2017–18 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by third-year head coach Rick Ray, played their home games at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 8–10 in OVC play to finish in seventh place.

2017–18 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
2017–18 record14–17 (8–10 OVC)
Head coachRick Ray (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Gordon
  • Chris Moore
  • Nick Lagroone
Home arenaShow Me Center
2017–18 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Murray State162 .889  266  .813
Belmont153 .833  249  .727
Austin Peay126 .667  1915  .559
Jacksonville State117 .611  2313  .639
Tennessee Tech108 .556  1914  .576
Tennessee State108 .556  1515  .500
Southeast Missouri State*810 .444  1417  .452
Eastern Illinois711 .389  1219  .387
SIU Edwardsville513 .278  921  .300
UT Martin513 .278  1021  .323
Eastern Kentucky513 .278  1120  .355
Morehead State414 .222  821  .276
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2018 OVC Tournament winner

The team was ineligible for postseason play this season due to APR violations.[1]

Previous season

The Redhawks finished the 2016–17 season 15–18, 9–7 in OVC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They defeated Tennessee State in the first round of the OVC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Jacksonville State.

Preseason

In a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors, SEMO was picked to finish in 10th place in the OVC. Denzel Mahoney was named to the 2017–18 Preseason All-OVC Men's Basketball Team.[2]

After five years of divisional play in the OVC, the conference eliminated divisions for the 2017–18 season. Additionally, for the first time, each conference team will play 18 conference games.[2]

Roster

2017–18 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1 Dondre Duffus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)183 lb (83 kg) RS Jr Palm Beach, Florida
G 3 Ray Kowalski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Concord, North Carolina
G 4 Milos Vranes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Belgrade, Serbia
F 5 Jonathan Dalton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
G 10 Khalil Cuffee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Fairburn, Georgia
F 13 Isaiah Gable 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Greenville, Ohio
G 15 Donnie Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Lexington, Kentucky
F 20 Justin Carpenter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Mount Carmel, Illinois
G 22 Skyler Hogan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS So Melbourne, Florida
G 23 Daniel Simmons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)196 lb (89 kg) Sr Biggersville, Mississippi
G 25 Ledarrius Brewer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Meridian, Mississippi
G 34 Denzel Mahoney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)213 lb (97 kg) So Oviedo, Florida
C 42 Mark Laros 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)223 lb (101 kg) Jr Hengelo, Netherlands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 01, 2017*
6:30 pm
Missouri S&T W 94–75 
Show Me Center (565)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Nov 04, 2017*
6:00 pm
Missouri Southern W 85–77 
Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, MO
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
6:30 pm
Missouri Baptist W 81–69  1–0
Show Me Center (1,239)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Nov 13, 2017*
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech
Cancún Challenge
L 95–96 OT 1–1
Thomas Assembly Center (2,456)
Ruston, LA
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville
Cancún Challenge
L 50–66  1–2
Ford Center (3,151)
Evansville, IN
Nov 21, 2017*
2:00 pm
vs. Cal State Northridge
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals
W 74–59  2–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 22, 2017*
2:00 pm
vs. Montana State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division finals
L 82–88  2–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 26, 2017*
2:00 pm
North Carolina Central L 70–77  2–4
Show Me Center (645)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Nov 28, 2017*
6:30 pm
Hannibal–LaGrange W 83–59  3–4
Show Me Center (815)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Dec 02, 2017*
6:00 pm
at North Carolina Central W 86–77  4–4
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (873)
Durahm, NC
Dec 06, 2017*
6:30 pm
UMKC W 91–87  5–4
Show Me Center (1,586)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Dec 09, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois W 75–69  6–4
SIU Arena (4,493)
Carbondale, IL
Dec 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, FSKC
at Kansas State L 71–89  6–5
Bramlage Coliseum (7,389)
Manhattan, KS
Dec 20, 2017*
1:00 pm
Bradley L 67–75  6–6
Show Me Center (702)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, FSMW
at Saint Louis L 48–78  6–7
Chaifetz Arena (8,021)
St. Louis, MO
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
Dec 28, 2017
7:30 pm
Belmont L 72–94  6–8
(0–1)
Show Me Center (1,310)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Dec 31, 2017
1:00 pm
Tennessee State W 77–65  7–8
(1–1)
Show Me Center (615)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm
at Murray State L 73–89  7–9
(1–2)
CFSB Center (2,728)
Murray, KY
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm
at Austin Peay L 71–76  7–10
(1–3)
Dunn Center (1,825)
Clarksville, TN
Jan 11, 2018
7:30 pm
Morehead State W 78–75  8–10
(2–3)
Show Me Center (915)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Jan 13, 2017
4:15 pm
Eastern Kentucky L 86–91  8–11
(2–4)
Show Me Center (1,206)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville W 86–74  9–11
(3–4)
Vadalabene Center (1,147)
Edwardsville, IL
Jan 20, 2018
3:15 pm
at Eastern Illinois W 86–74  10–11
(4–4)
Lantz Arena (1,369)
Charleston, IL
Jan 25, 2018
7:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech L 65–76  10–12
(4–5)
Eblen Center (1,936)
Cookeville, TN
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm
at Jacksonville State L 60–78  10–13
(4–6)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,688)
Jacksonville, AL
Feb 01, 2017
7:30 pm
Murray State L 75–87  10–14
(4–7)
Show Me Center (2,035)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Feb 03, 2017
4:15 pm
Austin Peay L 81–96  10–15
(4–8)
Show Me Center (2,234)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Feb 08, 2018
6:30 pm
at Morehead State W 78–62  11–15
(5–8)
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,315)
Morehead, KY
Feb 10, 2018
6:00 pm
at UT Martin W 81–77 OT 12–15
(6–8)
Skyhawk Arena (1,897)
Martin, TN
Feb 15, 2017
6:30 pm
Eastern Illinois W 80–73  13–15
(7–8)
Show Me Center (825)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Feb 17, 2017
4:15 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 79–74  14–15
(8–8)
Show Me Center (1,697)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky L 88–91  14–16
(8–9)
McBrayer Arena (1,840)
Richmond, KY
Feb 24, 2017
4:15 pm
UT Martin L 66–72  14–17
(8–10)
Show Me Center (1,702)
Cape Girardeau, MO

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time

Source[3].

References

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