# 2017–18 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by sixth-year head coach Jamion Christian, played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in NEC play, to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the NEC tournament, they were upset in the quarterfinals by Robert Morris.
On May 2, 2018, Jamion Christian left his alma mater to take the head coaching job at Siena. One week later, the school hired former Mountaineer assistant coach Dan Engelstad from Division III Southern Vermont.

## Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2016–17 season 20–16, 14–4 in NEC play, to win the regular-season NEC championship. The Mountaineers defeated Sacred Heart, Robert Morris and Saint Francis (PA) to win the NEC tournament championship. As a result, the received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 16 seed in the East region, the defeated New Orleans in the First Four before losing to #1 Villanova in the first round.

## Preseason

In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Mountaineers were picked to finish in fourth place. Senior guard Junior Robinson was named the preseason All-NEC team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2017* 9:40 p.m. | | Delaware Hurricane relief charity exhibition | W 84–82 $^{OT}$ | | 27 – Robinson | 8 – Planutis | 8 – Robinson | Knott Arena (1,048) Emmitsburg, MD |
| November 4, 2017* 4:00 p.m. | | Hood | W 93–78 | | 38 – Robinson | 7 – Carey | 6 – Carey | Knott Arena (1,120) Emmitsburg, MD |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2017* 9:00 p.m., FS Wisconsin/MASN2 | | at Marquette Maui Invitational | L 59–80 | 0–1 | 20 – Robinson | 5 – Antonio | 6 – Robinson | BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,324) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 13, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 13 Notre Dame Maui Invitational | L 62–88 | 0–2 | 14 – Robinson | 7 – Planutis | 3 – Carey | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,633) South Bend, IN |
| November 15, 2017* 7:00 p.m., FS2 | | at Georgetown | L 68–102 | 0–3 | 26 – Robinson | 5 – Antonio | 6 – Carey | Capital One Arena (5,064) Washington, D.C. |
| November 18, 2017* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. North Florida Maui Invitational | W 84–81 | 1–3 | 20 – Robinson | 7 – Planutis | 7 – Carey | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (300) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 21, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | York (PA) | W 91–80 | 2–3 | 27 – Robinson | 10 – Antonio | 12 – Carey | Knott Arena (1,290) Emmitsburg, MD |
| November 24, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Ohio | L 77–96 | 2–4 | 21 – Robinson | 7 – Antonio | 10 – Robinson | Convocation Center (4,099) Athens, OH |
| November 27, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | Morgan State | L 63–69 | 2–5 | 13 – tied | 8 – Carey | 8 – Robinson | Knott Arena (1,420) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 2, 2017* 4:00 p.m., MASN | | Loyola (MD) | W 80–75 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 | 39 – Robinson | 6 – Antonio | 5 – Carey | Knott Arena (2,480) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 5, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra | | at Pittsburgh | L 78–82 $^{OT}$ | 3–6 | 24 – Robinson | 7 – Carey | 9 – Robinson | Petersen Events Center (2,333) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 9, 2017* 2:00 p.m. | | at Lehigh | L 60–75 | 3–7 | 20 – Robinson | 7 – Wray | 4 – tied | Stabler Arena (694) Bethlehem, PA |
| December 15, 2017* 7:30 p.m. | | Washington College | W 89–67 | 4–7 | 30 – Robinson | 8 – Wray | 5 – Robinson | Knott Arena (1,225) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 18, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at American | W 59–56 | 5–7 | 13 – Robinson | 12 – Wray | 5 – Robinson | Bender Arena (283) Washington, D.C. |
| December 22, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Coppin State | W 66–53 | 6–7 | 23 – Robinson | 11 – Wray | 8 – Robinson | Physical Education Complex (725) Baltimore, MD |
| NEC regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Wagner | L 57–76 | 6–8 (0–1) | 19 – Robinson | 5 – Wray | 3 – tied | Spiro Sports Center (1,722) Staten Island, NY |
| December 31, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | at LIU Brooklyn | L 57–71 | 6–9 (0–2) | 12 – tied | 8 – Wray | 4 – Wray | Steinberg Wellness Center (597) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 4, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Bryant | W 96–80 | 7–9 (1–2) | 25 – Robinson | 10 – Wray | 9 – Robinson | Knott Arena (1,348) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 6, 2018 4:00 p.m. | | Central Connecticut | W 78–51 | 8–9 (2–2) | 27 – Robinson | 9 – Wray | 7 – Carey | Knott Arena (2,384) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 11, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Sacred Heart | W 81–75 | 9–9 (3–2) | 23 – Robinson | 7 – Wray | 4 – tied | Knott Arena (1,448) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 13, 2018 2:00 p.m. | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 81–80 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (4–2) | 22 – Wray | 8 – Wray | 10 – Robinson | DeGol Arena (954) Loretto, PA |
| January 18, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 73–81 | 10–10 (4–3) | 21 – Robinson | 8 – Wray | 6 – Carey | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (385) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 20, 2018 4:30 p.m. | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 72–73 | 10–11 (4–4) | 19 – Robinson | 13 – Wray | 7 – Robinson | Rothman Center (486) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 25, 2018 9:00 p.m., CBSSN | | LIU Brooklyn | W 86–80 | 11–11 (5–4) | 24 – Robinson | 9 – Wray | 7 – Wray | Knott Arena (2,231) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 27, 2018 4:00 p.m. | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 86–72 | 12–11 (6–4) | 27 – Robinson | 8 – Antonio | 7 – Wray | Knott Arena (3,005) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 1, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Robert Morris | W 67–42 | 13–11 (7–4) | 15 – Alexander | 13 – Wray | 6 – Wray | PPG Paints Arena (804) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 3, 2018 4:00 p.m. | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 59–56 | 14–11 (8–4) | 20 – Robinson | 7 – Wray | 3 – tied | Knott Arena (3,045) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 8, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | at Central Connecticut | W 71–57 | 15–11 (9–4) | 32 – Robinson | 8 – Wray | 5 – Robinson | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| February 10, 2018 1:00 p.m. | | at Bryant | L 77–79 | 15–12 (9–5) | 30 – Robinson | 7 – Wray | 5 – Wray | Chace Athletic Center (560) Smithfield, RI |
| February 15, 2018 7:00 p.m. | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 79–80 | 15–13 (9–6) | 23 – Robinson | 8 – Planutis | 8 – Wray | Knott Arena (2,322) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 17, 2018 1:00 p.m. | | at Sacred Heart | W 74–69 | 16–13 (10–6) | 30 – Robinson | 13 – Wray | 7 – Wray | William H. Pitt Center (404) Fairfield, CT |
| February 22, 2018 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Robert Morris | W 72–53 | 17–13 (11–6) | 16 – Wray | 7 – Planutis | 8 – Robinson | Knott Arena (2,908) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 24, 2018 4:00 p.m. | | Wagner | W 73–62 | 18–13 (12–6) | 22 – Robinson | 9 – Wray | 5 – Wray | Knott Arena (3,072) Emmitsburg, MD |
| NEC tournament |||||||||
| February 28, 2018 7:00 p.m. | (2) | (7) Robert Morris Quarterfinals | L 56–60 | 18–14 | 15 – Robinson | 7 – Planutis | 5 – Wray | Knott Arena (2,129) Emmitsburg, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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