# 1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1985–86 college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Karl Fogel, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 27–7 overall with a 17–1 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. The Huskies one conference loss split two separate 11-game win streaks. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the East region. The Huskies were defeated in the opening round by No. 3 seed Purdue, 104–95.
Senior Reggie Lewis was awarded the ECAC North Player of the Year for the third consecutive season. He would finish as the school's all-time leading scorer and was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 22nd pick in the 1987 NBA draft.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1986* | | vs. No. 2 Louisville Great Alaska Shootout | W 88–84 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 29, 1986* | | vs. Utah State Great Alaska Shootout | W 96–91 | 2–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 30, 1986* | | vs. No. 10 Iowa Great Alaska Shootout | L 80–103 | 2–1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Dec 3, 1986* | No. 19 | Saint Joseph's (Maine) | W 81–54 | 3–1 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Dec 5, 1986* | No. 19 | vs. Jacksonville | W 76–70 | 4–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 6, 1986* | No. 19 | at No. 17 Syracuse | L 74–94 | 4–2 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 8, 1986* | | at East Carolina | L 70–74 | 4–3 | Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina |
| Dec 13, 1986* | | at UMass | W 78–70 | 5–3 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Dec 26, 1986* | | vs. Bradley | L 105–110 | 5–4 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 27, 1986* | | at La Salle | L 85–102 | 5–5 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 2, 1987 | | at Maine | W 72–64 | 6–5 (1–0) | Alfond Arena Orono, Maine |
| Jan 4, 1987 | | at New Hampshire | W 91–64 | 7–5 (2–0) | Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire |
| Jan 6, 1987 | | Hartford | W 64–62 | 8–5 (3–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 8, 1987* | | Tufts | W 99–72 | 9–5 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 10, 1987 | | Canisius | W 89–61 | 10–5 (4–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 13, 1987 | | at Hartford | W 74–65 | 11–5 (5–0) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Jan 17, 1987 | | Siena | W 93–64 | 12–5 (6–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 24, 1987 | | Maine | W 104–78 | 13–5 (7–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 26, 1987* | | Quinnipiac | W 104–54 | 14–5 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 28, 1987 | | at Vermont | W 68–66 | 15–5 (8–0) | Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont |
| Jan 31, 1987 | | Niagara | W 60–50 | 16–5 (9–0) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 5, 1987 | | at Niagara | L 87–88 | 16–6 (9–1) | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Lewiston, New York |
| Feb 7, 1987 | | at Canisius | W 72–68 | 17–6 (10–1) | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York |
| Feb 9, 1987 | | at Colgate | W 96–79 | 18–6 (11–1) | Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York |
| Feb 14, 1987 | | Boston University | W 68–65 | 19–6 (12–1) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 18, 1987 | | Colgate | W 97–73 | 20–6 (13–1) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 21, 1987 | | at Siena | W 90–83 | 21–6 (14–1) | Alumni Recreation Center Loudonville, New York |
| Feb 23, 1987 | | New Hampshire | W 76–69 | 22–6 (15–1) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 25, 1987 | | Vermont | W 80–68 | 23–6 (16–1) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 28, 1987 | | at Boston University | W 84–77 | 24–6 (17–1) | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts |
| ECAC North tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1987* | | New Hampshire Quarterfinals | W 85–71 | 25–6 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 6, 1987* | | Siena Semifinals | W 89–79 | 26–6 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 7, 1987* | | Boston University Championship game | W 71–68 | 27–6 | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1987* | (14 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 7 Purdue | L 95–104 | 27–7 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Reggie Lewis – ECAC North Player of the Year (3x)

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
| 1 | 22 | Reggie Lewis | Boston Celtics |