2017–18 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by first-year head coach Jack Owens, played their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They defeated Ohio in the first round of the MAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Toledo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Campbell.

2017–18 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2017–18 record16–18 (8–10 MAC)
Head coachJack Owens (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMillett Hall
2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo153 .833  279  .750
Kent State99 .500  1717  .500
Miami (OH)810 .444  1618  .471
Bowling Green711 .389  1616  .500
Ohio711 .389  1417  .452
Akron612 .333  1418  .438
West
Toledo135 .722  2311  .676
Eastern Michigan117 .611  2213  .629
Ball State108 .556  1913  .594
Western Michigan99 .500  1715  .531
Central Michigan711 .389  2115  .583
Northern Illinois612 .333  1319  .406
2018 MAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The RedHawks finished the 2016–17 season 11–21, 4–14 in MAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 12 seed in the MAC Tournament, they lost in the first round to Western Michigan.

Head coach John Cooper was fired on March 10, 2017 after five seasons at Miami.[1] Purdue associate head coach Jack Owens was named the new head coach on March 29.[2]

Roster

2017–18 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Jalen Adaway 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrLogansport HS Logansport, IN
F 5 Precious Ayah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)228 lb (103 kg) RS FrGreenforest (GA) Bayelsia State, Nigeria
F 14 Bam Bowman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)275 lb (125 kg) SoWarren Central/Shawnee Bowling Green, KY
F 20 Dalonte Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)196 lb (89 kg) FrBowsher Toledo, OH
F 4 Isaiah Coleman-Lands 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)156 lb (71 kg) FrLa Lumiere School Indianapolis, IN
G 30 Abdoulaye Harouna 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)178 lb (81 kg) SrSouth Kent, CT/Southern Idaho Niamay, Niger
C 0 Darius Harper 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)290 lb (132 kg) SoSpringfield HS Springfield, OH
G 15 Milos Jovic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)183 lb (83 kg) SoGB Academy (Czech Republic) Leskovac, Serbia
F 11 Logan McLane 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrGreenfield School Winterville, NC
F 2 Rod Mills Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)206 lb (93 kg) SrSt. Xavier Cincinnati, OH
G 22 Grant Pitman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMoeller Cincinnati, OH
G 12 Darrian Ringo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)173 lb (78 kg) JrBrownsburg HS Brownsburg, IN
G 21 Michael Ritchie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)187 lb (85 kg) FrMt. Prospect HS Mt. Prospect, IL
G 1 Nike Sibande 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)178 lb (81 kg) FrCrispus Attucks Indianapolis, IN
G 13 Jake Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)202 lb (92 kg) RS JrHopkins HS Hopkins, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Fordham W 55–54  1–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,923)
Bronx, NY
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wright State W 73–67 OT 2–0
Millett Hall (996)
Oxford, OH
Nov 17, 2017*
8:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. LIU Brooklyn
Jamaica Classic semifinals
W 78–74  3–0
Montego Bay Convention Centre (1,431)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 19, 2017*
10:10 pm, CBSSN
vs. Hartford
Jamaica Classic championship game
L 58–68  3–1
Montego Bay Convention Centre (1,951)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 22, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulane L 59–80  3–2
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,537)
New Orleans, LA
Nov 26, 2017*
3:00 pm
at Austin Peay L 61–86  3–3
Dunn Center (1,164)
Clarksville, TN
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Midway W 123–40  4–3
Millett Hall (580)
Oxford, OH
Dec 2, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Illinois W 76–73 2OT 5–3
Millett Hall (658)
Macomb, IL
Dec 5, 2017*
9:00 pm, SECN
at Missouri L 51–70  5–4
Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
Dec 9, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Fort Wayne W 81–73  6–4
Millett Hall (811)
Oxford, OH
Dec 17, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Rio Grande W 109–70  7–4
Millett Hall (907)
Oxford, OH
Dec 21, 2017*
9:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul L 66–83  7–5
Wintrust Arena (4,890)
Chicago, IL
Dec 30, 2017*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at Ohio State L 59–72  7–6
Value City Arena (15,131)
Columbus, OH
MAC regular season
Jan 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green W 77–72  8–6
(1–0)
Stroh Center (1,524)
Bowling Green, OH
Jan 6, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan L 62–67  8–7
(1–1)
Millett Hall (3,809)
Oxford, OH
Jan 9, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent State W 80–69  9–7
(2–1)
Millett Hall (884)
Oxford, OH
Jan 13, 2018
2:00 pm
at Buffalo L 66–82  9–8
(2–2)
Alumni Arena (3,139)
Amherst, NY
Jan 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bowling Green L 70–81  9–9
(2–3)
Millett Hall (996)
Oxford, OH
Jan 20, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Ball State W 71–53  10–9
(3–3)
Millett Hall (1,023)
Oxford, OH
Jan 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan W 70–61  11–9
(4–3)
McGuirk Arena (2,125)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 27, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan L 48–58  11–10
(4–4)
Millett Hall (1,528)
Oxford, OH
Jan 30, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Akron W 79–64  12–10
(5–4)
Millett Hall (1,808)
Oxford, OH
Feb 3, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 81–65  13–10
(6–4)
Convocation Center (1,280)
DeKalb, IL
Feb 6, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan L 64–68  13–11
(6–5)
University Arena (1,878)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 9, 2018
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Toledo L 67–73  13–12
(6–6)
Millett Hall (3,525)
Oxford, OH
Feb 13, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan L 57–58  13–13
(6–7)
Convocation Center (1,331)
Ypsilanti, MI
Feb 17, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio L 87–92 OT 13–14
(6–8)
Convocation Center (6,872)
Athens, OH
Feb 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo W 84–81  14–14
(7–8)
Millett Hall (1,870)
Oxford, OH
Feb 24, 2018
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Akron W 64–62 OT 15–14
(8–8)
Rhodes Arena (2,751)
Akron, OH
Feb 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kent State L 83–90 OT 15–15
(8–9)
MAC Center (3,074)
Kent, OH
Mar 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio L 66–75  15–16
(8–10)
Millett Hall (2,900)
Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
Mar 5, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) (10) Ohio
First round
W 68–55  16–16
Millett Hall (1,752)
Oxford, OH
Mar 7, 2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3
(7) (2) Toledo
Quarterfinals
L 69–71  16–17
Quicken Loans Arena (2,605)
Cleveland, OH
CBI
Mar 14, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Campbell
First round
L 87–97  16–18
Gore Arena (1,411)
Buies Creek, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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See also

References

  1. Goodman, Jeff (March 10, 2017). "John Cooper fired as Miami (Ohio) head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  2. Clark, Dave (March 29, 2017). "RedHawks hire Purdue's Jack Owens as basketball head coach". cincinnati.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
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