# 2020–21 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 15th-year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena in Boston, Massachusetts as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2019–20 season 17–16, 9–9 in CAA play, to finish in sixth place. They lost in the finals of the CAA tournament to Hofstra.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 9, 2020* 7:00 p.m., NESN | | UMass Lowell | Postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests | Postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests | Matthews Arena Boston, MA |
| December 11, 2020* 1:30 p.m., NESN | | at Massachusetts | L 79–94 | 0–1 | Mullins Center (0) Amherst, MA |
| December 13, 2020* 12:00 p.m., NESN | | Massachusetts | W 78–75 | 1–1 | Matthews Arena (0) Boston, MA |
| December 16, 2020* 3:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Syracuse | L 56–62 | 1–2 | Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY |
| December 20, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | at Old Dominion | L 62–66 | 1–3 | Chartway Arena (0) Norfolk, VA |
| December 22, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Georgia | L 58–76 | 1–4 | Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA |
| December 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 9 West Virginia | L 51–73 | 1–5 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| January 2, 2021 12:00 p.m., NESN+ | | Elon | W 74–52 | 2–5 (1–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, MA |
| January 3, 2021 12:00 p.m., NESN | | Elon | W 66–58 | 3–5 (2–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, MA |
| January 7, 2021 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Hofstra | W 81–78 $^{OT}$ | 4–5 (3–0) | Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY |
| January 9, 2021 12:00 p.m., FloSports | | Hofstra | W 67–56 | 5–5 (4–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, MA |
| January 16, 2021 1:00 p.m., FloSports | | at College of Charleston | W 67–62 | 6–5 (5–0) | TD Arena (1,530) Charleston, SC |
| January 17, 2021 1:00 p.m., FloSports | | at College of Charleston | W 68–66 | 7–5 (6–0) | TD Arena (1,451) Charleston, SC |
| January 23, 2021 12:00 p.m., FloSports | | James Madison | W 72–63 | 8–5 (7–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, MA |
| January 24, 2021 12:00 p.m., FloSports | | James Madison | L 72–79 | 8–6 (7–1) | Matthews Arena Boston, MA |
| January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | at Drexel | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| January 31, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports | | at Drexel | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| February 6, 2021 12:00 p.m., FloSports | | Delaware | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Matthews Arena Boston, MA |
| February 7, 2021 12:00 p.m., FloSports | | Delaware | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Postponed due to COVID-19 | Matthews Arena Boston, MA |
| February 13, 2021 1:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Towson | W 76–67 | 9–6 (8–1) | SECU Arena Towson, MD |
| February 14, 2021 1:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Towson | L 57–68 | 9–7 (8–2) | SECU Arena Towson, MD |
| February 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCNX | | at North Carolina | L 62–82 | 9–8 | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2021 6:00 pm, FloSports | (2) | vs. (7) William & Mary Quarterfinals | W 63–47 | 10–8 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA |
| March 8, 2021 9:30 pm, CBSSN | (2) | vs. (6) Drexel Semifinals | L 67–74 | 10–9 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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