1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball | |
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ECAC North Regular-season champion
ECAC North Conference tournament champion |
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NCAA tournament
, First Round
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Conference | Eastern College Athletic Conference-North |
Record | 27–7 (17–1 ECAC-North) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Matthews Arena |
Seasons
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||
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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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Regular season | |||||
Nov 28, 1986
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vs.
No. 2
Louisville
Great Alaska Shootout |
W 88–84 OT |
1–0
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Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, Alaska |
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Nov 29, 1986
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vs.
Utah State
Great Alaska Shootout |
W 96–91 |
2–0
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Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, Alaska |
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Nov 30, 1986
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vs.
No. 10
Iowa
Great Alaska Shootout |
L 80–103 |
2–1
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Sullivan Arena
Anchorage, Alaska |
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Dec 3, 1986
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No. 19 | Saint Joseph's (Maine) | W 81–54 |
3–1
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Matthews Arena
Boston, Massachusetts |
Dec 5, 1986
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No. 19 | vs. Jacksonville | W 76–70 |
4–1
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Carrier Dome
Syracuse, New York |
Dec 6, 1986
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No. 19 | at No. 17 Syracuse | L 74–94 |
4–2
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Carrier Dome
Syracuse, New York |
Dec 8, 1986
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at East Carolina | L 70–74 |
4–3
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Minges Coliseum
Greenville, North Carolina |
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Dec 13, 1986
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at UMass | W 78–70 |
5–3
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Curry Hicks Cage
Amherst, Massachusetts |
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Dec 26, 1986
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vs. Bradley | L 105–110 |
5–4
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Palestra
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Dec 27, 1986
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at La Salle | L 85–102 |
5–5
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Palestra
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Jan 2, 1987
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at Maine | W 72–64 |
6–5
(1–0) |
Alfond Arena
Orono, Maine |
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Jan 4, 1987
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at New Hampshire | W 91–64 |
7–5
(2–0) |
Lundholm Gym
Durham, New Hampshire |
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Jan 6, 1987
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Hartford | W 64–62 |
8–5
(3–0) |
Matthews Arena
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Jan 8, 1987
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Tufts | W 99–72 |
9–5
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Matthews Arena
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Jan 10, 1987
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Canisius | W 89–61 |
10–5
(4–0) |
Matthews Arena
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Jan 13, 1987
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at Hartford | W 74–65 |
11–5
(5–0) |
Hartford Civic Center
Hartford, Connecticut |
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Jan 17, 1987
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Siena | W 93–64 |
12–5
(6–0) |
Matthews Arena
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Jan 24, 1987
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Maine | W 104–78 |
13–5
(7–0) |
Matthews Arena
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Jan 26, 1987
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Quinnipiac | W 104–54 |
14–5
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Matthews Arena
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Jan 28, 1987
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at Vermont | W 68–66 |
15–5
(8–0) |
Patrick Gym
Burlington, Vermont |
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Jan 31, 1987
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Niagara | W 60–50 |
16–5
(9–0) |
Matthews Arena
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Feb 5, 1987
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at Niagara | L 87–88 |
16–6
(9–1) |
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Lewiston, New York |
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Feb 7, 1987
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at Canisius | W 72–68 |
17–6
(10–1) |
Koessler Athletic Center
Buffalo, New York |
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Feb 9, 1987
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at Colgate | W 96–79 |
18–6
(11–1) |
Cotterell Court
Hamilton, New York |
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Feb 14, 1987
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Boston University | W 68–65 |
19–6
(12–1) |
Matthews Arena
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Feb 18, 1987
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Colgate | W 97–73 |
20–6
(13–1) |
Matthews Arena
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Feb 21, 1987
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at Siena | W 90–83 |
21–6
(14–1) |
Alumni Recreation Center
Loudonville, New York |
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Feb 23, 1987
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New Hampshire | W 76–69 |
22–6
(15–1) |
Matthews Arena
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Feb 25, 1987
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Vermont | W 80–68 |
23–6
(16–1) |
Matthews Arena
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Feb 28, 1987
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at Boston University | W 84–77 |
24–6
(17–1) |
Case Gym
Boston, Massachusetts |
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ECAC North tournament | |||||
Mar 5, 1987
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New Hampshire
Quarterfinals |
W 85–71 |
25–6
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Matthews Arena
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Mar 6, 1987
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Siena
Semifinals |
W 89–79 |
26–6
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Matthews Arena
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Mar 7, 1987
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Boston University
Championship game |
W 71–68 |
27–6
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Matthews Arena
Boston, Massachusetts |
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NCAA Tournament | |||||
Mar 13, 1987
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(14 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 7 Purdue | L 95–104 |
27–7
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Carrier Dome
Syracuse, New York |
Rankings
Awards and honors
NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
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1 | 22 | Reggie Lewis | Boston Celtics |
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 .
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↑
- 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 .