BOSTON - Northeastern (11-13, 5-7 CAA) returns to Matthews Arena for a pair of home games this week, beginning with UNCW (8-18, 3-10 CAA) on Thursday night in a regionally-televised game on NESN at 7 p.m. The Huskies will recognize senior guard Jordan Roland before the game for becoming the 40th player in school history to reach 1,000 points in his Northeastern career.
COEN EYES 158TH CAREER CAA WIN
Head Coach Bill Coen is looking to become just the third CAA coach to reach 158 wins (postseason and regular season), matching former Drexel Coach Bruiser Flint's 158 from 2002-16. Former George Mason and current Miami (FL) Coach Jim Larranaga leads the way with 183 CAA wins from 1998-2011.
THANKS FOR THE CHARITY
Northeastern currently leads the country in free throw percentage at .810. The Huskies have made at least 80 percent of their free throws in 16 of their 24 games, and went an impressive 19-for-19 at Elon a couple of weeks ago on Feb. 1, after shooting a season-low 50 percent (7-for-14) in a one-point loss at William & Mary (1/30) the game before.
50 PERCENT
The Huskies are 8-0 this season when shooting at least 50 percent, but are 0-8 when their opponent reaches the 50 percent mark. NU is 10th in the country in three-point field goal percentage (.389) and No. 22 in field goal percentage (.474).
UP NEXT
Northeastern will host the College of Charleston on Saturday for a Noon tip on Saturday afternoon. It will be Armed Forces and Emergency Services Day, presented by Chartwells, and service men and women, as well as first responders can use the promo code HONOR to receive a $7 ticket. For tickets, please click here.
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