2017–18 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by ninth-year head coach Matt Matheny, played as fourth-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association in their final season playing their home games at Alumni Gym. They finished the season 14–18, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to Delaware.
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
2017–18 record | 14–18 (6–12 CAA) |
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Home arena | Alumni Gym |
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College of Charleston † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 CAA Tournament winner |
This season marked Elon's final season playing at Alumni Gym, as they will open the new Schar Center for the 2018–19 school year.[1]
Previous season
The Phoenix finished the 2016–17 season 18–14, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the CAA Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to William & Mary.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Luke Eddy | 1 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Charleston, WV | Graduated |
Christian Hairston | 12 | G/F | 6'7" | 205 | Senior | Greensboro, NC | Graduated |
Ryder Bowline | 25 | G | 6'4" | 225 | Senior | Cumming, GA | Walk-on; graduated |
Patrick Ryan | 42 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Darien, CT | Walk-on; graduated |
2017 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Duje Rada #116 PF |
Meriden, NH | Kimball Union Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Dec 12, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
Simon Wright SF |
Minnetonka, MN | Hopkins High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
Nathan Priddy PG |
Argyle, TX | Argyle High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 1, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Randolph | W 99–63 | Alumni Gym Elon, NC | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra |
at No. 1 Duke | L 68–97 | 0–1 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | |||||||
Nov 11, 2017* 7:00 pm |
William Peace | W 76–53 | 1–1 |
Alumni Gym (1,386) Elon, NC | |||||||
Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Furman | L 67–76 | 1–2 |
Timmons Arena (1,531) Greenville, SC | |||||||
Nov 17, 2017* 6:30 pm |
vs. FIU Black & Gold Shootout |
W 95–87 3OT | 2–2 |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,686) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
Nov 18, 2017* 4:00 pm |
vs. Concorida–St. Paul Black & Gold Shootout |
W 84–62 | 3–2 |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,313) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
Nov 19, 2017* 4:30 pm |
at Milwaukee Black & Gold Shootout |
L 71–72 | 3–3 |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,013) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Radford | W 77–74 | 4–3 |
Alumni Gym (1,490) Elon, NC | |||||||
Nov 30, 2017* 7:00 pm |
South Florida | W 79–78 OT | 5–3 |
Alumni Gym (1,534) Elon, NC | |||||||
Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Saint Peter's | W 71–65 OT | 6–3 |
Alumni Gym (1,386) Elon, NC | |||||||
Dec 7, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UNC Greensboro | L 44–75 | 6–4 |
Greensboro Coliseum (2,446) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
Dec 17, 2017* 1:00 pm |
at Boston University | W 77–69 | 7–4 |
Case Gym (565) Boston, MA | |||||||
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Canisius | L 51–67 | 7–5 |
Koessler Athletic Center (805) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
Dec 22, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Indiana State | W 73–68 | 8–5 |
Hulman Center (2,979) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
CAA regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 30, 2017 2:00 pm |
Drexel | W 90–75 | 9–5 (1–0) |
Alumni Gym (1,607) Elon, NC | |||||||
Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm |
Towson | W 75–72 | 10–5 (2–0) |
Alumni Gym (1,309) Elon, NC | |||||||
Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Northeastern | L 60–72 | 10–6 (2–1) |
Matthews Arena (2,259) Boston, MA | |||||||
Jan 7, 2018 4:00 pm |
at Hofstra | W 89–76 | 11–6 (3–1) |
Mack Sports Complex (2,012) Hempstead, NY | |||||||
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm |
UNC Wilmington | L 78–80 | 11–7 (3–2) |
Alumni Gym (1,833) Elon, NC | |||||||
Jan 13, 2018 7:00 pm |
College of Charleston | W 63–58 | 12–7 (4–2) |
Alumni Gym (1,855) Elon, NC | |||||||
Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm |
at James Madison | L 74–85 | 12–8 (4–3) |
JMU Convocation Center (2,190) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm |
William & Mary | L 73–80 | 12–9 (4–4) |
Alumni Gym (1,647) Elon, NC | |||||||
Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Drexel | L 79–83 | 12–10 (4–5) |
Daskalakis Athletic Center (843) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Jan 27, 2018 2:00 pm |
at Towson | W 83–76 | 13–10 (5–5) |
SECU Arena (2,076) Towson, MD | |||||||
Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm |
at William & Mary | L 92–99 | 13–11 (5–6) |
Kaplan Arena (3,508) Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm |
Delaware | W 89–76 | 14–11 (6–6) |
Alumni Gym (1,719) Elon, NC | |||||||
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm |
Hofstra | L 48–67 | 14–12 (6–7) |
Alumni Gym (1,553) Elon, NC | |||||||
Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm |
at UNC Wilmington | L 63–87 | 14–13 (6–8) |
Trask Coliseum (4,173) Wilmington, NC | |||||||
Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Delaware | L 57–72 | 14–14 (6–9) |
Bob Carpenter Center (2,547) Newark, DE | |||||||
Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm |
at College of Charleston | L 58–79 | 14–15 (6–10) |
TD Arena (4,745) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Feb 24, 2018 7:00 pm |
Northeastern | L 59–81 | 14–16 (6–11) |
Alumni Gym (1,847) Elon, NC | |||||||
Feb 26, 2018 7:00 pm |
James Madison | L 84–90 | 14–17 (6–12) |
Alumni Gym (1,591) Elon, NC | |||||||
CAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 2018 6:30 pm |
(10) | vs. (7) Delaware First round |
L 79–86 | 14–18 |
North Charleston Coliseum (2,659) North Charleston, SC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- "Schar Center at Elon University". Elon University. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- http://www.elonphoenix.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball