2017–18 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team

2017–18 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record11–19 (8–10 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Crenshaw
  • Roy Hairston
  • Matt Bringman
Home arenaIndiana Farmers Coliseum
The Jungle
Seasons
2017–18 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 22 – 10   .688
Wright State † 14 – 4   .778 25 – 10   .714
UIC 12 – 6   .667 20 – 16   .556
Oakland 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Milwaukee 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
IUPUI 8 – 10   .444 11 – 19   .367
Green Bay 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394
Cleveland State 6 – 12   .333 12 – 23   .343
Youngstown State 6 – 12   .333 8 – 24   .250
Detroit 4 – 14   .222 8 – 24   .250
† 2018 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2017–18 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team represented Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by fourth-year head coach Jason Gardner, played their home games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana, with one home game at The Jungle, as first-year members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 11–19, 8–10 in Horizon League play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament to Oakland.

The season marked the first season as members of the Horizon League as IUPUI replaced Valparaiso who left to join the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the season 14–18, 7–9 in Summit League play, to finish in seventh place. They defeated North Dakota State in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Omaha.

This was the Jaguars' final season as a member of the Summit League as the school announced on June 28, 2017 that it would be joining the Horizon League effective July 1, 2017.[1]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Darell Combs 0 G 6'2" 195 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Anthony Jones 2 G 6'5" 210 RS Freshman Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Coffeyville CC
Kellon Thomas 5 G 5'11" 190 RS Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated
Josh James 11 F/C 6'9" 225 Junior Cedar Lake, IN Left the team for personal reasons
Matt O'Leary 15 F 6'8" 225 RS Senior Terre Haute, IN Graduated
Grant Sinn 20 G 6'2" 180 RS Freshman Spencerville, IN Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Giovanni Fraser 33 F 6'8" 235 Freshman Coral Springs, FL Transferred to Daytona State College

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Camron Justice 5 G 6'3" 180 Junior Hindman, KY Transferred from Vanderbilt. Under NCAA transfer rules, Justice will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Ahmed Ismail 15 C 7'2" 285 Senior Cairo, Egypt Transferred from Manhattan. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ismail will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Maurice Kirby 31 F 6'9" 240 Senior Chandler, AZ Transferred from Loyola–Chicago. Will be eligible to play immediately since Kirby graduated from Loyola–Chicago.

Recruiting class of 2017

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaylen Minnett
PG 		Terre Haute, IN South Vigo High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Feb 1, 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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 27, 2017.

Roster

2017–18 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaylen Minnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Terre Haute South Terre Haute, IN
G 1 T. J. Henderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Scecina Indianapolis, IN
G 5 Camron Justice Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Knott County Central
Vanderbilt 		Hindman, KY
G 10 Nick Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Traders Point Academy
Toledo 		Indianapolis, IN
G 12 Chad Hudson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Jeffersonville/Don Bosco Prep Jeffersonville, IN
C 15 Ahmed Ismail Current redshirt 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Nakhas Zagazig
Manhattan 		Cairo, Egypt
G 22 D. J. McCall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Concordia Lutheran Fort Wayne, IN
F 24 Evan Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hindman, KY
G 25 Ron Patterson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Knott County Central Indianapolis, IN
G 31 Maurice Kirby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Basha
Loyola–Chicago 		Chandler, AZ
F 32 Elyjah Goss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Plainfield East Plainfield, IL
F/C 35 Noah Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Bridgton Academy Lafayette, IN
F 40 Evan Borgman (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Jac-Cen-Del Batesville, IN
F 45 Aaron Brennan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Guerin Catholic Noblesville, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 11, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Carroll W 65–56 
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (784)
Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2017*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Bradley L 53–68  0–1
 Carver Arena (4,936)
Peoria, IL
November 13, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Anderson (IN) W 75–43  1–1
 Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,175)
Indianapolis, IN
November 17, 2017*
8:30 p.m. 		at Eastern Illinois L 79–80  1–2
 Lantz Arena (769)
Charleston, IL
November 21, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Morehead State W 67–61  2–2
 Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,012)
Indianapolis, IN
November 28, 2017*
8:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Western Illinois L 77–90  2–3
 Western Hall (589)
Macomb, IL
December 2, 2017*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Ball State L 64–83  2–4
 Worthen Arena (3,505)
Muncie, IN
December 6, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		SIU Edwardsville L 81–82  2–5
 Indiana Farmers Coliseum (809)
Indianapolis, IN
December 10, 2017*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 21 Purdue L 61–86  2–6
 Mackey Arena (13,641)
West Lafayette, IN
December 16, 2017*
6:00 p.m., P12N 		at Washington State L 59–72  2–7
 Beasley Coliseum (2,240)
Pullman, WA
December 18, 2017*
9:00 p.m., RTNW 		at No. 12 Gonzaga L 71–101  2–8
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
December 22, 2017*
12:00 p.m., ESPN3 		IU Kokomo W 87–76  3–8
 The Jungle (615)
Indianapolis, IN
Horizon League regular season
December 28, 2017
7:30 p.m., ESPN3 		at Northern Kentucky L 59–77  3–9
(0–1) 		BB&T Arena (4,203)
Highland Heights, KY
December 30, 2017
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Wright State L 52–60  3–10
(0–2) 		Nutter Center (3,649)
Fairborn, OH
January 2, 2018
8:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Green Bay W 67–63  4–10
(1–2) 		Resch Center (1,932)
Green Bay, WI
January 4, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		UIC L 65–70  4–11
(1–3) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (815)
Indianapolis, IN
January 10, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Milwaukee W 72–71  5–11
(2–3) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,002)
Indianapolis, IN
January 12, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Green Bay W 67–61  6–11
(3–3) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (827)
Indianapolis, IN
January 16, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Detroit W 81–66  7–11
(4–3) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (802)
Indianapolis, IN
January 18, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Cleveland State L 67–70  7–12
(4–4) 		Wolstein Center (1,125)
Cleveland, OH
January 20, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Youngstown State L 62–85  7–13
(4–5) 		Beeghly Center (3,222)
Youngstown, OH
January 27, 2018
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at UIC L 62–71  7–14
(4–6) 		UIC Pavilion (3,373)
Chicago, IL
February 2, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Detroit L 60–74  7–15
(4–7) 		Calihan Hall (1,018)
Detroit, MI
February 4, 2018
12:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Oakland L 74–82  7–16
(4–8) 		Athletics Center O'rena (2,710)
Rochester, MI
February 8, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Cleveland State W 78–73  8–16
(5–8) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (910)
Indianapolis, IN
February 10, 2018
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Youngstown State L 80–84  8–17
(5–9) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (905)
Indianapolis, IN
February 16, 2018
8:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Milwaukee W 76–71 OT 9–17
(6–9) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,871)
Milwaukee, WI
February 19, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Oakland W 74–67  10–17
(7–9) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,063)
Indianapolis, IN
February 23, 2018
11:00 a.m., ESPN3 		Wright State W 66–56  11–17
(8–9) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (2,263)
Indianapolis, IN
February 25, 2018
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Northern Kentucky L 56–75  11–18
(8–10) 		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,534)
Indianapolis, IN
Horizon League tournament
March 4, 2018
7:30 p.m., ESPN3 		(5) vs. (4) Oakland
Quarterfinals 		L 55–62  11–19
 Little Caesars Arena (6,771)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ "IUPUI to Join Horizon League" (Press release). Horizon League. June 28, 2017. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis – 2017–18 Men's Basketball Schedule". iupuijags.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.