2020–21 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by 15th-year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena in Boston, Massachusetts as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

2020–21 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
CAA regular season co-champions
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	10–9 (8–2 CAA)
Head coach	Bill Coen (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Markwood Brian McDonald Manny Adako
Home arena	Matthews Arena

2020–21 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
James Madison	8	–	2		.800			13	–	7		.650
Northeastern	8	–	2		.800			10	–	9		.526
Charleston	6	–	4		.600			9	–	10		.474
Hofstra	8	–	6		.571			13	–	10		.565
Delaware	5	–	4		.556			7	–	8		.467
Drexel †	4	–	5		.444			12	–	8		.600
William & Mary	4	–	6		.400			7	–	10		.412
Elon	4	–	7		.364			10	–	9		.526
Towson	3	–	9		.250			4	–	14		.222
UNC Wilmington	1	–	6		.143			7	–	10		.412
† 2021 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2019–20 season 17–16, 9–9 in CAA play, to finish in sixth place. They lost in the finals of the CAA tournament to Hofstra.

Roster

2020–21 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Jason Strong 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Westminster Academy Coconut Creek, FL G 1 Vito Cubrilo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Sports Gymnasium Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia G 2 Tyson Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 166 lb (75 kg) So Christ the King HS Westbury, NY G 3 J'Vonne Hadley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Cretin-Derham Hall HS St. Paul, MN F 10 Greg Eboigbodin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 241 lb (109 kg) RS Jr University of Detroit Jesuit HS Benin City, Nigeria G 11 Jahmyl Telfort 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Fr New Hampton HS Boucherville, QC F 12 Alexander Nwagha 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Orangeville Prep Milton, ON F 15 Coleman Stucke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Orangeville Prep Oakville, ON G 22 Quirin Emanga 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 219 lb (99 kg) So Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Marbach am Neckar, Germany G 24 Shaquille Walters 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Lee Academy London, England F 32 Connor Braun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Valley Christian HS Tempe, AZ F 33 Richie Greaves 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 237 lb (108 kg) RS So Marlborough HS Marlborough, MA	Head coach Bill Coen (Hamilton College) Assistant coach(es) Chris Markwood (Maine) Brian McDonald (Northeastern) Manny Adako (Northeastern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 4, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 9, 2020* 7:00 p.m., NESN		UMass Lowell	Postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests		Matthews Arena  Boston, MA
December 11, 2020* 1:30 p.m., NESN		at Massachusetts	L 79–94	0–1	Mullins Center (0) Amherst, MA
December 13, 2020* 12:00 p.m., NESN		Massachusetts	W 78–75	1–1	Matthews Arena (0) Boston, MA
December 16, 2020* 3:00 p.m., ACCN		at Syracuse	L 56–62	1–2	Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY
December 20, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		at Old Dominion	L 62–66	1–3	Chartway Arena (0) Norfolk, VA
December 22, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Georgia	L 58–76	1–4	Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA
December 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 9 West Virginia	L 51–73	1–5	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
January 2, 2021 12:00 p.m., NESN+		Elon	W 74–52	2–5 (1–0)	Matthews Arena  Boston, MA
January 3, 2021 12:00 p.m., NESN		Elon	W 66–58	3–5 (2–0)	Matthews Arena  Boston, MA
January 7, 2021 7:00 p.m., FloSports		at Hofstra	W 81–78 OT	4–5 (3–0)	Mack Sports Complex  Hempstead, NY
January 9, 2021 12:00 p.m., FloSports		Hofstra	W 67–56	5–5 (4–0)	Matthews Arena  Boston, MA
January 16, 2021 1:00 p.m., FloSports		at College of Charleston	W 67–62	6–5 (5–0)	TD Arena (1,530) Charleston, SC
January 17, 2021 1:00 p.m., FloSports		at College of Charleston	W 68–66	7–5 (6–0)	TD Arena (1,451) Charleston, SC
January 23, 2021 12:00 p.m., FloSports		James Madison	W 72–63	8–5 (7–0)	Matthews Arena  Boston, MA
January 24, 2021 12:00 p.m., FloSports		James Madison	L 72–79	8–6 (7–1)	Matthews Arena  Boston, MA
January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports		at Drexel	Postponed due to COVID-19		Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2021 1:00 pm, FloSports		at Drexel	Postponed due to COVID-19		Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 2021 12:00 p.m., FloSports		Delaware	Postponed due to COVID-19		Matthews Arena  Boston, MA
February 7, 2021 12:00 p.m., FloSports		Delaware	Postponed due to COVID-19		Matthews Arena  Boston, MA
February 13, 2021 1:00 p.m., FloSports		at Towson	W 76–67	9–6 (8–1)	SECU Arena  Towson, MD
February 14, 2021 1:00 p.m., FloSports		at Towson	L 57–68	9–7 (8–2)	SECU Arena  Towson, MD
February 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at North Carolina	L 62–82	9–8	Dean E. Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
CAA tournament
March 7, 2021 6:00 pm, FloSports	(2)	vs. (7) William & Mary Quarterfinals	W 63–47	10–8	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
March 8, 2021 9:30 pm, CBSSN	(2)	vs. (6) Drexel Semifinals	L 67–74	10–9	Atlantic Union Bank Center (250) Harrisonburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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