2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by third-year head coach Bill Carmody, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 12–19, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place. In the Patriot League Tournament, they defeated Navy in the quarterfinals before losing to Colgate in the semifinals.

2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
2017–18 record12–19 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coachBill Carmody (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHart Center
2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bucknell162 .889  2510  .714
Colgate126 .667  1914  .576
Navy117 .611  2012  .625
Lehigh117 .611  1614  .533
Boston University108 .556  1516  .484
Holy Cross810 .444  1219  .387
Lafayette711 .389  1021  .323
Army612 .333  1317  .433
Loyola (MD)612 .333  922  .290
American315 .167  624  .200
2018 Patriot League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Crusaders finished the 2016–17 season 15–17, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in fifth place. In the Patriot League Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Navy.

Roster

2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Caleb Green 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)173 lb (78 kg) FrProctor Academy Londonderry, NH
F 1 Karl Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)194 lb (88 kg) JrRutgers Prep Roselle, NJ
G 2 Kyle Copeland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)171 lb (78 kg) FrPhillips Exeter Academy Leesburg, VA
G 4 Austin Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)209 lb (95 kg) FrGreater Latrobe HS Letrobe, PA
F 5 Connor Niego 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)198 lb (90 kg) FrLyons Township HS Western Springs, IL
G 10 Patrick Benzan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)172 lb (78 kg) JrRoxbury Latin School Wellesley, MA
G 11 Will Powers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)168 lb (76 kg) SoMalvern Prep Swarthmore, PA
G 12 Clayton Le Sann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)181 lb (82 kg) SoCheshire Academy Geneva, Switzerland
G/F 14 Marcellis Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrDeep Creek HS Chesapeake, VA
F 15 Matt Faw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)206 lb (93 kg) FrUpper Merion Area HS King of Prussia, PA
F 20 Jehyve Floyd 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)226 lb (103 kg) JrSayreville War Memorial HS Sayreville, NJ
F 21 Jacob Grandison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrPhillips Exeter Academy Oakland, CA
G 31 Matt Zignorski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)184 lb (83 kg) JrPope John XXIII HS Sparta, NJ
C 33 Jack Stevens 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)247 lb (112 kg) SoKent School Ithaca, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
6:00 pm
at Sacred Heart W 69–64  1–0
William H. Pitt Center (1,062)
Fairfield, CT
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm
Harvard W 73–69  2–0
Hart Center (2,242)
Worcester, MA
Nov 19, 2017*
1:00 pm
at Rhode Island L 66–88  2–1
Ryan Center (4,309)
Kingston, RI
Nov 22, 2017*
2:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 76–87  2–2
Rothman Center (402)
Hackensack, NJ
Nov 25, 2017*
1:00 pm
Albany L 62–78  2–3
Hart Center (1,735)
Worcester, MA
Dec 1, 2017*
11:30 am, CBSSN
vs. Manhattan
Hall of Fame Belfast Classic semifinals
L 54–70  2–4
SSE Arena (5,256)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Dec 2, 2017*
9:30 am, CBSSN
vs. La Salle
Hall of Fame Belfast Classic 3rd place game
L 54–58  2–5
SSE Arena (3,882)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Massachusetts L 50–64  2–6
Mullins Center (2,395)
Amherst, MA
Dec 9, 2017*
3:00 pm
New Hampshire W 62–58  3–6
Hart Center (1,275)
Worcester, MA
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm
Iona L 68–82  3–7
Hart Center (1,054)
Worcester, MA
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Siena L 65–71  3–8
Times Union Center (5,526)
Albany, NY
Patriot League regular season
Dec 29, 2017
7:00 pm
Colgate L 74–79  3–9
(0–1)
Hart Center (1,484)
Worcester, MA
Jan 2, 2018
7:00 pm
at Lafayette L 48–60  3–10
(0–2)
Kirby Sports Center (1,147)
Easton, PA
Jan 5, 2018
6:00 pm
at Lehigh L 77–83  3–11
(0–3)
Stabler Arena (814)
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 8, 2018
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 64–57  4–11
(1–3)
Hart Center (1,059)
Worcester, MA
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm
at Navy L 56–61 OT 4–12
(1–4)
Alumni Hall (1,464)
Annapolis, MD
Jan 14, 2018
1:00 pm
Boston University L 40–54  4–13
(1–5)
Hart Center (1,561)
Worcester, MA
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 pm
Army W 70–66  5–13
(2–5)
Hart Center (1,134)
Worcester, MA
Jan 20, 2018
12:00 pm
at Bucknell L 56–77  5–14
(2–6)
Sojka Pavilion (3,031)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 22, 2018
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at American W 60–57  6–14
(3–6)
Bender Arena (1,209)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 27, 2018
2:00 pm
Lafayette W 85–74  7–14
(4–6)
Hart Center (3,396)
Worcester, MA
Jan 29, 2018
7:00 pm
Lehigh L 67–71  7–15
(4–7)
Hart Center (2,052)
Worcester, MA
Feb 3, 2018
4:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) W 73–57  8–15
(5–7)
Reitz Arena (704)
Baltimore, MD
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm
Navy L 34–69  8–16
(5–8)
Hart Center (1,136)
Worcester, MA
Feb 10, 2018
1:00 pm
at Boston University W 73–62  9–16
(6–8)
Case Gym (571)
Boston, MA
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm
at Army W 70–65  10–16
(7–8)
Christl Arena (601)
West Point, NY
Feb 17, 2018
12:00 pm
Bucknell L 67–68 OT 10–17
(7–9)
Hart Center (1,818)
Worcester, MA
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm
American W 70–64  11–17
(8–9)
Hart Center (1,394)
Worcester, MA
Feb 24, 2018
2:00 pm
at Colgate L 53–59  11–18
(8–10)
Cotterell Court (956)
Hamilton , NY
Patriot League Tournament
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm, Stadium
(6) at (3) Navy
Quarterfinals
W 81–65  12–18
Alumni Hall (667)
Annapolis, MD
Mar 4, 2018
12:00 pm, CBSSN
(6) at (2) Colgate
Semifinals
L 55–62  12–19
Cotterell Court (1,279)
Hamilton , NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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