NORTHEASTERN 329 254 Northeastern SAGARIN ew small schools can match the Huskies’ seven SEASON REVIEW FNCAA Tournament appearances. Fewer still can SEAS. W-L CONF. COACH SEAS. W-L CONF. COACH match Northeastern’s lore. Not only does the team play 1920-47 168-264 5 straight winning seasons, ’30-35 1960-61 10-10 Dick Dukeshire its home games in Matthews Arena, the original home 1947-48 10-8 William Grinnell 1961-62 17-8 Dick Dukeshire 1948-49 12-6 Joe Zabilski 1962-63 21-6 Dick Dukeshire of Boston’s Celtics and Bruins, but it has produced a 1949-50 6-10 Joe Zabilski 1963-64 17-8 Dick Dukeshire string of great hoops minds and players. 1950-51 8-9 Joe Zabilski 1964-65 13-11 Dick Dukeshire 1951-52 12-7 Joe Zabilski 1965-66 18-8 Dick Dukeshire 1952-53 7-11 Joe Zabilski 1966-67 22-4 Dick Dukeshire BEST TEAM: 1983-84 This was the season a sweet- 1953-54 11-8 Joe Zabilski 1967-68 19-9 Dick Dukeshire shooting freshman named Reggie Lewis introduced 1954-55 5-16 Joe Zabilski 1968-69 16-5 Dick Dukeshire himself to the nation, leading the Huskies to an 1955-56 10-11 Joe Zabilski 1969-70 14-8 Dick Dukeshire NCAA Tournament win over Long Island. Only 1956-57 6-17 Joe Zabilski 1970-71 17-4 Dick Dukeshire a 20-foot buzzer-beater from the hands of Virginia 1957-58 5-15 Joe Zabilski 1971-72 12-9 Jim Bowman 1958-59 10-8 Dick Dukeshire 1972-73 19-7 Jim Calhoun Commonwealth’s Rolando Lamb kept this team 1959-60 10-11 Dick Dukeshire 1973-74 12-11 Jim Calhoun from advancing. SEAS. W-L CONF. SCORING COACH RECORD BEST PLAYER: F REGGIE LEWIS (1983-87) Quiet, unas- 1974-75 12-12 John Clark 18.2 Jim Calhoun suming, kind. Those are the words most typically used 1975-76 12-13 John Clark 20.4 Jim Calhoun to describe Lewis as a person. But as a player, the appro- 1976-77 12-14 Dave Caligaris 20.9 Jim Calhoun priate adjectives are inventive, daring and passionate. 1977-78 14-12 Dave Caligaris 24.6 Jim Calhoun 1978-79 13-13 Pete Harris 22.0 Jim Calhoun The Huskies’ all-time leading scorer stayed local after 1979-80 19-8 19-7 Pete Harris 20.8 Jim Calhoun leaving NU, playing for the Celtics from 1987 to ’93. 1980-81 24-6 21-5 ● Pete Harris 20.0 Jim Calhoun But, tragically, in 1993 he died of a heart attack at age 27 1981-82 23-7 8-1 ● Perry Moss 23.7 Jim Calhoun during an off-season workout. 1982-83 13-15 4-6 Mark Halsel 19.5 Jim Calhoun 1983-84 27-5 14-0 ● Mark Halsel 21.0 Jim Calhoun 1984-85 22-9 13-3 ● Reggie Lewis 24.1 Jim Calhoun BEST COACH: JIM CALHOUN (1972-86) THE SCHOOLS Before winning 1985-86 26-5 16-2 ● Reggie Lewis 23.8 Jim Calhoun 250-137 .646 two national titles at Connecticut, the charismatic Mas- 1986-87 27-7 17-1 ● Reggie Lewis 23.3 Karl Fogel sachusetts native took his first steps toward the Naismith 1987-88 15-13 11-7 Derrick Lewis 14.6 Karl Fogel 1988-89 17-11 12-5 Derrick Lewis 19.1 Karl Fogel Hall of Fame while at Northeastern. During his tenure, 1989-90 16-12 9-3 George Yuille 13.9 Karl Fogel the Huskies went to their first NCAA Tournament— 1990-91 22-11 8-2 ● Dexter Jenkins 13.0 Karl Fogel then went to four more. 1991-92 9-19 5-9 Ben Harlee 12.9 Karl Fogel 1992-93 20-8 12-2 Ben Harlee 12.4 Karl Fogel GAME FOR THE AGES: 1993-94 5-22 2-12 Anthony Brown 19.4 Karl Fogel 131-103 .560 In an epic second-round 1982 1994-95 18-11 10-6 Lonnie Harrell 16.7 Dave Leitao Tourney matchup, Northeastern took Villanova to triple 1995-96 4-24 2-16 Lonnie Harrell 16.6 Dave Leitao 22-35 .386 overtime before falling, 76-72. At the end of the first OT, 1996-97 7-20 6-12 Ty Mack 16.7 Rudy Keeling Huskies forward Dave Leitao (the future Virginia coach) 1997-98 14-14 9-9 Ty Mack 17.3 Rudy Keeling 1998-99 10-18 6-12 Marcus Blossom 16.3 Rudy Keeling missed a six-foot jumper that bounced in and out. 1999-2000 7-21 5-13 Marcus Blossom 14.9 Rudy Keeling 2000-01 10-19 8-10 Ricky Cranford 16.6 Rudy Keeling 48-92 .343 FIERCEST RIVAL: Northeastern was founded in 1898 2001-02 7-21 5-11 Aaron Davis 11.4 Ron Everhart and counted among its students graduates of Boston 2002-03 16-15 8-8 Jose Juan Barea 17.0 Ron Everhart 2003-04 19-11 13-5 Jose Juan Barea 20.7 Ron Everhart University. Not that this history means the two schools, 2004-05 21-10 15-3 ■ Jose Juan Barea 22.2 Ron Everhart walking distance apart in the heart of Boston, get along 2005-06 19-11 12-6 Jose Juan Barea 21.0 Ron Everhart 82-68 .547 on the hardcourt. The Huskies and the Terriers have 2006-07 13-19 9-9 Bennet Davis 15.0 Bill Coen met nearly every year since 1921, with BU holding a 2007-08 14-17 9-9 Matt Janning 16.1 Bill Coen 2008-09 19-13 12-6 Matt Janning 14.3 Bill Coen 46-49 .484 70–65 series lead. ● NCAA Tournament appearance ■ NIT appearance PROFILE Current conference: Colonial Athletic Association FIRST-ROUND PRO PICKS (2005-) Northeastern University, Boston, MA 1987 Reggie Lewis, Boston (22) Founded: 1898 Conference titles: Eastern Collegiate Athletic North: 3 (1980 [tie], ‘81, ‘82) Enrollment: 21,324 (15,521 undergraduate) TOP 5 ECAC North Atlantic: 4 (1984, ’85 [tie], ’86, ’87) Colors: Red and black North Atlantic: 3 (1990, ’91, ’93 [tie]) G Jose Juan Barea (2002-06) Nickname: Huskies G Perry Moss (1978-82) Current arena: Matthews Arena, opened in 1910 (6,000) Conference tournament titles: Eastern Collegiate Athletic North: 2 (1981, ’82) G/F Dave Caligaris (1974-78) Previous: Solomon Court at the Cabot Center, 1997- F Reggie Lewis (1983-87) 2005 (2,500); Cabot Center Gym, 1954-80 (3,000); ECAC North Atlantic: 4 (1984, ’85, ’86, ’87) F Francis “Inga” Walsh (1944-45, 1946-49) Boston YMCA, 1920-54 (N/A) North Atlantic: 1 (1991) 7 First game: 1920 NCAA Tournament appearances: 1 All-time record: 1,053-975 (.519) NIT appearances: Total weeks in AP Top 20/25: 1 RECORDS GAME SEASON CAREER POINTS 41 Jose Juan Barea, vs. Stony Brook (March 5, 2005); 748 Reggie Lewis (1984-85) 2,709 Reggie Lewis (1983-87) Reggie Lewis, vs. Siena (Feb. 19, 1986) POINTS PER GAME 24.6 Dave Caligaris (1977-78) 22.2 Reggie Lewis (1983-87) REBOUNDS 24 Fran Ryan, vs. Boston College (Feb. 11, 1964) 364 Dan Callahan (1994-95) 1,115 Mark Halsel (1980-84) ASSISTS 15 Bill Loughnane, vs. Delaware (Dec. 29, 1977) 252 Andre LaFleur (1983-84) 894 Andre LaFleur (1983-87).