1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
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ECAC North Regular-season champion ECAC North Conference tournament champion | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Eastern College Athletic Conference-North |
Record | 27–7 (17–1 ECAC-North) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Matthews Arena |
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hartford | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 4 | – | 24 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1987 ECAC North tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
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.[1]
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.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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. |
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Rankings
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Awards and honors
NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
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1 | 22 | Reggie Lewis | Boston Celtics |
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References
- ^ "Lee Leads Purdue to Round 2". The Chicago Tribune. March 14, 1987. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "1980s Northeastern MBB by the Year". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "1986–87 Northeastern Huskies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "2020-21 Northeastern Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 937–938. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.
- ^ "1987 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 21, 2022.