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2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

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2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record23–10 (10–4 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roger Idstrom
  • Steve Drabyn
  • Sean Rutigliano
Home arenaAllen Arena
Seasons
2017–18 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 12 2   .857 23 12   .657
Lipscomb 10 4   .714 23 10   .697
Jacksonville 8 6   .571 15 18   .455
NJIT 7 7   .500 14 16   .467
North Florida 7 7   .500 14 19   .424
Kennesaw State 6 8   .429 10 20   .333
Stetson 4 10   .286 12 20   .375
USC Upstate 2 12   .143 7 25   .219
2018 ASUN Tournament winner

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

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Greg Jones
SG
Frisco, TX Wakeland High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 October 29, 2017.

Roster

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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 Injured Current redshirt 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 Current redshirt 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

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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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