2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
CAA regular season co–champions
and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2014–15 record 23–12 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach Bill Coen (9th year)
Assistant coach David McLaughlin
Assistant coach Chris Markwood
Assistant coach Brian McDonald
Home arena Matthews Arena
2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
William & Mary 12 6   .667     20 13   .606
UNC Wilmington 12 6   .667     18 14   .563
Northeastern 12 6   .667     23 12   .657
James Madison 12 6   .667     19 14   .576
Hofstra 10 8   .556     20 14   .588
Delaware 9 9   .500     10 20   .333
Drexel 9 9   .500     11 19   .367
Elon 6 12   .333     15 18   .455
Towson 5 13   .278     12 20   .375
College of Charleston 3 15   .167     9 24   .273
2015 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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 
Scout: N/A   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:

Roster

2014–15 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G/F 3 Marshall, JimmyJimmy Marshall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Douglas S. Freeman Richmond, Virginia
G 4 Walker, DavidDavid Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Stow-Munroe Falls Stow, Ohio
G 10 Williams, T. J.T. J. Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Pflugerville Pflugerville, Texas
G/F 12 Ford, QuincyQuincy Ford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Gibbs St. Petersburg, Florida
G 15 Donnelly, CalebCaleb Donnelly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sr Alvirne Hudson, New Hampshire
G 20 Begley, DevonDevon Begley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Pearland Pearland, Texas
G 22 Hill, C. J.C. J. Hill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Westfield Centreville, Virginia
G 33 Stahl, ZachZach Stahl 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Hopkins Chanhassen, Minnesota
F 34 Abakah, KwesiKwesi Abakah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS So North Gwinnett Suwanee, Georgia
F 43 Eatherton, ScottScott Eatherton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) RS Sr Saint Francis (PA)
Hershey
Hershey, Pennsylvania
F 44 Spencer, ReggieReggie Spencer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Sr Hillcrest Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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)
Hofstra Arena (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.

References

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