2017–18 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team

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]

2017–18 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record20–14 (8–6 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKeyArena
Connolly Center
Seasons
2017–18 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 12 2   .857 28 6   .824
Utah Valley 10 4   .714 23 11   .676
Grand Canyon 9 5   .643 22 12   .647
Seattle 8 6   .571 20 14   .588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 6 8   .429 15 18   .455
Cal State Bakersfield 5 9   .357 12 18   .400
UMKC 5 9   .357 10 22   .313
Chicago State 1 13   .071 3 29   .094
2018 WAC tournament winner

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

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Brandan Westendorf 0 G 6'5" 195 RS Senior Auburn, WA Graduated
Malik Montoya 2 G 6'5" 190 Sophomore Federal Way, WA Graduate transferred to Central Washington
Emmanuel Chibuogwu 13 G 6'6" 215 RS Senior Shoreline, WA Walk-on; graduated
Jack Shaughnessy 14 G 6'2" 190 RS Sophomore Woodstock, GA Graduate transferred to West Georgia
William Powell 21 F 6'6" 225 Senior Huntsville, AL Graduated
Manroop Clair 23 G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Vancouver, BC Graduated
Zack Moore 30 F 6'5" 200 Sophomore Bellevue, WA Transferred to UC Santa Barbara
Marko Cuze 42 F 6'9" 235 Freshman Zagreb, Croatia Transferred to Cal State East Bay

Incoming transfers

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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

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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: 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.

Roster

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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

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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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  1. ^ "Historic Win at WAC Tourney". GoSeattleU.com. March 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Cameron Dollar out as Seattle University's men's basketball coach". The Seattle Times. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  3. ^ Allen, Percy (March 29, 2017). "Seattle University hires men's basketball coach Jim Hayford away from Eastern Washington". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "M. Basketball – 2017–18 Schedule". GoSeattleU.