2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record12–19 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHart Center
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 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by third-year head coach Bill Carmody, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 12–19, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place. In the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Navy in the quarterfinals before losing to Colgate in the semifinals.

Previous season

The Crusaders finished the 2016–17 season 15–17, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in fifth place. In the Patriot League tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Navy.

Roster

2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Caleb Green 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Proctor Academy Londonderry, NH
F 1 Karl Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Rutgers Prep Roselle, NJ
G 2 Kyle Copeland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr Phillips Exeter Academy Leesburg, VA
G 4 Austin Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Greater Latrobe HS Letrobe, PA
F 5 Connor Niego 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Lyons Township HS Western Springs, IL
G 10 Patrick Benzan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Roxbury Latin School Wellesley, MA
G 11 Will Powers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Malvern Prep Swarthmore, PA
G 12 Clayton Le Sann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So Cheshire Academy Geneva, Switzerland
G/F 14 Marcellis Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Deep Creek HS Chesapeake, VA
F 15 Matt Faw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Upper Merion Area HS King of Prussia, PA
F 20 Jehyve Floyd 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Sayreville War Memorial HS Sayreville, NJ
F 21 Jacob Grandison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Phillips Exeter Academy Oakland, CA
G 31 Matt Zignorski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Pope John XXIII HS Sparta, NJ
C 33 Jack Stevens 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) So Kent School Ithaca, NY
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

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
6:00 pm 		at Sacred Heart W 69–64  1–0
 William H. Pitt Center (1,062)
Fairfield, CT
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Harvard W 73–69  2–0
 Hart Center (2,242)
Worcester, MA
Nov 19, 2017*
1:00 pm 		at Rhode Island L 66–88  2–1
 Ryan Center (4,309)
Kingston, RI
Nov 22, 2017*
2:00 pm 		at Fairleigh Dickinson L 76–87  2–2
 Rothman Center (402)
Hackensack, NJ
Nov 25, 2017*
1:00 pm 		Albany L 62–78  2–3
 Hart Center (1,735)
Worcester, MA
Dec 1, 2017*
11:30 am, CBSSN 		vs. Manhattan
Hall of Fame Belfast Classic semifinals 		L 54–70  2–4
 SSE Arena (5,256)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Dec 2, 2017*
9:30 am, CBSSN 		vs. La Salle
Hall of Fame Belfast Classic 3rd place game 		L 54–58  2–5
 SSE Arena (3,882)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Massachusetts L 50–64  2–6
 Mullins Center (2,395)
Amherst, MA
Dec 9, 2017*
3:00 pm 		New Hampshire W 62–58  3–6
 Hart Center (1,275)
Worcester, MA
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Iona L 68–82  3–7
 Hart Center (1,054)
Worcester, MA
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Siena L 65–71  3–8
 Times Union Center (5,526)
Albany, NY
Patriot League regular season
Dec 29, 2017
7:00 pm 		Colgate L 74–79  3–9
(0–1) 		Hart Center (1,484)
Worcester, MA
Jan 2, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Lafayette L 48–60  3–10
(0–2) 		Kirby Sports Center (1,147)
Easton, PA
Jan 5, 2018
6:00 pm 		at Lehigh L 77–83  3–11
(0–3) 		Stabler Arena (814)
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 8, 2018
7:00 pm 		Loyola (MD) W 64–57  4–11
(1–3) 		Hart Center (1,059)
Worcester, MA
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Navy L 56–61 OT 4–12
(1–4) 		Alumni Hall (1,464)
Annapolis, MD
Jan 14, 2018
1:00 pm 		Boston University L 40–54  4–13
(1–5) 		Hart Center (1,561)
Worcester, MA
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 pm 		Army W 70–66  5–13
(2–5) 		Hart Center (1,134)
Worcester, MA
Jan 20, 2018
12:00 pm 		at Bucknell L 56–77  5–14
(2–6) 		Sojka Pavilion (3,031)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 22, 2018
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at American W 60–57  6–14
(3–6) 		Bender Arena (1,209)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 27, 2018
2:00 pm 		Lafayette W 85–74  7–14
(4–6) 		Hart Center (3,396)
Worcester, MA
Jan 29, 2018
7:00 pm 		Lehigh L 67–71  7–15
(4–7) 		Hart Center (2,052)
Worcester, MA
Feb 3, 2018
4:00 pm 		at Loyola (MD) W 73–57  8–15
(5–7) 		Reitz Arena (704)
Baltimore, MD
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm 		Navy L 34–69  8–16
(5–8) 		Hart Center (1,136)
Worcester, MA
Feb 10, 2018
1:00 pm 		at Boston University W 73–62  9–16
(6–8) 		Case Gym (571)
Boston, MA
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Army W 70–65  10–16
(7–8) 		Christl Arena (601)
West Point, NY
Feb 17, 2018
12:00 pm 		Bucknell L 67–68 OT 10–17
(7–9) 		Hart Center (1,818)
Worcester, MA
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm 		American W 70–64  11–17
(8–9) 		Hart Center (1,394)
Worcester, MA
Feb 24, 2018
2:00 pm 		at Colgate L 53–59  11–18
(8–10) 		Cotterell Court (956)
Hamilton , NY
Patriot League tournament
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm, Stadium 		(6) at (3) Navy
Quarterfinals 		W 81–65  12–18
 Alumni Hall (667)
Annapolis, MD
Mar 4, 2018
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		(6) at (2) Colgate
Semifinals 		L 55–62  12–19
 Cotterell Court (1,279)
Hamilton , NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball – Schedule – Holy Cross Crusaders – College of the Holy Cross Official Athletic Site". goholycross.com. Retrieved December 28, 2017.