2017–18 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 23rd-year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 10–21, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in seventh place. They defeated American in the first round of the Patriot League tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Colgate.

2017–18 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record10–21 (7–11 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jimmy Fenerty
  • Jarren Dyson
  • Justin Burrell
Home arenaKirby Sports Center
2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bucknell162 .8892510  .714
Colgate126 .6671914  .576
Navy117 .6112012  .625
Lehigh117 .6111614  .533
Boston University108 .5561516  .484
Holy Cross810 .4441219  .387
Lafayette711 .3891021  .323
Army612 .3331317  .433
Loyola (MD)612 .333922  .290
American315 .167624  .200
2018 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Leopards finished the 2016–17 season 9–21, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost in the first round to Loyola (MD).

Offseason

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alexander Petrie
PG
Richmond, VA St. Christopher's School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 5, 2015 
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 September 7, 2016.

Roster

2017–18 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 4 Eric Stafford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)172 lb (78 kg) SrPitman HS Pitman, NJ
G 11 Justin Jaworski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)188 lb (85 kg) FrPerkiomen Valley HS Wchwenksville, PA
G 12 Auston Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrGreenhill HS McKinney, TX
F 13 Matt Klinewski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrEastern Regional HS Voorhees, NJ
G 14 Cal Reichwein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoCentral Bucks West HS Doylestown, PA
G 20 E.J. Stephens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)169 lb (77 kg) FrSt. Thomas Aquinas HS Plantation, FL
G 21 Alex Petrie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSt. Christopher's School Midlothian, VA
F 23 Lukas Jarrett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoNorthport HS Northport, NY
G 24 Kyle Stout 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)193 lb (88 kg) SoParkland HS Schnecksville, PA
F 33 Paulius Zalys 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrPerkiomen School Kaunas, Lithuania
F 44 Dylan Hastings 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)206 lb (93 kg) FrSolanco HS Quarryville, PA
F 54 Myles Cherry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)239 lb (108 kg) SoChoate Rosemary Hall Newcastle, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2017*
1:00 pm
Penn State
OAA hurricane relief benefit
L 80–102 
Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm
at George Mason L 65–67  0–1
EagleBank Arena (6,706)
Fairfax, VA
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm
at NJIT L 80–96  0–2
Wellness and Events Center (851)
Newark, New Jersey
Nov 17, 2017*
8:00 pm, FS2
vs. No. 5 Villanova
Allentown Showcase
L 57–104  0–3
PPL Center (6,652)
Allentown, PA
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Princeton L 46–60  0–4
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,575)
Princeton, NJ
Nov 26, 2017*
2:00 pm
Saint Peter's L 82–86  0–5
Kirby Sports Center (1,745)
Easton, PA
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Drexel L 67–68  0–6
Daskalakis Athletic Center (617)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 2, 2017*
2:00 pm
Quinnipiac W 79–58  1–6
Kirby Sports Center (1,449)
Easton, PA
Dec 6, 2017*
8:00 pm
Penn L 68–73  1–7
Kirby Sports Center (1,328)
Easton, PA
Dec 9, 2017*
3:30 pm
at Sacred Heart L 50–62  1–8
William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
Dec 18, 2017*
7:00 pm
Susquehanna W 82–70  2–8
Kirby Sports Center (698)
Easton, PA
Dec 20, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Cornell L 71–80  2–9
Newman Arena (475)
Ithaca, NY
Patriot League regular season
Dec 29, 2017
7:00 pm
Lehigh L 74–79  2–10
(0–1)
Kirby Sports Center (1,673)
Easton, PA
Jan 2, 2018
7:00 pm
Holy Cross W 60–48  3–10
(1–1)
Kirby Sports Center (1,147)
Easton, PA
Jan 5, 2018
7:00 pm
at Colgate W 71–68  4–10
(2–1)
Cotterell Court (237)
Hamilton, NY
Jan 8, 2018
7:00 pm
Bucknell L 75–80 OT 4–11
(2–2)
Kirby Sports Center (986)
Easton, PA
Jan 11, 2018
12:00 pm
at Army L 71–81  4–12
(2–3)
Christl Arena (1,342)
West Point, NY
Jan 14, 2018
2:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) L 77–83  4–13
(2–4)
Reitz Arena (517)
Baltimore, MD
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 pm
Navy L 72–75  4–14
(2–5)
Kirby Sports Center (923)
Easton, PA
Jan 20, 2018
4:00 pm
at American W 62–53  5–14
(3–5)
Bender Arena (1,023)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm
Boston University L 72–75  5–15
(3–6)
Kirby Sports Center (1,144)
Easton, PA
Jan 27, 2018
2:00 pm
at Holy Cross L 74–85  5–16
(3–7)
Hart Center (3,396)
Worcester, MA
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 pm
Colgate W 93–83  6–16
(4–7)
Kirby Sports Center (1,145)
Easton, PA
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm
at Bucknell L 59–74  6–17
(4–8)
Sojka Pavilion (3,509)
Lewisburg, PA
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm
Army W 81–54  7–17
(5–8)
Kirby Sports Center (877)
Easton, PA
Feb 11, 2018
12:00 pm, CBSSN
Loyola (MD) W 84–67  8–17
(6–8)
Kirby Sports Center (1,548)
Easton, PA
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm
at Navy L 69–71  8–18
(6–9)
Alumni Hall (653)
Annapolis, MD
Feb 17, 2018
2:00 pm
American W 90–85  9–18
(7–9)
Kirby Sports Center (2,147)
Easton, PA
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm
at Boston University L 65–81  9–19
(7–10)
Case Gym (540)
Boston, MA
Feb 24, 2018
7:30 pm
at Lehigh L 64–79  9–20
(7–11)
Stabler Arena (2,240)
Bethlehem, PA
Patriot League tournament
Feb 27, 2018
7:30 pm, Stadium
(7) (10) American
First round
W 93–86  10–20
Kirby Sports Center (1,774)
Easton, PA
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm, Stadium
(7) at (2) Colgate
Quarterfinals
L 54–76  10–21
Cotterell Court (1,338)
Hamilton, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

References

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