2017–18 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2017–18 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Redhawks, led by first-year head coach Jim Hayford , played their home games at KeyArena and the Connolly Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference . They finished the season 20–14, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. It was the Redhawks' first 20-win season since 2008 and first 20-win season in Division I play since the 1960s.[ 1]
In the postseason, they defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley to advance to the semifinals of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State . They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Central Arkansas .
Previous season
The Redhawks finished the 2016–17 season 13–17, 5–9 WAC play to finish in fifth place. Due to Grand Canyon 's postseason ineligibility, they received the No. 4 seed in the WAC tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Utah Valley .
On March 13, 2017, the school fired head coach Cameron Dollar .[ 2] His eight-year record at the school was 107–138. On March 29, the school hired Jim Hayford from in-state rival Eastern Washington as their new head coach.[ 3]
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Dashawn McDowell
0
G
6'5"
185
Sophomore
Oklahoma City, OK
Transferred from SMU . Under NCAA transfer rules, McDowell will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Jordan Hill
2
G
6'4"
172
RS Senior
Pasadena, CA
Transferred from Wisconsin . Will be eligible to play immediately since Hill graduated from Wisconsin .
Richaud Gittens
10
G
6'4"
200
Senior
Tempe, AZ
Transferred from Weber State . Will be eligible to play immediately since Gittens graduated from Weber State .
Josh Hearlihy
13
G/F
6'8"
213
RS Senior
Los Angeles, CA
Transferred from Vermont . Will be eligible to play immediately since Hearlihy graduated from Vermont .
Delante Jones
24
G/F
6'5"
195
Junior
Lynchburg, VA
Transferred from American . Under NCAA transfer rules, Jones will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Matthew Owies
G
6'0"
180
Sophomore
Melbourne, Australia
Transferred from Hawaii . Under NCAA transfer rules, Owies will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting class of 2017
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Aaron Nettles PG
Seattle, WA
Seattle Prep
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
N/A
Jul 19, 2015
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:
Roster
2017–18 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Dashawn McDowell
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Southeast HS SMU
Oklahoma City, OK
G
1
Morgan Means
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Redondo Union HS
Compton, CA
G
2
Jordan Hill
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
RS Sr
La Salle HS Wisconsin
Pasadena, CA
G
5
Matej Kavas
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS So
Gimnazija Bezigrad HS
Ljubljana , Slovenia
G
10
Richard Gittens
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Sr
Marcos de Niza HS Weber State
Boston, MA
F
11
Scott Ulaneo
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Stella Azura Academy
Rome , Italy
G
12
Mattia Da Campo
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Stella Azura Academy
Venice , Italy
G/F
13
Josh Hearlihy
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Northfield Mount Hermon HS Vermont
Los Angeles, CA
G
14
Eric Alperin (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS So
Phillips Academy
Los Angeles, CA
G
15
Jake Spurgeon
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS So
Lakeridge HS
Lake Oswego, OR
G
21
Collin Huun (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
South Salem HS Chemeketa CC
Salem, OR
G
23
Aaron Nettles
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Seattle Prep
Seattle, WA
G
24
Delante Jones
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Virginia Episcopal HS American
Chantilly, VA
F
30
Latio Cosmos (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Overlake School
Redmond, WA
G/F
35
Brennan Corrigan (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Oaks Christian School
Westlake Village, CA
C
41
Aaron Menzies
7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
285 lb (129 kg)
RS Jr
Loreto Academy
Manchester , England
F
42
Myles Carter
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
St. Rita of Cascia HS
Chicago, IL
F
Matt Owies
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
St Kevin's College Hawaii
Melbourne , Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: November 9, 2017
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017 *5:00 pm
at Saint Louis 2K Sports Classic
L 46–62
0–1
Chaifetz Arena (7,246)St. Louis, MO
November 12, 2017 *4:00 pm
Puget Sound
W 121–70
1–1
Connolly Complex (907)Seattle, WA
November 15, 2017 *6:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State
L 59–75
1–2
Beasley Coliseum (2,340)Pullman, WA
November 18, 2017 *11:00 am
vs. Detroit 2K Sports Classic subregional semifinals
W 102–71
2–2
Curb Event Center (1,502)Nashville, TN
November 19, 2017 *11:00 am
vs. Belmont 2K Sports Classic subregional finals
L 77–90
2–3
Curb Event Center (1,087)Nashville, TN
November 24, 2017 *12:00 pm, P12N
at Washington 2K Sports Classic Seattle regional
L 84–89
2–4
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,428)Seattle, WA
November 27, 2017 *7:00 pm
Idaho State
W 73–67
3–4
KeyArena (1,178)Seattle, WA
November 30, 2017 *7:30 pm
Kennesaw State
W 66–54
4–4
Connolly Complex (782)Seattle, WA
December 3, 2017 *1:00 pm
Eastern Washington
W 84–65
5–4
KeyArena (1,487)Seattle, WA
December 4, 2017 *7:00 pm
Pacific Lutheran
W 99–69
6–4
Connolly Complex (729)Seattle, WA
December 9, 2017 *5:00 pm
at Saint Mary's
L 73–97
6–5
McKeon Pavilion (3,324)Moraga, CA
December 13, 2017 *7:00 pm
Saint Martin's
W 88–72
7–5
Connolly Center (773)Seattle, WA
December 16, 2017 *7:00 pm
Portland
W 89–76
8–5
KeyArena (1,569)Seattle, WA
December 19, 2017 *7:00 pm
California
L 59–81
8–6
KeyArena (2,418)Seattle, WA
December 23, 2017 *1:00 pm
Nicholls State
W 95–89
9–6
Connolly Center (841)Seattle, WA
December 28, 2017 *7:00 pm
Grambling State
W 93–63
10–6
Connolly Center (999)Seattle, WA
December 30, 2017 *1:00 pm
UC Riverside
W 95–71
11–6
Connolly Center (833)Seattle, WA
WAC regular season
January 6, 2018 7:00 pm
Grand Canyon
L 57–73
11–7 (0–1)
KeyArena (2,156)Seattle, WA
January 11, 2018 7:00 pm
Chicago State
W 67–64
12–7 (1–1)
Connolly Center (911)Seattle, WA
January 13, 2018 7:00 pm
UMKC
W 77–75
13–7 (2–1)
KeyArena (1,449)Seattle, WA
January 18, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Mexico State
L 62–75
13–8 (2–2)
Pan American Center (5,035)Las Cruces, NM
January 20, 2018 5:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
W 79–76 OT
14–8 (3–2)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,155)Edinburg, TX
January 26, 2018 7:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield
W 59-55
15-8 (4-2)
KeyArena (4,448)Seattle, WA
February 3, 2018 7:00 pm
Utah Valley
W 55–54
16–8 (5–2)
KeyArena (3,242)Seattle, WA
February 8, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMKC
L 67–74
16–9 (5–3)
Municipal Auditorium (1,155)Kansas City, MO
February 10, 2018 12:00 pm
at Chicago State
W 91–81
17–9 (6–3)
Jones Convocation Center (163)Chicago, IL
February 15, 2018 7:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
W 85–68
18–9 (7–3)
Connolly Center (999)Seattle, WA
February 17, 2018 1:00 pm
New Mexico State
W 73–63 OT
19–9 (8–3)
KeyArena (2,270)Seattle, WA
February 22, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Grand Canyon
L 64–76
19–10 (8–4)
GCU Arena (6,925)Phoenix, AZ
February 24, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Bakersfield
L 57–64
19–11 (8–5)
Icardo Center (2,887)Bakersfield, CA
March 3, 2018 6:00 pm
at Utah Valley
L 47–73
19–12 (8–6)
UCCU Center (4,271)Orem, UT
WAC tournament
March 8, 2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3
(4)
vs. (5) Texas–Rio Grande Valley Quarterfinals
W 77–60
20–12
Orleans Arena (1,349)Paradise, NV
March 9, 2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3
(4)
vs. (1) New Mexico State Semifinals
L 79–84
20–13
Orleans Arena (2,739)Paradise, NV
CBI
March 14, 2018 *7:00 pm
Central Arkansas First round
L 90–92 OT
20–14
Connolly Center (639)Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time
Source:
[ 4] .
References
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