2017–18 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team

2017–18 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–20 (3–11 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pete Hutchins
  • James Cormier
  • Jabari Trotter
Home arenaLeede Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Harvard 12 – 2   .857 18 – 14   .563
x-Penn † 12 – 2   .857 24 – 9   .727
Yale 9 – 5   .643 16 – 15   .516
Cornell 6 – 8   .429 12 – 16   .429
Princeton 5 – 9   .357 13 – 16   .448
Columbia 5 – 9   .357 8 – 19   .296
Brown 4 – 10   .286 11 – 16   .407
Dartmouth 3 – 11   .214 7 – 20   .259
x – Ivy League co-champions
† 2018 Ivy League Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team represented Dartmouth College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Green, led by second-year head coach David McLaughlin, played their home games at Leede Arena in Hanover, New Hampshire as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 7–20, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in last place and fail to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

Previous season

The Big Green finished the 2016–17 season 7–20, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. They failed to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ike Ngwudo 2 F 6'6" 205 Senior Baldwin, NY Graduated
Evan Boudreaux 12 F 6'8" 220 Sophomore Lake Forest, IL Transferred to Xavier
Mike Fleming 20 G 6'0" 180 Senior Lake Forest, IL Graduated
Wesley Dickinson 21 F 6'7" 215 Senior Bergenfield, NJ Graduated
Quinten Payne 23 G 6'5" 200 Senior St. Charles, IL Graduated
Jonas Stakeliunas 33 F 6'8" 220 Freshman Klaipėda, Lithuanuia Left the team for personal reasons
Cole Harrison 44 C 6'11' 245 Senior Brentwood, TN Graduate transferred to William & Mary

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Adrease Jackson
#104 PF 		Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Santa Margarita Catholic High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 14, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 60
Chris Knight
PF 		De Forest, WI Madison Memorial High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 6, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Aaryn Rai
SG 		Mono, ON Athlete Institute Basketball Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 12, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ben Swett
PG 		Exeter, NH Phillips Exeter Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 3, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Isaac Letoa
PG 		Auckland, New Zealand Westlake Boys High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 3, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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 January 9, 2018.

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2018)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Wes Slajchert
#55 SG 		Oak Park, CA Oak Park High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 21, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
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:

Roster

2017–18 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Will Emery 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So St. Ignatius San Francisco, CA
G 1 Cameron Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Miller School Bristow, VA
G 2 Isaac Letoa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Westlake Boys Auckland, NZ
F 3 Ian Carter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So La Mirada Los Angeles, CA
G 4 Taylor Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Northwest Fort Worth, TX
G 5 Ian Sistare 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Northfield Mt. Hermon Dublin, NH
G 10 James Foye 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Phillips Exeter Hamilton, MA
G 14 Guilien Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Catholic Memorial West Roxbury, MA
G 15 Brendan Barry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Rumson-Fair Haven Red Bank, NJ
G 20 Ben Swett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Phillips Exeter Exeter, NH
G/F 21 Aaryn Rai 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Orangeville Prep Markham, ON
G 22 Miles Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Tabor Academy Boston, MA
F 23 Chris Knight 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr James Madison Memorial DeForest, WI
F 32 Joseph Cook 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Bishop Amat Monrovia, CA
F 33 Adrease Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Santa Margarita Catholic Santa Margarita, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Quinnipiac L 77–78  0–1
 TD Bank Sports Center (2,724)
Hamden, CT
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Emerson W 78–43  1–1
 Leede Arena (483)
Hanover, NH
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Albany L 73–91  1–2
 Leede Arena (420)
Hanover, NH
Nov 28, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Loyola (MD) W 64–63  2–2
 Leede Arena (472)
Hanover, NH
Dec 2, 2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Canisius L 60–73  2–3
 Koessler Center (1,082)
Buffalo, NY
Dec 5, 2017*
4:00 pm 		at Sacred Heart L 73–79  2–4
 William H. Pitt Center (375)
Fairfield, CT
Dec 8, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Maine W 73–66  3–4
 Cross Insurance Center (539)
Orono, ME
Dec 15, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UIC L 60–76  3–5
 UIC Pavilion (1,275)
Chicago, IL
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Notre Dame L 87–97  3–6
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,837)
South Bend, IN
Dec 22, 2017*
12:00 pm 		Bryant W 75–58  4–6
 Leede Arena (647)
Hanover, NH
Dec 30, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at New Hampshire
Rivalry 		L 66–83  4–7
 Lundholm Gym (511)
Durham, NH
Jan 6, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Harvard L 51–61  4–8
(0–1) 		Lavietes Pavilion (1,459)
Boston, MA
Jan 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ILN 		Vermont L 78–91  4–9
 Leede Arena (1,263)
Hanover, NH
Jan 13, 2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Boston College L 72–86  4–10
 Conte Forum (4,953)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ELVN 		Harvard L 57–62  4–11
(0–2) 		Leede Arena (1,630)
Hanover, NH
Jan 26, 2018
7:00 pm, ELVN 		at Brown L 62–64  4–12
(0–3) 		Pizzitola Sports Center (1,072)
Providence, NJ
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ILN 		at Yale L 64–74  4–13
(0–4) 		John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,384)
New Haven, CT
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Cornell L 85–86  4–14
(0–5) 		Newman Arena (1,149)
Ithaca, NY
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm, SNY 		at Columbia L 74–77  4–15
(0–6) 		Levien Gymnasium (1,781)
New York, NY
Feb 9, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Penn L 61–64  4–16
(0–7) 		Leede Arena (659)
Hanover, NH
Feb 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ELVN 		Princeton W 72–56  5–16
(1–7) 		Leede Arena (1,396)
Hanover, NH
Feb 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Yale L 705  5–17
(1–8) 		Leede Arena (65–77)
Hanover, NH
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 pm, ILN 		Brown W 66–63  6–17
(2–8) 		Leede Arena (767)
Hanover, NH
Feb 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ILN 		at Penn L 46–74  6–18
(2–9) 		Palestra (2,355)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 24, 2018
6:00 pm, ELVN 		at Princeton L 47–64  6–19
(2–10) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (2,754)
Princeton, NJ
Mar 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Columbia W 80–78  7–19
(3–10) 		Leede Arena (577)
Hanover, NH
Mar 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ILN 		Cornell L 75–86  7–20
(3–11) 		Leede Arena (874)
Hanover, NH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "M Basketball – Schedule – Official Web Site of Dartmouth Varsity Athletics". www.dartmouthsports.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Dartmouth Big Green Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Big Green Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.