Through 2007-08 season
1981
Perry Moss | Northeastern earns its first trip to the
NCAA's as Perry Moss hits a half-court
shot to send the America East title
game against Holy Cross into overtime
where the Huskies prevail, 81-79. Moss
then hits a shot in the final seconds to
lead NU past Fresno State in the big
dance, but star forward Tom Chambers
paces Utah to a win in round two. NCAA Tournament
(El Paso, Texas)
Northeastern 55, Fresno State 53
Utah 94, Northeastern 69
|
1982
Dave Leitao | Northeastern crushes Niagara for the
America East crown and slips past St.
Joseph's in the first round of the NCAA
Tournament. The Huskies and Villanova
then play one of the longest and most
amazing games in tournament history,
going into three overtimes before the
Wildcats prevail and move on to the
Sweet 16. Dave Leitao and Perry Moss
both play 54 minutes for NU. NCAA Tournament (Uniondale, N.Y.)
Northeastern 63, St. Joseph's 62
Villanova 76, Northeastern 71 (3 OT)
|
1984
Wes Fuller | The Reggie Lewis era begins. After
beating Canisius to earn its third NCAA
bid, Northeastern knocks off Long
Island, getting 22 points from Wes Fuller
and 21 from league Rookie of the Year
Lewis. Virginia Commonwealth then
defeats NU and goes to the Sweet 16
on Rolando Lamb's buzzer-beating
jumper. NCAA Tournament
(Philadelphia, Pa.)
Northeastern 90, Long Island 87
(East Rutherford, N.J.)
VCU 70, Northeastern 69
|
1985
Reggie Lewis | Despite a sore wrist, league Player of
the Year Reggie Lewis hits his last six
shots en route to 29 points to lead the
Huskies past rival Boston University and
into the NCAA Tournament. Lewis, the
nation's top-scoring sophomore, then
has 22 against Illinois, but the Illini roll to
a 19-point win behind 23 points from
Ken Norman. Lewis finishes the year
with an NU-record 748 points. NCAA Tournament
(Atlanta, Ga.)
Illinois 76, Northeastern 57
|
1986
Jim Calhoun | Jim Calhoun takes league Coach of the
Year honors as Northeastern rolls to a
26-5 record. All-America East first-
teamers Reggie Lewis and Andre
LaFleur combine for 30 points as the
Huskies beat Boston University and
advance to the NCAA Tournament for
the third straight year. Lewis then scores
35 points (the most ever by a Husky in
the tourney) and pulls 15 boards, but
foul-plagued NU falls to Oklahoma. NCAA Tournament
(Greensboro, N.C.)
Oklahoma 80, Northeastern 74
|
1987
Andre LaFleur | Reggie Lewis nets 27 points and Andre
LaFleur breaks the NCAA's all-time
assist record as NU earns its fourth
straight NCAA berth by defeating BU in
the league title game for the third year
in a row. The win is NU's 37th
consecutive at home. Purdue then wins
a shootout over NU and new coach Karl
Fogel at the Carrier Dome. Lewis scores
a team-high 23 points in his final college
game. NCAA Tournament
(Syracuse N.Y.)
Purdue 104, Northeastern 95
|
1991
Ron Lacey | Northeastern makes the NCAA
Tournament for the first time since the
Reggie Lewis days, topping Maine at
Matthews Arena for the America East
title behind 17 points from Ron Lacey
and 16 from Dexter Jenkins. Rick Fox
and King Rice then lead juggernaut
North Carolina past NU despite 22
points and a game-high nine rebounds
from All-America East first team
selection Steve Carney. NCAA Tournament
(Syracuse, N.Y.)
North Carolina 101, Northeastern 66
|
NU: The class of the conference
Northeastern has consistently been the team to beat in America East.
The Huskies have won more league titles and gone to the NCAA Tournament more times
than any other school in the conference:
School Titles Years
Northeastern 7 1981, '82, '84, '85, '86, '87, '91
Boston U. 5 1983, '88, '90, '97, '02
Delaware* 4 1992, '93, '98, '99
Drexel* 3 1994, '95, '96
Hofstra* 2 2000, '01
Holy Cross* 1 1980
Siena* 1 1989
Vermont 1 2003
*no longer in league
All-Time NU NCAA Scoring...
Reggie Lewis (1983-87)
5 games 132 26.4
Perry Moss (1978-82)
4 games 92 23
Mark Halsel (1980-84)
6 games 57 9.5
Andre LaFleur (1983-87)
5 games 52 10.4
Eric Jefferson (1978-82)
4 games 51 12.8
Wes Fuller (1983-87)
4 games 48 12
Pete Harris (1977-81)
2 games 44 22
John Williams (1984-88)
3 games 27 9
Quinton Dale (1983-85)
3 games 24 8
Steve Carney (1987-91)
1 game 22 22
Glen Miller (1982-84)
2 games 20 10
Derrick Lewis (1986-89)
1 game 19 19
Kevin McDuffie (1984-88)
3 games 19 6.3
Dave Leitao (1978-82)
4 games 19 4.8
Ron Lacey (1988-91)
1 game 12 12
Gary Corcoran (1982-87)
3 games 10 3.3
Marcellus Anderson (1988-91)
1 game 9 9
Dexter Jenkins (1987-91)
1 game 9 9
Lamont Hough (1989-93)
1 game 8 8
Chip Rucker (1977-81)
2 games 8 4
Roland Braswell (1980-84)
4 games 6 1.5
Leroy Hodge (1987-91)
1 game 4 4
Eric Skeen (1984-88)
1 game 2 2
Ernie McDonald (1984-87)
1 game 2 2
Maurice Brighthaupt (1988-91)
1 game 2 2
Bob Phillips (1980-83)
1 game 2 2
Jeff Gordon (1979-81)
1 game 2 2
Russ Ziemba (1979-84)
1 game 2 2
Phil Robinson (1980-84)
4 games 2 0.5
