2017–18 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by fourth year head coach Mike Maker, played their home games at the McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 4–14 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Fairfield.

2017–18 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record6–25 (4–14 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Lee
  • Andy Johnston
  • C. J. Lee
Home arenaMcCann Arena
Seasons
2017–18 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rider 15 3   .833 22 10   .688
Canisius 15 3   .833 21 12   .636
Niagara 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Iona 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Manhattan 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Fairfield 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Quinnipiac 7 11   .389 12 21   .364
Monmouth 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Saint Peter's 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Siena 4 14   .222 8 24   .250
Marist 4 14   .222 6 25   .194
2018 MAAC tournament winner

On March 5, 2018, head coach Mike Maker was fired.[1] He finished at Marist with a four-year record of 28–97. Marist hired Saint Peter's head coach John Dunne as Maker's successor on April 3.[2][3]

Previous season

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The Red Foxes finished the 2016–17 season 8–24, 5–15 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Canisius.

Roster

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2017–18 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Andrea Bernardi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Liceo Scientifico "Galileo Galilei" Trento, Italy
G 1 Richie Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Don Bosco Prep Michigan City, IN
G 2 Brian Parker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Villa Angela-St. Joseph HS Cleveland, OH
F 4 Isaiah Lamb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Dulaney HS Baltimore, MD
G 5 Ryan Carmello 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Troy HS Latham, NY
C 11 Tobias Sjoberg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Malmö Idrottsgymnasium Malmö, Sweden
G/F 13 Kristinn Palsson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Marymount HS Reykjanesbær, Iceland
F 14 Aleksandar Dozic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Don Bosco Prep
Marshall
Podgorica, Montenegro
F 15 Obi Momah 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Farmington HS Farmington, CT
G 22 Austin Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Seton Hall Prep West Orange, NJ
G 25 Tucker Lee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Spackenkill HS Poughkeepsie, NY
G/F 30 Ryan Funk 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Thomas More Prep Clarence, NY
G 32 Michael Servetas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bridgeton Prep Trumbull, CT
C 33 Connor McClenaghan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Hebron HS Carrollton, TX
G/F 34 David Knudsen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Falkonergardens Copenhagen, Denmark
F 35 Lasse Gummerus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Leppavaara General Espoo, Finland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2017-12-20

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Lehigh L 76–84  0–1
McCann Arena (1,387)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Nov 15, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell L 73–76  0–2
Costello Athletic Center (713)
Lowell, MA
Nov 18, 2017*
7:00 pm
Army L 73–94  0–3
McCann Arena (1,339)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Nov 23, 2017*
8:30 pm, ESPNews
vs. No. 23–T West Virginia
AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals
L 78–84  0–4
HP Field House (1,339)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 24, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Nebraska
AdvoCare Invitational consolation 2nd round
L 59–84  0–5
HP Field House (2,834)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 26, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Oregon State
AdvoCare Invitational 7th place game
L 46–65  0–6
HP Field House (2,591)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Dec 1, 2017*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at The Citadel
Bulldog Bash semifinals
W 100–91  1–6
McAlister Field House (609)
Charleston, SC
Dec 2, 2017*
5:00 pm
vs. Army
Bulldog Bash finals
L 75–82  1–7
McAlister Field House (673)
Charleston, SC
Dec 6, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Colgate W 78–76  2–7
McCann Arena (980)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 9, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson L 76–79  2–8
McCann Arena (1,123)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Dec 16, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Murray State L 63–100  2–9
CFSB Center (2,250)
Murray, KY
Dec 22, 2017*
3:30 pm, ILN
at Brown L 69–90  2–10
Pizzitola Sports Center (750)
Providence, RI
MAAC regular season
Dec 29, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Siena W 63–58  3–10
(1–0)
McCann Arena (1,737)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Manhattan L 96–101 OT 3–11
(1–1)
McCann Arena (893)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 7, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Niagara L 70–86  3–12
(1–2)
McCann Arena (1,198)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac L 79–80 OT 3–13
(1–3)
TD Bank Sports Center (890)
Hamden, CT
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairfield W 95–89 OT 4–13
(2–3)
McCann Arena (1,288)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Siena L 65–68  4–14
(2–4)
Times Union Center (5,662)
Albany, NY
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm
at Rider L 57–60  4–15
(2–5)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Jan 25, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Quinnipiac L 77–85  4–16
(2–6)
McCann Arena (1,264)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 27, 2018
4:00 pm
vs. Monmouth
MAAC Tripleheader
L 78–91  4–17
(2–7)
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2,545)
Uniondale, NY
Jan 30, 2018
7:00 pm
at Manhattan W 62–59  5–17
(3–7)
Draddy Gymnasium (981)
Riverdale, NY
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Canisius L 67–73  5–18
(3–8)
McCann Arena (1,147)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 4, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Iona L 64–98  5–19
(3–9)
McCann Arena (1,145)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm
at Saint Peter's L 66–70  5–20
(3–10)
Yanitelli Center (908)
Jersey City, NJ
Feb 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Rider L 79–89  5–21
(3–11)
McCann Arena (1,211)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield L 79–83  5–22
(3–12)
Webster Bank Arena (1,191)
Bridgeport, CT
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Saint Peter's W 69–51  6–22
(4–12)
McCann Arena (1,204)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 23, 2018
7:00 pm
at Niagara L 76–100  6–23
(4–13)
Gallagher Center (1,217)
Lewiston, NY
Feb 25, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius L 74–98  6–24
(4–14)
Koessler Athletic Center (2,033)
Buffalo, NY
MAAC tournament
Mar 1, 2018
10:00 pm, ESPN3
(11) vs. (6) Fairfield
First round
L 57–71  6–25
Times Union Center 
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[4].

See also

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2017–18 Marist Red Foxes women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ Martelli, A.J. (March 5, 2018). "Marist fires Mike Maker; search for men's basketball coach begins". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, NY. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "Marist Hires John Dunne As Head Men's Basketball Coach". MAAC Sports. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "LIVE UPDATES: New Marist coach John Dunne introduced". The Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule".