2017–18 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2017–18 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament to Lafayette.

2017–18 American Eagles men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
2017–18 record6–24 (3–15 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Greenman
  • Matt Wolff
  • Eddie Jackson
Home arenaBender Arena
2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bucknell162 .889  2510  .714
Colgate126 .667  1914  .576
Navy117 .611  2012  .625
Lehigh117 .611  1614  .533
Boston University108 .556  1516  .484
Holy Cross810 .444  1219  .387
Lafayette711 .389  1021  .323
Army612 .333  1317  .433
Loyola (MD)612 .333  922  .290
American315 .167  624  .200
2018 Patriot League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2016–17 season 8–22, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, they lost in the first round to Army.

Roster

2017–18 American Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Sa'eed Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoSt. Augustine Prep Pleasantville, NJ
F 1 Jesse Little 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)178 lb (81 kg) FrStarkville HS Starkville, MS
G 2 Stacy Beckton, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)171 lb (78 kg) FrAtlantic HS Daytona Beach, FL
G 3 James Washington 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrPrice School Norwalk, CA
G 5 Larry Motuzis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrHinsdale South HS
Saint Xavier
Darien, IL
G 10 Cheikh "CB" Diallo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)167 lb (76 kg) RS JrKilgore Thiès, Senegal
G 13 Marvin Bragg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrGahr HS Cerritos, CA
G 14 Justin Perez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)155 lb (70 kg) SoGulliver Prep Miami, FL
G 15 Tyler McFarland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)184 lb (83 kg) FrNew Hampton School Denver, CO
F 22 Sam Iorio 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrParkland HS Allentown, PA
F/C 23 Mark Gasperini 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoBrimmer and May School Moscow, Russia
G 25 Kevin Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrMontclair Kimberley Academy West Orange, NJ
F 30 Nick Macarchuk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg) FrSt. Thomas More Prep Alamo, CA
F 33 Drew Lamont 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrAmerican Heritage School Plantation, FL
F 45 Matt Cimino 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)212 lb (96 kg) JrWorcester Academy
George Washington
Falmouth, ME
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Tour of Australia
Aug 15, 2017*
vs. Cairns Taipans L 70–89 
Early Settler Stadium 
Cairns, Australia
Aug 17, 2017*
vs. Sydney Kings L 67–88 
Whitlam Centre Liverpool 
Sydney, Australia
Aug 19, 2017*
vs. Sydney Comets L 77–85 
Alexandria Basketball Stadium 
Sydney, Australia
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
9:00 pm, FSKC
at Kansas State L 45–83  0–1
Bramlage Coliseum (8,218)
Manhattan, KS
Nov 15, 2017*
7:00 pm, ATTSNP
at No. 24 West Virginia L 64–98  0–2
WVU Coliseum (9,180)
Morgantown, WV
Nov 18, 2017*
2:00 pm
at Wagner L 70–71  0–3
Spiro Sports Center (1,128)
Staten Island, NY
Nov 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire W 74–70  1–3
Lundholm Gym (474)
Durham, NH
Nov 25, 2017*
4:00 pm
VMI W 69–64  2–3
Bender Arena (422)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) L 89–100  2–4
DeGol Arena (1,013)
Loretto, PA
Dec 2, 2017*
4:00 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore L 70–74  2–5
Hytche Athletic Center (1,087)
Princess Anne, MD
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Illinois L 56–69  2–6
Western Hall (616)
Macomb, IL
Dec 9, 2017*
4:00 pm, NBCSW+
Howard W 74–63  3–6
Bender Arena (2,213)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 18, 2017*
7:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's L 56–59  3–7
Bender Arena (283)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, FS1
at Marquette L 51–92  3–8
BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,683)
Milwaukee, WI
Patriot League regular season
Dec 29, 2017
7:00 pm
at Bucknell L 55–84  3–9
(0–1)
Sojka Pavilion (2,782)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 2, 2018
7:00 pm
Colgate L 63–72  3–10
(0–2)
Bender Arena (135)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 5, 2018
7:00 pm
at Navy L 64–70  3–11
(0–3)
Alumni Hall (1,178)
Annapolis, MD
Jan 8, 2018
7:00 pm
Army L 54–58  3–12
(0–4)
Bender Arena (303)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 76–65  4–12
(1–4)
Bender Arena (456)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 14, 2018
2:00 pm
at Lehigh L 66–76  4–13
(1–5)
Stabler Arena (1,358)
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 pm
at Boston University W 69–58  5–13
(2–5)
Case Gym (705)
Boston, MA
Jan 20, 2018
2:00 pm
Lafayette L 53–62  5–14
(2–6)
Bender Arena (1,023)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 22, 2018
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Holy Cross L 57–60  5–15
(2–7)
Bender Arena (1,209)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 27, 2018
2:00 pm
at Colgate L 69–83  5–16
(2–8)
Cotterell Court (848)
Hamilton, NY
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 pm
Navy L 44–61  5–17
(2–9)
Bender Arena (583)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 3, 2018
3:00 pm
at Army L 70–82  5–18
(2–10)
Christl Arena (835)
West Point, NY
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) L 69–72  5–19
(2–11)
Reitz Arena (514)
Baltimore, MD
Feb 10, 2018
2:00 pm, NBCSW
Lehigh L 78–80 OT 5–20
(2–12)
Bender Arena (705)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm
Boston University W 60–56  6–20
(3–12)
Bender Arena (505)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 17, 2018
2:00 pm
at Lafayette L 85–90  6–21
(3–13)
Kirby Sports Center (2,147)
Easton, PA
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm
at Holy Cross L 64–70  6–22
(3–14)
Hart Center (1,394)
Worcester, MA
Feb 24, 2018
2:00 pm
Bucknell L 61–80  6–23
(3–15)
Bender Arena (1,298)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League Tournament
Feb 27, 2018
7:30 pm, PLN
(10) at (7) Lafayette
First round
L 86–93  6–24
Kirby Sports Center (1,774)
Easton, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 American Eagles women's basketball team

References

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