2017–18 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team

2017–18 Stetson Hatters men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record12–20 (4–10 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEdmunds Center
Seasons
2017–18 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 12 2   .857 23 12   .657
Lipscomb 10 4   .714 23 10   .697
Jacksonville 8 6   .571 15 18   .455
NJIT 7 7   .500 14 16   .467
North Florida 7 7   .500 14 19   .424
Kennesaw State 6 8   .429 10 20   .333
Stetson 4 10   .286 12 20   .375
USC Upstate 2 12   .143 7 25   .219
2018 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team represented Stetson University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hatters, led by fifth-year head coach Corey Williams, played their home games at the Edmunds Center in DeLand, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 4–10 in ASUN play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Lipscomb.

Previous season

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The Hatters finished the 2016–17 season 11–21, 3–11 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Grant Lozoya 2 G 6'2" 190 Junior Westlake Village, CA Graduate transferred to Pittsburg State
Will Hollmann 21 F/C 6'8" 245 Sophomore DeLand, FL Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Derick Newton 22 F 6'6" 220 Sophomore Beverly Hills, CA Declare for 2017 G-League draft
Kevin Ndahiro 23 F/C 6'9" 225 Sophomore Ottawa, ON Graduate transferred to South Alabama
Brian Pegg 41 F 6'7" 235 RS Senior Clearwater, FL Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ricky Gouety 21 F 6'10" 200 Junior Abidjan, Ivory Coast Junior college transferred from Indian Hills CC

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kenny Aninye
#109 SG
Marietta, GA Wheeler High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 59
Keith Matthews
SF
Blythewood, SC Blythewood High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Sep 10, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Christian Jones
SG
Columbia, SC Cardinal Newman School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Abayomi Iyiola
SF
Decatur, GA Greenforest Christian Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017.

Roster

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2017–18 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Christian Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Cardinal Newman HS Columbia, SC
G/F 1 Keith Matthews 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Blythewood HS Blythewood, SC
G 2 Raine McKeython (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Riverdale Baptist School Washington, DC
G 3 B. J. Glasford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Coral Reef Senior HS Miami, FL
G 4 Divine Myles 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Mattie T. Blount HS Mobile, AL
G 5 Angel Rivera 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr IMG Academy Bayamón, PR
G 10 Kenny Aninye 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Wheeler HS Marietta, GA
G 13 Matthew Cioce (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Christ School Asheville, NC
F/C 14 Larry Dennis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Sunrise Christian Academy
Hutchinson Community College
Wichita, KS
F 15 Clay Verk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So ThunderRidge HS Highlands Ranch, CO
G 20 Brady Moses (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Lodi HS
Maranatha Baptist University
Lodi, WI
F 21 Ricky Gouety 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Victory Christian Academy
Indian Hills CC
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
F 23 Abayomi Iyitola 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Greenforest Christian Academy Atlanta, GA
C 32 Adam Webb (W) 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lakeland Christian HS Lakeland, FL
G 33 Luke Doyle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Paul J. Hagerty HS
Nicholls State
Oviedo, FL
G/F 35 Leo Goodman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Theodore Roosevelt HS Saginaw, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Webber International W 98–89  1–0
Edmunds Center (475)
DeLand, FL
Nov 12, 2017*
7:00 pm
at FIU W 70–67 OT 2–0
FIU Arena (605)
Miami, FL
Nov 15, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
South Florida L 72–75  2–1
Edmunds Center (836)
DeLand, FL
Nov 18, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
SIU Edwardsville L 76–80  2–2
Edmunds Center (475)
DeLand, FL
Nov 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ave Maria
Hoops In the Heartland
W 87–53  3–2
Edmunds Center (402)
DeLand, FL
Nov 22, 2017*
8:05 pm
at South Alabama W 81–77  4–2
Mitchell Center (1,737)
Mobile, AL
Nov 25, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Dakota State
Hoops In the Heartland
L 58–94  4–3
Scheels Arena (2,532)
Fargo, ND
Nov 27, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay
Hoops In the Heartland
W 83–71  5–3
Resch Center (1,836)
Green Bay, WI
Nov 30, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Campbell L 78–85  5–4
Edmunds Center (460)
DeLand, FL
Dec 1, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Edward Waters
Hoops In the Heartland
W 85–52  6–4
Edmunds Center (515)
DeLand, FL
Dec 6, 2017*
8:00 pm
at Duquesne L 59–73  6–5
Palumbo Center (1,191)
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 9, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marist W 79–76  7–5
McCann Field House (1,123)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 16, 2017*
3:00 pm
at Fort Wayne L 84–88  7–6
Memorial Coliseum (1,237)
Fort Wayne, IN
Dec 19, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
UCF L 55–74  7–7
Edmunds Center (1,918)
DeLand, FL
Dec 29, 2017*
8:00 pm, BTN+
at Nebraska L 62–71  7–8
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,040)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 1, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida National W 94–88  8–8
Edmunds Center (312)
DeLand, FL
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast L 52–90  8–9
(0–1)
Alico Arena (4,016)
Fort Myers, FL
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 80–67  9–9
(1–1)
Edmunds Center (398)
DeLand, FL
Jan 13, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 87–69  10–9
(2–1)
Edmunds Center (543)
DeLand, FL
Jan 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Bethune–Cookman L 62–74  10–10
Edmunds Center (732)
DeLand, FL
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State L 81–95  10–11
(2–2)
KSU Convocation Center (1,176)
Kennesaw, GA
Jan 20, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb L 82–85  10–12
(2–3)
Allen Arena (1,644)
Nashville, TN
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville L 69–76  10–13
(2–4)
Swisher Gymnasium (832)
Jacksonville, FL
Jan 27, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida L 65–73  10–14
(2–5)
Edmunds Center (893)
DeLand, FL
Jan 29, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville L 67–68  10–15
(2–6)
Edmunds Center (748)
DeLand, FL
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Florida L 91–97  10–16
(2–7)
UNF Arena (2,001)
Jacksonville, FL
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate L 79–91  10–17
(2–8)
G. B. Hodge Center (837)
Spartanburg, SC
Feb 10, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT W 84–80  11–17
(3–8)
Wellness and Events Center (788)
Newark, NJ
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb L 73–82  11–18
(3–9)
Edmunds Center (412)
DeLand, FL
Feb 17, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State W 86–74  12–18
(4–9)
Edmunds Center (632)
DeLand, FL
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast L 60–76  12–19
(4–10)
Edmunds Center (1,150)
DeLand, FL
Atlantic Sun tournament
Feb 26, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) at (2) Lipscomb
Quarterfinals
L 73–89  12–20
Allen Arena (1,877)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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