2017–18 American Eagles men's basketball team

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.

2017–18 American Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	6–24 (3–15 Patriot)
Head coach	Mike Brennan (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Scott Greenman Matt Wolff Eddie Jackson
Home arena	Bender Arena

2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell †	16	–	2		.889			25	–	10		.714
Colgate	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Navy	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Lehigh	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
Boston University	10	–	8		.556			15	–	16		.484
Holy Cross	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
Lafayette	7	–	11		.389			10	–	21		.323
Army	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Loyola (MD)	6	–	12		.333			9	–	22		.290
American	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
† 2018 Patriot League tournament winner

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 Mike Brennan (Princeton) Assistant coach(es) Scott Greenman (Princeton) Matt Wolff (Boston University) Eddie Jackson (Ohio State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 28, 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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 (8,218) Manhattan, KS
Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, ATTSNP		at No. 24 West Virginia	L 64–98	0–2	WVU Coliseum (9,180) Morgantown, WV
Nov 18, 2017* 2:00 pm		at Wagner	L 70–71	0–3	Spiro Sports Center (1,128) Staten Island, NY
Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at New Hampshire	W 74–70	1–3	Lundholm Gym (474) Durham, NH
Nov 25, 2017* 4:00 pm		VMI	W 69–64	2–3	Bender Arena (422) Washington, D.C.
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	L 89–100	2–4	DeGol Arena (1,013) Loretto, PA
Dec 2, 2017* 4:00 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 70–74	2–5	Hytche Athletic Center (1,087) Princess Anne, MD
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Illinois	L 56–69	2–6	Western Hall (616) 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 (12,683) Milwaukee, WI
Patriot League regular season
Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 55–84	3–9 (0–1)	Sojka Pavilion (2,782) Lewisburg, PA
Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm		Colgate	L 63–72	3–10 (0–2)	Bender Arena (135) Washington, D.C.
Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm		at Navy	L 64–70	3–11 (0–3)	Alumni Hall (1,178) Annapolis, MD
Jan 8, 2018 7:00 pm		Army	L 54–58	3–12 (0–4)	Bender Arena (303) Washington, D.C.
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 76–65	4–12 (1–4)	Bender Arena (456) Washington, D.C.
Jan 14, 2018 2:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 66–76	4–13 (1–5)	Stabler Arena (1,358) Bethlehem, PA
Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm		at Boston University	W 69–58	5–13 (2–5)	Case Gym (705) Boston, MA
Jan 20, 2018 2:00 pm		Lafayette	L 53–62	5–14 (2–6)	Bender Arena (1,023) Washington, D.C.
Jan 22, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Holy Cross	L 57–60	5–15 (2–7)	Bender Arena (1,209) Washington, D.C.
Jan 27, 2018 2:00 pm		at Colgate	L 69–83	5–16 (2–8)	Cotterell Court (848) Hamilton, NY
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm		Navy	L 44–61	5–17 (2–9)	Bender Arena (583) Washington, D.C.
Feb 3, 2018 3:00 pm		at Army	L 70–82	5–18 (2–10)	Christl Arena (835) West Point, NY
Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	L 69–72	5–19 (2–11)	Reitz Arena (514) Baltimore, MD
Feb 10, 2018 2:00 pm, NBCSW		Lehigh	L 78–80 OT	5–20 (2–12)	Bender Arena (705) Washington, D.C.
Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm		Boston University	W 60–56	6–20 (3–12)	Bender Arena (505) Washington, D.C.
Feb 17, 2018 2:00 pm		at Lafayette	L 85–90	6–21 (3–13)	Kirby Sports Center (2,147) Easton, PA
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm		at Holy Cross	L 64–70	6–22 (3–14)	Hart Center (1,394) Worcester, MA
Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm		Bucknell	L 61–80	6–23 (3–15)	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