2017–18 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by eighth-year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Arkansas State in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Georgia Southern. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Austin Peay.

2017–18 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2017–18 record16–16 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coachKeith Richard (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Cross
  • Stephen Cowherd
  • Phillipe Lilavois
Home arenaFant–Ewing Coliseum
2017–18 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Louisiana162 .889  277  .794
Georgia State126 .667  2411  .686
Georgia Southern117 .611  2112  .636
Texas–Arlington108 .556  2113  .618
Louisiana–Monroe99 .500  1616  .500
Troy99 .500  1617  .485
Appalachian State99 .500  1518  .455
Coastal Carolina810 .444  1418  .438
South Alabama711 .389  1418  .438
Texas State711 .389  1518  .455
Arkansas State612 .333  1121  .344
Little Rock414 .222  725  .219
2018 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2016–17 season 9–24, 2–16 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. In the Sun Belt Tournament, they defeated Arkansas State before losing to Texas State in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2017–18 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Brandon Newman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Hawthorne, California
F 1 Travis Munnings 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Freeport, Bahamas
G 2 Michael Ertel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 3 Donovan Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Silver Spring, Maryland
C 4 Sam Alabakis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) So Perth, Australia
G 5 Marvin Jean-Pierre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Pompano Beach, Florida
F 11 Kiir Deng 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Adelaide, Australia
F 15 Roderick Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Harker Heights, Texas
G 22 Lance Richard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Monroe, Louisiana
G 23 Jordon Harris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas
G 24 Calvin Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Freeport, Bahamas
G 25 Wade Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2017

Schedule and results

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
8:00 pm, FCS
at TCU L 73–83  0–1
Schollmaier Arena (6,715)
Fort Worth, TX
Nov 12, 2017*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at SMU L 65–83  0–2
Moody Coliseum (6,622)
Dallas, TX
Nov 16, 2017*
8:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 86–75  1–2
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,602)
Monroe, LA
Nov 21, 2017*
7:00 pm
Northwestern State L 61–76  1–3
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,927)
Monroe, LA
Nov 26, 2017*
2:00 pm
Rust W 104–46  2–3
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,269)
Monroe, LA
Nov 28, 2017*
7:00 pm
Jackson State W 65–62  3–3
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,284)
Monroe, LA
Dec 2, 2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin L 65–68  3–4
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,941)
Nacogdoches, TX
Dec 9, 2017*
1:00 pm
at Jacksonville State L 56–75  3–5
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,154)
Jacksonville, AL
Dec 12, 2017*
7:00 pm
Grambling State W 59–57  4–5
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,391)
Monroe, LA
Dec 18, 2017*
7:00 pm
Millsaps W 97–44  5–5
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,355)
Monroe, LA
Dec 20, 2017*
7:00 pm
Centenary W 74–51  6–5
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,268)
Monroe, LA
Sun Belt Conference regular season
Dec 29, 2017
7:30 pm
at Arkansas State L 64–75  6–6
(0–1)
First National Bank Arena (2,028)
Jonesboro, AR
Dec 31, 2017
4:00 pm
at Little Rock L 62–71  6–7
(0–2)
Jack Stephens Center (1,632)
Little Rock, AR
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm
Coastal Carolina W 82–72  7–7
(1–2)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,318)
Monroe, LA
Jan 6, 2018
2:00 pm
Appalachian State L 73–79  7–8
(1–3)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,423)
Monroe, LA
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm
at Louisiana L 48–82  7–9
(1–4)
Cajundome (5,813)
Lafayette, LA
Jan 18, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Texas State L 52–55  7–10
(1–5)
Strahan Coliseum (2,233)
San Marcos, TX
Jan 20, 2018
4:15 pm, ESPN3
at Texas–Arlington L 55–71  7–11
(1–6)
College Park Center (2,138)
Arlington, TX
Jan 25, 2018
7:00 pm
Troy W 76–71  8–11
(2–6)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,651)
Monroe, LA
Jan 27, 2018
2:00 pm
South Alabama W 83–74  9–11
(3–6)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,635)
Monroe, LA
Feb 3, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana L 59–80  9–12
(3–7)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,269)
Monroe, LA
Feb 8, 2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia Southern W 66–64 OT 10–12
(4–7)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,510)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 10, 2018
2:15 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State W 90–82  11–12
(5–7)
GSU Sports Arena (1,807)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm
Texas–Arlington W 84–71  12–12
(6–7)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,439)
Monroe, LA
Feb 17, 2018
2:00 pm
Texas State W 79–71  13–12
(7–7)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,810)
Monroe, LA
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm
at South Alabama W 66–62  14–12
(8–7)
Mitchell Center (2,011)
Mobile, AL
Feb 24, 2018
4:15 pm, ESPN3
at Troy L 67–73  14–13
(8–8)
Trojan Arena (2,317)
Troy, AL
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm
Little Rock W 48–44  15–13
(9–8)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,537)
Monroe, LA
Mar 3, 2018
2:00 pm
Arkansas State L 79–83  15–14
(9–9)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,083)
Monroe, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
Mar 7, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (11) Arkansas State
First round
W 76–54  16–14
Lakefront Arena (986)
New Orleans, LA
Mar 9, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (3) Georgia Southern
Quarterfinals
L 55–63  16–15
Lakefront Arena (1,462)
New Orleans, LA
CIT
Mar 15, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Austin Peay
First round – Coach John McLendon Classic
L 66–80  16–16
Dunn Center (1,228)
Clarksville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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