2017–18 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

The 2017–18 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by first-year head coach Robert McCullum, played their home games at the Teaching Gym in Tallahassee, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–25, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a tie three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 9 seed in the MEAC Tournament, they defeated Howard before losing to Hampton in the quarterfinals,

2017–18 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2017–18 record9–25 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTeaching Gym
2017–18 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Hampton12–4 .750  19–16  .543
Bethune–Cookman12–4 .750  18–14  .563
Savannah State12–4 .750  15–17  .469
North Carolina A&T11–5 .688  20–15  .571
Norfolk State11–5 .688  14–19  .424
North Carolina Central †9–7 .563  19–16  .543
Morgan State7–9 .438  13–19  .406
Howard7–9 .438  10–23  .303
Florida A&M7–9 .438  9–25  .265
South Carolina State6–10 .375  10–22  .313
Coppin State5–11 .313  5–27  .156
MD Eastern Shore3–13 .188  7–25  .219
Delaware State2–14 .125  4–28  .125
† 2018 MEAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Rattlers finished the 2016–17 season 7–23, 5–11 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to South Carolina State.

On March 17, 2017, it was announced that head coach Byron Samuels' contract would not be renewed.[1] He finished at Florida A&M with a three-year record of 17–71. On May 16, the school named Oregon assistant Robert McCullum as their new head coach. McCullum had previous head coaching jobs at Western Michigan and South Florida.[2][3][4]

Roster
2017–18 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Desmond Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Atmore, Alabama
G 1 Nick Severado 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Savannah, Georgia
G 2 Kamron Reaves 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)172 lb (78 kg) Fr Champaign, Illinois
PG 3 Craig Bowman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr St. Petersburg, Florida
G 4 Elijah Mays 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Orlando, Florida
G 5 Nasir Core 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Tampa, Florida
F 10 John Clayton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Lithonia, Georgia
F 11 Jovonni Harrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 20 Brendon Myles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia
G 21 Justin Ravenel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lithonia, Georgia
G 22 Marcus Barham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Melbourne, Florida
G 23 Bryce Moragne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Tampa, Florida
C 24 Ifyeani Umezurike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS So Lagos, Nigeria
F 30 Rashad Austin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Tampa, Florida
F 33 D.J. Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Brusly, Louisiana
C 34 Isaiah Martin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Denver, Colorado
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 11, 2018

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 06, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Johnson (FL) W 107–71 
Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, FL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3/YurView		 at Grand Canyon L 51–67  0–1
 GCU Arena (7,202)
Phoenix, AZ
Nov 11, 2017*
8:00 pm, Stadium		 at UNLV L 66–108  0–2
 Thomas & Mack Center (9,457)
Paradise, NV
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at No. 11 Miami (FL) L 59–90  0–3
 Watsco Center (6,735)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 18, 2017*
4:00 pm		 at Mississippi State
Hoops in the Heartland		 L 48–79  0–4
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,132)
Starkville, MS
Nov 20, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Albany State W 77–59  1–4
 Teaching Gym (1,378)
Tallahassee, FL
Nov 22, 2017*
8:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3		 at North Dakota State
Hoops In The Heartland		 L 66–80  1–5
 Scheels Center (2,723)
Fargo, ND
Nov 24, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Green Bay
Hoops In The Heartland		 L 50–57  1–6
 Resch Center (2,239)
Green Bay, WI
Nov 26, 2017*
3:00 pm		 at Stephen F. Austin
Hoops In The Heartland		 L 51–67  1–7
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,691)
Nacogdoches, TX
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, LHN		 at Texas L 58–82  1–8
 Frank Erwin Center (8,511)
Austin, TX
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm		 at Murray State L 59–80  1–9
 CFSB Center (3,021)
Murray, KY
Dec 9, 2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Mercer L 64–82  1–10
 Hawkins Arena (3,527)
Macon, GA
Dec 11, 2017*
7:00 pm		 North Florida L 89–101  1–11
 Teaching Gym (1,389)
Tallahassee, FL
Dec 14, 2017*
6:30 pm		 at Southern L 50–68  1–12
 F. G. Clark Center (421)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 17, 2017*
4:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Georgia Tech L 51–67  1–13
 McCamish Pavilion (5,156)
Atlanta, GA
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm		 at Fordham L 69–79  1–14
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (847)
Bronx, NY
Dec 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Ball State L 54–75  1–15
 Worthen Arena (2,902)
Muncie, IN
MEAC regular season
Jan 3, 2018
8:00 pm		 Howard W 84–76  2–15
(1–0)		 Teaching Gym (1,492)
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 6, 2018
4:00 pm		 at Morgan State L 68–87  2–16
(1–1)		 Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,021)
Baltimore, MD
Jan 8, 2018
7:30 pm		 at Coppin State L 78–79 2OT 2–17
(1–2)		 Physical Education Complex (327)
Baltimore, MD
Jan 13, 2018
4:00 pm		 at Bethune–Cookman L 81–99  2–18
(1–3)		 Moore Gymnasium (904)
Daytona Beach, FL
Jan 15, 2018
8:00 pm		 Delaware State W 94–89 OT 3–18
(2–3)		 Teaching Gym (2,487)
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 27, 2018
yes		 at Hampton W 75–71  4–18
(3–3)		 Hampton Convocation Center (5,234)
Hampton, VA
Jan 29, 2018
8:00 pm		 at Norfolk State L 71–80  4–19
(3–4)		 Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,319)
Norfolk, VA
Jan 31, 2018
8:00 pm		 Savannah State L 100–107  4–20
(3–5)		 Teaching Gym (2,479)
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 3, 2018
4:00 pm		 at Howard L 80–83 OT 4–21
(3–6)		 Burr Gymnasium (2,152)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 5, 2018
7:30 pm		 at Maryland Eastern Shore L 61–62  4–22
(3–7)		 Hytche Athletic Center (2,077)
Princess Anne, MD
Feb 10, 2018
6:00 pm		 North Carolina Central W 65–56  5–22
(4–7)		 Teaching Gym (1,879)
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 12, 2018
8:00 pm		 Morgan State L 48–74  5–23
(4–8)		 Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 17, 2018
4:00 pm		 at Delaware State L 63–66  6–23
(5–8)		 Memorial Hall (854)
Dover, DE
Feb 24, 2018
6:00 pm		 North Carolina A&T W 83–77  7–23
(6–8)		 Teaching Gym (1,458)
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 26, 2018
8:00 pm		 South Carolina State W 76–74  8–23
(7–8)		 Teaching Gym (1,918)
Tallahassee, FL
Mar 1, 2018
8:00 pm		 Bethune–Cookman L 77–89  8–24
(7–9)		 Teaching Gym (5,217)
Tallahassee, FL
MEAC Tournament
Mar 6, 2018
4:00 pm		 (9) vs. (8) Howard
First round		 W 88–78  9–24
 Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
Mar 7, 2018
6:00 pm		 (9) vs. (1) Hampton
Quarterfinals		 L 71–75  9–25
 Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References
  1. "FAMU parts ways with basketball coach Byron Samuels". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  2. "Robert McCullum introduced as FAMU's new basketball coach". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  3. Posey, Alison. "Florida A&M Introduces Robert McCullum As Head Men's Basketball Coach". Tallahassee News | ABC 27 WTXL. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  4. "New FAMU basketball coach Robert McCullum's contract approved". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
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