BOSTON – Off to its best start since 2015-16, the Northeastern men's basketball team will look to keep building momentum when the Huskies hit the road to take on Vermont on Saturday. Tip-off at Patrick Gymnasium is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.
 
THREE THINGS TO KNOW 

1. SERIES HISTORY VS. VERMONT
Northeastern and Vermont are meeting for the 75th time in series history, and second time in as many seasons. Each of the previous four meetings between the two teams have been decided by five points or fewer.
 
Last season at Matthews Arena, the Catamounts hit 15 three pointers to erase deficits of 13 and nine points to top the Huskies, 73-71. Masai Troutman had 15 points for Northeastern.
 
2. BATTLED TESTED
There won't be any off nights for the Huskies during the 2024 non-conference slate. Of Northeastern's 13 non-conference games, four opponents (Princeton, CCSU, Vermont, Colgate) were picked to finish atop their respective conferences in the leagues' preseason polls.
 
3. BLOCK PARTY
After recording 107 blocks in 32 games last season, Northeastern already has 35 in seven games in 2024-25. Junior Collin Metcalf has already surpassed his total from 2023-24 (11) with 16, good for 14th in the NCAA, while is average of 2.3 blocks per game is 20th in the nation.
 
Alexander Nwagha, meanwhile, got off to a big start with five blocks at Boston Univ. on Nov. 4, the most in a game for a Husky since Anthony Green at Elon on Feb. 23, 2017.