BOSTON – Northeastern University Director of Athletics and Recreation Jim Madigan announced the newest members of the Northeastern Athletics Hall of Fame on Wednesday. J.J. Barea (men's basketball), Jason Guerriero (men's ice hockey), Keri Irwin (women's soccer), Chris Meehan (men's rowing), Denise Nasca (field hockey), Carlos Peña (baseball) and the 1963 Football team will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Thursday, November 10 on the Northeastern campus.
 
Tickets are now available to the Northeastern Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and can be purchased by visiting NUHuskies.com/HOF2022.
 
J.J. Barea – Men's Basketball
Barea, who played with the Huskies from 2002 to 2006, is one of the most exciting players ever to wear a Northeastern uniform. He proved himself as a national leader in both scoring and assists, finishing the 2004-05 season as the first player since 1997-98 to rank in the top 10 in both categories and finishing among the top 20 in his senior season. He was named an AP All-America honorable mention, as well as the CAA Player of the Year and CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Player of the Year in addition to being a three-time conference first team selection. 
 
Barea is second all-time in both scoring and assists at Northeastern. He was signed by the Dallas Mavericks in 2006 and made his NBA debut on Nov. 4, 2006, becoming just the seventh Puerto Rican to play in the NBA. Barea helped lead Dallas to the NBA title in 2011, and played 14 seasons in the NBA. In 831 career NBA games – including 107 starts — Barea averaged 8.9 points and 3.9 assists and shot 42.4 percent from the field and 35.2 percent from three-point range.
 
He also participated as a member of the Puerto Rican senior National Team from 2006 to 2015.
 
Jason Guerriero – Men's Ice Hockey
Guerriero, a four-year letterwinner from 2001 to 2005, Guerriero appeared in 145 games for the Huskies tallying 49 goals and 98 assists for 147 points. He captained the Huskies in his senior season and led Hockey East in scoring with 17 goals and 31 assists for 48 points, on his way to All-American honors. He is 13th all-time in career scoring at Northeastern, 10th in career assists, and is one of just two Huskies to ever win the conference scoring title.
 
After graduating from Northeastern with a degree in sociology, Guerriero played in the professional ranks for six seasons, including two with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL, and several seasons playing abroad in Europe. Guerriero recently rejoined Northeastern as an assistant coach after spending the previous seven years at Brown.
 
"I got into coaching 11 years ago with the hopes of coaching at Northeastern one day," said Guerriero. "I'm excited to work with Coach Keefe and his staff. Both my wife and I were athletes here, so it feels like home already."
 
Keri Irwin – Women's Soccer
Irwin played two varsity seasons at Northeastern after the women's soccer program was elevated from club status, and is described by her former teammates as someone who is was a leader both on and off the field.
 
Despite playing just 36 varsity games, Irwin is 11th all-time on Northeastern's scoring list with 45 points and tied for sixth in career goals (21). She's also second on the Huskies' single-season scoring list with 30 points and tied for first in single-season goals (14) during the team's inaugural varsity season in 1996.
 
She is also tied for the most goals in a game with three, coming on Oct. 8, 1996. She is one of just six players in program history to score three goals in a game.
 
Chris Meehan – Men's Rowing
Meehan (1971-74) was part of some of Northeastern's most successful crews in the storied history of the program, winning all but one regular season race over his four seasons, reaching the Grand Final at the Eastern Sprints in four consecutive years and the Grand Final at the IRA Championships three times.
 
After reaching the first varsity boat as a junior in 1973 and rowing from the four seat, Meehan helped the Huskies to an undefeated dual racing season, first at the Eastern Sprints and third at the IRA Championships, the best showing by the 1V at the time at the national championship. The crew went on to finish second in the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta, one of two Henley appearances for Meehan during his Northeastern career.
 
In the stroke seat of the first varsity his senior season, Meehan led Northeastern to a third place finish at Eastern Sprints and seventh at the IRA after losing just one dual race during the regular season.  
 
Meehan is now the President of the Northeastern University Rowing Association, which aims engage and energize all Northeastern rowing alumni and other friends to support the Northeastern rowing program, its athletes, coaches and the University through financial support, mentorship and social engagement, to achieve the highest level of individual character and competitive success and results.
 
Denise Nasca – Field Hockey 
Nasca (1992-95) led the Huskies to three America East championships and three NCAA tournament appearances, highlighted by a trip to the NCAA Final Four in 1995, the program's second Final Four appearance in Northeastern history.
 
Nasca was a force throughout her career, earning All-American honors as a junior (1994) and senior (1995) along with America East Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors in 1995 and 1992, respectively. She was also a three-time conference first team selection during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons.
 
Nasca's name is all over the Northeastern record books: she is fourth all-time in scoring with 152 points and tied for second in career goals (67). She is also seventh in single-season points (53) and sixth in single-season goals, both reached during her senior season.
 
Carlos Peña – Baseball
One of the most high-profile players in Northeastern Baseball history, Carlos Peña (1997-98) was a career .324 hitter during his two seasons at Friedman Diamond. He played in 100 games totaling 24 home runs and 94 RBI along with a .632 slugging percentage and .984 fielding percentage, and was named to the America East All-Tournament Team during both the 1997 and 1998 seasons.
 
The highest draft choice in program history, Peña was the 10th overall selection in 1998 and went on to enjoy a 14-year MLB career, being named an American League All-Star in 2009. A 2008 Gold Glove Award winner, he hit 286 home runs and recorded 818 RBI in his career. Peña hit more than 25 home runs in six different seasons, including 46 in 2007 when he won the Silver Slugger Award for American League first basemen as well as the AL Comeback Player of the Year Award.
 
As a member of the 2008 AL Champion Tampa Bay Rays, Peña finished the season tied for the most home runs in the AL with 39. A first baseman and designated hitter, Peña played his final season with the Texas Rangers, with whom he debuted in 2001. He also spent time with the Oakland Athletics (2002), Detroit Tigers (2002-2005), Boston Red Sox (2006), Tampa Bay Rays (2007-2010 and 2012), Chicago Cubs (2011), Houston Astros (2013) and Kansas City Royals (2013).
 
1963 Football Team
Head coach Joe Zabilski's 1963 squad, with depth across the board highlighted by a strong offensive line led by All-American captain tackle Joe Davis and arguably the most outstanding backfield in program history, posted an 8-0 record to earn the university's first and only bowl appearance with an invitation to the Eastern Bowl in Allentown, Pa. Northeastern suffered a 27-6 setback to East Carolina, but the loss was not to overshadow the tremendous accomplishments of the regular season: the Huskies outscored opponents 237-42, posted three shutouts victories against Springfield, New Hampshire and Tufts, and became the first undefeated, untied team in Northeastern history.
 
In addition to Davis' Little All-American and Williamson All-American honors, Zabilski was named the Eastern Coach of the Year.