
| November 18, 2018* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Davidson Charleston Classic 3rd-place game | L 59–71 | 2–3 | TD Arena (3,985) Charleston, SC |
| November 24, 2018* 1:00 p.m. | | at Davidson | L 69–78 | 2–4 | John M. Belk Arena (3,885) Davidson, NC |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Bucknell | W 96–78 | 3–4 | Sojka Pavilion (2,121) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 1, 2018* 3:00 p.m. | | Eastern Michigan | W 81–67 | 4–4 | Matthews Arena (1,147) Boston, MA |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Syracuse | L 49–72 | 4–5 | Carrier Dome (20,416) Syracuse, NY |
| December 8, 2018* 4:00 p.m. | | Oakland | W 92–83 | 5–5 | Matthews Arena (763) Boston, MA |
| December 16, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | at Vermont | L 70–75 | 5–6 | Patrick Gym (2,629) Burlington, VT |
| December 21, 2018* 12:00 p.m. | | St. Bonaventure | W 64–59 | 6–6 | Matthews Arena (2,348) Boston, MA |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Drexel | W 93–83 | 7–6 (1–0) | Matthews Arena (845) Boston, MA |
| December 30, 2018 4:00 p.m. | | Delaware | L 80–82 $^{2OT}$ | 7–7 (1–1) | Matthews Arena (760) Boston, MA |
| January 5, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | at Hofstra | L 72–75 | 7–8 (1–2) | Mack Sports Complex (1,618) Hempstead, NY |
| January 10, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Elon | W 81–70 $^{OT}$ | 8–8 (2–2) | Schar Center (1,497) Elon, NC |
| January 12, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | at William & Mary | W 90–70 | 9–8 (3–2) | Kaplan Arena (3,367) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 17, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | College of Charleston | W 69–60 | 10–8 (4–2) | Matthews Arena (1,074) Boston, MA |
| January 19, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | UNC Wilmington | W 88–71 | 11–8 (5–2) | Matthews Arena (800) Boston, MA |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Towson | L 72–75 | 11–9 (5–3) | SECU Arena (1,023) Towson, MD |
| January 26, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | at James Madison | W 78–68 | 12–9 (6–3) | JMU Convocation Center (2,728) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 2, 2019 4:30 p.m. | | Hofstra | W 75–61 | 13–9 (7–3) | Matthews Arena (1,208) Boston, MA |
| February 7, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | William & Mary | W 72–60 | 14–9 (8–3) | Matthews Arena (795) Boston, MA |
| February 9, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | Elon | W 72–60 $^{OT}$ | 15–9 (9–3) | Matthews Arena (1,264) Boston, MA |
| February 14, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at UNC Wilmington | W 81–77 | 16–9 (10–3) | Trask Coliseum (3,842) Wilmington, NC |
| February 16, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | at College of Charleston | L 79–88 $^{OT}$ | 16–10 (10–4) | TD Arena (4,867) Charleston, SC |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | James Madison | W 76–60 | 17–10 (11–4) | Matthews Arena (910) Boston, MA |
| February 23, 2019 12:30 p.m. | | Towson | W 73–58 | 18–10 (12–4) | Matthews Arena (1,432) Boston, MA |
| February 28, 2019 7:00 p.m. | | at Delaware | W 75–64 | 19–10 (13–4) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,157) Newark, DE |
| March 2, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | at Drexel | W 90–66 | 20–10 (14–4) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,348) Philadelphia, PA |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2019 6:00 p.m. | (2) | vs. (10) UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals | W 80–59 | 21–10 | North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC |
| March 11, 2019 8:53 p.m., CBSSN | (2) | vs. (3) Charleston Semifinals | W 70–67 | 22–10 | North Charleston Coliseum (3,599) North Charleston, SC |
| March 12, 2019 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | (2) | vs. (1) Hofstra Championship | W 82–74 | 23–10 | North Charleston Coliseum (2,892) North Charleston, SC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 21, 2019* 4:00 p.m., TNT | (13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 17 Kansas First round | L 53–87 | 23–11 | Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,576) Salt Lake City, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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