2017–18 American Eagles men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2017–18 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Mike Brennan , played their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League . They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Lafayette .[ 1]
Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2016–17 season 8–22, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Patriot League tournament , they lost in the first round to Army .
Roster
2017–18 American Eagles men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Sa'eed Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
RS So St. Augustine Prep
Pleasantville, NJ
F 1
Jesse Little 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 178 lb (81 kg)
Fr Starkville HS
Starkville, MS
G 2
Stacy Beckton, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 171 lb (78 kg)
Fr Atlantic HS
Daytona Beach, FL
G 3
James Washington 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
Jr Price School
Norwalk, CA
G 5
Larry Motuzis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
RS Jr Hinsdale South HS Saint Xavier
Darien, IL
G 10
CB Diallo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg)
RS Jr Kilgore
Thiès , Senegal
G 13
Marvin Bragg 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
RS Fr Gahr HS
Cerritos, CA
G 14
Justin Perez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg)
So Gulliver Prep
Miami, FL
G 15
Tyler McFarland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg)
Fr New Hampton School
Denver, CO
F 22
Sam Iorio 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Fr Parkland HS
Allentown, PA
F/C 23
Mark Gasperini 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg)
So Brimmer and May School
Moscow , Russia
G 25
Kevin Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
Jr Montclair Kimberley Academy
West Orange, NJ
F 30
Nick Macarchuk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg)
Fr St. Thomas More Prep
Alamo, CA
F 33
Drew Lamont 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Fr American Heritage School
Plantation, FL
F 45
Matt Cimino 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 212 lb (96 kg)
Jr Worcester Academy George Washington
Falmouth, ME
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition Tour of Australia
Aug 15, 2017 *
vs. Cairns Taipans
L 70–89 Early Settler Stadium Cairns , Australia
Aug 17, 2017 *
vs. Sydney Kings
L 67–88 Whitlam Centre Liverpool Sydney , Australia
Aug 19, 2017 *
vs. Sydney Comets
L 77–85 Alexandria Basketball Stadium Sydney , Australia
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017 *9:00 pm, FSKC
at Kansas State
L 45–83 0–1
Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Nov 15, 2017 *7:00 pm, ATTSNP
at No. 24 West Virginia
L 64–98 0–2
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
Nov 18, 2017 *2:00 pm
at Wagner
L 70–71 0–3
Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY
Nov 21, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire
W 74–70 1–3
Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
Nov 25, 2017 *4:00 pm
VMI W 69–64 2–3
Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Nov 29, 2017 *7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA)
L 89–100 2–4
DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
Dec 2, 2017 *4:00 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore
L 70–74 2–5
Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD
Dec 6, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Illinois
L 56–69 2–6
Western Hall Macomb, IL
Dec 9, 2017 *4:00 pm, NBCSW+
Howard W 74–63 3–6
Bender Arena (2,213)Washington, D.C.
Dec 18, 2017 *7:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's L 56–59 3–7
Bender Arena (283)Washington, D.C.
Dec 21, 2017 *7:00 pm, FS1
at Marquette
L 51–92 3–8
BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Patriot League regular season
Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm
at Bucknell
L 55–84 3–9
Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm
Colgate L 63–72 3–10
Bender Arena (135)Washington, D.C.
Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm
at Navy
L 64–70 3–11
Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
Jan 8, 2018 7:00 pm
Army L 54–58 3–12
Bender Arena (303)Washington, D.C.
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 76–65 4–12
Bender Arena (456)Washington, D.C.
Jan 14, 2018 2:00 pm
at Lehigh
L 66–76 4–13
Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm
at Boston University
W 69–58 5–13
Case Gym Boston, MA
Jan 20, 2018 2:00 pm
Lafayette L 53–62 5–14
Bender Arena (1,023)Washington, D.C.
Jan 22, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN
Holy Cross L 57–60 5–15
Bender Arena (1,209)Washington, D.C.
Jan 27, 2018 2:00 pm
at Colgate
L 69–83 5–16
Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm
Navy L 44–61 5–17
Bender Arena (583)Washington, D.C.
Feb 3, 2018 3:00 pm
at Army
L 70–82 5–18
Christl Arena West Point, NY
Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm
at Loyola (MD)
L 69–72 5–19
Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
Feb 10, 2018 2:00 pm, NBCSW
Lehigh L 78–80 OT
5–20
Bender Arena (705)Washington, D.C.
Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm
Boston University W 60–56 6–20
Bender Arena (505)Washington, D.C.
Feb 17, 2018 2:00 pm
at Lafayette
L 85–90 6–21
Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm
at Holy Cross
L 64–70 6–22
Hart Center Worcester, MA
Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm
Bucknell L 61–80 6–23
Bender Arena (1,298)Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
Feb 27, 2018 7:30 pm, PLN
(10)
at (7) Lafayette First round L 86–93 6–24
Kirby Sports Center (1,774)Easton, PA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
See also
2017–18 American Eagles women's basketball team
References
