# 2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by fifth-year head coach Casey Alexander, played their home games at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 10–4 in ASUN play to finish in second place. They defeated Stetson, Jacksonville and Florida Gulf Coast to become champions of the ASUN tournament. They earned the ASUN's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to North Carolina.

## Previous season

The Bisons finished the 2016–17 season 20–13, 11–3 in ASUN play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated NJIT in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Florida. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Josh Williams | 2 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Nashville, TN | Graduated |
| Cam Miller | 4 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Franklin, TN | Graduated |
| Kenny Bunton | 25 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Freshman | Cleveland, TN | Transferred to Lee |
| Brett Wishton | 43 | F | 6'11" | 240 | Senior | Concord, NC | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Andrew Fleming | 15 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Sophomore | Nashville, TN | Transferred from Chattanooga. Under NCAA transfer rules, Fleming will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ahsan Asadullah C | Riverdale, GA | North Clayton High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Sep 26, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Greg Jones SG | Frisco, TX | Wakeland High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | |
| 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 29, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Emory | W 98–83 | 1–0 | 37 – Mathews | 10 – Marberry | 8 – Buckland | Allen Arena (1,168) Nashville, TN |
| Nov 12, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Morehead State | W 77–70 | 2–0 | 25 – Mathews | 13 – Marberry | 6 – Buckland | Allen Arena (561) Nashville, TN |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Alabama | L 64–86 | 2–1 | 15 – Tied | 7 – Marberry | 2 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (12,325) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Nov 18, 2017* 5:00 pm, LHN | | at Texas | L 57–80 | 2–2 | 17 – Mathews | 7 – Buckland | 1 – Tied | Frank Erwin Center (8,592) Austin, TX |
| Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | W 75–67 | 3–2 | 17 – Marberry | 13 – Pepper | 4 – Cooper | Moody Coliseum (1,187) Abilene, TX |
| Nov 27, 2017* 6:30 pm, OVCDN | | at Belmont Battle of the Boulevard | W 74–66 | 4–2 | 22 – Mathews | 8 – Tied | 6 – Cooper | Curb Event Center (2,754) Nashville, TN |
| Nov 29, 2017* 6:00 pm, OVCDN | | at Tennessee Tech | L 80–86 | 4–3 | 18 – Mathews | 6 – Tied | 4 – Cooper | Eblen Center (1,327) Cookeville, TN |
| Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm, OVCDN | | at Tennessee State | W 95–86 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | 20 – Buckland | 7 – Marberry | 5 – Marberry | Gentry Complex (1,201) Nashville, TN |
| Dec 4, 2017* 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Belmont Battle of the Boulevard | W 69–54 | 6–3 | 26 – Mathews | 9 – Marberry | 5 – Marberry | Allen Arena (4,161) Nashville, TN |
| Dec 9, 2017* 1:15 pm, SECN | | at No. 24 Tennessee | L 71–81 | 6–4 | 22 – Mathews | 15 – Pepper | 7 – Cooper | Thompson–Boling Arena (14,051) Knoxville, TN |
| Dec 14, 2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida College | W 100–68 | 7–4 | 21 – Mathews | 10 – Pepper | 6 – Pepper | Allen Arena (1,007) Nashville, TN |
| Dec 17, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Abilene Christian | W 67–65 | 8–4 | 24 – Marberry | 14 – Pepper | 4 – Tied | Allen Arena (1,205) Nashville, TN |
| Dec 21, 2017* 6:00 pm | | at Navy | W 73–64 | 9–4 | 27 – Mathews | 5 – Pepper | 6 – Cooper | Alumni Hall (972) Annapolis, MD |
| Dec 30, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 14 Purdue | L 66–98 | 9–5 | 25 – Mathews | 6 – Korn | 5 – Cooper | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 3, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Fisk | W 99–53 | 10–5 | 28 – Mathews | 13 – Pepper | 6 – Cooper | Allen Arena (778) Nashville, TN |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season |||||||||
| Jan 6, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | W 86–71 | 11–5 (1–0) | 43 – Mathews | 13 – Mathews | 5 – Buckland | KSU Convocation Center (1,075) Kennesaw, GA |
| Jan 11, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | L 96–102 | 11–6 (1–1) | 32 – Mathews | 12 – Mathews | 5 – Cooper | UNF Arena (1,481) Jacksonville, FL |
| Jan 13, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Jacksonville | L 69–87 | 11–7 (1–2) | 23 – Mathews | 7 – Tied | 3 – Pepper | Swisher Gymnasium (987) Jacksonville, FL |
| Jan 18, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 83–88 | 11–8 (1–3) | 15 – Tied | 7 – Mathews | 5 – Marberry | Allen Arena (1,147) Nashville, TN |
| Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | W 85–82 | 12–8 (2–3) | 20 – Tied | 14 – Pepper | 8 – Cooper | Allen Arena (1,644) Nashville, TN |
| Jan 24, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | W 92–78 | 13–8 (3–3) | 24 – Marberry | 11 – Mathews | 4 – Tied | Allen Arena (1,007) Nashville, TN |
| Jan 27, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | W 86–79 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (4–3) | 29 – Marberry | 11 – Pepper | 5 – Pepper | Wellness and Events Center (662) Newark, NJ |
| Jan 29, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | W 110–106 $^{2OT}$ | 15–8 (5–3) | 38 – Marberry | 10 – Pepper | 7 – Buckland | G. B. Hodge Center (837) Spartanburg, SC |
| Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | L 77–81 | 15–9 (5–4) | 28 – Mathews | 10 – Pepper | 3 – Tied | Allen Arena (1,650) Nashville, TN |
| Feb 8, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Jacksonville | W 82–59 | 16–9 (6–4) | 23 – Mathews | 15 – Pepper | 3 – Rose | Allen Arena (1,406) Nashville, TN |
| Feb 10, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | W 82–75 | 17–9 (7–4) | 39 – Marberry | 6 – Tied | 6 – Tied | Allen Arena (1,692) Nashville, TN |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson | W 82–73 | 18–9 (8–4) | 17 – Mathews | 9 – Korn | 3 – Tied | Edmunds Center (412) DeLand, FL |
| Feb 17, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 90–87 | 19–9 (9–4) | 23 – Mathews | 7 – Pepper | 4 – Pepper | Alico Arena (4,497) Fort Myers, FL |
| Feb 22, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | W 83–74 | 20–9 (10–4) | 32 – Marberry | 11 – Marberry | 9 – Cooper | Allen Arena (1,150) Nashville, TN |
| Atlantic Sun tournament |||||||||
| Feb 26, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | (7) Stetson Quarterfinals | W 89–73 | 21–9 | 29 – Mathews | 9 – Marberry | 5 – Mathews | Allen Arena (1,877) Nashville, TN |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | (3) Jacksonville Semifinals | W 77–62 | 22–9 | 23 – Mathews | 8 – Pepper | 4 – Tied | Allen Arena (1,967) Nashville, TN |
| Mar 4, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN | (2) | at (1) Florida Gulf Coast Championship | W 108–96 | 23–9 | 33 – Mathews | 9 – Mathews | 9 – Cooper | Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| Mar 16, 2018* 1:45 pm, CBS | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 10 North Carolina First Round | L 66–84 | 23–10 | 14 – Cooper | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Spectrum Center (18,489) Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Source. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||