2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The River Hawks, led by fifth-year head coach Pat Duquette, played most of their home games at Costello Athletic Center, with six home games at the Tsongas Center. They were members of the America East Conference.

2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record12–18 (6–10 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Biko Paris
  • Nick Leonardelli
  • Louis Hinnant
Home arenaCostello Athletic Center
Tsongas Center
Seasons
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

The season marked the River Hawks' first full season as a Division I school after a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. Accordingly, they were eligible for postseason play including the America East tournament. They finished the season 12–18, 6–10 in America East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to UMBC.

Previous season

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The River Hawks finished the 2016–17 season 11–20, 5–11 in American East play to finish in sixth place. UMass Lowell was in the fourth and final year of a transition to Division I and, thus, ineligible for the postseason, including the America East tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Isaac White 11 G 6'0" 178 Sophomore Ashland, OH Transferred to Nova Southeastern
Jordan Shea 21 G 6'4" 195 RS Sophomore Madison, WI Transferred to Assumption
Logan Primerano 23 G/F 6'4" 180 Sophomore Peru, IN Transferred to Goshen College
Tyler Livingston 24 F 6'6" 215 Senior Hudson, NH Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Christian Lutete 23 F 6'4" 190 Junior Silver Spring, MD Transferred from Radford. Under NCAA transfer rules, Lutete will have to sit out from the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2017 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joey Naccarato
SG
Coeur D'Alene, ID Coeur D'Alene High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 7, 2016 
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 October 22, 2017.

2018 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alex Rivera
#79 SG
Lowell, MA Lowell High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 59
Bryce Daley
#88 PG
Salisbury, CT Salisbury School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 55
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:

Preseason

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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 River Hawks were picked to finish in a tied for sixth place in the America East.[1] Senior Jahad Thomas, Sr. was named to the preseason All-America East team.[2]

Roster

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2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Shawn Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr L.W. Higgins HS
Howard
Bridge City, LA
G 1 Rinardo Perry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So McKinley Tech HS Washington, D.C.
G/F 3 Stefan Borovac 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Orchard Park HS Stoney Creek, OH
G 5 Ryan Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cleveland HS Rio Rancho, NM
G/F 10 Jahad Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Williamsport HS Williamsport, PA
G 11 Obadiah Noel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tuscarora HS Frederick, MD
G/F 12 Josh Gantz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Bishop Ready HS Grove City, OH
G 22 Matt Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cathedral Prep Erie, PA
F 23 Christian Lutete (I)   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Phillips Exeter Academy
Radford
Silver Spring, MD
G 24 Joey Naccarato 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Coeur d'Alene HS Coeur d'Alene, ID
F 25 Dontavious Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr North Webster High School Cullen, LA
F 35 Connor Bennett 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Wilmington HS Wilmington, MA
F 44 Cameron Wolter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Fishers HS Fishers, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 20, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Massachusetts L 69–74  0–1
Mullins Center (3,857)
Amherst, MA
Nov 12, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Boston W 102–63  1–1
Costello Athletic Center (387)
Lowell, MA
Nov 15, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Marist W 76–73  2–1
Costello Athletic Center (718)
Lowell, MA
Nov 19, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Cornell W 98–78  3–1
Tsongas Center (1,689)
Lowell, MA
Nov 22, 2017*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
LIU Brooklyn W 74–66  4–1
Costello Athletic Center (407)
Lowell, MA
Nov 26, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola (MD) W 83–75  5–1
Costello Athletic Center (463)
Lowell, MA
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Sacred Heart L 80–87  5–2
Costello Athletic Center (994)
Lowell, MA
Dec 3, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT L 65–78  5–3
Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
Dec 5, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Wagner L 72–90  5–4
Spiro Sports Center (917)
Staten Island, NY
Dec 9, 2017*
2:00 pm
at Brown L 75–89  5–5
Pizzitola Sports Center (330)
Providence, RI
Dec 13, 2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Boston University W 87–82  6–5
Costello Athletic Center (1,475)
Lowell, MA
Dec 23, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Connecticut L 73–76  6–6
Tsongas Center (1,566)
Lowell, MA
Dec 30, 2017*
3:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin L 53–82  6–7
Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
America East regular season
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Vermont L 77–88  6–8
(0–1)
Costello Athletic Center (289)
Lowell, MA
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford L 73–84  6–9
(0–2)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (705)
Hartford, CT
Jan 13, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC L 62–89  6–10
(0–3)
Tsongas Center (1,338)
Lowell, MA
Jan 15, 2018
2:30 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire L 62–74  6–11
(0–4)
Tsongas Center (2,033)
Lowell, MA
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany L 62–70  6–12
(0–5)
SEFCU Arena (1,752)
Albany, NY
Jan 21, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton W 79–71  7–12
(1–5)
Binghamton University Events Center (2,076)
Vestal, NY
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook W 82–79 OT 8–12
(2–5)
Costello Athletic Center (602)
Lowell, MA
Jan 27, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford L 70–77  8–13
(2–6)
Tsongas Center (2,867)
Lowell, MA
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Maine W 88–64  9–13
(3–6)
Cross Insurance Center (1,506)
Bangor, ME
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook L 68–81  9–14
(3–7)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,388)
Stony Brook, NY
Feb 11, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont L 69–81  9–15
(3–8)
Patrick Gym (2,910)
Burlington, VT
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Albany L 81–91  9–16
(3–9)
Costello Athletic Center (419)
Lowell, MA
Feb 18, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton W 74–69  10–16
(4–9)
Costello Athletic Center (562)
Lowell, MA
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine W 88–76  11–16
(5–9)
Tsongas Center (2,214)
Lowell, MA
Feb 24, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC L 75–83  11–17
(5–10)
UMBC Event Center (1,253)
Catonsville, MD
Feb 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire W 92–77  12–17
(6–10)
Lundholm Gym (651)
Durham, NH
America East tournament
Mar 3, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) at (2) UMBC
Quarterfinals
L 77–89  12–18
UMBC Event Center (1,518)
Catonsville, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

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