1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1986–87
Prev Year:	1985–86
Next Year:	1987–88
Team:	Northeastern Huskies
Short Conf:	ECAC-North
Record:	27–7
Conf Record:	17–1
Hc Year:	1st
Asst Coach2:	Kevin Dunne
Asst Coach3:	Dennis Walsh
Champion:	ECAC North Regular-season champion ECAC North Conference tournament champion
Tourney Result:	First Round

The 1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1985–86 college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Karl Fogel, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 27–7 overall with a 17–1 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. The Huskies one conference loss split two separate 11-game win streaks. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the East region. The Huskies were defeated in the opening round by No. 3 seed Purdue, 104–95.^[1]

Senior Reggie Lewis was awarded the ECAC North Player of the Year for the third consecutive season. He would finish as the school's all-time leading scorer and was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 22nd pick in the 1987 NBA draft.

Roster

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Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| ECAC North tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament^[4]

Rankings

See main article: 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. ^[5]

Awards and honors

• Reggie Lewis  - ECAC North Player of the Year (3x)

NBA draft

See main article: 1987 NBA draft.

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Boston Celtics

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Notes and References

1. News: Lee Leads Purdue to Round 2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220121131812/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-03-14-8701200577-story.html. January 21, 2022. . March 14, 1987 . January 21, 2022.
2. Web site: 1980s Northeastern MBB by the Year . . January 21, 2022.
3. Web site: 1986–87 Northeastern Huskies Roster and Stats. . January 21, 2022.
4. Web site: 2020-21 Northeastern Men's Basketball Media Guide . . January 21, 2022.
5. • Book: ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 937–938. 2009. 0-345-51392-4.
6. Web site: 1987 NBA Draft. Basketball-reference.com. January 21, 2022.