# 2017–18 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team represented Stetson University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hatters, led by fifth-year head coach Corey Williams, played their home games at the Edmunds Center in DeLand, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 4–10 in ASUN play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Lipscomb.

## Previous season

The Hatters finished the 2016–17 season 11–21, 3–11 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Grant Lozoya | 2 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Westlake Village, CA | Graduate transferred to Pittsburg State |
| Will Hollmann | 21 | F/C | 6'8" | 245 | Sophomore | DeLand, FL | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Derick Newton | 22 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Sophomore | Beverly Hills, CA | Declare for 2017 G-League draft |
| Kevin Ndahiro | 23 | F/C | 6'9" | 225 | Sophomore | Ottawa, ON | Graduate transferred to South Alabama |
| Brian Pegg | 41 | F | 6'7" | 235 | RS Senior | Clearwater, FL | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Ricky Gouety | 21 | F | 6'10" | 200 | Junior | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Junior college transferred from Indian Hills CC |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kenny Aninye #109 SG | Marietta, GA | Wheeler High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 ||||||
| Keith Matthews SF | Blythewood, SC | Blythewood High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | Sep 10, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Christian Jones SG | Columbia, SC | Cardinal Newman School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Abayomi Iyiola SF | Decatur, GA | Greenforest Christian Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | |
| 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. Retrieved November 22, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Webber International | W 98–89 | 1–0 | Edmunds Center (475) DeLand, FL |
| Nov 12, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at FIU | W 70–67 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | FIU Arena (605) Miami, FL |
| Nov 15, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Florida | L 72–75 | 2–1 | Edmunds Center (836) DeLand, FL |
| Nov 18, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | SIU Edwardsville | L 76–80 | 2–2 | Edmunds Center (475) DeLand, FL |
| Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ave Maria Hoops In the Heartland | W 87–53 | 3–2 | Edmunds Center (402) DeLand, FL |
| Nov 22, 2017* 8:05 pm | | at South Alabama | W 81–77 | 4–2 | Mitchell Center (1,737) Mobile, AL |
| Nov 25, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Dakota State Hoops In the Heartland | L 58–94 | 4–3 | Scheels Arena (2,532) Fargo, ND |
| Nov 27, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Green Bay Hoops In the Heartland | W 83–71 | 5–3 | Resch Center (1,836) Green Bay, WI |
| Nov 30, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Campbell | L 78–85 | 5–4 | Edmunds Center (460) DeLand, FL |
| Dec 1, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Edward Waters Hoops In the Heartland | W 85–52 | 6–4 | Edmunds Center (515) DeLand, FL |
| Dec 6, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 59–73 | 6–5 | Palumbo Center (1,191) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Dec 9, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 79–76 | 7–5 | McCann Field House (1,123) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Dec 16, 2017* 3:00 pm | | at Fort Wayne | L 84–88 | 7–6 | Memorial Coliseum (1,237) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Dec 19, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UCF | L 55–74 | 7–7 | Edmunds Center (1,918) DeLand, FL |
| Dec 29, 2017* 8:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Nebraska | L 62–71 | 7–8 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,040) Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida National | W 94–88 | 8–8 | Edmunds Center (312) DeLand, FL |
| Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 52–90 | 8–9 (0–1) | Alico Arena (4,016) Fort Myers, FL |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | W 80–67 | 9–9 (1–1) | Edmunds Center (398) DeLand, FL |
| Jan 13, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | W 87–69 | 10–9 (2–1) | Edmunds Center (543) DeLand, FL |
| Jan 15, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bethune–Cookman | L 62–74 | 10–10 | Edmunds Center (732) DeLand, FL |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | L 81–95 | 10–11 (2–2) | KSU Convocation Center (1,176) Kennesaw, GA |
| Jan 20, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | L 82–85 | 10–12 (2–3) | Allen Arena (1,644) Nashville, TN |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Jacksonville | L 69–76 | 10–13 (2–4) | Swisher Gymnasium (832) Jacksonville, FL |
| Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | L 65–73 | 10–14 (2–5) | Edmunds Center (893) DeLand, FL |
| Jan 29, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Jacksonville | L 67–68 | 10–15 (2–6) | Edmunds Center (748) DeLand, FL |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | L 91–97 | 10–16 (2–7) | UNF Arena (2,001) Jacksonville, FL |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | L 79–91 | 10–17 (2–8) | G. B. Hodge Center (837) Spartanburg, SC |
| Feb 10, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | W 84–80 | 11–17 (3–8) | Wellness and Events Center (788) Newark, NJ |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | L 73–82 | 11–18 (3–9) | Edmunds Center (412) DeLand, FL |
| Feb 17, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | W 86–74 | 12–18 (4–9) | Edmunds Center (632) DeLand, FL |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 60–76 | 12–19 (4–10) | Edmunds Center (1,150) DeLand, FL |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| Feb 26, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | at (2) Lipscomb Quarterfinals | L 73–89 | 12–20 | Allen Arena (1,877) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||