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Northeastern Men's Basketball team

Men’s basketball looks to advance to CAA Championship with semifinal matchup against Drexel

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor March 8, 2021

After taking down the William & Mary Tribe (7-10, 4-6 CAA) in their quarterfinal matchup Sunday night, the Northeastern men’s basketball team (10-8, 8-2 CAA) now have a chance to move on to the championship game if they can overcome Drexel (10-7, 4-5 CAA) Monday night. The...

Tyson Walker led the Northeastern Huskies to a 63-47 win over William & Mary Sunday night

Men’s basketball advances to CAA semifinals with historic win over William & Mary

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor March 7, 2021

After the first half, the No. 2 seed Northeastern men’s basketball team looked like they were in for a dogfight in their quarterfinal matchup with No. 7 seed William & Mary. Instead, the Huskies (10-8, 8-2 CAA) blew the doors off the Tribe (7-10, 4-6 CAA) in the second...

Qurin Emanga in a game last season

Men’s basketball to take on William & Mary in first game of CAA tournament

Eamonn Ryan and Cameron Gleichauf March 7, 2021

At the beginning of the 2020-21 basketball season, the CAA preseason coaches’ poll projected the Northeastern men’s basketball team would finish seventh in the conference.  Instead, they won a share of the regular season title and will be the No. 2 seed in this weekend’s...

This is the second instance of cancellation due to COVID-19 within the Northeastern program.

Men’s basketball cancels upcoming games due to COVID-19 protocols

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor February 22, 2021

The Northeastern men’s basketball team was scheduled to play William and Mary (6-8, 4-5 CAA) Feb. 27 and 28, but the series has now been canceled due to COVID-19-related reasons within the NU program. While it is unclear who exactly returned the positive test result, the...

Tyson Walker poured in 27 points, but UNC dominated inside and outmatched the Huskies.

Men’s basketball outmatched by North Carolina, loses 82-62 in rare non-conference matchup

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor February 18, 2021

In a game where they were severely outmatched, the Northeastern men’s basketball team suffered an 82-62 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels Wednesday night at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The two are uncommon opponents, as the last time they matched...

Tyson Walker had a team-high 16 points but the Huskies still fell to Towson Sunday afternoon.

Men’s basketball falls to Towson, drops to second place in CAA standings

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor February 14, 2021

On a day that could have cemented Northeastern men’s basketball head coach Bill Coen’s status as a school legend, the Huskies (9-7, 8-2 CAA) faltered and lost by a score of 68-57 to the Towson Tigers (4-13, 3-9 CAA).  Coen is currently sitting at 250 all-time wins with...

Sophomore guard Tyson Walker scored a career-high 36 points in the Huskies' win over Towson.

Tyson Walker scores career-high 36 points, Huskies beat Towson 76-67

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor February 13, 2021

Coming off a three-week stretch with no games, the Northeastern Huskies men’s basketball team (9-6, 8-1 CAA) had a historic day in their 76-67 win over the Towson Tigers (3-13, 2-9 CAA) at SECU Arena in Towson, Maryland.  Sophomore guard Tyson Walker scored a career-high...

The Huskies will not play at Drexel this weekend or at home against Delaware next weekend.

Men’s basketball postpones four games due to positive COVID-19 case

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor January 28, 2021

The Northeastern men’s basketball team was scheduled to play Drexel (7-5, 2-3 CAA) Jan. 30 and 31 as well as Delaware (5-7, 3-4 CAA) Feb. 6 and 7, but both of these series have now been postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test within the Huskies’ program. While it is...

The Huskies couldn't claw their way back into the game against a difficult James Madison side.

NU’s comeback falls short despite season-high 30 points from Tyson Walker

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor January 24, 2021

As James Madison University exited Solomon Court victorious Saturday afternoon, the cheers and celebrations could be heard throughout the Cabot Center, while the Northeastern Huskies just looked on and watched. The Dukes celebrated their win over NU, who had won seven straight...

The Huskies gain their seventh straight win this season against James Madison University.

Jahmyl Telfort, men’s basketball sink James Madison with seventh straight win

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor January 23, 2021

Freshman forward Jahmyl Telfort finished with a career-high 23 points as the Northeastern Huskies (8-5, 7-0 CAA) pulled away from the James Madison University Dukes (6-5, 1-1 CAA) to win 72-63 Saturday afternoon at the Cabot Center in Boston. The Huskies were up by just six...

This season, the men's basketball team have traded their usual jersey phrase to a phrase of their choice expressing their beliefs.

Custom phrases display messages calling for social justice, allow athletes’ voices to be heard

Sarah Olender, news staff January 23, 2021

Before games, the men’s basketball team normally wears long sleeve warm-up jerseys that say “Northeastern Basketball” or a motivational quote. The phrase changes each year, but this year the jerseys say something different. Now, every player warms up in a black, long-sleeve...

The Huskies have now won their last six with their win over Charleston.

Doherty tips men’s basketball over the edge with game-winning bucket in Charleston

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor January 17, 2021

With fifteen seconds on the clock, sophomore guard Tyson Walker drove to the hoop in hopes of scoring a game-winning basket. He missed. Redshirt sophomore Chris Doherty, however, was on the other side of the hoop waiting for the ball to come to him. He tipped it in to win...