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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Men’s Basketball

The Huskies lose the lead to Georgia in second half, ending the game 58-76.

Men’s basketball gives up big lead, loses to Georgia

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor December 23, 2020

A 21-0 Georgia run in the second half erased any hope of a Northeastern victory Tuesday night in Athens, Ga. The Huskies had a 13-point lead going into halftime, but could not get the job done as they lost 75-58.  The Huskies scored 45 points in the first half on 9-13 three-point...

The Huskies were unable to make a comeback Sunday afternoon against Old Dominion despite a hard fight.

Men’s basketball can’t complete comeback in 66-62 loss to Old Dominion

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor December 20, 2020

The Huskies (1-3, 0-0 CAA) were unable to complete a late comeback in their loss to Old Dominion (3-2, 0-0 C-USA) Sunday afternoon. Redshirt junior guard Shaquille Walters scored 17 and redshirt sophomore forward Chris Doherty added eight points and nine rebounds off the bench,...

Freshman forward Jahmyl Telfort was a bright spot off the bench in the Huskies' loss to Syracuse

Huskies lose 62-56 to Syracuse in defensive battle

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor December 17, 2020

A second half full of turnovers cost the men’s basketball team (1-2, 0-0 CAA) the game against Syracuse (5-1, 1-0 ACC) that struggled to score the basketball Wednesday afternoon in the Carrier Dome. The Orange were led by sophomores Quincy Guerrier, who finished with 18 points...

Freshman forward Jahmyl Telfort (11 points) helped the Huskies beat UMass on Sunday in their 2020-21 home opener.

Men’s basketball holds on to beat UMass in wild finish

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor December 13, 2020

The Huskies finished the first half of Sunday's game with a one-point lead and extended that throughout the second half, leading by nine points with a minute to go. UMass, however, was not finished, and they cut the lead by six in the final minute with an and-1 layup. However,...

Sophomore guard Tyson Walker scored 29 points, but it was not enough for the Huskies to overcome a solid UMass team.

Minutemen defeat Huskies despite Tyson Walker’s efforts

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor December 12, 2020

Sophomore guard Tyson Walker poured in 29 points for the men’s basketball team and freshman forward Jahmyl Telfort added 13 off the bench, but it was not enough as the Huskies fell 94-79 to UMass. Leading the Minutemen was sophomore forward Tre Mitchell with 31 points and...

The Huskies will try to get off to a hot start against UMass at 1:30 behind preseason second-team all-CAA honoree guard Tyson Walker.

Men’s basketball preview: Huskies reload following third straight CAA Championship appearance

Eamonn Ryan, deputy sports editor December 11, 2020

After multiple cancellations and delays due to COVID-19 cases, the Northeastern men’s basketball team will finally begin their season Dec. 11 against UMass.  This game was added to the Huskies’ schedule after the game against UMass Lowell, which was scheduled for Dec....

Senior guard Bolden Brace reached 1,000 points on 1/9 in a game against Hofstra.

Huskies fall to Hofstra in CAA championship game rematch

Valeria Vazquez, deputy sports editor March 11, 2020

In a rematch of last year’s CAA championship game, the No. 6 seed Northeastern men’s basketball team fell to No. 1 seed Hofstra last night in Washington D.C., 70-61. Before the championship game, the Huskies defeated Towson 72-62 and Elon 68-60. Despite their loss, the team...

Redshirt senior Jordan Roland goes for a basket in a game against Drexel earlier this year.

Huskies lose last home game of the season to Towson 75-72

Valeria Vazquez, deputy sports editor March 1, 2020

In their final game at home, the men’s basketball team lost another close game against the Towson TIgers, 75-72. This would be the Huskies’ tenth loss by less than five points this season. Despite the loss, NU head coach Bill Coen was more focused on the fact that tonight...

Graduate student Guilien Smith scored his career high of 20 points in tonight's game against JMU.

Guilien Smith reaches career high in win against James Madison

Valeria Vazquez, deputy sports editor February 27, 2020

In the second to last game of the regular season, the men’s basketball team saw their third win at home in a row against James Madison University, 77-57. The standout Husky of tonight’s game was graduate student guard, Guilien Smith, who before tonight had only scored...

Redshirt junior guard Maxime Boursiquot reached his career-high of 18 points in today's game.

Men’s basketball sweep this weekend’s home games with another win against College of Charleston

Valeria Vazquez, deputy sports editor February 15, 2020

The men’s basketball team found their footing this weekend after another win at home today against the College of Charleston, 65-51. Redshirt junior guard Maxime Boursiquot led the game with 18 points, followed by redshirt senior Jordan Roland who had 17 and senior Bolden...

Redshirt senior Jordan Roland was the highest scorer in tonight's game, with 27 points.

Head coach Bill Coen reaches momentous 158 CAA wins with UNCW victory

Valeria Vazquez, deputy sports editor February 13, 2020

The men’s basketball team broke their four-game losing streak tonight with a 71-63 win against UNCW, who they lost to last month. This win marked head coach Bill Coen’s 158th CAA win, placing him second all-time in league history. He is tied with former Drexel coach Bruiser...

Roland scored 42 points in the season opener against Harvard on 11/8.

Jordan Roland: Reaching record highs and keeping close ties

Valeria Vazquez, deputy sports editor January 29, 2020

The numbers don’t lie: 42 points in a single game (an NU record), 99 three-pointers in a single season (another NU record) and 1,000 points in his college career. Redshirt senior guard Jordan Roland is the type of player colleges see once a decade, and it’s his final season. His...