2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

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2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
UNC Asheville Bulldogs wordmark.png
Big South regular season champions
NIT, First round
Conference Big South Conference
Record21–13 (13–5 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Dixon
  • Logan Johnson
  • Wes Long
Home arena Kimmel Arena
Seasons
  2016–17
2018–19  
2017–18 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Asheville 135 .7222113  .618
Radford126 .6672313  .639
Winthrop 126 .6671912  .613
Campbell 108 .5561816  .529
Liberty 99 .5002215  .595
Charleston Southern 99 .5001516  .484
High Point 99 .5001416  .467
Gardner–Webb 99 .5001418  .438
Presbyterian 414 .2221121  .344
Longwood 315 .167726  .212
2018 Big South tournament winner

The 2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at Kimmel Arena as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 13–5 in Big South play to win the Big South regular season championship. They defeated Charleston Southern in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament before being upset in the semifinals by Liberty. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to USC.

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On March 24, 2018, head coach Nick McDevitt accepted the head coaching job at Middle Tennessee. [1] He finished at UNC Asheville with a five-year record of 98–65.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 23–10, 15–3 in Big South play to finish in a tie for the Big South regular season championship. They were upset in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament by Campbell. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UT Martin.

Roster

2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0Donovan Gilmore6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)200 lb(91 kg)Jr Greensboro, North Carolina
F 1Jonathan Baehre6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)205 lb(93 kg)So Hessen, Germany
F 2Alec Wnuk6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)205 lb(93 kg)Sr Cary, North Carolina
F 3Asante Monadjemi6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)190 lb(86 kg)Jr Durham, North Carolina
G 4LJ Thorpe6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)225 lb(102 kg)Fr West Palm Beach, Florida
G 5Justin Brown6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)200 lb(91 kg)So Miami, Florida
G 10Kevin Vannatta6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)200 lb(91 kg)Sr Upper Arlington, Ohio
G 11 Jalen Seegars 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)220 lb(100 kg)Fr Greensboro, North Carolina
G 12Raekwon Miller6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)175 lb(79 kg)Sr Marion, North Carolina
G 13Tajion Jones6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)180 lb(82 kg)Fr Oak Ridge, Tennessee
G 14Ahmad Thomas6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)215 lb(98 kg)Sr Danville, Virginia
F 15Grant Townsend6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)215 lb(98 kg)So Riverview, Florida
G 31 MaCio Teague 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)190 lb(86 kg)So Cincinnati, Ohio
G 33Drew Rackley6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)190 lb(86 kg)So New Concord, Ohio
G 34Jeremy Peck6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)230 lb(104 kg)So Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 30, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:30 pm
at  Rhode Island
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 60–84 0–1
Ryan Center  (6,367)
Kingston, RI
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm
Lees–McRae W 92–60 1–1
Kimmel Arena  (1,024)
Asheville, NC
Nov 17, 2017*
8:00 pm,  SECN+
at  Vanderbilt
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 76–79 1–2
Memorial Gymnasium  (8,048)
Nashville, TN
Nov 19, 2017*
3:00 pm
at  Austin Peay
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 82–79 OT2–2
Dunn Center  (2,017)
Clarksville, TN
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm
Monmouth
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 62–51 3–2
Kimmel Arena (1,008)
Asheville, NC
Nov 26, 2017*
4:30 pm,  WMYA
Wofford W 85–65 4–2
Kimmel Arena (1,323)
Asheville, NC
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, WMYA
USC Upstate W 82–70 5–2
Kimmel Arena (1,436)
Asheville, NC
Dec 3, 2017*
3:00 pm,  ACCN Extra
at  Clemson L 52–83 5–3
Littlejohn Coliseum  (5,932)
Clemson, SC
Dec 5, 2017*
7:30 pm,  ESPN3
at  Furman L 72–83 5–4
Timmons Arena  (1,389)
Greenville, SC
Dec 10, 2017*
3:30 pm
Milligan W 97–60 6–4
Kimmel Arena (1,081)
Asheville, NC
Dec 17, 2017*
4:30 pm
vs.  Western Carolina
Mountain Invitational
L 72–76 6–5
U.S. Cellular Center  (1,423)
Asheville, NC
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at  UNC Greensboro W 67–60 7–5
Greensboro Coliseum  (2,172)
Greensboro, NC
Dec 22, 2017*
10:00 pm,  TheW.tv
at  Saint Mary's L 69–95 7–6
McKeon Pavilion  (3,221)
Moraga, CA
Big South Conference regular season
Dec 30, 2017
2:00 pm, WMYA
Campbell W 85–79 8–6
(1–0)
Kimmel Arena (1,598)
Asheville, NC
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm
at  High Point L 74–84 8–7
(1–1)
Millis Athletic Center  (1,121)
High Point, NC
Jan 6, 2018
4:00 pm
at  Radford L 70–90 8–8
(1–2)
Dedmon Center  (981)
Radford, VA
Jan 9, 2018
7:00 pm
Longwood W 90–80 9–8
(2–2)
Kimmel Arena (1,312)
Asheville, NC
Jan 12, 2018
7:00 pm
at  Presbyterian W 76–56 10–8
(3–2)
Templeton Center  (462)
Clinton, SC
Jan 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Charleston Southern W 83–73 11–8
(4–2)
Kimmel Arena (1,723)
Asheville, NC
Jan 18, 2018
9:00 pm,  ESPNU
at  Winthrop L 58–85 11–9
(4–3)
Winthrop Coliseum  (3,347)
Rock Hill, SC
Jan 21, 2018
2:00 pm,  Stadium
at  Liberty W 84–68 12–9
(5–3)
Vines Center  (2,426)
Lynchburg, VA
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, WMYA
Gardner–Webb W 65–60 13–9
(6–3)
Kimmel Arena (1,712)
Asheville, NC
Jan 27, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3
High PointW 84–77 14–9
(7–3)
Kimmel Arena (2,104)
Asheville, NC
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm
at CampbellW 64–57 15–9
(8–3)
Gore Arena  (1,921)
Buies Creek, NC
Feb 3, 2018
4:30 pm
PresbyterianW 75–61 16–9
(9–3)
Kimmel Arena (2,608)
Asheville, NC
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm
at LongwoodW 78–73 17–9
(10–3)
Willett Hall  (1,473)
Farmville, VA
Feb 10, 2018
2:00 pm
RadfordW 66–64 18–9
(11–3)
Kimmel Arena (2,012)
Asheville, NC
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm
LibertyL 69–82 OT18–10
(11–4)
Kimmel Arena (1,719)
Asheville, NC
Feb 18, 2018
5:30 pm
at Charleston SouthernW 85–80 OT19–10
(12–4)
CSU Field House  (722)
North Charleston, SC
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm
WinthropW 89–75 20–10
(13–4)
Kimmel Arena (2,978)
Asheville, NC
Feb 24, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Gardner–WebbL 61–72 20–11
(13–5)
Paul Porter Arena  (1,581)
Boiling Springs, NC
Big South tournament
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) (8) Charleston Southern
Quarterfinals
W 71–66 21–11
Kimmel Arena (2,276)
Asheville, NC
Mar 2, 2018
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(1) (5) Liberty
Semifinals
L 64–69 21–12
Kimmel Arena (2,318)
Asheville, NC
NIT
Mar 13, 2018*
11:00 pm,  ESPN2
(8) at (1)  USC
First round – USC Bracket
L 98–103 2OT21–13
Galen Center  (1,614)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source [2] .

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References

  1. Goodman, Jeff (March 24, 2018). "Nick McDevitt joins Middle Tennessee St. after lengthy run at UNC Asheville". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  2. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule".