2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record12–19 (6–12 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Charlemagne Gibbons
  • Ron Oliver
  • Jorge Sanz
Home arenaFAU Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 16 – 2   .889 25 – 8   .758
Old Dominion 15 – 3   .833 25 – 7   .781
Western Kentucky 14 – 4   .778 27 – 11   .711
Marshall † 12 – 6   .667 25 – 11   .694
UTSA 11 – 7   .611 20 – 15   .571
UAB 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
North Texas 8 – 10   .444 20 – 18   .526
FIU 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
Southern Miss 7 – 11   .389 16 – 18   .471
Louisiana Tech 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Florida Atlantic 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
UTEP 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
Rice 4 – 14   .222 7 – 24   .226
Charlotte 2 – 16   .111 6 – 23   .207
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach Michael Curry, played their home games at the FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 12–19, 6–12 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to UAB.

March 16, 2018, head coach Michael Curry was fired after four seasons at Florida Atlantic.[1] On March 22, it was announced that the school had hired Florida assistant head coach Dusty May as head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2016–17 season 10–20, 6–12 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Marshall.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Adonis Filer 0 G 6'3" 195 RS Senior Chicago Heights, IL Graduated
Jeantal Cylla 1 G 6'6" 210 Sophomore Lake Worth, TX Transferred to UNC Wilmington
William Gibbons 4 G 6'1" 180 Junior Lithonia, GA Graduate transferred to Mid-America Christian
Nick Rutherford 10 G 6'3" 197 Sophomore Allen, TX Transferred to Monmouth
Frank Booker 11 G 6'4" 190 RS Junior Augusta, GA Graduate transferred to South Carolina
Marcus Neely 13 G 6'2" 215 RS Senior Fort Lauderdale, FL Graduated
Jordan Phillips 21 F 6'5" 195 Freshman Colorado Springs, CO Transferred to Coastal Alabama CC
Jesse Hill 24 F 6'8" 225 Sophomore Waretown, NJ Graduate transferred to Tarleton State
Connor Shorten 30 F 6'9" 245 Sophomore Gladstone, NJ Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Payton Hulsey 0 G 6'5" 215 Senior Memphis, TN Transferred from College of Charleston. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hulsey graduated from College of Charleston.
Je'Quan Perry 1 G 6'4" 215 Junior Charleston, SC Junior college transferred from Spartanburg Methodist
Anthony Adger 3 G 6'1" 185 RS Junior Anderson, SC Junior college transferred from Spartanburg Methodist
Simeon Lepichev 21 F 6'10" 235 Junior Sofia, Bulgaria Junior college transferred from Kankakee CC
Amir Smith 32 F 6'6" Junior Houston, TX Junior college transferred from State Fair CC

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Byron Abrams
PG 		Conyers, GA Heritage High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mar 21, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Chisom Obidike
C 		Uwani, Nigeria Comenius School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Mar 21, 2016 
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 November 15, 2017.

Roster

2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Payton Hulsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Southwind/College of Charleston Memphis, TN
G 1 Je'Quan Perry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Charleston Collegiate
Spartanburg Methodist College 		Charleston, SC
G 2 Jason Massey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr American Heritage
Brown 		Cooper City, FL
G 3 Anthony Adger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Crescent
Spartanburg Methodist College 		Anderson, SC
G 4 Byron Abrams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Heritage Decatur, GA
F 5 William Pfister 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr NW Florida State Strasbourg, France
G 10 Devorious Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Morgan County Madison, GA
F 11 Tre' Maloney (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS So Dillard
Georgia Highlands College 		Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 14 Gerdarius Troutman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Taylor County
Georgia Highlands College 		Butler, GA
F 15 Jailyn Ingram 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Morgan County Madison, GA
F/C 21 Simeon Lepichev 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Kankakee CC Sofia, Bulgaria
C 30 Kevin Rostamian (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Cypress Bay
Hillsborough CC 		Weston, FL
F 32 Amir Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Ridge Point
State Fair CC 		Houston, TX
C 33 Ronald Delph 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Lake Region
Auburn 		Winter Haven, FL
C 35 Chisom Obidike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr Comenius School Uwani, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 24, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2017*
4:30 p.m., ESPN3 		at Lynn W 68–53 
de Hoernle Center 
Boca Raton, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
8:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at South Florida L 59–60  0–1
 USF Sun Dome (4,192)
Tampa, FL
November 16, 2017*
11:00 a.m. 		Edward Waters W 91–59  1–1
 FAU Arena (1,791)
Boca Raton, FL
November 20, 2017*
7:30 p.m. 		vs. Towson
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals 		L 52–76  1–2
 Germain Arena (823)
Estero, FL
November 21, 2017*
1:30 p.m. 		vs. Northern Illinois
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round 		W 77–67  2–2
 Germain Arena (841)
Estero, FL
November 22, 2017*
1:30 p.m. 		vs. Missouri State
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th-place game 		L 60–71  2–3
 Germain Arena (868)
Estero, FL
November 28, 2017*
3:30 p.m. 		Ave Maria W 91–54  3–3
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
December 2, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		Bethune–Cookman W 93–75  4–3
 FAU Arena (881)
Boca Raton, FL
December 5, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		at Florida Gulf Coast W 92–88  5–3
 Alico Arena (3,418)
Fort Myers, FL
December 10, 2017*
12:00 p.m. 		Webber International W 106–46  6–3
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
December 16, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		Arkansas State L 63–64  6–4
 FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
December 19, 2017*
8:00 p.m., FSSW+ 		at No. 21 Texas Tech L 54–90  6–5
 United Supermarkets Arena (7,731)
Lubbock, TX
December 23, 2017*
3:30 p.m., BTN 		at Minnesota L 60–95  6–6
 Williams Arena (12,357)
Minneapolis, MN
Conference USA regular season
December 30, 2017
7:00 p.m. 		at FIU L 57–58  0–1
(6–7) 		FIU Arena (589)
Miami, Florida
January 4, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		UAB L 44–75  6–8
(0–2) 		FAU Arena (1,091)
Boca Raton, FL
January 6, 2018
5:00 p.m. 		Middle Tennessee L 57–61  6–9
(0–3) 		FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
January 11, 2018
9:00 p.m. 		at UTEP W 73–66  7–9
(1–3) 		Don Haskins Center (5,643)
El Paso, TX
January 13, 2018
3:00 p.m. 		at UTSA W 73–69  8–9
(2–3) 		Convocation Center (985)
San Antonio, TX
January 18, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		Charlotte W 75–64  9–9
(3–3) 		FAU Arena (1,307)
Boca Raton, FL
January 21, 2018
2:00 p.m. 		Old Dominion L 62–73  9–10
(3–4) 		FAU Arena (1,307)
Boca Raton, FL
January 25, 2018
8:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at North Texas L 53–59  9–11
(3–5) 		The Super Pit (1,952)
Denton, TX
January 27, 2018
3:00 p.m. 		at Rice W 63–62  10–11
(4–5) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (1,866)
Houston, TX
February 1, 2018
7:00 p.m., Stadium 		Louisiana Tech L 62–67  10–12
(4–6) 		FAU Arena (1,472)
Boca Raton, FL
February 3, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		Southern Miss L 66–77  10–13
(4–7) 		FAU Arena (1,559)
Boca Raton, FL
February 8, 2018
8:30 p.m. 		at Western Kentucky L 63–75  10–14
(4–8) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (5,617)
Bowling Green, KY
February 10, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		at Marshall L 68–79  10–15
(4–9) 		Cam Henderson Center (5,761)
Huntington, WV
February 17, 2018
2:00 p.m. 		FIU W 77–72  11–15
(5–9) 		FAU Arena (1,198)
Boca Raton, FL
February 22, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		Rice L 76–79 OT 11–16
(5–10) 		FAU Arena (1,188)
Boca Raton, FL
February 24, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		North Texas W 74–54  12–16
(6–10) 		FAU Arena (1,221)
Boca Raton, FL
March 1, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Old Dominion L 64–69  12–17
(6–11) 		Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,673)
Norfolk, VA
March 3, 2018
7:30 p.m. 		at Charlotte L 78–85  12–18
(6–12) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (4,587)
Charlotte, NC
Conference USA tournament
March 7, 2018
9:00 p.m., Stadium 		(11) vs. (6) UAB
First round 		L 73–82  12–19
 The Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Richardson, Shandel (March 16, 2018). "Florida Atlantic fires men's basketball coach Michael Curry". Sun-Sentinel. Boca Raton, FL. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Richardson, Shandel (April 6, 2019). "FAU names former Gators assistant Dusty May as new men's basketball coach". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule". fausports.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "Florida Atlantic Owls Schedule 2017-18". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 24, 2024.