2017–18 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2017–18 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record10–21 (6–10 America East)
Head coach
  • Bill Herrion (13th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kenneth Dempsey
  • Chris Mohr
  • Josh King
Home arenaLundholm Gym
Seasons
2017–18 America East Conference men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 15 – 1   .938 27 – 8   .771
UMBC † 12 – 4   .750 25 – 11   .694
Hartford 11 – 5   .688 19 – 14   .576
Albany 10 – 6   .625 22 – 10   .688
Stony Brook 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406
New Hampshire 6 – 10   .375 10 – 21   .323
UMass Lowell 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400
Maine 3 – 13   .188 6 – 26   .188
Binghamton 2 – 14   .125 11 – 20   .355
† 2018 America East tournament winner

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 October 22, 2017.

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 Current redshirt 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)
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 Fr First Academy Orland, FL
G 15 Josh Hopkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 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
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 19, 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*
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

  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule".
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