The 2016–17 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies, led by eleventh-year head coach Bill Coen, played their home games at Matthews Arena in Boston Massachusetts as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 15–16, 8–10 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Towson.
Previous season The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 18–15, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Towson to advance to the semifinals of the CAA tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Brandon Kamga 0 G 6'5" 215 Freshman Reston, VA Transferred to High Point David Walker 4 G 6'6" 196 Senior Stow, OH Graduated Quincy Ford 12 G/F 6'8" 225 RS Senior St. Petersburg, FL Graduated Caleb Donnelly 15 G 6'1" 181 RS Senior Hudson, NH Graduated Zach Stahl 33 G 6'5" 215 Senior Chanhasse, MN Graduated Kwesi Abakah 34 F 6'8" 212 RS Junior Suwanee, GA Graduate transferred to Richmond
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Alex Murphy 0 F 6'5" 225 RS Senior Wakefield, RI Transferred from Florida. Will eligible to play since Murphy graduated from Florida. Vasa Pusica 4 G 6'5" 210 Junior Belgrade, Serbia Transferred from San Diego. Under NCAA transfer rules, Pusica will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| CAA regular season
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See also 2016–17 Northeastern Huskies women's basketball team
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