# 2012–13 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by seventh year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 20–13, 14–4 in CAA play to claim the regular season CAA championship. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA tournament where they lost to James Madison. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they earned an automatic bid to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Alabama.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Chris Avenant | Guard | 6–4 | 193 | Junior | Sacramento, California |
| 2 | Demetrius Pollard | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Sophomore | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| 4 | David Walker | Guard | 6–6 | 176 | Freshman | Stow, Ohio |
| 11 | Marcos Benegas-Flores | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Sophomore | Boston |
| 12 | Quincy Ford | Guard/Forward | 6–8 | 212 | Sophomore | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 14 | Jonathan Lee | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Senior | Flint, Michigan |
| 20 | Joel Smith | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Senior | Leander, Texas |
| 21 | Dinko Marshavelski | Forward/Center | 6–11 | 240 | Junior | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| 24 | Derrico Peck | Forward | 6–5 | 204 | Freshman | Woodstock, Georgia |
| 33 | Zach Stahl | Guard | 6–5 | 201 | Freshman | Chanhassen, Minnesota |
| 34 | Kwesi Abakah | Forward | 6–8 | 193 | Freshman | Suwanee, Georgia |
| 43 | Scott Eatherton | Forward | 6–8 | 219 | Junior | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| 44 | Reggie Spencer | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Sophomore | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | Boston University | W 65–64 | 1–0 | Matthews Arena (3,242) Boston |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | at Princeton | W 67–66 | 2–0 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,481) Princeton, New Jersey |
| 11/17/2012* 7:00 pm | Vermont | L 55–66 | 2–1 | Matthews Arena (1,369) Boston |
| 11/21/2012* 7:30 pm | vs. UC Riverside Great Alaska Shootout First Round | W 61–52 | 3–1 | Sullivan Arena (4,230) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/23/2012* 11:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Belmont Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals | W 74–71 | 4–1 | Sullivan Arena (4,699) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/25/2012* 12:30 am, CBSSN | vs. Charlotte Great Alaska Shootout Championship | L 59–67 | 4–2 | Sullivan Arena (4,553) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | Maine | L 73–76 | 4–3 | Matthews Arena (724) Boston |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm | Massachusetts | L 66–72 | 4–4 | Matthews Arena (2,441) Boston |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm | La Salle | L 64–66 | 4–5 | Matthews Arena (1,839) Boston |
| 12/18/2012* 12:00 pm | UNC Asheville | L 73–79 | 4–6 | Matthews Arena (2,134) Boston |
| 12/21/2012* 8:00 pm | at Central Connecticut | W 82–63 | 5–6 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,526) New Britain, Connecticut |
| 12/29/2012* 3:00 pm | at UAB | L 63–83 | 5–7 | Bartow Arena (3,527) Birmingham, Alabama |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm, NBCSN | at George Mason | W 84–74 | 6–7 (1–0) | Patriot Center (3,724) Fairfax, Virginia |
| 01/05/2013 1:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | W 68–64 | 7–7 (2–0) | Matthews Arena (2,482) Boston |
| 01/08/2013 7:00 pm, CSNNE | at Drexel | W 63–58 $^{OT}$ | 8–7 (3–0) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,923) Philadelphia |
| 01/12/2013 12:00 pm | at Towson | W 70–59 | 9–7 (4–0) | Towson Center (1,814) Towson, Maryland |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm | Hofstra | W 65–60 | 10–7 (5–0) | Matthews Arena (1,951) Boston |
| 01/19/2013 2:00 pm | at Delaware | W 74–70 | 11–7 (6–0) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,685) Newark, Delaware |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm | at William & Mary | W 95–91 $^{2OT}$ | 12–7 (7–0) | Kaplan Arena (1,004) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 01/27/2013 8:00 pm, CSNNE | George Mason | W 71–51 | 13–7 (8–0) | Matthews Arena (1,971) Boston |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | Georgia State | L 73–78 | 13–8 (8–1) | Matthews Arena (1,845) Boston |
| 02/02/2013 6:00 pm, CSNNE | Drexel | W 59–52 | 14–8 (9–1) | Matthews Arena (2,448) Boston |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm | at Hofstra | W 62–57 | 15–8 (10–1) | Mack Sports Complex (1,879) Hempstead, New York |
| 02/09/2013 4:00 pm, CSNNE | at Old Dominion | W 79–74 $^{OT}$ | 16–8 (11–1) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,532) Norfolk, Virginia |
| 02/11/2013 7:00 pm | William & Mary | W 68–64 | 17–8 (12–1) | Matthews Arena (2,275) Boston |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | Delaware | L 74–76 $^{OT}$ | 17–9 (12–2) | Matthews Arena (1,399) Boston |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | L 67–73 | 17–10 (12–3) | Trask Coliseum (3,730) Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 02/20/2013 7:00 pm, CSNNE | James Madison | W 66–64 | 18–10 (13–3) | Matthews Arena (3,463) Boston |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | at Georgia State | W 90–84 $^{OT}$ | 19–10 (14–3) | GSU Sports Arena (1,576) Atlanta |
| 03/02/2013 12:00 pm, CSNNE | Old Dominion | L 74–81 | 19–11 (14–4) | Matthews Arena (1,927) Boston |
| 2013 CAA tournament |||||
| 03/10/2013 2:00 pm, NBCSN | vs. George Mason Semifinals | W 69–67 | 20–11 | Richmond Coliseum (4,065) Richmond, Virginia |
| 03/11/2013 7:00 pm, NBCSN | vs. James Madison Championship Game | L 57–70 | 20–12 | Richmond Coliseum (6,038) Richmond, Virginia |
| 2013 NIT |||||
| 3/19/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Alabama First Round | L 43–62 | 20–13 | Coleman Coliseum (2,889) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||