2017–18 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2017–18 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Wildcats, led by 13th-year head coach Bill Herrion , played their home games at Lundholm Gym in Durham, New Hampshire as members of the America East Conference . They finished the season 10–21, 6–10 in America East play to finish in a tie for six place. They lost to Hartford in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament .
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the season 20–12, 10–6 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the America East tournament , they defeated UMBC in the quarterfinals before losing to Vermont in the semifinals.
Offseason
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason for departure
Jaleen Smith
0
G
6'4"
205
Senior
Freeport, TX
Graduated
Daniel Dion
5
G
6'0"
175
Senior
Cedar Park, TX
Graduated
Joe Bramanti
30
G
6'2"
205
RS Senior
Andover, MA
Graduated
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous school
Mark Carbone
5
G
6'2"
180
Sophomore
Wethersfield, CT
Transferred from San Diego . Under NCAA transfer rules, Carbone will have to sit out from the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
2017 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Joshua Hopkins SF
Greensboro, NC
Dudley High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
N/A
Oct 17, 2016
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Elijah Jordan PG
Orlando, FL
The First Academy
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Nov 6, 2016
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:
Roster
2017–18 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Kijana Love
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Steele HS
Cibolo, TX
G
2
Darryl Stewart
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Jr
Holy Innocents Tyler JC
Atlanta, GA
F
3
Jacoby Armstrong
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS Sr
Wylie HS
Dallas, TX
G
4
Keon Burns (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr
Westview /Phillips Exeter Academy
Beaverton, OR
G
5
Mark Carbone
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
East Catholic HS San Diego
Wethersfield, CT
G
10
John Ogwuche
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Greenforst McCalep
Makurdi , Nigeria
G
11
Jordan Reed
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Jr
Lovejoy HS Rice
Lucas, TX
F
12
Iba Camara
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Admiral Farragut Academy /St. Paul's School
Dakar , Senegal
G
13
Elijah Jordan
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
Fr
First Academy
Orland, FL
G
15
Josh Hopkins
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Fr
James B. Dudley HS
Greensboro, NC
F
21
Tanner Leissner
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Judson HS
Converse, TX
F
22
David Watkins
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Brimmer and May School
Dorchester, MA
F
23
Chris Lester
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Barrington HS
Barrington, IL
F
32
Ken Uhlar (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS So
Walpole HS
Walpole, MA
F
44
Luke Rosinkski
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
So
Kimball Union Academy
Derry, NH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: October 19, 2017
Schedule and results
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
Wheelock
W 95–39
1–0
Lundholm Gym (349)Durham, NH
Nov 14, 2017 *8:00 pm, LHN
at Texas Phil Knight Invitational
L 60–78
1–1
Frank Erwin Center (8,465)Austin, TX
Nov 19, 2017 *6:00 pm, SECN
at No. 8 Florida Phil Knight Invitational
L 63–70
1–2
O'Connell Center (9,501)Gainesville, FL
Nov 21, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
American
L 70–74
1–3
Lundholm Gym (474)Durham, NH
Nov 24, 2017 *1:00 pm
vs. Furman Phil Knight Invitational sub-regional
L 64–78
1–4
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (400)Nashville, TN
Nov 26, 2017 *1:00 pm
vs. Utah State Phil Knight Invitational sub-regional
L 64–78
1–5
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (400)Nashville, TN
Nov 29, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Boston University
L 69–70
1–6
Lundholm Gym (317)Durham, NH
Dec 2, 2017 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
Bryant
W 75–59
2–6
Lundholm Gym (369)Durham, NH
Dec 5, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Niagara
L 70–78
2–7
Lundholm Gym (519)Durham, NH
Dec 9, 2017 *3:00 pm
at Holy Cross
L 58–62
2–8
Hart Center (1,275)Worcester, MA
Dec 16, 2017 *7:00 pm
Lyndon State
W 111–31
3–8
Lundholm Gym (279)Durham, NH
Dec 20, 2017 *7:00 pm
at George Washington
L 64–68
3–9
Charles E. Smith Center (2,009)Washington, D.C.
Dec 22, 2017 *7:00 pm, Facebook Live
at Fairfield
L 68–78
3–10
Webster Bank Arena (923)Bridgeport, CT
Dec 30, 2017 *7:00 pm
Dartmouth Rivalry
W 83–66
4–10
Lundholm Gym (511)Durham, NH
America East regular season
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC
W 71–67
4–11 (0–1)
Retriever Activities Center (518)Catonsville, MD
Jan 6, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
Albany
W 64–61
5–11 (1–1)
Lundholm Gym (439)Durham, NH
Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton
W 71–67
6–11 (2–1)
Lundholm Gym (414)Durham, NH
Jan 15, 2018 2:30 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell
W 74–62
7–11 (3–1)
Tsongas Center (2,033)Lowell, MA
Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Vermont
L 56–67
7–12 (3–2)
Lundholm Gym (560)Durham, NH
Jan 21, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook
W 53–51
8–12 (4–2)
Lundholm Gym (429)Durham, NH
Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Maine
L 68–69
8–13 (4–3)
Cross Insurance Center (1,103)Bangor, ME
Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton
W 57–52
9–13 (5–3)
Binghamton University Events Center (2,643)Vestal, NY
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford
L 62–79
9–14 (5–4)
Lundholm Gym (547)Durham, NH
Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany
L 74–83
9–15 (5–5)
SEFCU Arena (3,831)Albany, NY
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine
W 71–56
10–15 (6–5)
Lundholm Gym (522)Durham, NH
Feb 11, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC
L 59–68
10–16 (6–6)
Lundholm Gym (839)Durham, NH
Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont
L 58–71
10–17 (6–7)
Patrick Gym (2,633)Burlington, VT
Feb 18, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook
L 63–72
10–18 (6–8)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,067)Stony Brook, NY
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford
L 56–65
10–19 (6–9)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,002)Hartford, CT
Feb 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Lowell
L 77–92
10–20 (6–10)
Lundholm Gym (651)Durham, NH
America East tournament
Mar 3, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3
(6)
at (3) Hartford Quarterfinals
L 60–71
10–21
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,727)Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References