# 2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by ninth year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 23–12, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for the CAA regular season championship. They defeated Delaware, UNC Wilmington, and William & Mary to become champions of the CAA tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their first NCAA bid since 1991, where they lost in the second round to Notre Dame.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in first place. They advanced to the finals of the CAA tournament where they defeated William & Mary to win the CAA title.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Chris Avenant | 1 | G | 6'4" | 193 | RS Senior | Sacramento, California | Graduated |
| Demetrius Pollard | 2 | G | 6'2" | 192 | Senior | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Left Team |
| Marcos Benegas-Flores | 11 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Junior | Boston | Transferred to UMass-Lowell |
| Derrico Peck | 24 | F | 6'5" | 204 | Sophomore | Woodstock, Georgia | Transferred |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Devon Begley SG | Pearland, Texas | Pearland High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 20, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 27, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/16/2014* 12:30 pm, NESN | | vs. Boston University Coaches vs. Cancer Boston Tip-Off | W 71–65 | 1–0 | TD Garden (5,112) Boston |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida State CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 76–73 | 2–0 | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,587) Tallahassee, Florida |
| 11/22/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Navy CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 68–44 | 3–0 | Mohegan Sun Arena (1,121) Uncasville, Connecticut |
| 11/23/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Manhattan CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 65–51 | 4–0 | Mohegan Sun Arena (717) Uncasville, Connecticut |
| 11/26/2014* 2:00 pm | | at Massachusetts CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 54–79 | 4–1 | Mullins Center (2,918) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 11/29/2014* 3:00 pm | | Fairfield | W 57–48 | 5–1 | Cabot Center (1,125) Boston |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, NESN | | at Harvard | L 42–60 | 5–2 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,553) Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| 12/06/2014* 4:00 pm | | Western Michigan | W 81–69 | 6–2 | Matthews Arena (1,116) Boston |
| 12/17/2014* 10:00 pm | | vs. Cal Poly Cable Car Classic | L 58–60 | 6–3 | Leavey Center (965) Santa Clara, California |
| 12/20/2014* 5:00 pm | | at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic | W 78–72 | 7–3 | Leavey Center (1,168) Santa Clara, California |
| 12/22/2014* 9:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 68–72 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 | McKeon Pavilion (2,621) Moraga, California |
| 12/31/2014* 4:00 pm | | at Richmond | W 58–57 | 8–4 | Robins Center (4,179) Richmond, Virginia |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2015 2:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 72–53 | 9–4 (1–0) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,202) Newark, Delaware |
| 01/05/2015 7:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | L 68–75 | 9–5 (1–1) | Matthews Arena (573) Boston |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 65–59 | 10–5 (2–1) | JMU Convocation Center (2,589) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 01/10/2015 2:00 pm, CSN | | at Towson | W 52–49 | 11–5 (3–1) | SECU Arena (1,507) Towson, Maryland |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 91–83 | 12–5 (4–1) | Matthews Arena (1,493) Boston |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm | | College of Charleston | W 69–67 | 13–5 (5–1) | Matthews Arena (1,624) Boston |
| 01/19/2015* 2:00 pm | | Detroit | L 69–81 $^{OT}$ | 13–6 | Matthews Arena (1,032) Boston |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | | James Madison | W 82–59 | 14–6 (6–1) | Matthews Arena (1,680) Boston |
| 01/24/2015 2:00 pm, NBCSN | | at William & Mary | L 62–78 | 14–7 (6–2) | Kaplan Arena (5,053) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 60–65 | 14–8 (6–3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,011) Philadelphia |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm | | Elon | W 80–61 | 15–8 (7–3) | Matthews Arena (1,171) Boston |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm | | Towson | W 69–62 | 16–8 (8–3) | Matthews Arena (955) Boston |
| 02/07/2015 12:00 pm, CSN | | Delaware | L 68–73 | 16–9 (8–4) | Matthews Arena (1,423) Boston |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Hofstra | W 79–68 | 17–9 (9–4) | Mack Sports Complex (2,352) Hempstead, New York |
| 02/14/2015 8:00 pm, ASN | | at UNC Wilmington | L 61–66 | 17–10 (9–5) | Trask Coliseum (4,619) Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm | | William & Mary | W 75–64 | 18–10 (10–5) | Matthews Arena (927) Boston, |
| 02/21/2015 4:00 pm, NBCSN | | Drexel | W 83–73 $^{OT}$ | 19–10 (11–5) | Matthews Arena (1,925) Boston, |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | | at Elon | L 65–72 | 19–11 (11–6) | Alumni Gym (1,016) Elon, North Carolina |
| 02/28/2015 8:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | W 65–56 | 20–11 (12–6) | TD Arena (2,603) Charleston, South Carolina |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2015 8:30 pm, CSN | | vs. Delaware Quarterfinals | W 67–64 | 21–11 | Royal Farms Arena (3,016) Baltimore |
| 03/08/2015 8:30 pm, NBCSN | | vs. UNC Wilmington Semifinals | W 78–71 | 22–11 | Royal Farms Arena (3,703) Baltimore |
| 03/09/2015 8:30 pm, NBCSN | | vs. William & Mary Championship game | W 72–61 | 23–11 | Royal Farms Arena (5,721) Baltimore |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2015* 12:15 pm, CBS | (14 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 8 Notre Dame Second round | L 65–69 | 23–12 | Consol Energy Center (15,818) Pittsburgh |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest. ||||||