2017–18 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by second-year head coach Anthony Stewart, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 5–13 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

2017–18 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
2017–18 record10–21 (5–13 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jermaine Johnson (4th season)
  • DeAndre Walker (4th season)
  • Zach Carpenter (1st season)
Home arenaSkyhawk Arena
2017–18 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Murray State †16–2 .889  26–6  .813
Belmont15–3 .833  24–9  .727
Austin Peay12–6 .667  19–15  .559
Jacksonville State11–7 .611  23–13  .639
Tennessee Tech10–8 .556  19–14  .576
Tennessee State10–8 .556  15–15  .500
Southeast Missouri State*8–10 .444  14–17  .452
Eastern Illinois7–11 .389  12–19  .387
SIU Edwardsville5–13 .278  9–21  .300
UT Martin5–13 .278  10–21  .323
Eastern Kentucky5–13 .278  11–20  .355
Morehead State4–14 .222  8–21  .276
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2018 OVC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Skyhawks finished the 2016–17 season 22–13, 10–6 in OVC play to win the West Division championship. As the No. 2 seed in the OVC Tournament, they defeated Murray State before losing to Jacksonville State in the championship game. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated UNC Asheville in the first round before losing in the second round to Campbell.

Preseason

In a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors, UT Martin was picked to finish in eighth place in the OVC. Senior guard Matthew Butler was named to the All-OVC Team.[1]

After five years of divisional play in the OVC, the conference eliminated divisions for the 2017–18 season. Additionally, for the first time, each conference team will play 18 conference games.[1]

Roster
2017–18 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Preston Parks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoThe Citadel Greenville, South Carolina
G 1 Matthew Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrRhode Island Memphis, Tennessee
G 2 Defincko Bogan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrMoberly Area CC Charleston, Missouri
G 4 Parrish Hewitt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrDouglass HS Memphis, Tennessee
C 5 Terrence Parker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrThree Rivers CC Wilson, North Carolina
G 10 Kevin Little 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrColorado State Wyandanch, New York
G 11 Darius Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMineral Area CC Memphis, Tennessee
F 12 Fatodd Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrRaleigh-Egypt HS Memphis, Tennessee
F 13 Mike Fofana 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoWhitehaven HS Memphis, Tennessee
F 14 Julian Thompson-Clay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrRossview HS Clarksville, Tennessee
G 15 Dominique Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrRadford Washington, D.C.
G 22 Kahari Beaufort 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrAngelina CC Hartford, Connecticut
F 24 Jerome Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrJohn A. Logan CC Waukegan, Illinois
C 25 Dalen Victor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrEastern Oklahoma State CC Orlando, Florida
F 30 Jailen Gill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrAntelope Valley CC Kansas City, Missouri
G 55 Lorenzen Wright, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrRobert Morris Memphis, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non–conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm		 at Marshall
Global Sports Invitational		 L 91–102 OT 0–1
 Cam Henderson Center (5,754)
Huntington, WV
Nov 12, 2017*
5:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Illinois
Global Sports Invitational		 L 74–77  0–2
 State Farm Center (11,882)
Champaign, IL
Nov 15, 2017*
7:00 pm, OVCDN		 North Carolina Central
Global Sports Invitational		 W 74–57  1–2
 Skyhawk Arena (1,274)
Martin, TN
Nov 18, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Akron L 59–76  1–3
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,713)
Akron, OH
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm		 at Southern
Global Sports Invitational		 L 66–69  1–4
 F. G. Clark Center (225)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 26, 2017*
4:00 pm, OVCDN		 UMKC L 55–65  1–5
 Skyhawk Arena (1,338)
Martin, TN
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, SECN		 at LSU L 60–84  1–6
 Maravich Center (7,396)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 2, 2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Chattanooga L 63–66  1–7
 McKenzie Arena (3,676)
Chattanooga, TN
Dec 5, 2017*
7:30 pm		 at Arkansas State W 92–78  2–7
 First National Bank Arena (2,116)
Jonesboro, AR
Dec 10, 2017*
2:00 pm, OVCDN		 UC Clermont W 127–92  3–7
 Skyhawk Arena (1,014)
Martin, TN
Dec 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 at Mississippi State L 61–92  3–8
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,709)
Starkville, MS
Dec 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, OVCDN		 Blue Mountain W 84–76  4–8
 Skyhawk Arena (1,080)
Martin, TN
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, OVCDN		 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 74–68  5–8
 Skyhawk Arena (814)
Martin, TN
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
Dec 28, 2017
6:00 pm, CBSSN		 Tennessee State W 63–60 OT 6–8
(1–0)		 Skyhawk Arena (2,009)
Martin, TN
Dec 30, 2017
6:00 pm, OVCDN		 Belmont L 58–65  6–9
(1–1)		 Skyhawk Arena (1,347)
Martin, TN
Jan 4, 2018
6:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Austin Peay L 69–75  6–10
(1–2)		 Dunn Center (1,737)
Clarksville, TN
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm, OVCDN		 at Murray State L 68–82  6–11
(1–3)		 CFSB Center (4,781)
Murray, KY
Jan 11, 2018
7:30 pm, OVCDN		 Eastern Kentucky L 70–78  6–12
(1–4)		 Skyhawk Arena (1,576)
Martin, TN
Jan 13, 2018
7:30 pm, OVCDN		 Morehead State L 67–71  6–13
(1–5)		 Skyhawk Arena (1,013)
Martin, TN
Jan 18, 2018
7:30 pm, OVCDN		 at Eastern Illinois L 60–80  6–14
(1–6)		 Lantz Arena (1,245)
Charleston, IL
Jan 20, 2018
1:00 pm, FSMW/OVCDN		 at SIU Edwardsville W 70–69  7–14
(2–6)		 Vadalabene Center (1,234)
Edwardsville, IL
Jan 25, 2018
7:30 pm, OVCDN		 at Jacksonville State W 67–63  8–14
(3–6)		 Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,482)
Jacksonville, AL
Jan 27, 2018
7:30 pm, OVCDN		 at Tennessee Tech L 55–63  8–15
(3–7)		 Eblen Center (2,283)
Cookeville, TN
Feb 1, 2018
7:30 pm, OVCDN		 Austin Peay L 57–59  8–16
(3–8)		 Skyhawk Arena (1,971)
Martin, TN
Feb 3, 2018
6:00 pm, OVCDN		 Murray State L 53–66  8–17
(3–9)		 Skyhawk Arena (3,247)
Martin, TN
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm, OVCDN		 at Eastern Kentucky W 70–69  9–17
(4–9)		 McBrayer Arena (1,120)
Richmond, KY
Feb 10, 2018
6:00 pm, OVCDN		 Southeast Missouri State L 77–81 OT 9–18
(4–10)		 Skyhawk Arena (1897)
Martin, TN
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm, OVCDN		 SIU Edwardsville L 69–70  9–19
(4–11)		 Skyhawk Arena (1,001)
Martin, TN
Feb 17, 2018
6:00 pm, OVCDN		 Eastern Illinois L 57–64  9–20
(4–12)		 Skyhawk Arena (1,469)
Martin, TN
Feb 22, 2018
6:30 pm, OVCDN		 at Morehead State L 53–70  9–21
(4–13)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,873)
Morehead, KY
Feb 24, 2018
4:15 pm, OVCDN		 at Southeast Missouri State W 72–66  10–21
(5–13)		 Show Me Center (1,702)
Cape Girardeau, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

References
  1. "Belmont Picked As 2017-18 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Murray State's Stark Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  2. http://www.utmsports.com/schedule.cfm?sport=Men%27s%20Basketball%5B%5D
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