Siena Receiving High Marks

A lot of noise has been made about the Siena Saints early on. ESPN's Andy Katz has mentioned them in two of his pre-season articles. Katz, as most of the country, has Siena ranked in the Top 25. Katz has the Saints as high as 20, although the official rankings have not come out yet. Siena, just like the Huskies, has 4 out of their 5 starters returning this season. The Saints are coming off an NCAA Tournament season in which they won their first round game for the second year in a row. It will be very interesting when the Huskies and Saints face off in Albany just 49 days from now on November 17 at 12 p.m. on ESPN. Undoubtedly, this will be a tough game for the Huskies. But having won 11 road games last year, including wins on the road against Big East and Big Ten opponents, the Huskies are certainly ready for the challenge.

Spates Filling It Up In Luxembourg

Former Huskies forward Eugene Spates has brought the Dallas heat to Luxembourg. Spates has been playing his first professional season in Luxembourg this year for BC Mess and has been thriving. Adjusting to basketball in Europe hasn't been hard for Spates, who has scored 21,33,23, and 39 points in each of his respective games. Another change for Spates has been his number. Huskies fans were used to seeing #24 shooting from downtown, but now he is wearing #15. There was no rhyme or reason to the number, Spates took it simply because it was the biggest jersey they had. Check back for more updates.

CAAHoops.com Picks Huskies To Finish 2nd in CAA

Michael Litos, known for his literary works and for his website, has finished his CAA predictions today and has the Huskies finishing 2nd in his pre-season poll. Old Dominion is the team that Litos gave the nod to finish first this year. It seems to be the trend that Old Dominion and Northeastern will finish 1 and 2, but the order in which they will be in is different on almost every publication. Check out the article, Litos again leaves nothing to be desired. However, he may have provided a few Huskies some motivation. As mentioned, there are 7 new arrivals on campus. Litos spoke about Dinko Marshavelski in his piece, under the "Coach Seems To Like" portion. No doubt, a great read.

Allen Launches Website

Huskies point guard Chaisson Allen recently created his own website. Allen started ChasemeOnline, following the trend of many professional and collegiate athletes in this era of technology and multimedia in promoting their image. The website has a little bit of everything. There is a section about Allen's personal life, playing career, video highlights, and a blog where the star guard will post his thoughts about each game, and about other sports related issues. Allen really did a great job with the site, and it will definitely be a big hit this season. Check it out and see how Chase is preparing for the upcoming season.

Huskies To Debut On ESPN

When the Huskies travel to Siena to open up their 2009-2010 season, they will also be debuting on ESPN for the year. As the two tip-off on Tuesday November 17th, they will be participating in ESPN's "College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon". This marathon celebrates the beginning of the 2009-2010 season around the whole nation. The Huskies and Saints will face off at 12 p.m. in Albany, N.Y.

Coen Named New England Coach of the Year

Head coach Bill Coen was named the 2008-2009 Division I Coach of the Year by the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. On October 9th, Coen will be honored with his well deserved award at the 2009 New England Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. This will be held at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Key wins against Providence, Indiana, VCU, and the programs first win in the postseason in 25 years after defeating Wyoming certainly highlight Coen’s achievements from last season. A big “congratulations” goes out to coach, a job well done and a well deserved award. Ticket information has still not been released, but check back for updates.

New Additions

Fittingly, this semester I am taking "Online Journalism" as one of my elective courses. So now some of my assignments will be posted here on Huskies On The Move. All will still be related to Huskies hoops, so no worries there. However there will be some new additions that everyone should enjoy. Stay tuned!

Huskies Release Full 2009-2010 Schedule

The Huskies revealed their conference schedule on Tuesday, now fully outlining their 2009-2010 season. It will not be easy for Northeastern, as they will face CAA powerhouses VCU and George Mason both at home and on the road this season. However the Huskies will only play Old Dominion at Matthews Arena, which could be a very big advantage. For the Huskies, conference play will begin December 5th at Drexel. Here is the complete 2009-2010 schedule:

TUE. NOV. 17 @ SIENA TBA
SAT. NOV. 21 UTAH STATE 1:00 p.m.
WED. NOV. 25 @ BOSTON UNIV. TBA
SAT. NOV. 28 WRIGHT STATE 2:00 p.m.
TUE. DEC. 1 PROVIDENCE 7:00 p.m.

SAT. DEC. 5 @ DREXEL TBA
THU. DEC. 10 @ RHODE ISLAND 7:00 p.m.
TUE. DEC. 22 ST. MARYS ** 3:00 p.m.
WED. DEC. 23 USC/ WESTERN MICH.** 3:00 p.m./ 5:00 p.m.
FRI. DEC. 25 TBA** TBA
TUE. DEC. 29 @ SANTA CLARA! 9:00 p.m.
WED. DEC. 30 KENT STATE/WOFFORD! TBA

SAT. JAN. 2 JAMES MADISON TBA

MON. JAN. 4 @VCU TBA

WED. JAN. 6 GEORGE MASON TBA

SAT. JAN. 9 @GEORGIA STATE TBA

WED. JAN. 13 DELAWARE TBA

SAT. JAN. 16 UNC WILMINGTON TBA

WED. JAN. 20 @ TOWSON TBA

SAT. JAN. 23 VCU TBA

WED. JAN. 27 DREXEL TBA

SAT. JAN. 30 OLD DOMINION

WED. FEB. 3 @ DELAWARE TBA

SAT. FEB. 6 @ HOFSTRA TBA

WED. FEB. 10 GEORGIA STATE TBA

SAT. FEB. 13 @ WILLIAM & MARY TBA

TUE. FEB. 16 @ UNC WILMINGTON TBA

FEB. 19/20 ESPNU BRACKETBUSTER TBA

WED. FEB. 24 HOFSTRA TBA

SAT. FEB 27 @ GEORGE MASON TBA

MARCH 5-8 CAA CHAMPIONSHIP

**- Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii
!- Game played in Santa Clara, California