2017–18 American Eagles men's basketball team

2017–18 American Eagles men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record6–24 (3–15 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Greenman
  • Matt Wolff
  • Eddie Jackson
Home arenaBender Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell † 16 – 2   .889 25 – 10   .714
Colgate 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576
Navy 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Lehigh 11 – 7   .611 16 – 14   .533
Boston University 10 – 8   .556 15 – 16   .484
Holy Cross 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387
Lafayette 7 – 11   .389 10 – 21   .323
Army 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433
Loyola (MD) 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290
American 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200
† 2018 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2017–18 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Lafayette.[1]

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2016–17 season 8–22, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost in the first round to Army.

Roster

2017–18 American Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sa'eed Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So St. Augustine Prep Pleasantville, NJ
F 1 Jesse Little 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Starkville HS Starkville, MS
G 2 Stacy Beckton, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr Atlantic HS Daytona Beach, FL
G 3 James Washington 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Price School Norwalk, CA
G 5 Larry Motuzis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Hinsdale South HS
Saint Xavier 		Darien, IL
G 10 CB Diallo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) RS Jr Kilgore Thiès, Senegal
G 13 Marvin Bragg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Gahr HS Cerritos, CA
G 14 Justin Perez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Gulliver Prep Miami, FL
G 15 Tyler McFarland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr New Hampton School Denver, CO
F 22 Sam Iorio 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Parkland HS Allentown, PA
F/C 23 Mark Gasperini 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Brimmer and May School Moscow, Russia
G 25 Kevin Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Montclair Kimberley Academy West Orange, NJ
F 30 Nick Macarchuk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr St. Thomas More Prep Alamo, CA
F 33 Drew Lamont 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr American Heritage School Plantation, FL
F 45 Matt Cimino 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Worcester Academy
George Washington 		Falmouth, ME
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Tour of Australia
Aug 15, 2017*
 vs. Cairns Taipans L 70–89 
Early Settler Stadium 
Cairns, Australia
Aug 17, 2017*
 vs. Sydney Kings L 67–88 
Whitlam Centre Liverpool 
Sydney, Australia
Aug 19, 2017*
 vs. Sydney Comets L 77–85 
Alexandria Basketball Stadium 
Sydney, Australia
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
9:00 pm, FSKC 		at Kansas State L 45–83  0–1
 Bramlage Coliseum (8,218)
Manhattan, KS
Nov 15, 2017*
7:00 pm, ATTSNP 		at No. 24 West Virginia L 64–98  0–2
 WVU Coliseum (9,180)
Morgantown, WV
Nov 18, 2017*
2:00 pm 		at Wagner L 70–71  0–3
 Spiro Sports Center (1,128)
Staten Island, NY
Nov 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at New Hampshire W 74–70  1–3
 Lundholm Gym (474)
Durham, NH
Nov 25, 2017*
4:00 pm 		VMI W 69–64  2–3
 Bender Arena (422)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Saint Francis (PA) L 89–100  2–4
 DeGol Arena (1,013)
Loretto, PA
Dec 2, 2017*
4:00 pm 		at Maryland Eastern Shore L 70–74  2–5
 Hytche Athletic Center (1,087)
Princess Anne, MD
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Illinois L 56–69  2–6
 Western Hall (616)
Macomb, IL
Dec 9, 2017*
4:00 pm, NBCSW+ 		Howard W 74–63  3–6
 Bender Arena (2,213)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 18, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Mount St. Mary's L 56–59  3–7
 Bender Arena (283)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, FS1 		at Marquette L 51–92  3–8
 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,683)
Milwaukee, WI
Patriot League regular season
Dec 29, 2017
7:00 pm 		at Bucknell L 55–84  3–9
(0–1) 		Sojka Pavilion (2,782)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 2, 2018
7:00 pm 		Colgate L 63–72  3–10
(0–2) 		Bender Arena (135)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 5, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Navy L 64–70  3–11
(0–3) 		Alumni Hall (1,178)
Annapolis, MD
Jan 8, 2018
7:00 pm 		Army L 54–58  3–12
(0–4) 		Bender Arena (303)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm 		Loyola (MD) W 76–65  4–12
(1–4) 		Bender Arena (456)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 14, 2018
2:00 pm 		at Lehigh L 66–76  4–13
(1–5) 		Stabler Arena (1,358)
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Boston University W 69–58  5–13
(2–5) 		Case Gym (705)
Boston, MA
Jan 20, 2018
2:00 pm 		Lafayette L 53–62  5–14
(2–6) 		Bender Arena (1,023)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 22, 2018
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Holy Cross L 57–60  5–15
(2–7) 		Bender Arena (1,209)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 27, 2018
2:00 pm 		at Colgate L 69–83  5–16
(2–8) 		Cotterell Court (848)
Hamilton, NY
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 pm 		Navy L 44–61  5–17
(2–9) 		Bender Arena (583)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 3, 2018
3:00 pm 		at Army L 70–82  5–18
(2–10) 		Christl Arena (835)
West Point, NY
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Loyola (MD) L 69–72  5–19
(2–11) 		Reitz Arena (514)
Baltimore, MD
Feb 10, 2018
2:00 pm, NBCSW 		Lehigh L 78–80 OT 5–20
(2–12) 		Bender Arena (705)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm 		Boston University W 60–56  6–20
(3–12) 		Bender Arena (505)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 17, 2018
2:00 pm 		at Lafayette L 85–90  6–21
(3–13) 		Kirby Sports Center (2,147)
Easton, PA
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Holy Cross L 64–70  6–22
(3–14) 		Hart Center (1,394)
Worcester, MA
Feb 24, 2018
2:00 pm 		Bucknell L 61–80  6–23
(3–15) 		Bender Arena (1,298)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
Feb 27, 2018
7:30 pm, PLN 		(10) at (7) Lafayette
First round 		L 86–93  6–24
 Kirby Sports Center (1,774)
Easton, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 American Eagles women's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Lafayette beats American in Patriot League Tournament". USA Today. February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 29, 2024.