2017–18 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

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.

2017–18 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2017–18 record10–21 (6–10 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kenneth Dempsey
  • Chris Mohr
  • Josh King
Home arenaLundholm Gym
2017–18 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Vermont151 .938  278  .771
UMBC124 .750  2511  .694
Hartford115 .688  1914  .576
Albany106 .625  2210  .688
Stony Brook79 .438  1319  .406
New Hampshire610 .375  1021  .323
UMass Lowell610 .375  1218  .400
Maine313 .188  626  .188
Binghamton214 .125  1120  .355
2018 America East Tournament winner

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jaleen Smith0G6'4"205SeniorFreeport, TXGraduated
Daniel Dion5G6'0"175SeniorCedar Park, TXGraduated
Joe Bramanti30G6'2"205RS SeniorAndover, MAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Mark Carbone5G6'2"180SophomoreWethersfield, CTTransferred 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 2017-10-22.

    Roster

    2017–18 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Kijana Love 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoSteele HS Cibolo, TX
    G 2 Darryl Stewart 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrHoly Innocents
    Tyler JC
    Atlanta, GA
    F 3 Jacoby Armstrong 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrWylie HS Dallas, TX
    G 4 Keon Burns (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrWestview/Phillips Exeter Academy Beaverton, OR
    G 5 Mark Carbone  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoEast Catholic HS
    San Diego
    Wethersfield, CT
    G 10 John Ogwuche 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoGreenforst McCalep Makurdi, Nigeria
    G 11 Jordan Reed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrLovejoy HS
    Rice
    Lucas, TX
    F 12 Iba Camara 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrAdmiral Farragut Academy/St. Paul's School Dakar, Senegal
    G 13 Elijah Jordan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
    FrFirst Academy Orland, FL
    G 15 Josh Hopkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
    FrJames B. Dudley HS Greensboro, NC
    F 21 Tanner Leissner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrJudson HS Converse, TX
    F 22 David Watkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrBrimmer and May School Dorchester, MA
    F 23 Chris Lester 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoBarrington HS Barrington, IL
    F 32 Ken Uhlar (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoWalpole HS Walpole, MA
    F 44 Luke Rosinkski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoKimball Union Academy Derry, NH
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: October 19, 2017

    Schedule and results

    [1]

    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

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