2017–18 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by first-year head coach Baker Dunleavy, played their home games at TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–21 overall, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed at the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 10 seed Siena and upset No. 2 seed Canisius to advance to the semifinals where they lost to No. 6 seed Fairfield.

2017–18 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record12–21 (7–11 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTD Bank Sports Center
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

Previous season

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The Bobcats finished the 2016–17 season 10–21, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Niagara.

On March 7, 2017, head coach Tom Moore was fired.[1][2] He finished at Quinnipiac with a ten-year record of 162–146. On March 27, Villanova assistant coach Baker Dunleavy was hired as the Bobcats next head coach.[3][4]

Roster

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2017–18 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Aaron Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Springbrook
Putnam Science Academy
Takoma Park, Maryland
G 1 Cameron Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Westchester Los Angeles, California
G 2 Sam Donahue 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Northfield Mount Hermon School Stonington, Connecticut
G 3 Travis Atson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So South Kent School
Tulsa
Brooklyn, New York
G 4 Matt Donahue 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon School Stonington, Connecticut
F 11 Alain Chigha 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) GS The Rock School (FL) Yaoundé, Cameroon
G 12 Isaiah Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Williamsport Area
Penn State
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
F 13 Chaise Daniels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hillhouse
Putnam Science Academy
Meriden, Connecticut
G 14 Andrew Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Springbrook
Putnam Science Academy
Takoma Park, Maryland
G 15 Rich Kelly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Fairfield College Prep
Cheshire Academy
Shelton, Connecticut
F 21 Nathan David 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr J.K. Mullen
New Hampton School
Denver, Colorado
F 25 Jacob Rigoni 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mercedes College Adelaide, Australia
F 30 Kevin Marfo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Worcester Academy
George Washington
Bergenfield, New Jersey
G 33 Greg Tarca 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Montgomery Montgomery, New Jersey
F 34 Abdulai Bundu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Largo (MD) Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 31, 2017

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*
2:00 pm
Dartmouth W 78–77  1–0
TD Bank Sports Center (2,724)
Hamden, CT
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm
Brown L 72–79  1–1
TD Bank Sports Center (1,180)
Hamden, CT
Nov 17, 2017*
6:00 pm
vs. Colorado
Paradise Jam quarterfinals
L 69–70  1–2
Vines Center (659)
Lynchburg, VA
Nov 18, 2017*
2:30 pm
vs. Wake Forest
Paradise Jam consolation 2nd round
L 55–72  1–3
Vines Center (743)
Lynchburg, VA
Nov 19, 2017*
12:00 pm
at Liberty
Paradise Jam 7th place game
L 72–84  1–4
Vines Center (640)
Lynchburg, VA
Nov 26, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine L 72–78  1–5
TD Bank Sports Center (1,103)
Hamden, CT
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Massachusetts W 68–66  2–5
TD Bank Sports Center (1,422)
Hamden, CT
Dec 2, 2017*
2:00 pm
at Lafayette L 58–79  2–6
Kirby Sports Center (1,422)
Easton, PA
Dec 4, 2017*
7:00 pm, SNY
at Columbia W 89–87  3–6
Levien Gymnasium (873)
New York City, NY
Dec 7, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford L 75–77  3–7
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,019)
Hartford, CT
Dec 18, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Drexel L 71–72  3–8
Daskalakis Athletic Center (652)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont L 73–80  3–9
Patrick Gym (2,349)
Burlington, VT
MAAC regular season
Dec 28, 2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Monmouth W 78–76  4–9
(1–0)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,897)
Hamden, CT
Jan 1, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Siena W 71–70  5–9
(2–0)
Times Union Center (5,278)
Albany, NY
Jan 5, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Canisius L 74–82  5–10
(2–1)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,355)
Hamden, CT
Jan 7, 2018
2:00 pm
at Saint Peter's L 58–84  5–11
(2–2)
Yanitelli Center (602)
Jersey City, NJ
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Marist W 80–79 OT 6–11
(3–2)
TD Bank Sports Center (890)
Hamden, CT
Jan 12, 2018
7:00 pm
at Rider L 60–78  6–12
(3–3)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,508)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Niagara L 73–81  6–13
(3–4)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,288)
Hamden, CT
Jan 21, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Siena W 76–69  7–13
(4–4)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,915)
Hamden, CT
Jan 25, 2018
7:00 pm
at Marist W 85–77  8–13
(5–4)
McCann Field House (1,264)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Jan 27, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Fairfield
MAAC Tripleheader
W 75–70  9–13
(6–4)
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2,545)
Uniondale, NY
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iona L 82–87 2OT 9–14
(6–5)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,857)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 4, 2018
2:30 pm, ESPN3
Rider L 59–74  9–15
(6–6)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,618)
Hamden, CT
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm
at Niagara L 76–95  9–16
(6–7)
Gallagher Center (1,061)
Lewiston, NY
Feb 10, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius L 64–71  9–17
(6–8)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,239)
Buffalo, NY
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Manhattan W 71–70  10–17
(7–8)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,271)
Hamden, CT
Feb 17, 2018
1:00 pm
at Fairfield L 98–102 2OT 10–18
(7–9)
Webster Bank Arena (1,762)
Bridgeport, CT
Feb 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Saint Peter's L 43–52  10–19
(7–10)
TD Bank Sports Center (2,392)
Hamden, CT
Feb 25, 2018
6:00 pm
at Manhattan L 86–92 2OT 10–20
(7–11)
Draddy Gymnasium (1,259)
Riverdale, NY
MAAC tournament
Mar 1, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(7) at No. 10 Siena
First round
W 67–58  11–20
Times Union Center 
Albany, NY
Mar 2, 2018
9:30 pm, ESPN3
(7) vs. No. 2 Canisius
Quarterfinals
W 72–69  12–20
Times Union Center (2,096)
Albany, NY
Mar 4, 2018
9:30 pm, ESPNU
(7) vs. No. 6 Fairfield
Semifinals
L 64–74  12–21
Times Union Center (2,151)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Quinnipiac Bobcats Have Fired Coach Tom Moore". www.fanragsports.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  2. ^ CONNER, DESMOND. "Quinnipiac Fires Tom Moore After 10 Seasons, National Search Begins". courant.com. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "Sources: Quinnipiac hires Baker Dunleavy". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Villanova's Baker Dunleavy to be Head Coach at Quinnipiac". Big East Coast Bias. Retrieved November 29, 2017.