2017–18 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

The 2017–18 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 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 Panthers received the No. 2 seed in the SWAC Tournament. They defeated Alcorn State in the quarterfinals before losing to Texas Southern in the semifinals.

2017–18 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
2017–18 record16–18 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Byron Smith (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Keenan Curry
  • Landon Bussie
  • Derrick Daniels
Home arenaWilliam Nicks Building
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 Panthers finished the 2016–17 season 13–20, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the SWAC Tournament, they lost to Grambling State in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2017–18 Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Troy Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Oakland, California
F 1 Keion Alexander 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Brooklyn, New York
G 3 Gary Blackston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
G 4 Juan Hood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)189 lb (86 kg) Fr Magnolia, Texas
G 11 Dennis Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Fort Worth, Texas
C 12 JD Wallace 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) Dallas, Texas
F 14 Zachary Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
F 21 Shay'rone Jett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Hartsville, South Carolina
G 22 Shaquille Preston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr New Orleans, Louisiana
F 24 Jordan Lumpkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr New Orleans, Louisiana
G 30 Austin Starr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Las Vegas, Nevada
G 32 Xavier Eaglin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Raywood, Texas
Head coach
  • Byron Smith
Assistant coach(es)
  • Landon Bussie
  • Derrick Daniels
  • Wendell Moore

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

Roster
Last update: January 24, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 10, 2017*
8:00 pm, P12N
at Utah
MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game
L 62–83  0–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,887)
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov. 13, 2017*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 67–100  0–2
Matthew Knight Arena (6,428)
Eugene, OR
Nov. 15, 2017*
7:00 pm
at UNLV
MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game
L 63–98  0–3
Thomas & Mack Center (8,078)
Paradise, NV
Nov. 20, 2017*
11:00 am
vs. Eastern Kentucky
MGM Resorts Main Event lightweight semifinals
W 80–70  1–3
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
Nov. 22, 2017*
11:00 am
vs. Georgia State
MGM Resorts Main Event lightweight finals
W 71–56  2–3
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
Nov. 24, 2017*
7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara L 66–69  2–4
The Thunderdome (1,012)
Santa Barbara, CA
Dec. 3, 2017*
4:00 pm
at New Mexico State L 57–69  2–5
Pan American Center (3,591)
Las Cruces, NM
Dec. 6, 2017*
6:59 pm
at Hawaii L 60–72  2–6
Stan Sheriff Center (4,963)
Honolulu, HI
Dec. 9, 2017*
3:30 pm, SECN
at No. 7 Texas A&M L 53–73  2–7
Reed Arena (7,804)
College Station, TX
Dec. 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulsa L 73–77  2–8
Reynolds Center (3,315)
Tulsa, OK
Dec. 17, 2017*
3:00 pm
at Houston L 72–92  2–9
H&PE Arena (2,788)
Houston, TX
Dec. 20, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Ohio L 65–84  2–10
Convocation Center (5,193)
Athens, OH
Dec. 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
at New Mexico L 78–87  2–11
The Pit (9,423)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec. 29, 2017*
3:00 pm
Jarvis Christian W 110–80  3–11
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
SWAC regular season
Jan. 1, 2018
5:00 pm
Alcorn State W 76–64  4–11
(1–0)
William J. Nicks Building (231)
Prairie View, TX
Jan. 3, 2018
7:30 pm
Southern W 78–74  5–11
(2–0)
William J. Nicks Building (323)
Prairie View, TX
Jan. 6, 2018
7:30 pm
at Texas Southern L 94–100  5–12
(2–1)
H&PE Arena (5,128)
Houston, TX
Jan. 13, 2018
5:30 pm
at Grambling State L 71–80  5–13
(2–2)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (715)
Grambling, LA
Jan. 15, 2018
7:30 pm
at Jackson State L 71–79  5–14
(2–3)
Williams Assembly Center (1,539)
Jackson, MS
Jan 20, 2018
5:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 66–72  5–15
(2–4)
William J. Nicks Building (1,112)
Prairie View, TX
Jan 22, 2018
7:30 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 93–77  1,304
(6–15)
William J. Nicks Building (3–4)
Prairie View, TX
Jan 27, 2018
5:00 pm
at Alabama State W 86–80  7–15
(4–4)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
Jan 29, 2018
7:30 pm
at Alabama A&M W 88–67  8–15
(5–4)
Elmore Gymnasium (423)
Normal, AL
Feb 3, 2018
5:00 pm
Texas Southern W 96–82  9–15
(6–4)
William J. Nicks Building (3,351)
Prairie View, TX
Feb 10, 2018
5:00 pm
Grambling State L 85–90  9–16
(6–5)
William J. Nicks Building (472)
Prairie View, TX
Feb 12, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Jackson State W 63–58 OT 10–16
(7–5)
William J. Nicks Building (2,465)
Prairie View, TX
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 pm
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 76–71 OT 11–16
(8–5)
K.L. Johnson Complex (2,390)
Pine Bluff, AR
Feb 19, 2018
7:30 pm
at Mississippi Valley State L 71–76  11–17
(8–6)
Harrison HPER Complex (992)
Itta Bena, MS
Feb 24, 2018
5:00 pm
Alabama State W 80–74  12–17
(9–6)
William J. Nicks Building (3,240)
Prairie View, TX
Feb 26, 2018
7:30 pm
Alabama A&M W 71–58  13–17
(10–6)
William J. Nicks Building (1,443)
Prairie View, TX
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm
at Alcorn State W 79–69  14–17
(11–6)
Davey Whitney Complex (251)
Lorman, MS
Mar 3, 2018
5:30 pm
at Southern W 77–69  15–17
(12–6)
F. G. Clark Center (1,345)
Baton Rouge, LA
SWAC Tournament
Mar 6, 2018
8:30 pm
(2) vs. (7) Alcorn State
Quarterfinals
W 87–71  16–17
William J. Nicks Building (1,252)
Prairie View, TX
Mar 6, 2018
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(2) vs. (3) Texas Southern
Semifinals
L 74–88  16–18
Delmar Fieldhouse (2,500)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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