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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Men’s Basketball

Harold Woods and Rashad King stand, waiting for the opposing team to bring the ball down the court Dec. 3, 2024. King notched 19 points against Drexel Jan. 23.

Northeastern defeats Drexel for fifth home win

Elli Einset, sports editor January 25, 2025

Northeastern men’s basketball team (11-9, 3-4) CAA broke their two-game losing streak Jan. 23, beating the Drexel Dragons (11-9, 3-4 CAA) 70-61 in their first home game since Jan. 4.  The Huskies were dominant in their three-pointers in the first half, collecting four out...

Harold Woods drives past his defender Jan. 4. Woods collected 20 points against College of Charleston Jan. 18.

Northeastern takes another close loss to College of Charleston on the road

Elli Einset, sports editor January 19, 2025

Northeastern men’s basketball (10-9, 2-4 CAA) narrowly fell to the College of Charleston Cougars (15-4, 5-1 CAA) 87-85 Jan. 18, marking its fourth conference and second consecutive loss.  The Huskies started off strong; Keeping up with the Cougars, Northeastern shot 54%...

JB Frankel keeps his eyes on his opponent, waiting for him to make his move Jan. 4. Frankel collected 13 points and one steal against UNCW Jan. 16.

Northeastern falls short to UNCW Seahawks

Elli Einset, sports editor January 17, 2025

Northeastern men's basketball (10-8, 2-3 CAA) took a tough loss to the University of North Carolina Wilmington Seahawks (13-5, 3-2 CAA), or UNCW, 72-80 on the road in Wilmington Jan. 16.  After tying up their conference record against Stony Brook Jan. 11, the Huskies slipped...

JB Frankel strategizes with coach Brian McDonald Jan. 4. Frankel earned two steals and nine points against Stony Brook Jan. 11.

Huskies split basketball conference games on the road

Elli Einset, sports editor January 12, 2025

The Northeastern men’s basketball team (10-7, 2-2 CAA) split their two conference games on the road Jan. 9 and 11, losing to the Towson University Tigers (8-9, 3-1 CAA) 73-80 and decisively winning against the Stony Brook University Seawolves (4-13, 0-4 CAA) 70-66.  The...

Northeastern men's basketball faces off against the Hofstra Pride Jan. 4. Northeastern was unable to catch up with Hofstra, the game ending in a loss, 37-55.

Northeastern men’s basketball loses pride to Hofstra in second matchup of season

Elli Einset, sports editor January 5, 2025

Northeastern men’s basketball (9-6, 1-1 CAA) fell to the Hofstra Pride (9-6, 1-1 CAA) Jan. 4 37-55 after failing to execute simpler plays in their second conference game of the season.  Following their close win over the University of Delaware (8-7, 1-1 CAA) Jan. 2, the...

Collin Metcalf leaps to try to block Delaware’s Niels Lane. Metcalf collected his season high in points at nine Jan. 2.

Northeastern snatches first conference win over Delaware

Elli Einset, sports editor January 3, 2025

The Northeastern Huskies men’s basketball team (9-5, 1-0 CAA) beat the University of Delaware Blue Hens (7-7, 0-1 CAA) 80-77 in the first conference game of the season Jan. 2.  The Huskies dominated the first half out, rebounding the Blue Hens 30 to 11. Capitalizing on...

Rashad King jumps to try to earn a basket Dec. 8. King notched the game high with 23 points.

Northeastern men’s basketball narrowly beats out Colgate

Elli Einset, sports editor December 9, 2024

Northeastern men’s basketball (7-3, 0-0 CAA) kept its cool and continued to battle hard to end victorious against the Colgate University Raiders (2-8, 0-0 Patriot League), 75-78 Dec. 8. Northeastern’s 11 turnovers in the first half led to the Raiders lead at halftime,...

Collin Metcalf blocks an attempt by a La Salle Explorer Dec. 3. He earned his career high of six blocks against La Salle University.

Northeastern men’s basketball dominates over La Salle

Elli Einset, sports editor December 5, 2024

Northeastern’s men basketball (6-3,  0-0 CAA) dominated La Salle University Explorers (6-3, 0-0 Atlantic 10) Dec. 3, notching a 82-68 win.  The Huskies consistently had the lead over the La Salle Explorers, shutting down their opponents with an exception of La Salle guards...

Harold Woods jumps for the shot over Princeton Nov. 10. The Husky tallied a game-high 27 points in the matchup.

Northeastern men’s basketball takes its first loss at home opener

Elli Einset, news staff November 13, 2024

The Northeastern men’s basketball team (1-1, 0-0 CAA) narrowly fell to Princeton University (3-0, Ivy League 0-0) Nov. 10 after a tough battle, 79-76.  Princeton’s junior forward Caden Pierce tallied the opening point of the game off a free throw from a foul by junior...

Harold Woods jumps for the basket in a victory over Boston University Nov. 4. The Huskies finished 12-20 last season and are looking for redemption.

Northeastern men’s basketball is putting last season behind them

Elli Einset, news staff November 12, 2024

After a disappointing 12-20 record last season and the graduation of key players including Chris Doherty and Luka Sakota, Northeastern men’s basketball is back and ready to redeem themselves. As this season kicks into gear, the Huskies are focusing on accountability and putting...

LA Pratt dribbles the ball against Boston University Nov. 4. The junior transfer notched a game-high 24 points in the matchup.

Northeastern men’s basketball scrapes by, winning season opener against BU

Elli Einset, news staff November 7, 2024

Northeastern men’s basketball (1-0, 0-0 CAA) traveled across town Nov. 4 to play rival Boston University Terriers (0-1, 0-0 CAA), snatching a 80-73 victory for the Huskies in the season opener.  Northeastern and Boston University traditionally match up for the first game...

Nate Francois poses for a photo. The senior waked on to Northeastern men's basketball team this season after serving as team manager and competing for the club team. Photo courtesy Northeastern Athletics.

Nate Francois started on the club basketball team. Now, he takes on the D1 court.

Elli Einset, news staff October 15, 2024

All good things take time — and Northeastern basketball’s Nate Francois is a testament to that. The senior guard walked on to Northeastern’s Division I men’s basketball team prior to this season’s start in November after functioning as the team manager and playing for...