The 1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented

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during the 1985–86

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season. Led by first-year head coach

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, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at

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. 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

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, 104–95. Senior

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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

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with the 22nd pick in the

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Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Awards and honors

– ECAC North Player of the Year (3x)

NBA draft

References

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