2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team
2017–18 Atlantic Sun tournament champions | |
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NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
Record | 23–10 (10–4 A-Sun) |
Head coach | (5th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Allen Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Florida | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 ASUN Tournament winner |
The 2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented
ASUN tournament. They earned the ASUN's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to North Carolina
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Previous season
The
ASUN tournament, they defeated NJIT in the quarterfinals[1] to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Florida.[2]
Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Josh Williams | 2 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Nashville, TN | Graduated |
Cam Miller | 4 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Franklin, TN | Graduated |
Kenny Bunton | 25 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Freshman | Cleveland, TN | Transferred to Lee |
Brett Wishton | 43 | F | 6'11" | 240 | Senior | Concord, NC | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Andrew Fleming | 15 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Sophomore | Nashville, TN | Transferred from Chattanooga . Under NCAA transfer rules, Fleming will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
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2017 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Ahsan Asadullah C |
Riverdale, GA | North Clayton High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Sep 26, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Greg Jones SG |
Frisco, TX | Wakeland High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
Sources:
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Emory
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W 98–83 | 1–0 |
37 – Mathews | 10 – Marberry | 8 – Buckland | Allen Arena (1,168) Nashville, TN | ||||
Nov 12, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Morehead State | W 77–70 | 2–0 |
25 – Mathews | 13 – Marberry | 6 – Buckland | Allen Arena (561) Nashville, TN | ||||
Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, SECN |
at Alabama | L 64–86 | 2–1 |
15 – Tied | 7 – Marberry | 2 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (12,325) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
Nov 18, 2017* 5:00 pm, LHN |
at Texas | L 57–80 | 2–2 |
17 – Mathews | 7 – Buckland | 1 – Tied | Frank Erwin Center (8,592) Austin, TX | ||||
Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at Abilene Christian | W 75–67 | 3–2 |
17 – Marberry | 13 – Pepper | 4 – Cooper | Moody Coliseum (1,187) Abilene, TX | ||||
Nov 27, 2017* 6:30 pm, OVCDN |
at Belmont Battle of the Boulevard |
W 74–66 | 4–2 |
22 – Mathews | 8 – Tied | 6 – Cooper | Curb Event Center (2,754) Nashville, TN | ||||
Nov 29, 2017* 6:00 pm, OVCDN |
at Tennessee Tech | L 80–86 | 4–3 |
18 – Mathews | 6 – Tied | 4 – Cooper | Eblen Center (1,327) Cookeville, TN | ||||
Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm, OVCDN |
at Tennessee State | W 95–86 OT | 5–3 |
20 – Buckland | 7 – Marberry | 5 – Marberry | Gentry Complex (1,201) Nashville, TN | ||||
Dec 4, 2017* 7:15 pm, ESPN3 |
Belmont Battle of the Boulevard |
W 69–54 | 6–3 |
26 – Mathews | 9 – Marberry | 5 – Marberry | Allen Arena (4,161) Nashville, TN | ||||
Dec 9, 2017* 1:15 pm, SECN |
at No. 24 Tennessee | L 71–81 | 6–4 |
22 – Mathews | 15 – Pepper | 7 – Cooper | Thompson–Boling Arena (14,051) Knoxville, TN | ||||
Dec 14, 2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Florida College | W 100–68 | 7–4 |
21 – Mathews | 10 – Pepper | 6 – Pepper | Allen Arena (1,007) Nashville, TN | ||||
Dec 17, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Abilene Christian | W 67–65 | 8–4 |
24 – Marberry | 14 – Pepper | 4 – Tied | Allen Arena (1,205) Nashville, TN | ||||
Dec 21, 2017* 6:00 pm |
at Navy | W 73–64 | 9–4 |
27 – Mathews | 5 – Pepper | 6 – Cooper | Alumni Hall (972) Annapolis, MD | ||||
Dec 30, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 14 Purdue | L 66–98 | 9–5 |
25 – Mathews | 6 – Korn | 5 – Cooper | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN | ||||
Jan 3, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Fisk | W 99–53 | 10–5 |
28 – Mathews | 13 – Pepper | 6 – Cooper | Allen Arena (778) Nashville, TN | ||||
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
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Jan 6, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Kennesaw State | W 86–71 | 11–5 (1–0) |
43 – Mathews | 13 – Mathews | 5 – Buckland | KSU Convocation Center (1,075) Kennesaw, GA | ||||
Jan 11, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at North Florida | L 96–102 | 11–6 (1–1) |
32 – Mathews | 12 – Mathews | 5 – Cooper | UNF Arena (1,481) Jacksonville, FL | ||||
Jan 13, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Jacksonville | L 69–87 | 11–7 (1–2) |
23 – Mathews | 7 – Tied | 3 – Pepper | Swisher Gymnasium (987) Jacksonville, FL | ||||
Jan 18, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Florida Gulf Coast | L 83–88 | 11–8 (1–3) |
15 – Tied | 7 – Mathews | 5 – Marberry | Allen Arena (1,147) Nashville, TN | ||||
Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Stetson | W 85–82 | 12–8 (2–3) |
20 – Tied | 14 – Pepper | 8 – Cooper | Allen Arena (1,644) Nashville, TN | ||||
Jan 24, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 |
USC Upstate | W 92–78 | 13–8 (3–3) |
24 – Marberry | 11 – Mathews | 4 – Tied | Allen Arena (1,007) Nashville, TN | ||||
Jan 27, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at NJIT | W 86–79 OT | 14–8 (4–3) |
29 – Marberry | 11 – Pepper | 5 – Pepper | Wellness and Events Center (662) Newark, NJ | ||||
Jan 29, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at USC Upstate | W 110–106 2OT | 15–8 (5–3) |
38 – Marberry | 10 – Pepper | 7 – Buckland | G. B. Hodge Center (837) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
NJIT | L 77–81 | 15–9 (5–4) |
28 – Mathews | 10 – Pepper | 3 – Tied | Allen Arena (1,650) Nashville, TN | ||||
Feb 8, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Jacksonville | W 82–59 | 16–9 (6–4) |
23 – Mathews | 15 – Pepper | 3 – Rose | Allen Arena (1,406) Nashville, TN | ||||
Feb 10, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
North Florida | W 82–75 | 17–9 (7–4) |
39 – Marberry | 6 – Tied | 6 – Tied | Allen Arena (1,692) Nashville, TN | ||||
Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Stetson | W 82–73 | 18–9 (8–4) |
17 – Mathews | 9 – Korn | 3 – Tied | Edmunds Center (412) DeLand, FL | ||||
Feb 17, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Florida Gulf Coast | W 90–87 | 19–9 (9–4) |
23 – Mathews | 7 – Pepper | 4 – Pepper | Alico Arena (4,497) Fort Myers, FL | ||||
Feb 22, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Kennesaw State | W 83–74 | 20–9 (10–4) |
32 – Marberry | 11 – Marberry | 9 – Cooper | Allen Arena (1,150) Nashville, TN | ||||
Atlantic Sun tournament
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Feb 26, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(2) | (7) Stetson Quarterfinals |
W 89–73 | 21–9 |
29 – Mathews | 9 – Marberry | 5 – Mathews | Allen Arena (1,877) Nashville, TN | |||
Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(2) | (3) Jacksonville Semifinals |
W 77–62 | 22–9 |
23 – Mathews | 8 – Pepper | 4 – Tied | Allen Arena (1,967) Nashville, TN | |||
Mar 4, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN |
(2) | at (1) Florida Gulf Coast Championship |
W 108–96 | 23–9 |
33 – Mathews | 9 – Mathews | 9 – Cooper | Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 2018* 1:45 pm, CBS
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(15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 10 North Carolina First Round |
L 66–84 | 23–10 |
14 – Cooper | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Spectrum Center (18,489)
Charlotte, NC | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Source[3]. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- ^ "Njit vs. Lipscomb – Game Recap – February 27, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ "North Florida vs. Lipscomb – Game Recap – March 2, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ http://www.lipscombsports.com/mbasketball/schedule/ [dead link]