2017–18 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 13–18 (8–10 MVC) |
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Home arena | Hulman Center |
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Loyola Chicago † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 32 | – | 6 | .842 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 MVC tournament winner |
The 2017–18 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Illinois State.
Previous season
[edit]The Sycamores finished the 2016–17 season 11–20, 5–13 to finish in a tie for ninth place in MVC play. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to Evansville.[1]
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Everett Clemons | 0 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Springfield, IL | Graduated |
Niels Bunschoten | 12 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Bussum, Netherlands | Graduated |
Donovan Franklin | 13 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Sophomore | St. Louis, MO | Transferred to Pittsburg State |
Matt Van Scyoc | 30 | F | 6'6" | 216 | RS Senior | Green Lake, WI | Graduated |
Laquarious Paige | 32 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | West Orange, TX | Transferred to Lamar |
T. J. Bell | 42 | C | 6'8" | 250 | Senior | Charleston, IL | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Christian Williams | 10 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Decatur, IL | Transferred from Iowa. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Qiydar Davis | 25 | G | 6'6" | 220 | RS Senior | Atlanta, GA | Transferred from Louisiana Tech. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ashton graduated from Louisiana Tech. |
Devin Thomas | 35 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Junior | Richmond, IN | Junior college transferred from Mineral Area College |
2017 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Tyreke Key PG | Celina, TN | Clay County High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 13, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Cooper Neese SG | Cloverdale, IN | Cloverdale High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 3, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Clayton Hughes SF | Jackson, TN | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 28, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Daniel Hunermann PF | St Gallen, Switzerland | Kantonsschule am Burggraben | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Oct 16, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Preseason
[edit]In the conference's preseason poll, the Sycamores were picked to finish in eighth place in the MVC.[2] Senior guard Brenton Scott was named to the preseason All-MVC first team.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Oct 28, 2017* 3:00 pm | at Purdue | L 72–94 | Mackey Arena (5,168) West Lafayette, IN | ||||||||
Nov 3, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Marian | W 84–64 | Hulman Center (3,247) Terre Haute, IN | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus | at Indiana | W 90–69 | 1–0 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
Nov 16, 2017* 11:30 am, ESPNU | vs. Auburn Charleston Classic quarterfinals | L 64–83 | 1–1 | TD Arena (2,136) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Nov 17, 2017* 1:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Old Dominion Charleston Classic consolation second round | L 44–62 | 1–2 | TD Arena (1,970) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Nov 19, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Ohio Charleston Classic 7th place game | L 94–96 4OT | 1–3 | TD Arena Charleston, SC | |||||||
Nov 22, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri–St. Louis | W 75–58 | 2–3 | Hulman Center (2,612) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Nov 25, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Ball State | L 85–93 | 2–4 | Hulman Center (3,274) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Air Force MW–MVC Challenge | W 74–64 | 3–4 | Hulman Center (3,797) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Dec 6, 2017* 8:00 pm | at North Texas | L 76–79 OT | 3–5 | The Super Pit (1,642) Denton, TX | |||||||
Dec 9, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Indianapolis | W 79–75 | 4–5 | Hulman Center (3,491) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Green Bay | W 85–63 | 5–5 | Hulman Center (2,924) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Dec 16, 2017* 3:00 pm | at Western Kentucky | L 65–81 | 5–6 | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,412) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Dec 22, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Elon | L 68–73 | 5–7 | Hulman Center (2,979) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Missouri Valley regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm, NBCSC | Valparaiso | W 73–64 | 6–7 (1–0) | Hulman Center (3,269) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Dec 31, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Illinois State | L 81–84 OT | 6–8 (1–1) | Redbird Arena (5,824) Normal, IL | |||||||
Jan 3, 2018 8:00 pm, NBCSC+ | at Loyola–Chicago | W 61–57 | 7–8 (2–1) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,501) Chicago, IL | |||||||
Jan 6, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Drake | L 72–75 | 7–9 (2–2) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, FSI/NBCSC | Northern Iowa | W 69–67 | 8–9 (3–2) | Hulman Center (3,216) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Jan 14, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Missouri State | L 73–76 | 8–10 (3–3) | JQH Arena (4,137) Springfield, MO | |||||||
Jan 17, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Evansville | W 71–66 | 9–10 (4–3) | Ford Center (3,601) Evansville, IN | |||||||
Jan 20, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Illinois State | W 84–54 | 10–10 (5–3) | Hulman Center (5,950) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Jan 24, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | L 77–82 | 10–11 (5–4) | SIU Arena (3,929) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
Jan 28, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Bradley | L 73–81 | 10–12 (5–5) | Hulman Center (4,516) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Jan 31, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Valparaiso | L 63–69 | 10–13 (5–6) | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,228) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm, FSI/NBCSC | at Northern Iowa | W 77–66 | 11–13 (6–6) | McLeod Center (4,564) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
Feb 6, 2018 7:00 pm, FSI/NBCSC | Missouri State | L 62–81 | 11–14 (6–7) | Hulman Center (4,040) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Feb 10, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Loyola–Chicago | L 71–75 | 11–15 (6–8) | Hulman Center (4,328) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Feb 14, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Drake | L 76–90 | 11–16 (6–9) | Knapp Center (2,617) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
Feb 17, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Southern Illinois | L 72–76 OT | 11–17 (6–10) | Hulman Center (3,895) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Evansville | W 58–53 | 12–17 (7–10) | Hulman Center (4,295) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Feb 24, 2018 4:00 pm, CBSSN | at Bradley | W 66–64 | 13–17 (8–10) | Carver Arena (7,827) Peoria, IL | |||||||
Missouri Valley tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 2018 9:30 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (3) Illinois State Quarterfinals | L 70–77 | 13–18 | Scottrade Center (7,077) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Indiana State vs. Evansville – Game Recap – March 2, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Missouri State Picked to Win MVC Men's Basketball". Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ "Indiana State Sycamores Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Sycamores Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ "GoSycamores.com – Official Site of Indiana State Athletics". Indiana State University. Retrieved October 27, 2017.