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2017–18 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

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2017–18 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record22–10 (10–6 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jon Iati
  • Josh Pelletier
  • Jared Knotts
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
Seasons
2017–18 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 15 1   .938 27 8   .771
UMBC 12 4   .750 25 11   .694
Hartford 11 5   .688 19 14   .576
Albany 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Stony Brook 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
New Hampshire 6 10   .375 10 21   .323
UMass Lowell 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
Maine 3 13   .188 6 26   .188
Binghamton 2 14   .125 11 20   .355
2018 America East tournament winner

The 2017–18 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by 17th-year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 10–6 in America East play to finish in fourth place. They lost to Stony Brook in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament. Despite having 22 wins, they opted to not play in a postseason tournament.[1]

Previous season

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The Great Danes finished the 2016–17 season 21–14, 10–6 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the America East tournament, they defeated Hartford and Stony Brook to advance to the championship game where they lost to Vermont. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they lost in the first round to Saint Peter's.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jamir Andrews 2 G 6'3" 205 Senior Livermore, CA Graduated
Mike Rowley 10 F 6'8" 230 Senior Sydney, Australia Graduated
Marqueese Grayson 11 G 6'2" 200 Junior Tomball, TX Graduate transferred to Central Oklahoma
Terrel Martin-Garcia 14 F 6'6" 240 Junior Catford, England Graduate transferred to Adelphi
Jarran Lands 23 F 6'7" 245 Junior Brownsburg, IN Graduate transferred to Tarleton State
Dallas Ennema 24 F 6'6" 210 Senior Sheldon, IA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Ahmad Clark 2 G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Bowie, MD Junior college transferree from St. Petersburg College

2017 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brent Hank
C
Port Lincoln, Australia Trinity College 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jul 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cameron Healy
PG
Wahroonga, Australia Montverde Academy Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Adam Lulka
PF
Sydney, Australia The King's School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Aug 26, 2016 
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 22 October 2017.

2018 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anthony Rizzuto
PG
Philadelphia, PA Northeastern High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 65
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:

Preseason

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In a poll by the conference’s nine head coaches (who were not allowed to pick their own team) at the America East media day, the Great Danes were picked to finish in second place in the America East.[2] Juniors David Nichols and Joe Cremo were named to the preseason All-America East team.[3]

Roster

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2017–18 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Xavier Cochran 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Huron HS
Owens CC
Ann Arbor, MI
G 1 Costa Anderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr South Atlanta HS
Northern Oklahoma
Atlanta, GA
G 2 Ahmad Clark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So DeMatha Catholic HS
St. Petersburg College
Bowie, MD
F 10 Brent Hank 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Trinity College HS Port Lincoln, Australia
G 11 Cameron Healy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Sydney, Australia
F 12 Devonte Campbell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Culver Academy
Missouri State–West Plains
Vaughan, ON
G 13 David Nichols 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Mount Carmel HS South Holland, IL
F 14 Adam Lulka 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr The King's School Sydney, Australia
G 22 Nick Fruscio (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Albany Academy Albany, NY
G 24 Joe Cremo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Scotia-Glenville HS Scotia, NY
F 30 Travis Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Lincoln HS
Howard
Brooklyn, NY
F 33 Matt Conway 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Pleasant Grove HS
Salt Lake CC
Chandler, AZ
F 34 Alex Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Seton Academy
Bradley
Plainfield, IL
F 43 Greig Stire 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Christian Brothers Academy Albany, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 18, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 28, 2017*
7:30 pm
at West Virginia
Charity exhibition
L 67–98 
 15  Charles   8  Stire   3  Tied  WVU Coliseum (5,174)
Morgantown, WV
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Iona W 69–67  1–0
 18  Nichols   12  Stire   2  3 tied  SEFCU Arena (3,529)
Albany, NY
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, Stadium
at Boston University W 88–74  2–0
 20  Nichols   7  Foster   5  Nichols  Case Gym (444)
Boston, MA
Nov 17, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Yale W 80–72  3–0
 20  Cremo   9  Stire   4  Tied  SEFCU Arena (2,717)
Albany, NY
Nov 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
SUNY Oneonta W 102–77  4–0
 19  Nichols   6  3 tied   5  Nichols  SEFCU Arena (2,225)
Albany, NY
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Dartmouth W 91–73  5–0
 19  Nichols   8  Stire   4  Nichols  Leede Arena (420)
Hanover, NH
Nov 25, 2017*
1:00 pm, Stadium
at Holy Cross W 78–62  6–0
 30  Cremo   7  Campbell   6  Nichols  Hart Center (1,735)
Worcester, MA
Nov 27, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth L 73–81  6–1
 19  Cremo   9  Tied   2  Tied  OceanFirst Bank Center (1,557)
West Long Branch, NJ
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Colgate W 75–69  7–1
 17  Charles   10  Charles   6  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (2,004)
Albany, NY
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Columbia W 86–82  8–1
 29  Nichols   10  Stire   4  Nichols  SEFCU Arena (2,208)
Albany, NY
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bryant
Gotham Classic
W 84–68  9–1
 24  Cremo   12  Stire   6  Stire  SEFCU Arena (2,012)
Albany, NY
Dec 9, 2017*
7:30 pm, SNY/Spectrum TV/ESPN3
at Siena
Albany Cup/Gotham Classic
W 74–69  10–1
 19  Charles   10  Stire   3  Nichols  Times Union Center (9,017)
Albany, NY
Dec 12, 2017*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Memphis
Gotham Classic
L 58–67  10–2
 16  Cremo   11  Stire   3  Tied  FedExForum (4,168)
Memphis, TN
Dec 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Canisius W 68–65  11–2
 24  Charles   7  Stire   5  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (2,541)
Albany, NY
Dec 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Louisville
Gotham Classic
L 68–70  11–3
 18  Cremo   15  Foster   3  Tied  KFC Yum! Center (16,388)
Louisville, KY
Dec 28, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent State W 78–68  12–3
 19  Charles   9  Charles   9  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (2,579)
Albany, NY
American East regular season
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford L 64–72  12–4
(0–1)
 23  Cremo   10  Stire   6  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (2,838)
Albany, NY
Jan 6, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire L 61–64  12–5
(0–2)
 20  Cremo   9  Stire   5  Nichols  Lundholm Gym (439)
Durham, NH
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook W 78–65  13–5
(1–2)
 20  Charles   6  3 tied   5  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (2,288)
Albany, NY
Jan 13, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Maine W 84–66  14–5
(2–2)
 22  Cremo   8  Stire   4  Cremo  Cross Insurance Center (842)
Bangor, ME
Jan 15, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton L 66–79  14–6
(2–3)
 17  Charles   9  Stire   5  Campbell  Binghamton University Events Center (3,434)
Vestal, NY
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Lowell W 70–62  15–6
(3–3)
 23  Cremo   9  Stire   4  Tied  SEFCU Arena (1,752)
Albany, NY
Jan 21, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC W 83–39  16–6
(4–3)
 21  Charles   13  Foster   7  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (2,508)
Albany, NY
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont L 50–61  16–7
(4–4)
 14  Stire   7  Stire   1  3 tied  Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook W 57–50  17–7
(5–4)
 14  3 tied   10  Stire   3  Nichols  Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire W 83–74  18–7
(6–4)
 31  Cremo   7  Campbell   6  Nichols  SEFCU Arena (3,831)
Albany, NY
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Vermont L 67–72  18–8
(6–5)
 17  Nichols   8  Stire   9  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (3,602)
Albany, NY
Feb 11, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford W 69–63  19–8
(7–5)
 21  Cremo   11  Stire   4  Tied  Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,525)
Hartford, CT
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell W 91–81  20–8
(8–5)
 25  Nichols   8  Stire   3  Tied  Costello Athletic Center (419)
Lowell, MA
Feb 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC L 60–68  20–9
(8–6)
 25  Cremo   9  Cremo   5  Nichols  UMBC Event Center (1,344)
Catonsville, MD
Feb 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine W 89–79  21–9
(9–6)
 24  Cremo   14  Charles   4  Tied  SEFCU Arena (2,496)
Albany, NY
Feb 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton W 71–54  22–9
(10–6)
 15  Foster   12  Stire   9  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (2,148)
Albany, NY
America East tournament
Mar 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) (5) Stony Brook
Quarterfinals
L 60–69  22–10
 24  Cremo   9  Stire   6  Nichols  SEFCU Arena (1,785)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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