2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at Kimmel Arena as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 13–5 in Big South play to win the Big South regular season championship. They defeated Charleston Southern in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament before being upset in the semifinals by Liberty. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to USC.

2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
Big South regular season champions
NIT, First round
ConferenceBig South Conference
2017–18 record21–13 (13–5 Big South)
Head coachNick McDevitt (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Dixon
  • Logan Johnson
  • Wes Long
Home arenaKimmel Arena
2017–18 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Asheville13–5 .722  21–13  .618
Radford †12–6 .667  23–13  .639
Winthrop12–6 .667  19–12  .613
Campbell10–8 .556  18–16  .529
Liberty9–9 .500  22–15  .595
Charleston Southern9–9 .500  15–16  .484
High Point9–9 .500  14–16  .467
Gardner–Webb9–9 .500  14–18  .438
Presbyterian4–14 .222  11–21  .344
Longwood3–15 .167  7–26  .212
† 2018 Big South Tournament winner

On March 24, 2018, head coach Nick McDevitt accepted the head coaching job at Middle Tennessee.[1] He finished at UNC Asheville with a five-year record of 98–65.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 23–10, 15–3 in Big South play to finish in a tie for the Big South regular season championship. They were upset in the Quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament by Campbell. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the First Round to UT Martin.

Roster
2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Donovan Gilmore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Greensboro, North Carolina
F 1 Jonathan Baehre 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Hessen, Germany
F 2 Alec Wnuk 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Cary, North Carolina
F 3 Asante Monadjemi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Durham, North Carolina
G 4 LJ Thorpe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr West Palm Beach, Florida
G 5 Justin Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Miami, Florida
G 10 Kevin Vannatta 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Upper Arlington, Ohio
G 11 Jalen Seegars 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Greensboro, North Carolina
G 12 Raekwon Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Marion, North Carolina
G 13 Tajion Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Oak Ridge, Tennessee
G 14 Ahmad Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Danville, Virginia
F 15 Grant Townsend 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Riverview, Florida
G 31 MaCio Teague 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio
G 33 Drew Rackley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) So New Concord, Ohio
G 34 Jeremy Peck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 30, 2017

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:30 pm		 at Rhode Island
NIT Season Tip-Off		 L 60–84  0–1
 Ryan Center (6,367)
Kingston, RI
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Lees–McRae W 92–60  1–1
 Kimmel Arena (1,024)
Ashville, NC
Nov 17, 2017*
8:00 pm, SECN+		 at Vanderbilt
NIT Season Tip-Off		 L 76–79  1–2
 Memorial Gymnasium (8,048)
Nashville, TN
Nov 19, 2017*
3:00 pm		 at Austin Peay
NIT Season Tip-Off		 W 82–79 OT 2–2
 Dunn Center (2,017)
Clarksville, TN
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Monmouth
NIT Season Tip-Off		 W 62–51  3–2
 Kimmel Arena (1,008)
Ashville, NC
Nov 26, 2017*
4:30 pm, WMYA		 Wofford W 85–65  4–2
 Kimmel Arena (1,323)
Ashville, NC
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, WMYA		 USC Upstate W 82–70  5–2
 Kimmel Arena (1,436)
Ashville, NC
Dec 3, 2017*
3:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at Clemson L 52–83  5–3
 Littlejohn Coliseum (5,932)
Clemson, SC
Dec 5, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Furman L 72–83  5–4
 Timmons Arena (1,389)
Greenville, SC
Dec 10, 2017*
3:30 pm		 Milligan W 97–60  6–4
 Kimmel Arena (1,081)
Ashville, NC
Dec 17, 2017*
4:30 pm		 vs. Western Carolina
Mountain Invitational		 L 72–76  6–5
 U.S. Cellular Center (1,423)
Ashville, NC
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at UNC Greensboro W 67–60  7–5
 Greensboro Coliseum (2,172)
Greensboro, NC
Dec 22, 2017*
10:00 pm, TheW.tv		 at Saint Mary's L 69–95  7–6
 McKeon Pavilion (3,221)
Moraga, CA
Big South Conference regular season
Dec 30, 2017
2:00 pm, WMYA		 Campbell W 85–79  8–6
(1–0)		 Kimmel Arena (1,598)
Ashville, NC
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm		 at High Point L 74–84  8–7
(1–1)		 Millis Athletic Center (1,121)
High Point, NC
Jan 6, 2018
4:00 pm		 at Radford L 70–90  8–8
(1–2)		 Dedmon Center (981)
Radford, VA
Jan 9, 2018
7:00 pm		 Longwood W 90–80  9–8
(2–2)		 Kimmel Arena (1,312)
Ashville, NC
Jan 12, 2018
7:00 pm		 at Presbyterian W 76–56  10–8
(3–2)		 Templeton Center (462)
Clinton, SC
Jan 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Charleston Southern W 83–73  11–8
(4–2)		 Kimmel Arena (1,723)
Ashville, NC
Jan 18, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Winthrop L 58–85  11–9
(4–3)		 Winthrop Coliseum (3,347)
Rock Hill, SC
Jan 21, 2018
2:00 pm, Stadium		 at Liberty W 84–68  12–9
(5–3)		 Vines Center (2,426)
Lynchburg, VA
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, WMYA		 Gardner–Webb W 65–60  13–9
(6–3)		 Kimmel Arena (1,712)
Ashville, NC
Jan 27, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3		 High Point W 84–77  14–9
(7–3)		 Kimmel Arena (2,104)
Ashville, NC
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm		 at Campbell W 64–57  15–9
(8–3)		 Gore Arena (1,921)
Buies Creek, NC
Feb 3, 2018
4:30 pm		 Presbyterian W 75–61  16–9
(9–3)		 Kimmel Arena (2,608)
Ashville, NC
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm		 at Longwood W 78–73  17–9
(10–3)		 Willett Hall (1,473)
Farmville, VA
Feb 10, 2018
2:00 pm		 Radford W 66–64  18–9
(11–3)		 Kimmel Arena (2,012)
Ashville, NC
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm		 Liberty L 69–82 OT 18–10
(11–4)		 Kimmel Arena (1,719)
Ashville, NC
Feb 18, 2018
5:30 pm		 at Charleston Southern W 85–80 OT 19–10
(12–4)		 CSU Field House (722)
North Charleston, SC
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm		 Winthrop W 89–75  20–10
(13–4)		 Kimmel Arena (2,978)
Ashville, NC
Feb 24, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Gardner–Webb L 61–72  20–11
(13–5)		 Paul Porter Arena (1,581)
Boiling Springs, NC
Big South Tournament
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 (1) (8) Charleston Southern
Quarterfinals		 W 71–66  21–11
 Kimmel Arena (2,276)
Ashville, NC
Mar 2, 2018
8:30 pm, ESPN3		 (1) (5) Liberty
Semifinals		 L 64–69  21–12
 Kimmel Arena (2,318)
Ashville, NC
NIT
Mar 13, 2018*
11:00 pm, ESPN2		 (8) at (1) USC
First round – USC Bracket		 L 98–103 2OT 21–13
 Galen Center (1,614)
Los Angeles, CA

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

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References
  1. Goodman, Jeff (March 24, 2018). "Nick McDevitt joins Middle Tennessee St. after lengthy run at UNC Asheville". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  2. http://uncabulldogs.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=144
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