2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by fifth-year head coach Casey Alexander, played their home games at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 10–4 in ASUN play to finish in second place. They defeated Stetson, Jacksonville and Florida Gulf Coast to become champions of the ASUN Tournament. They earned the ASUN's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to North Carolina.

2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2017–18 record23–10 (10–4 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roger Idstrom
  • Steve Drabyn
  • Sean Rutigliano
Home arenaAllen Arena
2017–18 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast122 .857  2312  .657
Lipscomb104 .714  2310  .697
Jacksonville86 .571  1518  .455
NJIT77 .500  1416  .467
North Florida77 .500  1419  .424
Kennesaw State68 .429  1020  .333
Stetson410 .286  1220  .375
USC Upstate212 .143  725  .219
2018 ASUN Tournament winner

Previous season

The Bisons finished the 2016–17 season 20–13, 11–3 in ASUN play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the ASUN Tournament, they defeated NJIT in the quarterfinals[1] to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Florida.[2] Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Josh Williams2G6'5"210SeniorNashville, TNGraduated
Cam Miller4G6'2"175SeniorFranklin, TNGraduated
Kenny Bunton25F6'6"200FreshmanCleveland, TNTransferred to Lee
Brett Wishton43F6'11"240SeniorConcord, NCGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Andrew Fleming15G6'6"205SophomoreNashville, TNTransferred from Chattanooga. Under NCAA transfer rules, Fleming will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ahsan Asadullah
C
Riverdale, GA North Clayton High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sep 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Greg Jones
SG
Frisco, TX Wakeland High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-10-29.

    Roster

    2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Rob Marberry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrFranklin Road Academy
    Western Kentucky
    Nashville, TN
    G 1 Greg Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrWakeland HS Frisco, TX
    C 2 Ahsan Asadullah 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg) FrNorth Clayton HS Atlanta, GA
    G 3 Michael Buckland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoWesleyan Christian Academy High Point, NC
    G 5 Nathan Moran 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrBattle Ground Academy Franklin, TN
    G 11 Asa Duvall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrHargrave Military Academy Brentwood, TN
    F 12 Matt Rose (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoLexington Christian Academy
    Samford
    Lexington, KY
    G 13 Zach Flener (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrMurray HS Murray, KY
    G 15 Andrew Fleming  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoOak Hill Academy
    Chattanooga
    Nashville, TN
    G 20 John Matt Merritt (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) RS FrLipscomb Academy Nashville, TN
    G 21 Kenny Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoFranklin Road Academy Nashville, TN
    F 22 Eli Pepper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrCaldwell County High School Princeton, KY
    G 23 Aaron Korn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrFrankton Junior-Senior HS Frankton, IN
    G 24 Garrison Mathews 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrFranklin HS Franklin, TN
    C 55 George Brammeier 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrBloomingdale HS Brandon, FL
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    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*
    6:30 pm, ESPN3
    Emory W 98–83  1–0
     37  Mathews  10  Marberry  8  Buckland  Allen Arena (1,168)
    Nashville, TN
    Nov 12, 2017*
    4:00 pm, ESPN3
    Morehead State W 77–70  2–0
     25  Mathews  13  Marberry  6  Buckland  Allen Arena (561)
    Nashville, TN
    Nov 14, 2017*
    7:00 pm, SECN
    at Alabama L 64–86  2–1
     15  Tied  7  Marberry  2  Tied  Coleman Coliseum (12,325)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Nov 18, 2017*
    5:00 pm, LHN
    at Texas L 57–80  2–2
     17  Mathews  7  Buckland  1  Tied  Frank Erwin Center (8,592)
    Austin, TX
    Nov 20, 2017*
    7:00 pm
    at Abilene Christian W 75–67  3–2
     17  Marberry  13  Pepper  4  Cooper  Moody Coliseum (1,187)
    Abilene, TX
    Nov 27, 2017*
    6:30 pm, OVCDN
    at Belmont
    Battle of the Boulevard
    W 74–66  4–2
     22  Mathews  8  Tied  6  Cooper  Curb Event Center (2,754)
    Nashville, TN
    Nov 29, 2017*
    6:00 pm, OVCDN
    at Tennessee Tech L 80–86  4–3
     18  Mathews  6  Tied  4  Cooper  Eblen Center (1,327)
    Cookeville, TN
    Dec 2, 2017*
    7:00 pm, OVCDN
    at Tennessee State W 95–86 OT 5–3
     20  Buckland  7  Marberry  5  Marberry  Gentry Complex (1,201)
    Nashville, TN
    Dec 4, 2017*
    7:15 pm, ESPN3
    Belmont
    Battle of the Boulevard
    W 69–54  6–3
     26  Mathews  9  Marberry  5  Marberry  Allen Arena (4,161)
    Nashville, TN
    Dec 9, 2017*
    1:15 pm, SECN
    at No. 24 Tennessee L 71–81  6–4
     22  Mathews  15  Pepper  7  Cooper  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,051)
    Knoxville, TN
    Dec 14, 2017*
    6:30 pm, ESPN3
    Florida College W 100–68  7–4
     21  Mathews  10  Pepper  6  Pepper  Allen Arena (1,007)
    Nashville, TN
    Dec 17, 2017*
    1:00 pm, ESPN3
    Abilene Christian W 67–65  8–4
     24  Marberry  14  Pepper  4  Tied  Allen Arena (1,205)
    Nashville, TN
    Dec 21, 2017*
    6:00 pm
    at Navy W 73–64  9–4
     27  Mathews  5  Pepper  6  Cooper  Alumni Hall (972)
    Annapolis, MD
    Dec 30, 2017*
    7:00 pm, BTN
    at No. 14 Purdue L 66–98  9–5
     25  Mathews  6  Korn  5  Cooper  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    Jan 3, 2018*
    6:30 pm, ESPN3
    Fisk W 99–53  10–5
     28  Mathews  13  Pepper  6  Cooper  Allen Arena (778)
    Nashville, TN
    Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
    Jan 6, 2018
    3:30 pm, ESPN3
    at Kennesaw State W 86–71  11–5
    (1–0)
     43  Mathews  13  Mathews  5  Buckland  KSU Convocation Center (1,075)
    Kennesaw, GA
    Jan 11, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    at North Florida L 96–102  11–6
    (1–1)
     32  Mathews  12  Mathews  5  Cooper  UNF Arena (1,481)
    Jacksonville, FL
    Jan 13, 2018
    5:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Jacksonville L 69–87  11–7
    (1–2)
     23  Mathews  7  Tied  3  Pepper  Swisher Gymnasium (987)
    Jacksonville, FL
    Jan 18, 2018
    6:30 pm, ESPN3
    Florida Gulf Coast L 83–88  11–8
    (1–3)
     15  Tied  7  Mathews  5  Marberry  Allen Arena (1,147)
    Nashville, TN
    Jan 20, 2018
    4:00 pm, ESPN3
    Stetson W 85–82  12–8
    (2–3)
     20  Tied  14  Pepper  8  Cooper  Allen Arena (1,644)
    Nashville, TN
    Jan 24, 2018
    6:30 pm, ESPN3
    USC Upstate W 92–78  13–8
    (3–3)
     24  Marberry  11  Mathews  4  Tied  Allen Arena (1,007)
    Nashville, TN
    Jan 27, 2018
    3:00 pm, ESPN3
    at NJIT W 86–79 OT 14–8
    (4–3)
     29  Marberry  11  Pepper  5  Pepper  Wellness and Events Center (662)
    Newark, NJ
    Jan 29, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    at USC Upstate W 110–106 2OT 15–8
    (5–3)
     38  Marberry  10  Pepper  7  Buckland  G. B. Hodge Center (837)
    Spartanburg, SC
    Feb 3, 2018
    4:00 pm, ESPN3
    NJIT L 77–81  15–9
    (5–4)
     28  Mathews  10  Pepper  3  Tied  Allen Arena (1,650)
    Nashville, TN
    Feb 8, 2018
    6:30 pm, ESPN3
    Jacksonville W 82–59  16–9
    (6–4)
     23  Mathews  15  Pepper  3  Rose  Allen Arena (1,406)
    Nashville, TN
    Feb 10, 2018
    4:00 pm, ESPN3
    North Florida W 82–75  17–9
    (7–4)
     39  Marberry  6  Tied  6  Tied  Allen Arena (1,692)
    Nashville, TN
    Feb 15, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Stetson W 82–73  18–9
    (8–4)
     17  Mathews  9  Korn  3  Tied  Edmunds Center (412)
    DeLand, FL
    Feb 17, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Florida Gulf Coast W 90–87  19–9
    (9–4)
     23  Mathews  7  Pepper  4  Pepper  Alico Arena (4,497)
    Fort Myers, FL
    Feb 22, 2018
    6:30 pm, ESPN3
    Kennesaw State W 83–74  20–9
    (10–4)
     32  Marberry  11  Marberry  9  Cooper  Allen Arena (1,150)
    Nashville, TN
    Atlantic Sun Tournament
    Feb 26, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    (2) (7) Stetson
    Quarterfinals
    W 89–73  21–9
     29  Mathews  9  Marberry  5  Mathews  Allen Arena (1,877)
    Nashville, TN
    Mar 1, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    (2) (3) Jacksonville
    Semifinals
    W 77–62  22–9
     23  Mathews  8  Pepper  4  Tied  Allen Arena (1,967)
    Nashville, TN
    Mar 4, 2018
    2:00 pm, ESPN
    (2) at (1) Florida Gulf Coast
    Championship
    W 108–96  23–9
     33  Mathews  9  Mathews  9  Cooper  Alico Arena (4,633)
    Fort Myers, FL
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 16, 2018*
    1:45 pm, CBS
    (15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 10 North Carolina
    First Round
    L 66–84  23–10
     14  Cooper  7  Tied  4  Tied  Spectrum Center (18,489)
    Charlotte, NC

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West

    Source[3].
    All times are in Central Time.

    References

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