2017–18 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by first-year head coach Jim Hayford, played their home games at KeyArena and the Connolly Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. It was the Redhawks' first 20-win season since 2008 and first 20-win season in Division I play since the 1960s.[1]

2017–18 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball
CBI, First round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2017–18 record	20–14 (8–6 WAC)
Head coach	Jim Hayford (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Victor Nick Robinson Ryan Madry
Home arena	KeyArena Connolly Center

2017–18 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State †	12	–	2		.857			28	–	6		.824
Utah Valley	10	–	4		.714			23	–	11		.676
Grand Canyon	9	–	5		.643			22	–	12		.647
Seattle	8	–	6		.571			20	–	14		.588
UT Rio Grande Valley	6	–	8		.429			15	–	18		.455
Cal State Bakersfield	5	–	9		.357			12	–	18		.400
UMKC	5	–	9		.357			10	–	22		.313
Chicago State	1	–	13		.071			3	–	29		.094
† 2018 WAC Tournament winner

In the postseason, they defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley to advance to the semifinals of the WAC Tournament where they lost to New Mexico State. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Central Arkansas.

Previous season

The Redhawks finished the 2016–17 season 13–17, 5–9 WAC play to finish in fifth place. Due to Grand Canyon's postseason ineligibility, they received the No. 4 seed in the WAC Tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Utah Valley.

On March 13, 2017, the school fired head coach Cameron Dollar.[2] His eight-year record at the school was 107–138. On March 29, the school hired Jim Hayford from in-state rival Eastern Washington as their new head coach.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Brandan Westendorf	0	G	6'5"	195	RS Senior	Auburn, WA	Graduated
Malik Montoya	2	G	6'5"	190	Sophomore	Federal Way, WA	Graduate transferred to Central Washington
Emmanuel Chibuogwu	13	G	6'6"	215	RS Senior	Shoreline, WA	Walk-on; graduated
Jack Shaughnessy	14	G	6'2"	190	RS Sophomore	Woodstock, GA	Graduate transferred to West Georgia
William Powell	21	F	6'6"	225	Senior	Huntsville, AL	Graduated
Manroop Clair	23	G	6'2"	185	RS Senior	Vancouver, BC	Graduated
Zack Moore	30	F	6'5"	200	Sophomore	Bellevue, WA	Transferred to UC Santa Barbara
Marko Cuze	42	F	6'9"	235	Freshman	Zagreb, Croatia	Transferred to Cal State East Bay

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Dashawn McDowell	0	G	6'5"	185	Sophomore	Oklahoma City, OK	Transferred from SMU. Under NCAA transfer rules, McDowell will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Jordan Hill	2	G	6'4"	172	RS Senior	Pasadena, CA	Transferred from Wisconsin. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hill graduated from Wisconsin.
Richaud Gittens	10	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Tempe, AZ	Transferred from Weber State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Gittens graduated from Weber State.
Josh Hearlihy	13	G/F	6'8"	213	RS Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred from Vermont. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hearlihy graduated from Vermont.
Delante Jones	24	G/F	6'5"	195	Junior	Lynchburg, VA	Transferred from American. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jones will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Matthew Owies		G	6'0"	180	Sophomore	Melbourne, Australia	Transferred from Hawaii. Under NCAA transfer rules, Owies will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron Nettles PG	Seattle, WA	Seattle Prep	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A	Jul 19, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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.

Roster

2017–18 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Dashawn McDowell  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Southeast HS SMU Oklahoma City, OK G 1 Morgan Means 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Redondo Union HS Compton, CA G 2 Jordan Hill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS Sr La Salle HS Wisconsin Pasadena, CA G 5 Matej Kavas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Gimnazija Bezigrad HS Ljubljana, Slovenia G 10 Richard Gittens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Marcos de Niza HS Weber State Boston, MA F 11 Scott Ulaneo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Stella Azura Academy Rome, Italy G 12 Mattia Da Campo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Stella Azura Academy Venice, Italy G/F 13 Josh Hearlihy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Northfield Mount Hermon HS Vermont Los Angeles, CA G 14 Eric Alperin (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Phillips Academy Los Angeles, CA G 15 Jake Spurgeon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Lakeridge HS Lake Oswego, OR G 21 Collin Huun (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr South Salem HS Chemeketa CC Salem, OR G 23 Aaron Nettles 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Seattle Prep Seattle, WA G 24 Delante Jones  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Virginia Episcopal HS American Chantilly, VA F 30 Latio Cosmos (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Overlake School Redmond, WA G/F 35 Brennan Corrigan (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Oaks Christian School Westlake Village, CA C 41 Aaron Menzies 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 285 lb (129 kg) RS Jr Loreto Academy Manchester, England F 42 Myles Carter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr St. Rita of Cascia HS Chicago, IL F Matt Owies  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So St Kevin's College Hawaii Melbourne, Australia	Head coach Jim Hayford (Azusa Pacific) Assistant coach(es) Chris Victor (Concordia) Nick Robinson (Stanford) Ryan Madry (West Georgia) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 9, 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 5:00 pm		at Saint Louis 2K Sports Classic	L 46–62	0–1	Chaifetz Arena (7,246) St. Louis, MO
November 12, 2017* 4:00 pm		Puget Sound	W 121–70	1–1	Connolly Complex (907) Seattle, WA
November 15, 2017* 6:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	L 59–75	1–2	Beasley Coliseum (2,340) Pullman, WA
November 18, 2017* 11:00 am		vs. Detroit 2K Sports Classic subregional semifinals	W 102–71	2–2	Curb Event Center (1,502) Nashville, TN
November 19, 2017* 11:00 am		vs. Belmont 2K Sports Classic subregional finals	L 77–90	2–3	Curb Event Center (1,087) Nashville, TN
November 24, 2017* 12:00 pm, P12N		at Washington 2K Sports Classic Seattle regional	L 84–89	2–4	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,428) Seattle, WA
November 27, 2017* 7:00 pm		Idaho State	W 73–67	3–4	KeyArena (1,178) Seattle, WA
November 30, 2017* 7:30 pm		Kennesaw State	W 66–54	4–4	Connolly Complex (782) Seattle, WA
December 3, 2017* 1:00 pm		Eastern Washington	W 84–65	5–4	KeyArena (1,487) Seattle, WA
December 4, 2017* 7:00 pm		Pacific Lutheran	W 99–69	6–4	Connolly Complex (729) Seattle, WA
December 9, 2017* 5:00 pm		at Saint Mary's	L 73–97	6–5	McKeon Pavilion (3,324) Moraga, CA
December 13, 2017* 7:00 pm		Saint Martin's	W 88–72	7–5	Connolly Center (773) Seattle, WA
December 16, 2017* 7:00 pm		Portland	W 89–76	8–5	KeyArena (1,569) Seattle, WA
December 19, 2017* 7:00 pm		California	L 59–81	8–6	KeyArena (2,418) Seattle, WA
December 23, 2017* 1:00 pm		Nicholls State	W 95–89	9–6	Connolly Center (841) Seattle, WA
December 28, 2017* 7:00 pm		Grambling State	W 93–63	10–6	Connolly Center (999) Seattle, WA
December 30, 2017* 1:00 pm		UC Riverside	W 95–71	11–6	Connolly Center (833) Seattle, WA
WAC regular season
January 6, 2018 7:00 pm		Grand Canyon	L 57–73	11–7 (0–1)	KeyArena (2,156) Seattle, WA
January 11, 2018 7:00 pm		Chicago State	W 67–64	12–7 (1–1)	Connolly Center (911) Seattle, WA
January 13, 2018 7:00 pm		UMKC	W 77–75	13–7 (2–1)	KeyArena (1,449) Seattle, WA
January 18, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at New Mexico State	L 62–75	13–8 (2–2)	Pan American Center (5,035) Las Cruces, NM
January 20, 2018 5:00 pm		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 79–76 ^OT	14–8 (3–2)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,155) Edinburg, TX
January 26, 2018 7:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield	W 59-55	15-8 (4-2)	KeyArena (4,448) Seattle, WA
February 3, 2018 7:00 pm		Utah Valley	W 55–54	16–8 (5–2)	KeyArena (3,242) Seattle, WA
February 8, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMKC	L 67–74	16–9 (5–3)	Municipal Auditorium (1,155) Kansas City, MO
February 10, 2018 12:00 pm		at Chicago State	W 91–81	17–9 (6–3)	Jones Convocation Center (163) Chicago, IL
February 15, 2018 7:00 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 85–68	18–9 (7–3)	Connolly Center (999) Seattle, WA
February 17, 2018 1:00 pm		New Mexico State	W 73–63 ^OT	19–9 (8–3)	KeyArena (2,270) Seattle, WA
February 22, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Grand Canyon	L 64–76	19–10 (8–4)	GCU Arena (6,925) Phoenix, AZ
February 24, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 57–64	19–11 (8–5)	Icardo Center (2,887) Bakersfield, CA
March 3, 2018 6:00 pm		at Utah Valley	L 47–73	19–12 (8–6)	UCCU Center (4,271) Orem, UT
WAC Tournament
March 8, 2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (5) Texas–Rio Grande Valley Quarterfinals	W 77–60	20–12	Orleans Arena (1,349) Paradise, NV
March 9, 2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (1) New Mexico State Semifinals	L 79–84	20–13	Orleans Arena (2,739) Paradise, NV
CBI
March 14, 2018* 7:00 pm		Central Arkansas First round	L 90–92 ^OT	20–14	Connolly Center (639) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Source:[4].

References

1. "Historic Win at WAC Tourney". GoSeattleU.com. 8 March 2018.
2. "Cameron Dollar out as Seattle University's men's basketball coach". The Seattle Times. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
3. Allen, Percy (March 29, 2017). "Seattle University hires men's basketball coach Jim Hayford away from Eastern Washington". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
4. "M. Basketball – 2017–18 Schedule". GoSeattleU.