2017–18 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team represented Binghamton University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by sixth-year head coach Tommy Dempsey, played their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 2–14 in America East play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the America East tournament.

2017–18 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	11–20 (2–14 America East)
Head coach	Tommy Dempsey (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Bryan Goodman Herb Courtney Chretien Lukusa
Home arena	Binghamton University Events Center

2017–18 America East Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Vermont	15	–	1		.938			27	–	8		.771
UMBC †	12	–	4		.750			25	–	11		.694
Hartford	11	–	5		.688			19	–	14		.576
Albany	10	–	6		.625			22	–	10		.688
Stony Brook	7	–	9		.438			13	–	19		.406
New Hampshire	6	–	10		.375			10	–	21		.323
UMass Lowell	6	–	10		.375			12	–	18		.400
Maine	3	–	13		.188			6	–	26		.188
Binghamton	2	–	14		.125			11	–	20		.355
† 2018 America East tournament winner

Previous season

The Bearcats finished the 2016–17 season 12–20, 3–13 in America East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Stony Brook.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Marlon Beck	1	G	5'11"	175	Senior	Bowie, MD	Graduated

2017 incoming recruits

Binghamton did not have any incoming players in the 2017 recruiting class.

2018 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sam Sessoms PG	Bryn Mawr, PA	The Shipley School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 21, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Carter Stewart PF	Scotia, NY	Mekeel Christian Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 15, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Calistus Anyichie PF	Elizabeth, NJ	St. Mary of the Assumption High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 7, 2017
	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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.

Leo Gallagher = Local Superstar

Preseason

In a poll by the conference’s nine head coaches (who were not allowed to pick their own team) at the America East media day, the Bearcats were picked to finish in a tie for sixth place in the America East.

Roster

2017–18 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Fard Muhammad 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Montverde Academy Windermere, FL G 4 Timmy Rose 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Scranton Prep Scranton, PA G/F 5 Tyler Stewart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr St. Andrew's Episcopal Silver Spring, MD G 10 Yosef Yacob 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Archbishop John Carroll Chester, PA F 14 Jordan McRae 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Half Hollow Hills East Dix Hills, NY F 15 Bobby Ahearn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Marshfield/Marianapolis Prep Marshfeild, MA F 20 Caleb Stewart 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Mekeel Christian Academy St. Leo Glenville, NY G 22 Everson Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Peddie School Saint Kitts G/F 25 Justin McFadden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Lower Marion Philadelphia, PA G/F 30 John Schurman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Fayetteville–Manlius Syracuse, NY F 32 Thomas Bruce 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr DeMatha Catholic Washington, D.C. G 33 J. C. Show 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Abington Heights Bucknell Clarks Summit, PA G/F 40 Albert Odero 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Oneonta Oneonta, NY F/C 41 Dusan Perovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr South Kent School Podgorica, Montenegro F 42 Willie Rodriguez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr East River/Cheshire Academy Orlando, FL	Head coach Tommy Dempsey (Susquehanna) Assistant coach(es) Bryan Goodman (Barat College) Herb Courtney (Delaware) Chretien Lukusa (Boston University) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 18, 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Morgan State	W 76–59	1–0	Binghamton University Events Center (2,748) Vestal, NY
Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm	at Cornell	L 84–94	1–1	Newman Arena (968) Ithaca, NY
Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm	at George Mason Cancún Challenge	L 57–69	1–2	EagleBank Arena (2,877) Fairfax, VA
Nov 18, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Evansville Cancún Challenge	L 61–66	1–3	Ford Center (3,167) Evansville, IN
Nov 21, 2017* 12:30 pm	vs. Montana State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals	L 64–74	1–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya  Cancún, Mexico
Nov 22, 2017* 12:30 pm	vs. Cal State Northridge Cancún Challenge Mayan Division 3rd place game	W 70–65	2–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya  Cancún, Mexico
Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Hartwick	W 97–65	3–4	Binghamton University Events Center (1,850) Vestal, NY
Nov 29, 2017* 7:30 pm	at Delaware State	W 85–64	4–4	Memorial Hall (735) Dover, DE
Dec 2, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Colgate	W 76–65	5–4	Binghamton University Events Center (3,640) Vestal, NY
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Army	W 71–66	6–4	Binghamton University Events Center (1,785) Vestal, NY
Dec 9, 2017* 4:00 pm	at Loyola (MD)	W 77–64	7–4	Reitz Arena (787) Baltimore, MD
Dec 17, 2017* 1:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	W 51–48	8–4	William H. Pitt Center (176) Fairfield, CT
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+	at Penn State	L 65–80	8–5	Bryce Jordan Center (4,009) University Park, PA
Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	LIU Brooklyn	L 66–74	8–6	Binghamton University Events Center (1,758) Vestal, NY
Dec 30, 2017* 4:00 pm	Elmira	W 113–65	9–6	Binghamton University Events Center (2,466) Vestal, NY
America East regular season
Jan 6, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Maine	L 73–76	9–7 (0–1)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,295) Vestal, NY
Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at New Hampshire	L 67–71	9–8 (0–2)	Lundholm Gym (414) Durham, NH
Jan 13, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Hartford	L 65–97	9–9 (0–3)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,505) Hartford, CT
Jan 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Albany	W 79–66	10–9 (1–3)	Binghamton University Events Center (3,434) Vestal, NY
Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Stony Brook	L 66–77	10–10 (1–4)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,387) Stony Brook, NY
Jan 21, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3	UMass Lowell	L 71–79	10–11 (1–5)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,076) Vestal, NY
Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at UMBC	L 57–69	10–12 (1–6)	Retriever Activities Center (619) Catonsville, MD
Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3	New Hampshire	L 52–57	10–13 (1–7)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,643) Vestal, NY
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Vermont	L 54–68	10–14 (1–8)	Binghamton University Events Center (4,445) Vestal, NY
Feb 3, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at Maine	L 79–81 OT	10–15 (1–9)	Cross Insurance Center (1,045) Bangor, ME
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	UMBC	L 68–78	10–16 (1–10)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,901) Vestal, NY
Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Stony Brook	W 69–57	11–16 (2–10)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,967) Vestal, NY
Feb 18, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at UMass Lowell	L 69–74	11–17 (2–11)	Costello Athletic Center (562) Lowell, MA
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Vermont	L 54–75	11–18 (2–12)	Patrick Gym (2,854) Burlington, VT
Feb 24, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Hartford	L 57–67	11–19 (2–13)	Binghamton University Events Center (3,714) Vestal, NY
Feb 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Albany	L 54–71	11–20 (2–14)	SEFCU Arena (2,148) Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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