2017–18 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by 10th-year head coach George Ivory, played their home games at the K. L. Johnson Complex as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–21, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. Due to Grambling State's Academic Progress Rate violations and subsequent postseason ineligibility, the Golden Lions received the No. 1 seed in the SWAC Tournament. They defeated Mississippi Valley State and Southern before losing to Texas Southern in the tournament championship.

2017–18 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
2017–18 record14–21 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kenneth Broyles
  • Jarvis Gunter
  • Richard "Dell" Cannon
Home arenaK. L. Johnson Complex
2017–18 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Grambling State*135 .722  1714  .548
Prairie View A&M126 .667  1618  .471
Texas Southern126 .667  1620  .444
Arkansas–Pine Bluff126 .667  1421  .400
Southern108 .556  1518  .455
Jackson State99 .500  1220  .375
Alabama State810 .444  823  .258
Alcorn State711 .389  1121  .344
Mississippi Valley State414 .222  428  .125
Alabama A&M*315 .167  328  .097
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2018 SWAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Golden Lions finished the 2016–17 season 7–25, 6–12 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They did not qualify for the SWAC Tournament.

Roster

2017–18 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 00 Dwain Whitfield 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Forrest City, Arkansas
G/F 1 Charles Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Cleveland, Mississippi
G 3 Kennedy McKinney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
G 10 Quamauri Hardy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Hoover, Alabama
F 12 Terrance Banyard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 13 Joe'Randle Toliver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Jonesboro, Arkansas
G 14 Marcus Wallace 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Jackson, Mississippi
F 15 Trent Steen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Forrest City, Arkansas
G 22 Khalid Campbell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Greenwood, Mississippi
G 23 Martaveous McKnight 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Walls, Mississippi
G 25 Christian Robertson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Monticello, Arkansas
G 30 Cameron Posey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 34 Chris Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
F 35 Travon Harper 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr McNeil, Arkansas
G 40 J'Breun Sprinkle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS So White Hall, Arkansas
G 44 William Ridgell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg) Fr White Hall, Arkansas
G 50 Jordan McNair 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Jacksonville, Arkansas
F/C 52 David Tillman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Houston, Texas
G Anthony Davis Jr. 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg) Fr Shaw, Mississippi
F Isiah Solomon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 27, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
11:00 p.m., Spectrum
at Hawaii
Rainbow Classic
L 70–82  0–1
 25  McKnight  4  McKnight  3  McKinney  Stan Sheriff Center (5,764)
Honolulu, HI
Nov 12, 2017*
7:30 p.m., Spectrum
vs. Troy
Rainbow Classic
L 57–81  0–2
 16  Jackson  5  McDyess  3  Hardy  Stan Sheriff Center (5,180)
Honolulu, HI
Nov 13, 2017*
8:30 p.m., Spectrum
vs. North Dakota
Rainbow Classic
L 71–80  0–3
 30  McKnight  7  McKnight  3  McKnight  Stan Sheriff Center (5,078)
Honolulu, HI
Nov 18, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at SMU L 37–72  0–4
 19  McKnight  5  McKnight  2  Jackson  Moody Coliseum (6,738)
University Park, TX
Nov 20, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at Air Force
Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase
L 47–57  0–5
 15  McKnight  5  Steen  3  McKnight  Clune Arena (1,355)
Colorado Springs, CO
Nov 22, 2017*
9:00 p.m.
vs. Texas State
Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase
L 54–71  0–6
 18  Jackson  5  Harper  3  Jackson  Alex G. Spanos Center (30)
Stockton, CA
Nov 24, 2017*
10:00 p.m.
at Pacific
Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase
L 69–78  0–7
 20  McKnight  4  Steen  3  Jackson  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,349)
Stockton, CA
Nov 25, 2017*
9:00 p.m.
vs. Canisius
Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase
L 58–81  0–8
 18  McKnight  7  Harper  3  McKnight  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,325)
Stockton, CA
Dec 2, 2017*
9:00 p.m.
at Santa Clara L 57–72  0–9
 18  McKnight  6  McKnight  3  Jackson  Leavey Center (1,273)
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 9, 2017*
9:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon State L 58–85  0–10
 20  Harper  10  Harper  3  Jackson  Gill Coliseum (4,344)
Corvallis, OR
Dec 13, 2017*
9:00 p.m.
at Fresno State L 52–78  0–11
 16  McKnight  7  Harper  4  Toliver  Save Mart Center (4,530)
Fresno, CA
Dec 16, 2017*
8:00 p.m.
at Weber State L 74–96  0–12
 27  McKnight  8  McDyess  7  McKnight  Dee Events Center (6,544)
Ogden, UT
Dec 19, 2017*
6:00 p.m.
at No. 20 Cincinnati L 49–77  0–13
 16  Harper  8  Harper  3  Toliver  BB&T Arena (5,812)
Highland Heights, KY
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at UT Martin L 68–74  0–14
 17  McKnight  6  McDyess  5  Jackson  Skyhawk Arena (814)
Martin, TN
SWAC regular season
Jan 1, 2018
7:30 p.m.
at Mississippi Valley State W 80–71  1–14
(1–0)
 23  McKnight  8  Steen  5  Jackson  Harrison HPER Complex (2,087)
Itta Bena, MS
Jan 6, 2018
5:30 p.m.
at Alabama A&M W 69–62  2–14
(2–0)
 29  McKnight  6  Tied  3  Jackson  Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL
Jan 8, 2018
5:30 p.m.
at Alabama State W 94–68  3–14
(3–0)
 24  McKnight  9  Banyard  9  McKnight  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (562)
Montgomery, AL
Jan 13, 2018
6:00 p.m.
Southern W 78–76 OT 4–14
(4–0)
 20  Toliver  9  Steen  11  McKnight  K. L. Johnson Complex (2,600)
Pine Bluff, AR
Jan 15, 2018
7:30 p.m.
Alcorn State W 71–59  5–14
(5–0)
 25  McKnight  9  Harper  6  McKnight  K. L. Johnson Complex (3,100)
Pine Bluff, AR
Jan 20, 2018
5:00 p.m.
at Prairie View A&M W 72–66  6–14
(6–0)
 39  McKnight  6  Tied  5  McKnight  William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
Jan 22, 2018
7:30 p.m.
at Texas Southern W 74–72  7–14
(7–0)
 25  Jackson  9  Steen  4  McKnight  Health and Physical Education Arena (2,278)
Houston, TX
Jan 27, 2018
5:30 p.m.
Grambling State L 68–69  7–15
(7–1)
 14  Jackson  10  McKnight  5  McKnight  K. L. Johnson Complex (5,060)
Pine Bluff, AR
Jan 29, 2018
6:30 p.m.
Jackson State W 60–58  8–15
(8–1)
 16  Banyard  6  Jackson  5  McKnight  K. L. Johnson Complex (3,440)
Pine Bluff, AR
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Alabama A&M W 80–62  9–15
(9–1)
 30  McKnight  10  McKnight  10  McKnight  K. L. Johnson Complex (4,457)
Pine Bluff, AR
Feb 5, 2018
5:30 p.m.
Alabama State L 59–65  9–16
(9–2)
 20  McKnight  8  Harper  3  McKnight  K. L. Johnson Complex (3,120)
Pine Bluff, AR
Feb 10, 2018
5:30 p.m.
at Southern L 62–70  9–17
(9–3)
 23  McKnight  6  Jackson  4  McKnight  F. G. Clark Center (1,011)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 12, 2018
7:00 p.m.
at Alcorn State L 52–84  9–18
(9–4)
 29  McKnight  5  Harper  3  Toliver  Davey Whitney Complex (478)
Lorman, MS
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 p.m.
Prairie View A&M L 71–76 OT 9–19
(9–5)
 17  Tied  8  Wallace  7  Jones  K. L. Johnson Complex (2,390)
Pine Bluff, AR
Feb 19, 2018
7:30 p.m.
Texas Southern W 62–61  10–19
(10–5)
 16  Tied  7  Tied  6  McKnight  K. L. Johnson Complex (2,990)
Pine Bluff, AR
Feb 24, 2018
7:30 p.m.
at Grambling State W 75–66  11–19
(11–5)
 16  Harper  8  McKnight  3  Jackson  Hobdy Center (2,700)
Grambling, LA
Feb 26, 2018
7:30 p.m.
at Jackson State L 48–51  11–20
(11–6)
 10  Harper  9  Harper  2  Tied  Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
Mar 3, 2018
7:30 p.m.
Mississippi Valley State W 94–57  12–20
(12–6)
 18  McKnight  8  Steen  7  Toliver  K. L. Johnson Complex (2,581)
Pine Bluff, AR
SWAC Tournament
Mar 6, 2018
7:30 p.m.
(1) (8) Mississippi Valley State
Quarterfinals
W 77–73  13–20
 16  Tied  4  4 tied  7  McKnight  K. L. Johnson Complex (5,305)
Pine Bluff, AR
Mar 9, 2018
2:30 p.m., ESPN3
(1) vs. (4) Southern
Semifinals
W 71–65  14–20
 28  McKnight  8  McKnight  3  Jackson  Delmar Fieldhouse (1,325)
Houston, TX
Mar 10, 2018
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
(1) vs. (3) Texas Southern
Championship game
L 69–84  14–21
 21  Harper  7  Harper  4  McKnight  Delmar Fieldhouse (1,933)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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