# 2017–18 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by fifth-year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 19–12, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in third place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to UNC Wilmington.

## Previous season

The Pride finished the 2016–17 season 15–17, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to Delaware.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Ty Greer | 0 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Graduate transferred to Ferris State |
| Deron Powers | 2 | G | 6'0" | 170 | RS Senior | Williamsburg, VA | Graduated |
| Brian Bernardi | 14 | G | 6'2" | 195 | RS Senior | Staten Island, NY | Graduated |
| Jamall Robinson | 24 | G/F | 6'5" | 208 | RS Junior | Cheltenham, MD | Graduate transferred to LIU Brooklyn |
| Andre Walker | 44 | F/C | 6'10" | 230 | Junior | Gaithersburg, MD | Graduate transferred to Virginia Union |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Tareq Coburn | 0 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Sophomore | Rosedale, NY | Transferred from St. Bonaventure. Under NCAA transfer rules, Coburn will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. He will have three years of eligibility left. |
| Kenny Wormley | 2 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Junior | Landover, MD | Junior college transferred from Indian Hills CC. |
| Joel Angus III | 12 | F | 6'6" | 240 | RS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Transferred from Southeast Missouri State. Will be eligible to play since Angus III graduated from Southeast Missouri State. |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Matija Radović F | Belgrade, Serbia | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Kevin Schutte F/C | Zwolle, Overijssel, The Netherlands | CSE Zwolle | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jalen Ray G | Hampton, VA | Hampton | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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. ||||||

## Preseason

In a poll of league coaches, media relations directors, and media members at the CAA's media day, the Pride were picked to finish in fourth place in the CAA. Junior guard Justin Wright-Foreman was named to the preseason All-CAA first team while senior forward Rokas Gustys was named to the second team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Army | W 77–74 | 1–0 | 25 – Wright-Foreman | 12 – Gustys | 5 – Wright-Foreman | Mack Sports Complex (2,703) Hempstead, NY |
| November 13, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Kennesaw State | W 75–57 | 2–0 | 16 – Wright-Foreman | 7 – Angus III | 4 – Tied | Mack Sports Complex (1,013) Hempstead, NY |
| November 16, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Dayton Charleston Classic quarterfinals | W 72–69 | 3–0 | 19 – Wright-Foreman | 10 – Gustys | 2 – Tied | TD Arena (5,100) Charleston, SC |
| November 17, 2017* 9:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Clemson Charleston Classic semifinals | L 59–78 | 3–1 | 20 – Wright-Foreman | 10 – Gustys | 3 – Tied | TD Arena (5,100) Charleston, SC |
| November 19, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Auburn Charleston Classic 3rd place game | L 78–89 | 3–2 | 23 – Pemberton | 9 – Gustys | 9 – Buie | TD Arena (2,263) Charleston, SC |
| November 25, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at Siena | L 76–85 | 3–3 | 25 – Wright-Foreman | 15 – Gustys | 5 – Pemberton | Times Union Center (5,512) Albany, NY |
| November 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Molloy | W 107–72 | 4–3 | 23 – Wright-Foreman | 15 – Gustys | 4 – Wormley | Mack Sports Complex (1,209) Hempstead, NY |
| December 6, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Monmouth | W 85–84 | 5–3 | 24 – Wright-Foreman | 11 – Angus II | 3 – Tied | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,012) West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 9, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Rider | W 88–82 | 6–3 | 30 – Wright-Foreman | 10 – Tied | 5 – Wright-Foreman | Alumni Gymnasium (1,427) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 12, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Stony Brook | W 84–81 | 7–3 | 33 – Wright-Foreman | 7 – Tied | 3 – Wright-Foreman | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,735) Stony Brook, NY |
| December 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | vs. Manhattan Garden City Showcase | L 61–63 | 7–4 | 22 – Wright-Foreman | 13 – Gustys | 3 – Wormley | Center for Recreation and Sports (1,019) Garden City, NY |
| December 22, 2017* 8:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. No. 1 Villanova Long Island Showcase | L 71–95 | 7–5 | 25 – Wright-Foreman | 8 – Gustys | 5 – Tied | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,892) Uniondale, NY |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2017 4:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 87–90 | 7–6 (0–1) | 36 – Wright-Foreman | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Kaplan Arena (3,784) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 2, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | W 71–70 | 8–6 (1–1) | 27 – Wright-Foreman | 13 – gustys | 4 – Wright-Foreman | Matthews Arena (692) Boston, MA |
| January 5, 2018 7:00 pm | | James Madison | W 87–81 $^{OT}$ | 9–6 (2–1) | 26 – Wright-Foreman | 18 – Gustys | 6 – Wright-Foreman | Mack Sports Complex (1,062) Hempstead, NY |
| January 7, 2018 4:00 pm | | Elon | L 76–89 | 9–7 (2–2) | 39 – Wright-Foreman | 23 – Gustys | 6 – Wright-Foreman | Mack Sports Complex (2,012) Hempstead, NY |
| January 11, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Towson | W 76–73 | 10–7 (3–2) | 34 – Wright-Foreman | 7 – Trueheart | 6 – Wright-Foreman | SECU Arena (1,257) Towson, MD |
| January 13, 2018 4:00 pm | | at Drexel | W 91–86 | 11–7 (4–2) | 20 – Tied | 16 – Gustys | 4 – Ray | Daskalakis Athletic Center (833) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 18, 2018 7:00 pm | | Delaware | W 90–63 | 12–7 (5–2) | 21 – Pemberton | 14 – Gustys | 8 – Buie | Mack Sports Complex (1,514) Hempstead, NY |
| January 20, 2018 4:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 70–76 | 12–8 (5–3) | 26 – Wright-Foreman | 8 – Gustys | 5 – Buie | TD Arena (4,045) Charleston, SC |
| January 25, 2018 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 67–81 | 12–9 (5–4) | 20 – Wright-Foreman | 10 – Gustys | 3 – 3 tied | Mack Sports Complex (1,361) Hempstead, NY |
| January 27, 2018 4:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 64–59 | 13–9 (6–4) | 32 – Wright-Foreman | 13 – Gustys | 3 – Tied | Bob Carpenter Center (4,737) Newark, DE |
| February 1, 2018 4:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 96–76 | 14–9 (7–4) | 27 – Pemberton | 16 – Gustys | 10 – Buie | Mack Sports Complex (1,952) Hempstead, NY |
| February 3, 2018 7:00 pm | | College of Charleston | L 85–86 | 14–10 (7–5) | 24 – Wright-Foreman | 9 – Gustys | 4 – Buie | Mack Sports Complex (2,508) Hempstead, NY |
| February 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Elon | W 67–48 | 15–10 (8–5) | 27 – Pemberton | 20 – Gustys | 1 – 4 tied | Alumni Gym (1,553) Elon, NC |
| February 10, 2018 4:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | L 70–90 | 15–11 (8–6) | 15 – Wright-Foreman | 10 – Gustys | 5 – Buie | Trask Coliseum (5,200) Wilmington, SC |
| February 15, 2018 7:00 pm | | William & Mary | W 90–84 | 16–11 (9–6) | 26 – Pemberton | 21 – Gustys | 7 – Wright-Foreman | Mack Sports Complex (2,102) Hempstead, NY |
| February 17, 2018 4:00 pm | | Drexel | W 88–76 | 17–11 (10–6) | 32 – Wright-Foreman | 17 – Gustys | 6 – Wright-Foreman | Mack Sports Complex (2,312) Hempstead, NY |
| February 22, 2018 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 77–61 | 18–11 (11–6) | 22 – Pemberton | 9 – Gustys | 7 – Buie | JMU Convocation Center (2,663) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 24, 2018 4:00 pm | | Towson | W 91–86 | 19–11 (12–6) | 27 – Wright-Foreman | 8 – Gustys | 5 – Wright-Foreman | Mack Sports Complex (3,052) Hempstead, NY |
| CAA tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2018 8:30 pm, CAA.tv | (3) | vs. (6) UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals | L 88–93 | 19–12 | 29 – Wright-Foreman | 10 – Gustys | 6 – Wright-Foreman | North Charleston Coliseum (2,566) North Charleston, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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