BOSTON – With less than three weeks until the Northeastern men's basketball team takes the floor on Opening Night, graduate student Chris Doherty was named to All-CAA Preseason Honorable Mention at the conference's annual Media Day on Thursday.
 
Doherty, entering his fourth season with the Huskies, appeared in 24 games, including 20 starts, during the 2022-23 campaign. After missing five games with an injury early in the year, Doherty responded by averaging 8.9 points per game, good for second on the team, on 54% shooting over the course of the season.
 
The Marlborough, Mass. native led the team with 137 rebounds (5.7 rpg), including three games with 10+ boards, and wasninth in the CAA with three double-doubles. He was third on the team with 17 blocks, and started 15 of the 17 games he played in league play, averaging 9.2 points and 5.9 rebounds.
 
Northeastern, which was picked to finish seventh in the conference, opens the season on November 6 against Boston University at 8 p.m. Season ticket, group experiences, and single-game tickets are all on sale and can be purchased by visiting NUHuskies.com/tickets.
 
The Coastal Athletic Association also announced this week that Northeastern will appear on national television three times during the conference slate, with games against Stony Brook (Jan. 4), at Monmouth (Jan. 8) and against Hofstra (Jan. 11) all airing on the CBS Sports Network.

2023-24 CAA Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
Team (1st) - Points
1. Charleston (10) 165
2. UNCW (3) - 157
3. Drexel (1) - 140
4. Hofstra - 137
t5. Delaware - 115
t5. Towson - 115
7. Northeastern - 84
8. William & Mary - 77
9. Stony Brook - 76
10. Elon - 62
11. Monmouth - 50
12. Campbell - 45
13. Hampton - 31
14. North Carolina A&T - 20