2017–18 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .
Previous season
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
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
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