2017–18 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

2017–18 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record10–21 (5–13 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jermaine Johnson (4th season)
  • DeAndre Walker (4th season)
  • Zach Carpenter (1st season)
Home arenaSkyhawk Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State † 16 – 2   .889 26 – 6   .813
Belmont 15 – 3   .833 24 – 9   .727
Austin Peay 12 – 6   .667 19 – 15   .559
Jacksonville State 11 – 7   .611 23 – 13   .639
Tennessee Tech 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Tennessee State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 15   .500
Southeast Missouri State* 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452
Eastern Illinois 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
SIU Edwardsville 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
UT Martin 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Eastern Kentucky 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Morehead State 4 – 14   .222 8 – 21   .276
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2018 OVC tournament winner

The 2017–18 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by second-year head coach Anthony Stewart, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 10–21, 5–13 in OVC play, to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

Previous season

The Skyhawks finished the 2016–17 season 22–13, 10–6 in OVC play, to win the West Division championship. As the No. 2 seed in the OVC tournament, they defeated Murray State before losing to Jacksonville State in the championship game. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated UNC Asheville in the first round before losing in the second round to Campbell.

Preseason

In a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors, UT Martin was picked to finish in eighth place in the OVC. Senior guard Matthew Butler was named to the All-OVC Team.[1]

After five years of divisional play in the OVC, the conference eliminated divisions for the 2017–18 season. Additionally, for the first time, each conference team will play 18 conference games.[1]

Roster

2017–18 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Preston Parks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So The Citadel Greenville, SC
G 1 Matthew Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Rhode Island Memphis, TN
G 2 Defincko Bogan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Moberly Area CC Charleston, MO
G 4 Parrish Hewitt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Douglass HS Memphis, TN
C 5 Terrence Parker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Three Rivers CC Wilson, NC
G 10 Kevin Little 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Colorado State Wyandanch, NY
G 11 Darius Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mineral Area CC Memphis, TN
F 12 Fatodd Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Raleigh-Egypt HS Memphis, TN
F 13 Mike Fofana 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN
F 14 Julian Thompson-Clay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Rossview HS Clarksville, TN
G 15 Dominique Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Radford Washington, D.C.
G 22 Kahari Beaufort 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Angelina CC Hartford, CT
F 24 Jerome Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr John A. Logan CC Waukegan, IL
C 25 Dalen Victor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Eastern Oklahoma State CC Orlando, FL
F 30 Jailen Gill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Antelope Valley CC Kansas City, MO
G 55 Lorenzen Jr. Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Robert Morris Memphis, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 9, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		at Marshall
Global Sports Invitational 		L 91–102 OT 0–1
 Cam Henderson Center (5,754)
Huntington, WV
November 12, 2017*
5:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Illinois
Global Sports Invitational 		L 74–77  0–2
 State Farm Center (11,882)
Champaign, IL
November 15, 2017*
7:00 p.m., OVCDN 		North Carolina Central
Global Sports Invitational 		W 74–57  1–2
 Skyhawk Arena (1,274)
Martin, TN
November 18, 2017*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Akron L 59–76  1–3
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,713)
Akron, OH
November 22, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		at Southern
Global Sports Invitational 		L 66–69  1–4
 F. G. Clark Center (225)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 26, 2017*
4:00 p.m., OVCDN 		UMKC L 55–65  1–5
 Skyhawk Arena (1,338)
Martin, TN
November 29, 2017*
7:00 p.m., SECN 		at LSU L 60–84  1–6
 Maravich Center (7,396)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 2, 2017*
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Chattanooga L 63–66  1–7
 McKenzie Arena (3,676)
Chattanooga, TN
December 5, 2017*
7:30 p.m. 		at Arkansas State W 92–78  2–7
 First National Bank Arena (2,116)
Jonesboro, AR
December 10, 2017*
2:00 p.m., OVCDN 		UC Clermont W 127–92  3–7
 Skyhawk Arena (1,014)
Martin, TN
December 16, 2017*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Mississippi State L 61–92  3–8
 Humphrey Coliseum (6,709)
Starkville, MS
December 20, 2017*
7:00 p.m., OVCDN 		Blue Mountain W 84–76  4–8
 Skyhawk Arena (1,080)
Martin, TN
December 22, 2017*
7:00 p.m., OVCDN 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 74–68  5–8
 Skyhawk Arena (814)
Martin, TN
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
December 28, 2017
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Tennessee State W 63–60 OT 6–8
(1–0) 		Skyhawk Arena (2,009)
Martin, TN
December 30, 2017
6:00 p.m., OVCDN 		Belmont L 58–65  6–9
(1–1) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,347)
Martin, TN
January 4, 2018
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Austin Peay L 69–75  6–10
(1–2) 		Dunn Center (1,737)
Clarksville, TN
January 6, 2018
7:00 p.m., OVCDN 		at Murray State L 68–82  6–11
(1–3) 		CFSB Center (4,781)
Murray, KY
January 11, 2018
7:30 p.m., OVCDN 		Eastern Kentucky L 70–78  6–12
(1–4) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,576)
Martin, TN
January 13, 2018
7:30 p.m., OVCDN 		Morehead State L 67–71  6–13
(1–5) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,013)
Martin, TN
January 18, 2018
7:30 p.m., OVCDN 		at Eastern Illinois L 60–80  6–14
(1–6) 		Lantz Arena (1,245)
Charleston, IL
January 20, 2018
1:00 p.m., FSMW/OVCDN 		at SIU Edwardsville W 70–69  7–14
(2–6) 		Vadalabene Center (1,234)
Edwardsville, IL
January 25, 2018
7:30 p.m., OVCDN 		at Jacksonville State W 67–63  8–14
(3–6) 		Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,482)
Jacksonville, AL
January 27, 2018
7:30 p.m., OVCDN 		at Tennessee Tech L 55–63  8–15
(3–7) 		Eblen Center (2,283)
Cookeville, TN
February 1, 2018
7:30 p.m., OVCDN 		Austin Peay L 57–59  8–16
(3–8) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,971)
Martin, TN
February 3, 2018
6:00 p.m., OVCDN 		Murray State L 53–66  8–17
(3–9) 		Skyhawk Arena (3,247)
Martin, TN
February 8, 2018
7:00 p.m., OVCDN 		at Eastern Kentucky W 70–69  9–17
(4–9) 		McBrayer Arena (1,120)
Richmond, KY
February 10, 2018
6:00 p.m., OVCDN 		Southeast Missouri State L 77–81 OT 9–18
(4–10) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,897)
Martin, TN
February 15, 2018
7:00 p.m., OVCDN 		SIU Edwardsville L 69–70  9–19
(4–11) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,001)
Martin, TN
February 17, 2018
6:00 p.m., OVCDN 		Eastern Illinois L 57–64  9–20
(4–12) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,469)
Martin, TN
February 22, 2018
6:30 p.m., OVCDN 		at Morehead State L 53–70  9–21
(4–13) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (1,873)
Morehead, KY
February 24, 2018
4:15 p.m., OVCDN 		at Southeast Missouri State W 72–66  10–21
(5–13) 		Show Me Center (1,702)
Cape Girardeau, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Belmont Picked As 2017-18 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Murray State's Stark Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. October 17, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "UTM Sports". Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.