# 2019–20 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 14th-year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena in Boston, Massachusetts as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2018–19 season 23–11, 14–4 in CAA play finish second place. In the CAA tournament they defeated UNC Wilmington, College of Charleston, and Hofstra to become CAA Tournament champions. They earned the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a #13 seed where they lost in the first round to Kansas.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Shawn Occeus | 1 | G | 6'4" | 208 | Junior | Boynton Beach, FL | Declared for 2019 NBA G League draft |
| Vasa Pušica | 4 | G | 6'5" | 210 | RS Senior | Belgrade, Serbia | Graduated/signed to play in professional in Italy with VL Pesaro |
| Jeremy Miller | 11 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Senior | Milton, MA | Graduated |
| Donnell Gresham Jr. | 22 | G | 6'1" | 203 | RS Junior | Maplewood, MN | Graduate transferred to Georgia |
| Anthony Green | 30 | C | 6'10" | 252 | Senior | Quincy, MA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Guilien Smith | 21 | G | 6'2" | 205 | RS Senior | Boston, MA | Transferred from Dartmouth. Will eligible to play since Smith graduated from Dartmouth. |

### Recruiting class of 2019

College recruiting information :
| 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 ||||||
| Vito Čubrilo SG | Zagreb, Croatia | Športska Gimnazija Zagreb | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | Apr 29, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Quirin Emanga SF | Wissembourg, France | Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Feb 1, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Connor Braun PF | Chandler, AZ | Valley Christian High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 19, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 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 December 20, 2019. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2020

College recruiting information (2020) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Andre Weir PF | Hollywood, FL | Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 |||||||
| Coleman Stucke SF | Burlington, ON | Orangeville Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 20, 2019. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 72–67 | 1–0 | Case Gym (1,171) Boston, MA |
| November 8, 2019* 8:00 pm, NESN | | Harvard | W 84–79 | 2–0 | Matthews Arena (1,557) Boston, MA |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, NESN+ | | at Massachusetts | L 71–80 | 2–1 | Mullins Center (2,145) Amherst, MA |
| November 16, 2019* 1:00 pm, FloSports | | Old Dominion | L 69–76 | 2–2 | Matthews Arena (2,209) Boston, MA |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 101–44 | 3–2 | Hart Center (1,432) Worcester, MA |
| November 25, 2019* 11:00 am, FloSports | | vs. South Alabama Gulf Coast Showcase First Round | L 62–74 | 3–3 | Hertz Arena (346) Estero, FL |
| November 26, 2019* 11:00 am, FloSports | | vs. Drake Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd Round | L 56–59 | 3–4 | Hertz Arena (427) Estero, FL |
| November 27, 2019* 11:00 am, FloSports | | vs. Weber State Gulf Coast Showcase 7th Place Game | W 79–69 | 4–4 | Hertz Arena (317) Estero, FL |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, NESN | | Maine | W 78–63 | 5–4 | Matthews Arena (628) Boston, MA |
| December 7, 2019* 4:00 pm, NESN+ | | Davidson | L 63–70 | 5–5 | Matthews Arena (1,501) Boston, MA |
| December 17, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan | L 55–60 | 5–6 | Convocation Center (1,077) Ypsilanti, MI |
| December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Detroit Mercy | W 74–61 | 6–6 | Calihan Hall (1,151) Detroit, MI |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2019 2:00 pm, FloSports | | at Towson | W 61–45 | 7–6 (1–0) | SECU Arena (1,102) Towson, MD |
| December 30, 2019 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at James Madison | W 88–72 | 8–6 (2–0) | JMU Convocation Center (1,890) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, NESN+ | | Elon | W 77–68 | 9–6 (3–0) | Matthews Arena (631) Boston, MA |
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, NESN+ | | William & Mary | L 64–66 | 9–7 (3–1) | Matthews Arena (901) Boston, MA |
| January 9, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Hofstra | L 72–74 | 9–8 (3–2) | Matthews Arena (1,202) Boston, MA |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at College of Charleston | W 79–76 | 10–8 (4–2) | TD Arena (4,340) Charleston, SC |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at UNC Wilmington | L 74–76 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (4–3) | Trask Coliseum (3,212) Wilmington, NC |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, NESN | | Drexel | W 85–52 | 11–9 (5–3) | Matthews Arena (794) Boston, MA |
| January 25, 2020 12:00 pm, NESN+ | | Delaware | L 74–76 | 11–10 (5–4) | Matthews Arena (1,017) Boston, MA |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at William & Mary | L 58–59 | 11–11 (5–5) | Kaplan Arena (3,405) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | at Elon | L 69–74 | 11–12 (5–6) | Schar Center (2,023) Elon, NC |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | at Hofstra | L 71–75 | 11–13 (5–7) | Mack Sports Complex (3,835) Hempstead, NY |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, NESN | | UNC Wilmington | W 71–63 | 12–13 (6–7) | Matthews Arena (802) Boston, MA |
| February 15, 2020 12:00 pm, FloSports | | College of Charleston | W 65–51 | 13–13 (7–7) | Matthews Arena (1,473) Boston, MA |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at Delaware | L 48–70 | 13–14 (7–8) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,561) Newark, DE |
| February 22, 2020 2:00 pm, FloSports | | at Drexel | W 77–68 | 14–14 (8–8) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,594) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 27, 2020 8:00 pm, NESN+ | | James Madison | W 77–57 | 15–14 (9–8) | Matthews Arena (901) Boston, MA |
| March 1, 2020 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | Towson | L 72–75 | 15–15 (9–9) | Matthews Arena (1,803) Boston, MA |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2020 8:30 pm, FloSports | (6) | vs. (3) Towson Quarterfinals | W 72–62 | 16–15 | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| March 9, 2020 8:30 pm, CBSSN | (6) | vs. (7) Elon Semifinals | W 68–60 | 17–15 | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| March 10, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | (6) | vs. (1) Hofstra Championship | L 61–70 | 17–16 | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||