# 2016–17 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by eleventh-year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena in Boston Massachusetts as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 15–16, 8–10 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Towson.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 18–15, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Towson to advance to the semifinals of the CAA tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Brandon Kamga | 0 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Freshman | Reston, VA | Transferred to High Point |
| David Walker | 4 | G | 6'6" | 196 | Senior | Stow, OH | Graduated |
| Quincy Ford | 12 | G/F | 6'8" | 225 | RS Senior | St. Petersburg, FL | Graduated |
| Caleb Donnelly | 15 | G | 6'1" | 181 | RS Senior | Hudson, NH | Graduated |
| Zach Stahl | 33 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Chanhasse, MN | Graduated |
| Kwesi Abakah | 34 | F | 6'8" | 212 | RS Junior | Suwanee, GA | Graduate transferred to Richmond |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Alex Murphy | 0 | F | 6'5" | 225 | RS Senior | Wakefield, RI | Transferred from Florida. Will eligible to play since Murphy graduated from Florida. |
| Vasa Pusica | 4 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Junior | Belgrade, Serbia | Transferred from San Diego. Under NCAA transfer rules, Pusica will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Bolden Brace #76 SF | Santa Barbara, CA | Santa Barbara High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 22, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| Maxime Boursiquot SF | Ottawa, ON | Kent School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64 ||||||
| Shawn Occeus SF | Boca Raton, FL | Grandview Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Oct 5, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, NESN | | Boston University | W 87–77 | 1–0 | Matthews Arena (2,287) Boston, MA |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, SNY | | at UConn | W 64–61 | 2–0 | Gampel Pavilion (7,573) Storrs, CT |
| 11/18/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Boston University Steve Wright Classic | L 63–65 | 2–1 | Case Gym (843) Boston, MA |
| 11/19/2016* 6:30 pm | | vs. LIU Brooklyn Steve Wright Classic | L 74–78 | 2–2 | Case Gym (672) Boston, MA |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | | vs. Maine Steve Wright Classic | W 80–72 | 3–2 | Case Gym (460) Boston, MA |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | | Kent State | W 73–70 | 4–2 | Matthews Arena (701) Boston, MA |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Cornell | L 77–80 | 4–3 | Newman Arena (742) Ithaca, NY |
| 12/03/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Stony Brook | L 75–77 | 4–4 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,883) Stony Brook, NY |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Harvard | L 80–86 | 4–5 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,517) Cambridge, MA |
| 12/10/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Vermont | W 59–57 | 5–5 | Patrick Gym (2,284) Burlington, VT |
| 12/18/2016* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Michigan State | W 81–73 | 6–5 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oakland | W 61–59 | 7–5 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,622) Rochester Hills, MI |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | William & Mary | W 84–64 | 8–5 (1–0) | Matthews Arena (960) Boston, MA |
| 01/02/2017 4:30 pm | | at Drexel | W 75–70 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (2–0) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (899) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | Delaware | W 90–54 | 10–5 (3–0) | Matthews Arena (1,873) Boston, MA |
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm | | James Madison | W 64–54 | 11–5 (4–0) | Matthews Arena (1,354) Boston, MA |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | Drexel | W 92–75 | 12–5 (5–0) | Matthews Arena (1,417) Boston, MA |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm, CSN | | at Towson | L 67–74 | 12–6 (5–1) | SECU Arena (1,773) Towson, MD |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 62–69 | 12–7 (5–2) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,805) Newark, DE |
| 01/21/2017 4:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 73–78 | 12–8 (5–3) | Mack Sports Complex (2,629) Hempstead, NY |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | Elon | L 49–51 | 12–9 (5–4) | Matthews Arena (1,249) Boston, MA |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm | | Towson | W 69–62 | 13–9 (6–4) | Matthews Arena (1,255) Boston, MA |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 69–94 | 13–10 (6–5) | Kaplan Arena (2,134) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/04/2017 4:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 69–73 | 13–11 (6–6) | JMU Convocation Center (3,543) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 02/09/2017 7:30 pm | | at College of Charleston | W 73–72 | 14–11 (7–6) | TD Arena (2,916) Charleston, SC |
| 02/11/2017 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | L 64–74 | 14–12 (7–7) | Matthews Arena (1,032) Boston, MA |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | L 65–66 | 14–13 (7–8) | Matthews Arena (1,041) Boston, MA |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm | | College of Charleston | L 71–85 | 14–14 (7–9) | Matthews Arena (1,447) Boston, MA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | at Elon | W 105–104 $^{2OT}$ | 15–14 (8–9) | Alumni Gym (1,278) Elon, NC |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | L 65–74 | 15–15 (8–10) | Trask Coliseum (5,200) Wilmington, NC |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 8:30 pm, CSN | (6) | vs. (3) Towson Quarterfinals | L 54–82 | 15–16 | North Charleston Coliseum (4,212) North Charleston, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||