# 2017–18 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by third-year head coach Michael Huger, played their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

## Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2016–17 season 13–19, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 10 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Toledo.

## Offseason
### Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Derek Koch #67 PF | West Salem, OH | Northwestern High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 18, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| Daeqwon Plowden SF | Philadelphia, PA | Mastery Charter School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Sep 7, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Joniya Gadson PF | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Dillard High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | N/A | Oct 2, 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 5, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2017* 6:00 pm | | Capital | W 83–53 | | 21 – Frye | 13 – Wiggins | 5 – Turner | Stroh Center (1,310) Bowling Green, OH |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | W 78–69 | 1–0 | 33 – Turner | 8 – Wiggins | 7 – Turner | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,504) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Dakota | L 79–88 | 1–1 | 23 – Frye | 14 – Koch | 5 – Turner | Stroh Center (1,237) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 18, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 83–80 | 2–1 | 20 – Turner | 11 – Koch | 3 – Fox | Stroh Center (2,440) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Lake Erie Creek Classic Opener | W 109–106 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | 25 – Wiggins | 10 – Uju | 8 – Caldwell | Stroh Center (1,505) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 24, 2017* 5:00 pm | | vs. USC Upstate Creek Classic | W 83–74 | 4–1 | 20 – Frye/Wiggins | 12 – Wiggins | 7 – Caldwell | Pope Convocation Center (1,083) Buies Creek, NC |
| November 26, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at Campbell Creek Classic | W 78–72 | 5–1 | 20 – Caldwell | 7 – Wiggins | 5 – Caldwell | Pope Convocation Center (1,208) Buies Creek, NC |
| November 26, 2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Abilene Christian Creek Classic | L 83–88 | 5–2 | 25 – Caldwell | 8 – Wiggins | 4 – Caldwell | Pope Convocation Center (3,095) Buies Creek, NC |
| November 29, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | San Jose State | W 85—79 | 6—2 | 27 – Turner | 12 – Wiggins | 5 – Caldwell | Stroh Center (1,635) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 2, 2017* 6:00 pm | | at Norfolk State Spartan Showcase | W 92—77 | 7—2 | 28 – Frye | 8 – Koch | 7 – Caldwell | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,378) Norfolk, VA |
| December 5, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Evansville | L 76—91 | 7—3 | 21 – Turner | 11 – Wiggins | 4 – Frye | Stroh Center (1,489) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 9, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Old Dominion | L 46–88 | 7–4 | 17 – Turner | 6 – Cummings/Wiggins | 2 – Fox/Turner | Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,418) Norfolk, VA |
| December 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports | | at Green Bay | W 81–78 $^{OT}$ | 8–4 | 21 – Caldwell/Turner | 16 – Wiggins | 3 – Lillard/Turner | Resch Center Green Bay, WI |
| December 28, 2017* 5:50 pm | | Lourdes | W 97–56 | 9–4 | 15 – Caldwell | 8 – Wiggins | 4 – Turner | Stroh Center (1,927) Bowling Green, OH |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | L 72–77 | 9–5 (0–1) | 18 – Wiggins | 5 – 4 players tied | 3 – Caldwell | Stroh Center (1,524) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 6, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | W 75–71 $^{OT}$ | 10–5 (1–1) | 20 – Lillard | 12 – Lillard | 6 – Caldwell | Convocation Center (1,253) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | W 66–57 | 11–5 (2–1) | 15 – Wiggins | 15 – Wiggins | 4 – Lillard | Stroh Center (2,013) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 13, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Akron | L 78–80 | 11–6 (2–2) | 30 – Turner | 12 – Wiggins | 2 – Caldwell/Koch | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,204) Akron, OH |
| January 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | W 81–70 | 12–6 (3–2) | 22 – Wiggins | 15 – Wiggins | 5 – Wiggins | Millett Hall (996) Oxford, OH |
| January 20, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | L 75–84 | 12–7 (3–3) | 16 – Caldwell | 11 – Wiggins | 4 – Caldwell/Frye | Stroh Center (3,103) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 23, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | L 62–93 | 12–8 (3–4) | 13 – Caldwell | 8 – Wiggins | 3 – Turner | Convocation Center (883) DeKalb, IL |
| January 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 75–101 | 12–9 (3–5) | 13 – Frye/Koch/Turner | 4 – Koch/Plowden/Turner | 6 – Turner | Savage Arena (6,812) Toledo, OH |
| January 30, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ohio | W 66–50 | 13–9 (4–5) | 18 – Wiggins | 11 – Wiggins | 3 – Frye | Stroh Center (1,540) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 3, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Kent State | W 70–62 | 14–9 (5–5) | 20 – Turner | 9 – Wiggins | 4 – Caldwell | Stroh Center (3,540) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ball State | L 56–59 | 14–10 (5–6) | 15 – Lillard | 10 – Koch/Lillard | 2 – 6 players tied | Worthen Arena (3,245) Muncie, IN |
| February 10, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | W 70–63 $^{OT}$ | 15–10 (6–6) | 17 – Wiggins | 15 – Wiggins | 5 – Lillard/Turner | Stroh Center (1,918) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 13, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | W 83–81 | 16–10 (7–6) | 29 – Turner | 12 – Wiggins | 3 – Frye/Lillard | Stroh Center (1,421) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Buffalo | L 82–95 | 16–11 (7–7) | 23 – Turner | 15 – Wiggins | 3 – Frye/Lillard | Alumni Arena (5,707) Amherst, NY |
| February 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Akron | L 79–81 | 16–12 (7–8) | 24 – Frye | 12 – Wiggins | 6 – Turner | Stroh Center (1,540) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 24, 2018 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Kent State | L 63–64 | 16–13 (7–9) | 17 – Turner | 13 – Wiggins | 2 – 4 players tied | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (5,022) Kent, OH |
| February 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ohio | L 59–75 | 16–14 (7–10) | 18 – Wiggins | 15 – Wiggins | 3 – Frye | Convocation Center (6,108) Athens, OH |
| March 2, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Buffalo | L 70–100 | 16–15 (7–11) | 21 – Turner | 10 – Wiggins | 3 – Caldwell | Stroh Center (1,924) Bowling Green, OH |
| MAC tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2018* 7:00 pm | (9) | at (8) Central Michigan First round | L 77–81 | 16–16 | 17 – Lillard/Turner | 12 – Wiggins | 5 – Turner | McGuirk Arena (1,910) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||