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A year ago Northeastern was thought to be ready to challenge for the Colonial title. The Huskies got off to a strong start, winning nine of their first 10 conference games.

The Huskies could not keep the ball rolling, however, winning one of their next five and three of their final nine conference games. They did get into the College Basketball Invitational Tournament and won a first-round game against Wyoming.

So, coach Bill Coen picks up the pieces and tries to make a run this year with a veteran team that includes a couple of star-quality players in the backcourt—shooting guard Matt Janning and point guard Chaisson Allen.

The coaches, sports information directors and media who were polled for the league's preseason predictions picked Northeastern to...]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:00:29 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-nay:1 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:00:29 PDT