2017–18 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team represented Dartmouth College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Green, led by second-year head coach David McLaughlin, played their home games at Leede Arena in Hanover, New Hampshire as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 7–20, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in last place and fail to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

2017–18 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–20 (3–11 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pete Hutchins
  • James Cormier
  • Jabari Trotter
Home arenaLeede Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Harvard 12 2   .857 18 14   .563
x-Penn 12 2   .857 24 9   .727
Yale 9 5   .643 16 15   .516
Cornell 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
Princeton 5 9   .357 13 16   .448
Columbia 5 9   .357 8 19   .296
Brown 4 10   .286 11 16   .407
Dartmouth 3 11   .214 7 20   .259
x – Ivy League co-champions
2018 Ivy League Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Big Green finished the 2016–17 season 7–20, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. They failed to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ike Ngwudo 2 F 6'6" 205 Senior Baldwin, NY Graduated
Evan Boudreaux 12 F 6'8" 220 Sophomore Lake Forest, IL Transferred to Xavier
Mike Fleming 20 G 6'0" 180 Senior Lake Forest, IL Graduated
Wesley Dickinson 21 F 6'7" 215 Senior Bergenfield, NJ Graduated
Quinten Payne 23 G 6'5" 200 Senior St. Charles, IL Graduated
Jonas Stakeliunas 33 F 6'8" 220 Freshman Klaipėda, Lithuanuia Left the team for personal reasons
Cole Harrison 44 C 6'11' 245 Senior Brentwood, TN Graduate transferred to William & Mary

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Adrease Jackson
#104 PF
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Santa Margarita Catholic High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 14, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 60
Chris Knight
PF
De Forest, WI Madison Memorial High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 6, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Aaryn Rai
SG
Mono, ON Athlete Institute Basketball Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 12, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ben Swett
PG
Exeter, NH Phillips Exeter Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 3, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Isaac Letoa
PG
Auckland, New Zealand Westlake Boys High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 3, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 January 9, 2018.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Wes Slajchert
#55 SG
Oak Park, CA Oak Park High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 21, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
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

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2017–18 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Will Emery 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So St. Ignatius San Francisco, CA
G 1 Cameron Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Miller School Bristow, VA
G 2 Isaac Letoa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Westlake Boys Auckland, NZ
F 3 Ian Carter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So La Mirada Los Angeles, CA
G 4 Taylor Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Northwest Fort Worth, TX
G 5 Ian Sistare 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Northfield Mt. Hermon Dublin, NH
G 10 James Foye 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Phillips Exeter Hamilton, MA
G 14 Guilien Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Catholic Memorial West Roxbury, MA
G 15 Brendan Barry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Rumson-Fair Haven Red Bank, NJ
G 20 Ben Swett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Phillips Exeter Exeter, NH
G/F 21 Aaryn Rai 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Orangeville Prep Markham, ON
G 22 Miles Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Tabor Academy Boston, MA
F 23 Chris Knight 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr James Madison Memorial DeForest, WI
F 32 Joseph Cook 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Bishop Amat Monrovia, CA
F 33 Adrease Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Santa Margarita Catholic Santa Margarita, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac L 77–78  0–1
TD Bank Sports Center (2,724)
Hamden, CT
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm
Emerson W 78–43  1–1
Leede Arena (483)
Hanover, NH
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm
Albany L 73–91  1–2
Leede Arena (420)
Hanover, NH
Nov 28, 2017*
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 64–63  2–2
Leede Arena (472)
Hanover, NH
Dec 2, 2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius L 60–73  2–3
Koessler Center (1,082)
Buffalo, NY
Dec 5, 2017*
4:00 pm
at Sacred Heart L 73–79  2–4
William H. Pitt Center (375)
Fairfield, CT
Dec 8, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Maine W 73–66  3–4
Cross Insurance Center (539)
Orono, ME
Dec 15, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at UIC L 60–76  3–5
UIC Pavilion (1,275)
Chicago, IL
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Notre Dame L 87–97  3–6
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,837)
South Bend, IN
Dec 22, 2017*
12:00 pm
Bryant W 75–58  4–6
Leede Arena (647)
Hanover, NH
Dec 30, 2017*
7:00 pm
at New Hampshire
Rivalry
L 66–83  4–7
Lundholm Gym (511)
Durham, NH
Jan 6, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Harvard L 51–61  4–8
(0–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,459)
Boston, MA
Jan 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ILN
Vermont L 78–91  4–9
Leede Arena (1,263)
Hanover, NH
Jan 13, 2018*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Boston College L 72–86  4–10
Conte Forum (4,953)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ELVN
Harvard L 57–62  4–11
(0–2)
Leede Arena (1,630)
Hanover, NH
Jan 26, 2018
7:00 pm, ELVN
at Brown L 62–64  4–12
(0–3)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,072)
Providence, NJ
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ILN
at Yale L 64–74  4–13
(0–4)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,384)
New Haven, CT
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cornell L 85–86  4–14
(0–5)
Newman Arena (1,149)
Ithaca, NY
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm, SNY
at Columbia L 74–77  4–15
(0–6)
Levien Gymnasium (1,781)
New York, NY
Feb 9, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Penn L 61–64  4–16
(0–7)
Leede Arena (659)
Hanover, NH
Feb 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ELVN
Princeton W 72–56  5–16
(1–7)
Leede Arena (1,396)
Hanover, NH
Feb 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Yale L 705  5–17
(1–8)
Leede Arena (65–77)
Hanover, NH
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 pm, ILN
Brown W 66–63  6–17
(2–8)
Leede Arena (767)
Hanover, NH
Feb 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ILN
at Penn L 46–74  6–18
(2–9)
Palestra (2,355)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 24, 2018
6:00 pm, ELVN
at Princeton L 47–64  6–19
(2–10)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,754)
Princeton, NJ
Mar 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Columbia W 80–78  7–19
(3–10)
Leede Arena (577)
Hanover, NH
Mar 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ILN
Cornell L 75–86  7–20
(3–11)
Leede Arena (874)
Hanover, NH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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