# 2017–18 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by 17th-year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 10–6 in America East play to finish in fourth place. They lost to Stony Brook in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament. Despite having 22 wins, they opted to not play in a postseason tournament.

## Previous season

The Great Danes finished the 2016–17 season 21–14, 10–6 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the America East tournament, they defeated Hartford and Stony Brook to advance to the championship game where they lost to Vermont. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they lost in the first round to Saint Peter's.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jamir Andrews | 2 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Senior | Livermore, CA | Graduated |
| Mike Rowley | 10 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Sydney, Australia | Graduated |
| Marqueese Grayson | 11 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Junior | Tomball, TX | Graduate transferred to Central Oklahoma |
| Terrel Martin-Garcia | 14 | F | 6'6" | 240 | Junior | Catford, England | Graduate transferred to Adelphi |
| Jarran Lands | 23 | F | 6'7" | 245 | Junior | Brownsburg, IN | Graduate transferred to Tarleton State |
| Dallas Ennema | 24 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Sheldon, IA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Ahmad Clark | 2 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Sophomore | Bowie, MD | Junior college transferree from St. Petersburg College |

### 2017 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Brent Hank C | Port Lincoln, Australia | Trinity College | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jul 26, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Cameron Healy PG | Wahroonga, Australia | Montverde Academy Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Adam Lulka PF | Sydney, Australia | The King's School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Aug 26, 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 22 October 2017. ||||||

### 2018 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Anthony Rizzuto PG | Philadelphia, PA | Northeastern High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65 |||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017. |||||||

## Preseason

In a poll by the conference’s nine head coaches (who were not allowed to pick their own team) at the America East media day, the Great Danes were picked to finish in second place in the America East. Juniors David Nichols and Joe Cremo were named to the preseason All-America East team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Oct 28, 2017* 7:30 pm | | at West Virginia Charity exhibition | L 67–98 | | 15 – Charles | 8 – Stire | 3 – Tied | WVU Coliseum (5,174) Morgantown, WV |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona | W 69–67 | 1–0 | 18 – Nichols | 12 – Stire | 2 – 3 tied | SEFCU Arena (3,529) Albany, NY |
| Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at Boston University | W 88–74 | 2–0 | 20 – Nichols | 7 – Foster | 5 – Nichols | Case Gym (444) Boston, MA |
| Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Yale | W 80–72 | 3–0 | 20 – Cremo | 9 – Stire | 4 – Tied | SEFCU Arena (2,717) Albany, NY |
| Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | SUNY Oneonta | W 102–77 | 4–0 | 19 – Nichols | 6 – 3 tied | 5 – Nichols | SEFCU Arena (2,225) Albany, NY |
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Dartmouth | W 91–73 | 5–0 | 19 – Nichols | 8 – Stire | 4 – Nichols | Leede Arena (420) Hanover, NH |
| Nov 25, 2017* 1:00 pm, Stadium | | at Holy Cross | W 78–62 | 6–0 | 30 – Cremo | 7 – Campbell | 6 – Nichols | Hart Center (1,735) Worcester, MA |
| Nov 27, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 73–81 | 6–1 | 19 – Cremo | 9 – Tied | 2 – Tied | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,557) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Colgate | W 75–69 | 7–1 | 17 – Charles | 10 – Charles | 6 – Cremo | SEFCU Arena (2,004) Albany, NY |
| Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Columbia | W 86–82 | 8–1 | 29 – Nichols | 10 – Stire | 4 – Nichols | SEFCU Arena (2,208) Albany, NY |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bryant Gotham Classic | W 84–68 | 9–1 | 24 – Cremo | 12 – Stire | 6 – Stire | SEFCU Arena (2,012) Albany, NY |
| Dec 9, 2017* 7:30 pm, SNY/Spectrum TV/ESPN3 | | at Siena Albany Cup/Gotham Classic | W 74–69 | 10–1 | 19 – Charles | 10 – Stire | 3 – Nichols | Times Union Center (9,017) Albany, NY |
| Dec 12, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Memphis Gotham Classic | L 58–67 | 10–2 | 16 – Cremo | 11 – Stire | 3 – Tied | FedExForum (4,168) Memphis, TN |
| Dec 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius | W 68–65 | 11–2 | 24 – Charles | 7 – Stire | 5 – Cremo | SEFCU Arena (2,541) Albany, NY |
| Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Louisville Gotham Classic | L 68–70 | 11–3 | 18 – Cremo | 15 – Foster | 3 – Tied | KFC Yum! Center (16,388) Louisville, KY |
| Dec 28, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kent State | W 78–68 | 12–3 | 19 – Charles | 9 – Charles | 9 – Cremo | SEFCU Arena (2,579) Albany, NY |
| American East regular season |||||||||
| Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hartford | L 64–72 | 12–4 (0–1) | 23 – Cremo | 10 – Stire | 6 – Cremo | SEFCU Arena (2,838) Albany, NY |
| Jan 6, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | L 61–64 | 12–5 (0–2) | 20 – Cremo | 9 – Stire | 5 – Nichols | Lundholm Gym (439) Durham, NH |
| Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | W 78–65 | 13–5 (1–2) | 20 – Charles | 6 – 3 tied | 5 – Cremo | SEFCU Arena (2,288) Albany, NY |
| Jan 13, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Maine | W 84–66 | 14–5 (2–2) | 22 – Cremo | 8 – Stire | 4 – Cremo | Cross Insurance Center (842) Bangor, ME |
| Jan 15, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | L 66–79 | 14–6 (2–3) | 17 – Charles | 9 – Stire | 5 – Campbell | Binghamton University Events Center (3,434) Vestal, NY |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | W 70–62 | 15–6 (3–3) | 23 – Cremo | 9 – Stire | 4 – Tied | SEFCU Arena (1,752) Albany, NY |
| Jan 21, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMBC | W 83–39 | 16–6 (4–3) | 21 – Charles | 13 – Foster | 7 – Cremo | SEFCU Arena (2,508) Albany, NY |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Vermont | L 50–61 | 16–7 (4–4) | 14 – Stire | 7 – Stire | 1 – 3 tied | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stony Brook | W 57–50 | 17–7 (5–4) | 14 – 3 tied | 10 – Stire | 3 – Nichols | Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Hampshire | W 83–74 | 18–7 (6–4) | 31 – Cremo | 7 – Campbell | 6 – Nichols | SEFCU Arena (3,831) Albany, NY |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vermont | L 67–72 | 18–8 (6–5) | 17 – Nichols | 8 – Stire | 9 – Cremo | SEFCU Arena (3,602) Albany, NY |
| Feb 11, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Hartford | W 69–63 | 19–8 (7–5) | 21 – Cremo | 11 – Stire | 4 – Tied | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,525) Hartford, CT |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | W 91–81 | 20–8 (8–5) | 25 – Nichols | 8 – Stire | 3 – Tied | Costello Athletic Center (419) Lowell, MA |
| Feb 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMBC | L 60–68 | 20–9 (8–6) | 25 – Cremo | 9 – Cremo | 5 – Nichols | UMBC Event Center (1,344) Catonsville, MD |
| Feb 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Maine | W 89–79 | 21–9 (9–6) | 24 – Cremo | 14 – Charles | 4 – Tied | SEFCU Arena (2,496) Albany, NY |
| Feb 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Binghamton | W 71–54 | 22–9 (10–6) | 15 – Foster | 12 – Stire | 9 – Cremo | SEFCU Arena (2,148) Albany, NY |
| America East tournament |||||||||
| Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | (5) Stony Brook Quarterfinals | L 60–69 | 22–10 | 24 – Cremo | 9 – Stire | 6 – Nichols | SEFCU Arena (1,785) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||