Northeastern University in Boston competes in the Coastal Athletic Association and has won multiple conference championships in basketball. The Huskies have made several NCAA Tournament appearances and represent Boston in the mid-major basketball landscape.
The Huskies mascot was adopted in 1927, chosen for the breed's resilience and toughness in cold climates, fitting for a university in New England.
Reggie Lewis's dominant career at Northeastern in the 1980s, where he became the school's all-time leading scorer before being drafted by the Boston Celtics.
Reggie Lewis starred at Northeastern before becoming a Celtics captain, making him one of the rare players to star in both college and professional basketball in the same city.
The Northeastern Huskies compete in the CAA and hold an all-time record of 888–858 (.509 winning percentage) across 63 recorded seasons dating back to 1937-38.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 7-24 | 2-16 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2024-25 | 17-15 | 9-9 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2023-24 | 12-20 | 7-11 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2022-23 | 10-20 | 6-12 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2021-22 | 9-22 | 2-16 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2020-21 | 10-9 | 8-2 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2019-20 | 17-16 | 9-9 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2018-19 | 23-11 | 14-4 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2017-18 | 23-10 | 14-4 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2016-17 | 15-16 | 8-10 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2015-16 | 18-15 | 9-9 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2014-15 | 23-12 | 12-6 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2013-14 | 11-21 | 7-9 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2012-13 | 20-13 | 14-4 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2011-12 | 14-17 | 9-9 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2010-11 | 11-20 | 6-12 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2009-10 | 20-13 | 14-4 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2008-09 | 19-13 | 12-6 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2007-08 | 14-17 | 9-9 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2006-07 | 13-19 | 9-9 (CAA) | Bill Coen | |
| 2005-06 | 19-11 | 12-6 (CAA) | Ron Everhart | |
| 2004-05 | 21-10 | 15-3 (AmEast) | Ron Everhart | |
| 2003-04 | 19-11 | 13-5 (AmEast) | Ron Everhart | |
| 2002-03 | 16-15 | 8-8 (AmEast) | Ron Everhart | |
| 2001-02 | 7-21 | 5-11 (AmEast) | Ron Everhart | |
| 2000-01 | 10-19 | 8-10 (AmEast) | Rudy Keeling | |
| 1999-00 | 7-21 | 5-13 (AmEast) | Rudy Keeling | |
| 1998-99 | 10-18 | 6-12 (AmEast) | Rudy Keeling | |
| 1997-98 | 14-14 | 9-9 (AmEast) | Rudy Keeling | |
| 1996-97 | 7-20 | 6-12 (AmEast) | Rudy Keeling | |
| 1995-96 | 4-24 | 2-16 (NAC) | Dave Leitao | |
| 1994-95 | 18-11 | 10-6 (NAC) | Dave Leitao | |
| 1993-94 | 5-22 | 2-12 (NAC) | Karl Fogel | |
| 1992-93 | 20-8 | 12-2 (NAC) | Karl Fogel | |
| 1991-92 | 9-19 | 5-9 (NAC) | Karl Fogel | |
| 1990-91 | 22-11 | 8-2 (NAC) | Karl Fogel | |
| 1989-90 | 16-12 | 9-3 (NAC) | Karl Fogel | |
| 1988-89 | 17-11 | 12-5 (NAC) | Karl Fogel | |
| 1987-88 | 15-13 | 11-7 (ECACN) | Karl Fogel | |
| 1986-87 | 27-7 | 17-1 (ECACN) | Karl Fogel | AP #19 |
| 1985-86 | 26-5 | 16-2 (ECACN) | Jim Calhoun | |
| 1984-85 | 22-9 | 13-3 (ECACN) | Jim Calhoun | |
| 1983-84 | 27-5 | 14-0 (ECACN) | Jim Calhoun | |
| 1982-83 | 13-15 | 4-6 (ECACN) | Jim Calhoun | |
| 1981-82 | 23-7 | 8-1 (ECACN) | Jim Calhoun | |
| 1980-81 | 24-6 | 21-5 (ECACN) | Jim Calhoun | |
| 1979-80 | 19-8 | 19-7 (ECACN) | Jim Calhoun | |
| 1978-79 | 13-13 | Ind | Jim Calhoun | |
| 1977-78 | 14-12 | Ind | Jim Calhoun | |
| 1976-77 | 12-14 | Ind | Jim Calhoun | |
| 1975-76 | 12-13 | Ind | Jim Calhoun | |
| 1974-75 | 12-12 | Ind | Jim Calhoun | |
| 1973-74 | 12-11 | Ind | Jim Calhoun | |
| 1972-73 | 19-7 | Ind | Jim Calhoun | |
| 1945-46 | 4-13 | 2-4 (Yankee) | Eugene Pare | |
| 1944-45 | 7-8 | Ind | Foxy Flumere | |
| 1943-44 | 8-8 | Ind | Foxy Flumere | |
| 1942-43 | 7-12 | 2-6 (Yankee) | Foxy Flumere | |
| 1941-42 | 6-9 | 4-4 (Yankee) | Jim Dunn | |
| 1940-41 | 3-13 | 1-7 (Yankee) | Jim Dunn | |
| 1939-40 | 4-13 | 3-5 (Yankee) | Jim Dunn | |
| 1938-39 | 6-12 | 3-5 (Yankee) | Jim Dunn | |
| 1937-38 | 6-12 | 3-5 (Yankee) | Jim Dunn |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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