2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
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Conference | Conference USA |
2017–18 record | 12–19 (6–12 C-USA) |
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Home arena | FAU Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 11 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 18 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 C-USA Tournament winner |
The 2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach Michael Curry, played their home games at the FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 12–19, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to UAB.
March 16, 2018, head coach Michael Curry was fired after four seasons at Florida Atlantic.[1] On March 22, it was announced that the school had hired Florida assistant head coach Dusty May as head coach.[2]
Previous season[]
The Owls finished the 2016–17 season 10–20, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to Marshall.
Offseason[]
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Adonis Filer | 0 | G | 6'3" | 195 | RS Senior | Chicago Heights, IL | Graduated |
Jeantal Cylla | 1 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Sophomore | Lake Worth, TX | Transferred to UNC Wilmington |
William Gibbons | 4 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Lithonia, GA | Graduate transferred to Mid-America Christian |
Nick Rutherford | 10 | G | 6'3" | 197 | Sophomore | Allen, TX | Transferred to Monmouth |
Frank Booker | 11 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Junior | Augusta, GA | Graduate transferred to South Carolina |
Marcus Neely | 13 | G | 6'2" | 215 | RS Senior | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Graduated |
Jordan Phillips | 21 | F | 6'5" | 195 | Freshman | Colorado Springs, CO | Transferred to Coastal Alabama CC |
Jesse Hill | 24 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Sophomore | Wartown, NJ | Graduate transferred to Tarleton State |
Connor Shorten | 30 | F | 6'9" | 245 | Sophomore | Gladstone, NJ | Left the team due to personal reasons |
Incoming transfers[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Payton Hulsey | 0 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Memphis, TN | Transferred from College of Charleston. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hulsey graduated from College of Charleston. |
Je'Quan Perry | 1 | G | 6'4" | 215 | Junior | Charleston, SC | Junior college transferred from Spartanburg Methodist |
Anthony Adger | 3 | G | 6'1" | 185 | RS Junior | Anderson, SC | Junior college transferred from Spartanburg Methodist |
Simeon Lepichev | 21 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Junior | Sofia, Bulgaria | Junior college transferred from Kankakee CC |
Amir Smith | 32 | F | 6'6" | Junior | Houston, TX | Junior college transferred from State Fair CC |
2017 recruiting class[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Byron Abrams PG |
Conyers, GA | Heritage High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Mar 21, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Chisom Obidike C |
Uwani, Nigeria | Comenius School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | Mar 21, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 4, 2017* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Lynn | W 68–53 | de Hoernle Center Boca Raton, Florida | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 10, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at South Florida | L 59–60 | 0–1 |
USF Sun Dome (4,192) Tampa, FL | |||||||
November 16, 2017* 11:00 am |
Edward Waters | W 91–59 | 1–1 |
FAU Arena (1,791) Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||
November 20, 2017* 7:30 pm |
vs. Towson Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals |
L 52–76 | 1–2 |
Germain Arena (823) Estero, FL | |||||||
November 21, 2017* 1:30 pm |
vs. Northern Illinois Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round |
W 77–67 | 2–2 |
Germain Arena (841) Estero, FL | |||||||
November 22, 2017* 1:30 pm |
vs. Missouri State Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game |
L 60–71 | 2–3 |
Germain Arena (868) Estero, FL | |||||||
November 28, 2017* 3:30 pm |
Ave Maria | W 91–54 | 3–3 |
FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||
December 2, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Bethune–Cookman | W 93–75 | 4–3 |
FAU Arena (881) Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||
December 5, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at Florida Gulf Coast | W 92–88 | 5–3 |
Alico Arena (3,418) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
December 10, 2017* 12:00 pm |
Webber International | W 106–46 | 6–3 |
FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||
December 16, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Arkansas State | L 63–64 | 6–4 |
FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||
December 19, 2017* 8:00 pm, FSSW+ |
at No. 21 Texas Tech | L 54–90 | 6–5 |
United Supermarkets Arena (7,731) Lubbock, TX | |||||||
December 23, 2017* 3:30 pm, BTN |
at Minnesota | L 60–95 | 6–6 |
Williams Arena (12,357) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
December 30, 2017 7:00 pm |
at FIU | L 57–58 | 0–1 (6–7) |
FIU Arena (589) Miami, Florida | |||||||
Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm |
UAB | L 44–75 | 6–8 (0–2) |
FAU Arena (1,091) Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||
Jan 6, 2018 5:00 pm |
Middle Tennessee | L 57–61 | 6–9 (0–3) |
FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||
Jan 11, 2018 9:00 pm |
at UTEP | W 73–66 | 7–9 (1–3) |
Don Haskins Center (5,643) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Jan 13, 2018 3:00 pm |
at UTSA | W 73–69 | 8–9 (2–3) |
Convocation Center (985) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm |
Charlotte | W 75–64 | 9–9 (3–3) |
FAU Arena (1,307) Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||
Jan 21, 2018 2:00 pm |
Old Dominion | L 62–73 | 9–10 (3–4) |
FAU Arena (1,307) Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||
Jan 25, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at North Texas | L 53–59 | 9–11 (3–5) |
The Super Pit (1,952) Denton, TX | |||||||
Jan 27, 2018 3:00 pm |
at Rice | W 63–62 | 10–11 (4–5) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,866) Houston, TX | |||||||
February 1, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium |
Louisiana Tech | L 62–67 | 10–12 (4–6) |
FAU Arena (1,472) Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||
February 3, 2018 7:00 pm |
Southern Miss | L 66–77 | 10–13 (4–7) |
FAU Arena (1,559) Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||
February 8, 2018 8:30 pm |
at Western Kentucky | L 63–75 | 10–14 (4–8) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,617) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
February 10, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Marshall | L 68–79 | 10–15 (4–9) |
Cam Henderson Center (5,761) Huntington, WV | |||||||
February 17, 2018 2:00 pm |
FIU | W 77–72 | 11–15 (5–9) |
FAU Arena (1,198) Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||
February 22, 2018 7:00 pm |
Rice | L 76–79 OT | 11–16 (5–10) |
FAU Arena (1,188) Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||
February 24, 2018 7:00 pm |
North Texas | W 74–54 | 12–16 (6–10) |
FAU Arena (1,221) Boca Raton, Florida | |||||||
March 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Old Dominion | L 64–69 | 12–17 (6–11) |
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,673) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
March 3, 2018 7:30 pm |
at Charlotte | L 78–85 | 12–18 (6–12) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,587) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
Conference USA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 7, 2018 9:00 pm, Stadium |
(11) | vs. (6) UAB First round |
L 73–82 | 12–19 |
The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
References[]
- ^ Richardson, Shandel (March 16, 2018). "Florida Atlantic fires men's basketball coach Michael Curry". Sun-Sentinel. Boca Raton, Florida. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ Richardson, Shandel. "FAU names former Gators assistant Dusty May as new men's basketball coach". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ^ "Florida Atlantic Owls Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". fausports.com.
- ^ "Florida Atlantic Owls Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Owls Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
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