# 2017–18 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2017–18 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 13th-year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at Lundholm Gym in Durham, New Hampshire as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 6–10 in America East play to finish in a tie for six place. They lost to Hartford in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the season 20–12, 10–6 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the America East tournament, they defeated UMBC in the quarterfinals before losing to Vermont in the semifinals.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jaleen Smith | 0 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Freeport, TX | Graduated |
| Daniel Dion | 5 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Cedar Park, TX | Graduated |
| Joe Bramanti | 30 | G | 6'2" | 205 | RS Senior | Andover, MA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Mark Carbone | 5 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Sophomore | Wethersfield, CT | Transferred from San Diego. Under NCAA transfer rules, Carbone will have to sit out from the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Joshua Hopkins SF | Greensboro, NC | Dudley High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Oct 17, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Elijah Jordan PG | Orlando, FL | The First Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 6, 2016 |
| 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 October 22, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wheelock | W 95–39 | 1–0 | Lundholm Gym (349) Durham, NH |
| Nov 14, 2017* 8:00 pm, LHN | | at Texas Phil Knight Invitational | L 60–78 | 1–1 | Frank Erwin Center (8,465) Austin, TX |
| Nov 19, 2017* 6:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 8 Florida Phil Knight Invitational | L 63–70 | 1–2 | O'Connell Center (9,501) Gainesville, FL |
| Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | American | L 70–74 | 1–3 | Lundholm Gym (474) Durham, NH |
| Nov 24, 2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Furman Phil Knight Invitational sub-regional | L 64–78 | 1–4 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (400) Nashville, TN |
| Nov 26, 2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Utah State Phil Knight Invitational sub-regional | L 64–78 | 1–5 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (400) Nashville, TN |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Boston University | L 69–70 | 1–6 | Lundholm Gym (317) Durham, NH |
| Dec 2, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bryant | W 75–59 | 2–6 | Lundholm Gym (369) Durham, NH |
| Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | L 70–78 | 2–7 | Lundholm Gym (519) Durham, NH |
| Dec 9, 2017* 3:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 58–62 | 2–8 | Hart Center (1,275) Worcester, MA |
| Dec 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Lyndon State | W 111–31 | 3–8 | Lundholm Gym (279) Durham, NH |
| Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 64–68 | 3–9 | Charles E. Smith Center (2,009) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, Facebook Live | | at Fairfield | L 68–78 | 3–10 | Webster Bank Arena (923) Bridgeport, CT |
| Dec 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Dartmouth Rivalry | W 83–66 | 4–10 | Lundholm Gym (511) Durham, NH |
| America East regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMBC | W 71–67 | 4–11 (0–1) | Retriever Activities Center (518) Catonsville, MD |
| Jan 6, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Albany | W 64–61 | 5–11 (1–1) | Lundholm Gym (439) Durham, NH |
| Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Binghamton | W 71–67 | 6–11 (2–1) | Lundholm Gym (414) Durham, NH |
| Jan 15, 2018 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | W 74–62 | 7–11 (3–1) | Tsongas Center (2,033) Lowell, MA |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vermont | L 56–67 | 7–12 (3–2) | Lundholm Gym (560) Durham, NH |
| Jan 21, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | W 53–51 | 8–12 (4–2) | Lundholm Gym (429) Durham, NH |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Maine | L 68–69 | 8–13 (4–3) | Cross Insurance Center (1,103) Bangor, ME |
| Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 57–52 | 9–13 (5–3) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,643) Vestal, NY |
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hartford | L 62–79 | 9–14 (5–4) | Lundholm Gym (547) Durham, NH |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | L 74–83 | 9–15 (5–5) | SEFCU Arena (3,831) Albany, NY |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Maine | W 71–56 | 10–15 (6–5) | Lundholm Gym (522) Durham, NH |
| Feb 11, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMBC | L 59–68 | 10–16 (6–6) | Lundholm Gym (839) Durham, NH |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Vermont | L 58–71 | 10–17 (6–7) | Patrick Gym (2,633) Burlington, VT |
| Feb 18, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stony Brook | L 63–72 | 10–18 (6–8) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,067) Stony Brook, NY |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Hartford | L 56–65 | 10–19 (6–9) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,002) Hartford, CT |
| Feb 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | L 77–92 | 10–20 (6–10) | Lundholm Gym (651) Durham, NH |
| America East tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | at (3) Hartford Quarterfinals | L 60–71 | 10–21 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,727) Hartford, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||