# 2017–18 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team represented Dartmouth College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Green, led by second-year head coach David McLaughlin, played their home games at Leede Arena in Hanover, New Hampshire as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 7–20, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in last place and fail to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

## Previous season

The Big Green finished the 2016–17 season 7–20, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. They failed to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Ike Ngwudo | 2 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Baldwin, NY | Graduated |
| Evan Boudreaux | 12 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Sophomore | Lake Forest, IL | Transferred to Xavier |
| Mike Fleming | 20 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Lake Forest, IL | Graduated |
| Wesley Dickinson | 21 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | Bergenfield, NJ | Graduated |
| Quinten Payne | 23 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | St. Charles, IL | Graduated |
| Jonas Stakeliunas | 33 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Freshman | Klaipėda, Lithuanuia | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Cole Harrison | 44 | C | 6'11' | 245 | Senior | Brentwood, TN | Graduate transferred to William & Mary |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Adrease Jackson #104 PF | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | Santa Margarita Catholic High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 14, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 ||||||
| Chris Knight PF | De Forest, WI | Madison Memorial High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Aaryn Rai SG | Mono, ON | Athlete Institute Basketball Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 12, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Ben Swett PG | Exeter, NH | Phillips Exeter Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 3, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Isaac Letoa PG | Auckland, New Zealand | Westlake Boys High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jul 3, 2017 |
| 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 January 9, 2018. ||||||

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Wes Slajchert #55 SG | Oak Park, CA | Oak Park High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 21, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| 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 January 9, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| Nov 11, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Quinnipiac | L 77–78 | 0–1 | TD Bank Sports Center (2,724) Hamden, CT |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm | Emerson | W 78–43 | 1–1 | Leede Arena (483) Hanover, NH |
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm | Albany | L 73–91 | 1–2 | Leede Arena (420) Hanover, NH |
| Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm | Loyola (MD) | W 64–63 | 2–2 | Leede Arena (472) Hanover, NH |
| Dec 2, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Canisius | L 60–73 | 2–3 | Koessler Center (1,082) Buffalo, NY |
| Dec 5, 2017* 4:00 pm | at Sacred Heart | L 73–79 | 2–4 | William H. Pitt Center (375) Fairfield, CT |
| Dec 8, 2017* 7:00 pm | at Maine | W 73–66 | 3–4 | Cross Insurance Center (539) Orono, ME |
| Dec 15, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UIC | L 60–76 | 3–5 | UIC Pavilion (1,275) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Notre Dame | L 87–97 | 3–6 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,837) South Bend, IN |
| Dec 22, 2017* 12:00 pm | Bryant | W 75–58 | 4–6 | Leede Arena (647) Hanover, NH |
| Dec 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire Rivalry | L 66–83 | 4–7 | Lundholm Gym (511) Durham, NH |
| Jan 6, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Harvard | L 51–61 | 4–8 (0–1) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,459) Boston, MA |
| Jan 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ILN | Vermont | L 78–91 | 4–9 | Leede Arena (1,263) Hanover, NH |
| Jan 13, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at Boston College | L 72–86 | 4–10 | Conte Forum (4,953) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ELVN | Harvard | L 57–62 | 4–11 (0–2) | Leede Arena (1,630) Hanover, NH |
| Jan 26, 2018 7:00 pm, ELVN | at Brown | L 62–64 | 4–12 (0–3) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,072) Providence, NJ |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ILN | at Yale | L 64–74 | 4–13 (0–4) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,384) New Haven, CT |
| Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Cornell | L 85–86 | 4–14 (0–5) | Newman Arena (1,149) Ithaca, NY |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY | at Columbia | L 74–77 | 4–15 (0–6) | Levien Gymnasium (1,781) New York, NY |
| Feb 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Penn | L 61–64 | 4–16 (0–7) | Leede Arena (659) Hanover, NH |
| Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ELVN | Princeton | W 72–56 | 5–16 (1–7) | Leede Arena (1,396) Hanover, NH |
| Feb 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Yale | L 705 | 5–17 (1–8) | Leede Arena (65–77) Hanover, NH |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, ILN | Brown | W 66–63 | 6–17 (2–8) | Leede Arena (767) Hanover, NH |
| Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ILN | at Penn | L 46–74 | 6–18 (2–9) | Palestra (2,355) Philadelphia, PA |
| Feb 24, 2018 6:00 pm, ELVN | at Princeton | L 47–64 | 6–19 (2–10) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,754) Princeton, NJ |
| Mar 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Columbia | W 80–78 | 7–19 (3–10) | Leede Arena (577) Hanover, NH |
| Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ILN | Cornell | L 75–86 | 7–20 (3–11) | Leede Arena (874) Hanover, NH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||
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