2017–18 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2017–18 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record14–18 (6–12 CAA)
Head coach
  • Matt Matheny (9th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Wooten
  • Monty Sanders
  • Chris Long
Home arenaAlumni Gym
Seasons
2017–18 CAA men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
College of Charleston † 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
Northeastern 14 – 4   .778 23 – 10   .697
Hofstra 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
William & Mary 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Towson 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
UNC Wilmington 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Delaware 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424
Drexel 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
James Madison 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
Elon 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
† 2018 CAA tournament winner

The 2017–18 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by ninth-year head coach Matt Matheny, played as fourth-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association in their final season playing their home games at Alumni Gym. They finished the season 14–18, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to Delaware.

This season marked Elon's final season playing at Alumni Gym, as they will open the new Schar Center for the 2018–19 school year.[1]

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2016–17 season 18–14, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the CAA tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to William & Mary.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Luke Eddy 1 G 6'0" 185 Senior Charleston, WV Graduated
Christian Hairston 12 G/F 6'7" 205 Senior Greensboro, NC Graduated
Ryder Bowline 25 G 6'4" 225 Senior Cumming, GA Walk-on; graduated
Patrick Ryan 42 G 6'6" 210 Senior Darien, CT Walk-on; graduated

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Duje Rada
#116 PF 		Meriden, NH Kimball Union Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Dec 12, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Simon Wright
SF 		Minnetonka, MN Hopkins High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Nathan Priddy
PG 		Argyle, TX Argyle High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "Elon". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.

Roster

2017–18 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Brian Dawkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Bishop Kenny HS Jacksonville, Florida
F/C 1 Duje Radja 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Kimball Union Academy Split, Croatia
G 2 Dmitri Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Orlando Christian Prep Orlando, Florida
G 3 Seth Fuller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Dublin Coffman HS Dublin, Ohio
G/F 4 Collin Luther 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hampton HS (PA) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F/C 10 Karolis Kundrotas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Barking Abbey School Kaunas, Lithuania
G 11 Maxwell Chester (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Woodward Academy Atlanta, Georgia
G 12 Nathan Priddy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Argyle HS Argyle, Texas
G 13 Dainan Swoope 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy Overland Park, Kansas
F 14 Jack Anton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Archbishop Moeller HS Mason, Ohio
G 15 Christian Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Andrew's Episcopal School (MS) New Orleans, Louisiana
G 20 Sheldon Eberhardt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Middle Creek HS Apex, North Carolina
F 21 Jack George 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Carmel Catholic HS (IL) Libertyville, Illinois
G 22 Steven Santa Ana 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Ardrey Kell HS Charlotte, North Carolina
F 33 Simon Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Hopkins HS Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 41 Tyler Seibring 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Normal Community HS Normal, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Randolph W 99–63 
Alumni Gym 
Elon, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at No. 1 Duke L 68–97  0–1
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Nov 11, 2017*
7:00 pm 		William Peace W 76–53  1–1
 Alumni Gym (1,386)
Elon, NC
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Furman L 67–76  1–2
 Timmons Arena (1,531)
Greenville, SC
Nov 17, 2017*
6:30 pm 		vs. FIU
Black & Gold Shootout 		W 95–87 3OT 2–2
 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,686)
Milwaukee, WI
Nov 18, 2017*
4:00 pm 		vs. Concorida–St. Paul
Black & Gold Shootout 		W 84–62  3–2
 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,313)
Milwaukee, WI
Nov 19, 2017*
4:30 pm 		at Milwaukee
Black & Gold Shootout 		L 71–72  3–3
 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,013)
Milwaukee, WI
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Radford W 77–74  4–3
 Alumni Gym (1,490)
Elon, NC
Nov 30, 2017*
7:00 pm 		South Florida W 79–78 OT 5–3
 Alumni Gym (1,534)
Elon, NC
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Saint Peter's W 71–65 OT 6–3
 Alumni Gym (1,386)
Elon, NC
Dec 7, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UNC Greensboro L 44–75  6–4
 Greensboro Coliseum (2,446)
Greensboro, NC
Dec 17, 2017*
1:00 pm 		at Boston University W 77–69  7–4
 Case Gym (565)
Boston, MA
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Canisius L 51–67  7–5
 Koessler Athletic Center (805)
Buffalo, NY
Dec 22, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Indiana State W 73–68  8–5
 Hulman Center (2,979)
Terre Haute, IN
CAA regular season
Dec 30, 2017
2:00 pm 		Drexel W 90–75  9–5
(1–0) 		Alumni Gym (1,607)
Elon, NC
Jan 2, 2018
7:00 pm 		Towson W 75–72  10–5
(2–0) 		Alumni Gym (1,309)
Elon, NC
Jan 5, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Northeastern L 60–72  10–6
(2–1) 		Matthews Arena (2,259)
Boston, MA
Jan 7, 2018
4:00 pm 		at Hofstra W 89–76  11–6
(3–1) 		Mack Sports Complex (2,012)
Hempstead, NY
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm 		UNC Wilmington L 78–80  11–7
(3–2) 		Alumni Gym (1,833)
Elon, NC
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm 		College of Charleston W 63–58  12–7
(4–2) 		Alumni Gym (1,855)
Elon, NC
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm 		at James Madison L 74–85  12–8
(4–3) 		JMU Convocation Center (2,190)
Harrisonburg, VA
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm 		William & Mary L 73–80  12–9
(4–4) 		Alumni Gym (1,647)
Elon, NC
Jan 25, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Drexel L 79–83  12–10
(4–5) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center (843)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 27, 2018
2:00 pm 		at Towson W 83–76  13–10
(5–5) 		SECU Arena (2,076)
Towson, MD
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm 		at William & Mary L 92–99  13–11
(5–6) 		Kaplan Arena (3,508)
Williamsburg, VA
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm 		Delaware W 89–76  14–11
(6–6) 		Alumni Gym (1,719)
Elon, NC
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm 		Hofstra L 48–67  14–12
(6–7) 		Alumni Gym (1,553)
Elon, NC
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm 		at UNC Wilmington L 63–87  14–13
(6–8) 		Trask Coliseum (4,173)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Delaware L 57–72  14–14
(6–9) 		Bob Carpenter Center (2,547)
Newark, DE
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm 		at College of Charleston L 58–79  14–15
(6–10) 		TD Arena (4,745)
Charleston, SC
Feb 24, 2018
7:00 pm 		Northeastern L 59–81  14–16
(6–11) 		Alumni Gym (1,847)
Elon, NC
Feb 26, 2018
7:00 pm 		James Madison L 84–90  14–17
(6–12) 		Alumni Gym (1,591)
Elon, NC
CAA tournament
Mar 3, 2018
6:30 pm 		(10) vs. (7) Delaware
First round 		L 79–86  14–18
 North Charleston Coliseum (2,659)
North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Schar Center at Elon University". Elon University. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".
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