Huskies in the NCAA Tournament
Through 2007-08 season
 Perry Moss |
Northeastern earns its first trip to the NCAA's as Perry Moss hits a half-court shot to send the America East title game against Holy Cross into overtime where the Huskies prevail, 81-79. Moss then hits a shot in the final seconds to lead NU past Fresno State in the big dance, but star forward Tom Chambers paces Utah to a win in round two.
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 Dave Leitao |
Northeastern crushes Niagara for the America East crown and slips past St. Joseph's in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies and Villanova then play one of the longest and most amazing games in tournament history, going into three overtimes before the Wildcats prevail and move on to the Sweet 16. Dave Leitao and Perry Moss both play 54 minutes for NU.
NCAA Tournament
(Uniondale, N.Y.) |
 Wes Fuller |
The Reggie Lewis era begins. After beating Canisius to earn its third NCAA bid, Northeastern knocks off Long Island, getting 22 points from Wes Fuller and 21 from league Rookie of the Year Lewis. Virginia Commonwealth then defeats NU and goes to the Sweet 16 on Rolando Lamb's buzzer-beating jumper.
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 Reggie Lewis |
Despite a sore wrist, league Player of the Year Reggie Lewis hits his last six shots en route to 29 points to lead the Huskies past rival Boston University and into the NCAA Tournament. Lewis, the nation's top-scoring sophomore, then has 22 against Illinois, but the Illini roll to a 19-point win behind 23 points from Ken Norman. Lewis finishes the year with an NU-record 748 points.
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 Jim Calhoun |
Jim Calhoun takes league Coach of the Year honors as Northeastern rolls to a 26-5 record. All-America East first-teamers Reggie Lewis and Andre LaFleur combine for 30 points as the Huskies beat Boston University and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. Lewis then scores 35 points (the most ever by a Husky in the tourney) and pulls 15 boards, but foul-plagued NU falls to Oklahoma.
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 Andre LaFleur |
Reggie Lewis nets 27 points and Andre LaFleur breaks the NCAA's all-time assist record as NU earns its fourth straight NCAA berth by defeating BU in the league title game for the third year in a row. The win is NU's 37th consecutive at home. Purdue then wins a shootout over NU and new coach Karl Fogel at the Carrier Dome. Lewis scores a team-high 23 points in his final college game.
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 Ron Lacey |
Northeastern makes the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the Reggie Lewis days, topping Maine at Matthews Arena for the America East title behind 17 points from Ron Lacey and 16 from Dexter Jenkins. Rick Fox and King Rice then lead juggernaut North Carolina past NU despite 22 points and a game-high nine rebounds from All-America East first team selection Steve Carney.
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NU: The class of the conference
Northeastern has consistently been the team to beat in America East.
The Huskies have won more league titles and gone to the NCAA Tournament more times
than any other school in the conference:
School Titles Years Northeastern 7 1981, '82, '84, '85, '86, '87, '91 Boston U. 5 1983, '88, '90, '97, '02 Delaware* 4 1992, '93, '98, '99 Drexel* 3 1994, '95, '96 Hofstra* 2 2000, '01 Holy Cross* 1 1980 Siena* 1 1989 Vermont 1 2003 *no longer in league All-Time NU NCAA Scoring... Reggie Lewis (1983-87) 5 games 132 26.4 Perry Moss (1978-82) 4 games 92 23 Mark Halsel (1980-84) 6 games 57 9.5 Andre LaFleur (1983-87) 5 games 52 10.4 Eric Jefferson (1978-82) 4 games 51 12.8 Wes Fuller (1983-87) 4 games 48 12 Pete Harris (1977-81) 2 games 44 22 John Williams (1984-88) 3 games 27 9 Quinton Dale (1983-85) 3 games 24 8 Steve Carney (1987-91) 1 game 22 22 Glen Miller (1982-84) 2 games 20 10 Derrick Lewis (1986-89) 1 game 19 19 Kevin McDuffie (1984-88) 3 games 19 6.3 Dave Leitao (1978-82) 4 games 19 4.8 Ron Lacey (1988-91) 1 game 12 12 Gary Corcoran (1982-87) 3 games 10 3.3 Marcellus Anderson (1988-91) 1 game 9 9 Dexter Jenkins (1987-91) 1 game 9 9 Lamont Hough (1989-93) 1 game 8 8 Chip Rucker (1977-81) 2 games 8 4 Roland Braswell (1980-84) 4 games 6 1.5 Leroy Hodge (1987-91) 1 game 4 4 Eric Skeen (1984-88) 1 game 2 2 Ernie McDonald (1984-87) 1 game 2 2 Maurice Brighthaupt (1988-91) 1 game 2 2 Bob Phillips (1980-83) 1 game 2 2 Jeff Gordon (1979-81) 1 game 2 2 Russ Ziemba (1979-84) 1 game 2 2 Phil Robinson (1980-84) 4 games 2 0.5
