2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Bisons, led by fifth-year head coach Casey Alexander , played their home games at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference . They finished the season 23–10, 10–4 in ASUN play to finish in second place. They defeated Stetson , Jacksonville and Florida Gulf Coast to become champions of the ASUN tournament . They earned the ASUN's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to North Carolina .
Previous season
The Bisons finished the 2016–17 season 20–13, 11–3 in ASUN play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the ASUN tournament , they defeated NJIT in the quarterfinals[ 1] to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Florida .[ 2] Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Offseason
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason for departure
Josh Williams
2
G
6'5"
210
Senior
Nashville, TN
Graduated
Cam Miller
4
G
6'2"
175
Senior
Franklin, TN
Graduated
Kenny Bunton
25
F
6'6"
200
Freshman
Cleveland, TN
Transferred to Lee
Brett Wishton
43
F
6'11"
240
Senior
Concord, NC
Graduated
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Andrew Fleming
15
G
6'6"
205
Sophomore
Nashville, TN
Transferred from Chattanooga . Under NCAA transfer rules, Fleming will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
2017 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Ahsan Asadullah C
Riverdale, GA
North Clayton High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Sep 26, 2016
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Greg Jones SG
Frisco, TX
Wakeland High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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:
Roster
2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Rob Marberry
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Jr
Franklin Road Academy Western Kentucky
Nashville, TN
G
1
Greg Jones
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Wakeland HS
Frisco, TX
C
2
Ahsan Asadullah
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
Fr
North Clayton HS
Atlanta, GA
G
3
Michael Buckland
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Wesleyan Christian Academy
High Point, NC
G
5
Nathan Moran
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Sr
Battle Ground Academy
Franklin, TN
G
11
Asa Duvall
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Sr
Hargrave Military Academy
Brentwood, TN
F
12
Matt Rose (W)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS So
Lexington Christian Academy Samford
Lexington, KY
G
13
Zach Flener (W)
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Murray HS
Murray, KY
G
15
Andrew Fleming
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Oak Hill Academy Chattanooga
Nashville, TN
G
20
John Matt Merritt (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
RS Fr
Lipscomb Academy
Nashville, TN
G
21
Kenny Cooper
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Franklin Road Academy
Nashville, TN
F
22
Eli Pepper
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Caldwell County High School
Princeton, KY
G
23
Aaron Korn
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Frankton Junior-Senior HS
Frankton, IN
G
24
Garrison Mathews
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Franklin HS
Franklin, TN
C
55
George Brammeier
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Sr
Bloomingdale HS
Brandon, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017 *6:30 pm, ESPN3
Emory
W 98–83
1–0
37 – Mathews
10 – Marberry
8 – Buckland
Allen Arena (1,168)Nashville, TN
Nov 12, 2017 *4:00 pm, ESPN3
Morehead State
W 77–70
2–0
25 – Mathews
13 – Marberry
6 – Buckland
Allen Arena (561)Nashville, TN
Nov 14, 2017 *7:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama
L 64–86
2–1
15 – Tied
7 – Marberry
2 – Tied
Coleman Coliseum (12,325)Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov 18, 2017 *5:00 pm, LHN
at Texas
L 57–80
2–2
17 – Mathews
7 – Buckland
1 – Tied
Frank Erwin Center (8,592)Austin, TX
Nov 20, 2017 *7:00 pm
at Abilene Christian
W 75–67
3–2
17 – Marberry
13 – Pepper
4 – Cooper
Moody Coliseum (1,187)Abilene, TX
Nov 27, 2017 *6:30 pm, OVCDN
at Belmont Battle of the Boulevard
W 74–66
4–2
22 – Mathews
8 – Tied
6 – Cooper
Curb Event Center (2,754)Nashville, TN
Nov 29, 2017 *6:00 pm, OVCDN
at Tennessee Tech
L 80–86
4–3
18 – Mathews
6 – Tied
4 – Cooper
Eblen Center (1,327)Cookeville, TN
Dec 2, 2017 *7:00 pm, OVCDN
at Tennessee State
W 95–86 OT
5–3
20 – Buckland
7 – Marberry
5 – Marberry
Gentry Complex (1,201)Nashville, TN
Dec 4, 2017 *7:15 pm, ESPN3
Belmont Battle of the Boulevard
W 69–54
6–3
26 – Mathews
9 – Marberry
5 – Marberry
Allen Arena (4,161)Nashville, TN
Dec 9, 2017 *1:15 pm, SECN
at No. 24 Tennessee
L 71–81
6–4
22 – Mathews
15 – Pepper
7 – Cooper
Thompson–Boling Arena (14,051)Knoxville, TN
Dec 14, 2017 *6:30 pm, ESPN3
Florida College
W 100–68
7–4
21 – Mathews
10 – Pepper
6 – Pepper
Allen Arena (1,007)Nashville, TN
Dec 17, 2017 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
Abilene Christian
W 67–65
8–4
24 – Marberry
14 – Pepper
4 – Tied
Allen Arena (1,205)Nashville, TN
Dec 21, 2017 *6:00 pm
at Navy
W 73–64
9–4
27 – Mathews
5 – Pepper
6 – Cooper
Alumni Hall (972)Annapolis, MD
Dec 30, 2017 *7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 14 Purdue
L 66–98
9–5
25 – Mathews
6 – Korn
5 – Cooper
Mackey Arena (14,804)West Lafayette, IN
Jan 3, 2018 *6:30 pm, ESPN3
Fisk
W 99–53
10–5
28 – Mathews
13 – Pepper
6 – Cooper
Allen Arena (778)Nashville, TN
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
Jan 6, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State
W 86–71
11–5 (1–0)
43 – Mathews
13 – Mathews
5 – Buckland
KSU Convocation Center (1,075)Kennesaw, GA
Jan 11, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Florida
L 96–102
11–6 (1–1)
32 – Mathews
12 – Mathews
5 – Cooper
UNF Arena (1,481)Jacksonville, FL
Jan 13, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville
L 69–87
11–7 (1–2)
23 – Mathews
7 – Tied
3 – Pepper
Swisher Gymnasium (987)Jacksonville, FL
Jan 18, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast
L 83–88
11–8 (1–3)
15 – Tied
7 – Mathews
5 – Marberry
Allen Arena (1,147)Nashville, TN
Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson
W 85–82
12–8 (2–3)
20 – Tied
14 – Pepper
8 – Cooper
Allen Arena (1,644)Nashville, TN
Jan 24, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate
W 92–78
13–8 (3–3)
24 – Marberry
11 – Mathews
4 – Tied
Allen Arena (1,007)Nashville, TN
Jan 27, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT
W 86–79 OT
14–8 (4–3)
29 – Marberry
11 – Pepper
5 – Pepper
Wellness and Events Center (662)Newark, NJ
Jan 29, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate
W 110–106 2OT
15–8 (5–3)
38 – Marberry
10 – Pepper
7 – Buckland
G. B. Hodge Center (837)Spartanburg, SC
Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT
L 77–81
15–9 (5–4)
28 – Mathews
10 – Pepper
3 – Tied
Allen Arena (1,650)Nashville, TN
Feb 8, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville
W 82–59
16–9 (6–4)
23 – Mathews
15 – Pepper
3 – Rose
Allen Arena (1,406)Nashville, TN
Feb 10, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida
W 82–75
17–9 (7–4)
39 – Marberry
6 – Tied
6 – Tied
Allen Arena (1,692)Nashville, TN
Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson
W 82–73
18–9 (8–4)
17 – Mathews
9 – Korn
3 – Tied
Edmunds Center (412)DeLand, FL
Feb 17, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast
W 90–87
19–9 (9–4)
23 – Mathews
7 – Pepper
4 – Pepper
Alico Arena (4,497)Fort Myers, FL
Feb 22, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State
W 83–74
20–9 (10–4)
32 – Marberry
11 – Marberry
9 – Cooper
Allen Arena (1,150)Nashville, TN
Atlantic Sun tournament
Feb 26, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
(2)
(7) Stetson Quarterfinals
W 89–73
21–9
29 – Mathews
9 – Marberry
5 – Mathews
Allen Arena (1,877)Nashville, TN
Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
(2)
(3) Jacksonville Semifinals
W 77–62
22–9
23 – Mathews
8 – Pepper
4 – Tied
Allen Arena (1,967)Nashville, TN
Mar 4, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN
(2)
at (1) Florida Gulf Coast Championship
W 108–96
23–9
33 – Mathews
9 – Mathews
9 – Cooper
Alico Arena (4,633)Fort Myers, FL
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2018 *1:45 pm, CBS
(15 W)
vs. (2 W) No. 10 North Carolina First Round
L 66–84
23–10
14 – Cooper
7 – Tied
4 – Tied
Spectrum Center (18,489)Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West
Source
[ 3] .
All times are in
Central Time .
References
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