2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by fourth-year head coach Tony Jasick played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium on the university's Jacksonville, Florida campus as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 8–6 in ASUN play to finish in third place. They defeated Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament before losing in the semifinals to Lipscomb.

2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record15–18 (8–6 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Bere'
  • Chad Eshbaugh
  • Azeez Ali
Home arenaSwisher Gymnasium
2017–18 ASUN men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast122 .8572312  .657
Lipscomb104 .7142310  .697
Jacksonville86 .5711518  .455
NJIT77 .5001416  .467
North Florida77 .5001419  .424
Kennesaw State68 .4291020  .333
Stetson410 .2861220  .375
USC Upstate212 .143725  .219
2018 ASUN Tournament winner

Previous season

The Dolphins finished the 2016–17 season 17–16, 5–9 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to North Florida. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Saint Francis (PA).

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Darius Dawkins5F6'7"200RS SeniorMcLeansville, NCGraduated
Darien Fernandez10G5'8"185SeniorOnset, MAGraduated
Omar El Manasterly11F6'6"220SeniorAlexandria, EgyptGraduated
Marcel White13F6'6"220SeniorLake Wales, FLGraduated
J. R. Holder15F6'7"180SeniorAtlanta, GAGraduated
Jordan Martin20G6'2"150FreshmanBoca Raton, FLWalk-on; didn't return
Tyrone Sam21G6'4"195JuniorRoswell, GAGraduate transferred to Valdosta State
Andris Misters22G6'5"200SeniorJelgava, LatviaGraduated
Demontrez Austin34F6'7"210SeniorGuyton, GAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Aamahne Santos10G5'10"175JuniorDorchester, MAJunior college transferred from Cloud County CC.
Qinton Forrest15G6'5"210JuniorWindermere, FLTransferred from Bethune–Cookman. Under NCAA transfer rules, Forrest will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on.
Radwan Bakkali22C6'10"245JuniorLondon, EnglandJunior college transferred from Kilgore College
David Bell23C6'9"225RS JuniorCleveland, OHTransferred from Ohio State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bell will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Josh WallaceG6'3"185JuniorFlushing, NYJunior college transferred from Palm Beach State College.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jalyn Hinton
#116 SF
Roxbury, MA Governor's Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 19, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 55
JD Notae
SG
Covington, GA Newton High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 29, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Corey Romich
SG
Groton, MA Vermont Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 2, 2016 
Recruiting 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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017.

Roster

2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Tanner Rubio 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoThe Master's Academy Maitland, FL
G 1 JD Notae 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrNewton Covington, GA
G 2 Corey Romich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrVermont Academy Groton, MA
G 3 Devin Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrJesuit HS
East Tennessee St.
Tampa, FL
F 5 Damien Sears 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrHaughton HS Haughton, LA
G 11 Jalyn Hinton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrGovernor's Academy Boston, MA
F 14 Jace Hogan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrHoly Trinity Episcopal Academy
Navy
Melbourne, FL
G 15 Quinton Forrest (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrWest Orange HS
Bethune–Cookman
Windermere, FL
G 20 Lee Richmond (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoChristian Brothers HS St. Louis, MO
G/F 21 Derrick Flowers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrPrestonwood Christian Academy-Plano Frisco, TX
F/C 22 Radwan Bakkali 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrBarking Abbey School
Kilgore College
London, England
C 23 David Bell (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrGarfield Heights HS
Ohio State
Cleveland, OH
F 25 Antwon Clayton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrEustis HS Eustis, FL
F 33 Cody Helgeland 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrStephens County HS
South Georgia St.
Toccoa, GA
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
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2017*
7:00 pm
No. 8 Florida
Fundraiser for Florida's First Coast Relief Fund
L 47–88 
                Swisher Gymnasium (1,542)
Jacksonville, FL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
8:00 pm
at UAB L 67–96  0–1
 18  Notae  6  Helgeland  5  Harris  Bartow Arena (3,106)
Birmingham, AL
Nov 12, 2017*
12:00 pm, FSN
at Georgetown L 57–73  0–2
 18  Notae  8  Harris  7  Harris  Capital One Arena (9,212)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 18, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
North Carolina A&T L 82–90 OT 0–3
 24  Hogan  11  Hogan  3  Rubio  Swisher Gymnasium (752)
Jacksonville, FL
Nov 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Webber International W 88–70  1–3
 23  Harris  11  Harris  5  Harris  Swisher Gymnasium (492)
Jacksonville, FL
Nov 24, 2017*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Fairfield
Wright State Tournament
W 92–84  2–3
 24  Harris  10  Harris  5  Harris  Nutter Center (3,456)
Fairborn, OH
Nov 25, 2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State
Wright State Tournament
L 44–68  2–4
 10  Tied  6  Harris  7  Harris  Nutter Center (3,030)
Fairborn, OH
Nov 26, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Gardner–Webb
Wright State Tournament
W 106–99 3OT 3–4
 29  Hogan  10  Tied  8  Harris  Nutter Center (3,045)
Fairborn, OH
Nov 30, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Bethune–Cookman L 66–77  3–5
 24  Notae  12  Tied  6  Harris  Swisher Gymnasium (878)
Jacksonville, FL
Dec 2, 2017*
6:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky L 65–70 OT 3–6
 20  Hogan  12  Harris  4  Harris  McBrayer Arena (1,310)
Richmond, KY
Dec 5, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee L 52–62  3–7
 15  Notae  10  Harris  5  Harris  Swisher Gymnasium (619)
Jacksonville, FL
Dec 9, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida National W 89–51  4–7
 18  Helgeland  10  Notae  6  Notae  Swisher Gymnasium (723)
Jacksonville, FL
Dec 16, 2017*
4:00 pm
at South Carolina State L 74–83  4–8
 24  Hogan  10  Hogan  3  Notae  SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
Dec 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Arizona L 72–83  4–9
 18  Hinton  7  Tied  6  Notae  Swisher Gymnasium (603)
Jacksonville, FL
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, RSN
at NC State L 64–116  4–10
 19  Notae  10  Sears  4  Notae  PNC Arena (14,899)
Raleigh, NC
Dec 28, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Middle Georgia State W 81–60  5–10
 30  Notae  14  Hinton  3  Tied  Swisher Gymnasium (457)
Jacksonville, FL
Dec 30, 2017*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan L 51–76  5–11
 22  Notae  8  Notae  4  Harris  Crisler Arena (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 2, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Trinity Baptist W 105–48  6–11
 20  Helgeland  10  Hinton  5  Rubio  Swisher Gymnasium (598)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Florida W 90–86  7–11
(1–0)
 25  Notae  11  Hogan  6  Harris  UNF Arena (2,788)
Jacksonville, FL
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State W 65–58  8–11
(2–0)
 14  Tied  8  Tied  8  Harris  Swisher Gymnasium (947)
Jacksonville, FL
Jan 13, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb W 87–69  9–11
(3–0)
 21  Notae  9  Harris  7  Harris  Swisher Gymnasium (987)
Jacksonville, FL
Jan 18, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate L 85–91  9–12
(3–1)
 19  Hogan  8  Hogan  7  Harris  G. B. Hodge Center (833)
Spartanburg, SC
Jan 20, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT W 63–61  10–12
(4–1)
 12  Hogan  11  Harris  6  Harris  Wellness and Events Center (692)
Newark, NJ
Jan 24, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson W 76–69  11–12
(5–1)
 21  Tied  9  Harris  4  Clayton  Swisher Gymnasium (832)
Jacksonville, FL
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast L 62–68  11–13
(5–2)
 23  Hogan  8  Harris  7  Harris  Alico Arena (4,427)
Fort Myers, FL
Jan 29, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson W 68–67  12–13
(6–2)
 20  Notae  10  Harris  7  Harris  Edmunds Center (748)
DeLand, FL
Feb 3, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast L 55–80  12–14
(6–3)
 17  Hogan  8  Hinton  2  Tied  Swisher Gymnasium (1,283)
Jacksonville, FL
Feb 8, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb L 59–82  12–15
(6–4)
 13  Notae  5  Hinton  2  Rubio  Allen Arena (1,406)
Nashville, TN
Feb 10, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State L 54–78  12–16
(6–5)
 14  Hogan  11  Hogan  3  Notae  KSU Convocation Center (1,391)
Kennesaw, GA
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT L 69–71  12–17
(6–6)
 20  Hogan  11  Clayton  7  Harris  Swisher Gymnasium (827)
Jacksonville, FL
Feb 17, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 82–70  13–17
(7–6)
 21  Harris  11  Harris  5  Tied  Swisher Gymnasium (889)
Jacksonville, FL
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida W 86–81  14–17
(8–6)
 26  Hogan  12  Harris  16  Harris  Swisher Gymnasium (1,360)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun tournament
Feb 26, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) (6) Kennesaw State
Quarterfinals
W 87–68  15–17
 39  Hogan  11  Harris  9  Harris  Swisher Gymnasium (725)
Jacksonville, FL
Mar 1, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) at (2) Lipscomb
Semifinals
L 62–77  15–18
 24  Helgeland  11  Harris  5  Harris  Allen Arena (1,967)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

References

  1. "2017-18 Jacksonville University Men's Basketball Schedule". Judolphins.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
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