2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL GoNUmbasketball @GoNUmbasketball GoNUmbasketball GoNUathletics GAMES 2017-18 SCHEDULE NORTHEASTERN (2-2) vs. UTAH STATE (2-3) & FURMAN (2-2) 5 & 6 Friday, November 24 • 3:30 PM ET/2:30 PM CT • Municipal Auditorium • Nashville, Tenn. Nov. 10 at Boston University W, 65-59 Saturday, November 25 • 3:30 PM ET/2:30 PM CT • Municipal Auditorium • Nashville, Tenn. 12 WENTWORTH W, 83-49 THE MaTCHUPS PK80 Invitational Northeastern vs. UTaH State vs. FURMaN 17 at Stanford (Pac-12 Network) L, 59-73 19 at Ohio State (BTN Plus) L, 55-80 Head Coach ..................... Bill Coen Head Coach ................. Tim Duryea Head Coach .................Bob Richey 24 vs. Utah State & 3:30 p.m. Alma Mater ................. Hamilton ‘83 Alma Mater ........... North Texas, ‘88 Alma Mater .....North Greenville, ‘06 25 vs. Furman & 3:30 p.m. Record at NU ...180-178 (12 seasons) Record at OSU ......... 30-32 (3 seasons) Record at OSU ............... 2-2 (1 season) Overall Record ....................... Same Overall Record .............................. Same Overall Record ...............................Same Coen’s Twitter ....@GoNUCoachCoen Duryea’s Twitter ............@DuryeaTim Richey’s Twitter.........@CoachRichey 30 HARVARD (NESN) 7 p.m. Twitter ............. @GoNUmbasketball Twitter .................. @USUBasketball Twitter ....................@FurmanHoops Facebook ...........GoNUmbasketball Facebook ...........USUMensBasketball Facebook ...............FurmanPaladins Instagram...........GoNUmbasketball Instagram.......USUAggieBasketball Instagram..................FurmanHoops Dec. 2 CORNELL 4 p.m. Website ......................... GoNU.com Website ........ UtahStateAggies.com Website ......... FurmanPaladins.com 5 BUCKNELL (NESNPlus) 7 p.m. Points Leader ............. Gresham (10.5) Points Leader ..............McEwen (13.3) Points Leader .................. Sibley (16.8) 9 VERMONT 4 p.m. Rebounds Leader .............. Brace (5.3) Rebounds Leader .........Brown Jr. (7.8) Rebounds Leader ........... Rafferty (8.5) 18 at Kent State (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Assists Leader .................. Pusica (3.5) Assists Leader ................... Merrill (4.2) Assists Leader .................... Davis (3.5) 20 at St. Bonaventure 7 p.m. QUICK COMPaRISON 30 at James Madison * 2 p.m. 65.5..........................Points Per Game ................................. 73.6 ....................................Points Per Game .......................76.2 65.3...................Points Allowed Per Game .......................... 69.4 .............................Points Allowed Per Game ................72.2 Jan. 2 HOFSTRA * 7 p.m. 36.8.....................Rebounding Per Game ............................ 37.4 ............................... Rebounding Per Game ..................36.2 5 ELON * (CollegeSportsLive) 7 p.m. 34.0...................... Rebounding Defense .............................. 33.8 .................................Rebounding Defense ....................32.0 .404........................... Field Goal Pct. ................................... .455 ......................................Field Goal Pct. ..........................427 7 JMU * (CollegeSportsLive) 2 p.m. .317..............................3-Point Pct. ..................................... .397 ........................................3-Point Pct. ............................357 11 at Charleston * 2 p.m. 13 at UNCW * 7 p.m. • The Huskies will round out the PK80 Invitational on Fri- • Northeastern began the tournament with a tough road day and Saturday in Nashville when they take on Utah slate that took them to Stanford and Ohio State last 18 at William & Mary * 7 p.m. State and Furman at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium weekend (more on page 3) 20 DELAWARE * (NESNPlus) 2 p.m. • Northeastern vs. Utah State will take place Friday at • Donnell Gresham finished the weekend with two ca- 25 at Hofstra * 7 p.m. 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT and the Huskies will end the reer performances setting a career high in points and 27 at Drexel * 2 p.m. tournament on Saturday afternoon at the same time and 3FGs on Friday at Stanford (15p, 4 3FGs) and reset that same place against Furman mark on Sunday at Ohio State (16p, 4 3FGs) Feb. 1 CHARLESTON * 7 p.m. 3 UNCW * (NESNPlus) 4 p.m. probable starters 8 at Delaware * 7 p.m. Northeastern 10 at Towson * 4 p.m. Pos No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Last School) PPG RPG Other 15 DREXEL * 7 p.m. G 4 Vasa Pusica 6-5 210 RJr. Belgrade, Serbia (San Diego) 7.8 2.3 14 assists 17 WILLIAM & MARY * 4 p.m. G 20 Devon Begley 6-4 198 Sr. Pearland, Texas (Pearland) 7.5 3.3 .313 3FG% G 2 Bolden Brace 6-6 227 So. Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara) 7.0 5.3 4 blocks 22 TOWSON * (NESN) 7 p.m. F 14 Max Boursiquot 6-5 211 So. Ottawa, Ontario (Kent School) 3.5 4.0 4 starts 24 at Elon * 7 p.m. F 30 Anthony Green 6-10 252 Jr. N. Quincy, Mass. (Tilton School) 7.5 5.0 .667 FG% CAA Tournament UTaH state March 3 vs. CAA Opening Round ! TBA Pos No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Last School) PPG RPG Other 4 vs. CAA Quarterfinals ! TBA G 30 Abel Porter 6-3 195 RFr. Farmington, Utah (Davis) 2.0 0.6 2 starts 5 vs. CAA Semifinals ! TBA G 3 Sam Merrill 6-5 210 So. Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful) 13.2 3.2 21 assists G 0 DeAngelo Isby 6-5 200 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Wabash Valley JC) 11.8 2.8 .550 3FG% 6 vs. CAA Finals ! TBA F 25 Dwayne Brown Jr. 6-6 220 Jr. Conyers, Ga. (N. Oklahoma Tonkawa) 7.8 7.8 .469 FG% F 11 Alex Dargenton 6-8 205 Sr. Fort-de-France, Martinique (Laramie County CC) 8.8 4.2 2 steals Home games in BOLD CAPS (Dedham Field) All times EST and subject to change FURMaN * CAA game Pos No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Last School) PPG RPG Other & - Nashville, Tenn. G 1 John Davis 5-11 172 Sr. Beachwood, Ohio (Beachwood) 14.0 3.0 14 assists ! - North Charleston Coliseum (N. Charleston, S.C.) G 12 Devan Sibley 6-2 175 Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Karns) 16.8 4.0 5 steals G 35 Daniel Fowler 6-4 203 Sr. Acworth, Ga. (Allatoona) 12.0 4.3 .421 3FG% G 5 Andrew Brown 6-5 212 Jr. Travelers Rest, S.C. (Travelers Rest) 7.5 2.8 .409 FG% F 32 Matt Rafferty 6-8 215 Jr. Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale Central) 10.5 8.5 .567 FG% game information ONLINE VIDEO ONLINE AUDIO RADIO LIVE STATS • None • WRBB • WRBB • GoNU.com • Matt MacCormack • Matt MacCormack • Josh Brown • Josh Brown Athletic Communications | 111 Matthews Arena | 238 St. Botolph St. | Boston, Mass. 02115 | Phone: (617) 373-5715 | Fax: (617) 373-3152 Men's Basketball Contact: Betsy Devine | Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @BetsyDevine | Web: GoNU.com Northeastern men’s basketball | Vs. utah state/furman | Nov. 24/25 | Games 5 & 6 SCOUTING THE AGGIES HUSKIES VS. • Utah State is off to a 2-3 start to the 2017-18 season HUSKIES VS. • The Aggies are 2-0 at home but 0-3 away from their THE COMPETITION home court with their first neutral site action of the sea- THE COMPETITION son coming against the Huskies Utah State All-Time Series (2-1) • The Aggies are averaging 73.6 points per game while Furman All-Time Series (0-1) Date Location Result holding their opponents to a 69.4 ppg average Date Location Result 11/29/86 Anchorage, Alaska# W, 96-91 • As a team USU is shooting .455 pct from the floor and 12/30/10 Orlando, Fla. # L, 62-75 11/21/09 Boston W, 64-61 has made 46 threes on the season # - UCF Holiday Classic 11/27/10 Logan L, 54-56 # - Great Alaska Shootout LEADING THE WAY • Reigning Mountain West freshman of the year Koby McEwen, who started the first three games of the sea- son and leads the team with a 13.3 ppg average, has INSIDE THE SERIES missed the last pair of games with an ankle injury INSIDE THE SERIES Overall ............................Northeastern leads, 2-1 • Sam Merrill has posted 13.2 ppg while dishing out 21 Overall .................................... Furman leads, 1-0 assists on the year while Dwayne Brown Jr. is averaging .............................................. 1-0 .............................................. 0-0 At Northeastern 7.8 points and rebounds a game through the first five At Northeastern At Utah State .................................................. 0-1 games At Furman ...................................................... 0-0 Neutral .......................................................... 1-0 Neutral .......................................................... 0-1 In Overtime .................................................... 0-0 ALL-TIME SERIES In Overtime .................................................... 0-0 Current streak ............................................Lost 1 • The Huskies own a 2-1 series lead winning the first Current streak ............................................Lost 1 First meeting .................Nov. 29, 1986 (W, 96-91) ever match up between the two teams which came in First meeting ................. Dec. 30, 2010 (L, 62-75) the Great Alaska Shootout in 1986, the same tournament ..................Nov. 27, 2010 (L, 54-56) ................. Dec. 30, 2010 (L, 62-75) Last meeting Northeastern upset No. 2 Louisville Last meeting Last 10 meetings ............................................ 2-1 • Utah State got its first program win against the Huskies Last 10 meetings ............................................ 0-1 Last Northeastern win .........Nov. 21, 2009 (64-61) the last time out in a 2010 meeting in Logan Last Northeastern win ........................................... Last Utah State win .............Nov. 27, 2010 (54-56) Last Furman win ................ Dec. 30, 2010 (62-75) Coen vs. USU .................................................. 1-1 LAST TIME OUT Coen vs. Furman ............................................