# 2017–18 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 23rd-year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 10–21, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in seventh place. They defeated American in the first round of the Patriot League tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Colgate.

## Previous season

The Leopards finished the 2016–17 season 9–21, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost in the first round to Loyola (MD).

## Offseason
### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Alexander Petrie PG | Richmond, VA | St. Christopher's School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 5, 2015 |
| 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 September 7, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 4, 2017* 1:00 pm | | Penn State OAA hurricane relief benefit | L 80–102 | | Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 65–67 | 0–1 | EagleBank Arena (6,706) Fairfax, VA |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at NJIT | L 80–96 | 0–2 | Wellness and Events Center (851) Newark, New Jersey |
| Nov 17, 2017* 8:00 pm, FS2 | | vs. No. 5 Villanova Allentown Showcase | L 57–104 | 0–3 | PPL Center (6,652) Allentown, PA |
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Princeton | L 46–60 | 0–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,575) Princeton, NJ |
| Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Saint Peter's | L 82–86 | 0–5 | Kirby Sports Center (1,745) Easton, PA |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 67–68 | 0–6 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (617) Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 2, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | W 79–58 | 1–6 | Kirby Sports Center (1,449) Easton, PA |
| Dec 6, 2017* 8:00 pm | | Penn | L 68–73 | 1–7 | Kirby Sports Center (1,328) Easton, PA |
| Dec 9, 2017* 3:30 pm | | at Sacred Heart | L 50–62 | 1–8 | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| Dec 18, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Susquehanna | W 82–70 | 2–8 | Kirby Sports Center (698) Easton, PA |
| Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Cornell | L 71–80 | 2–9 | Newman Arena (475) Ithaca, NY |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | L 74–79 | 2–10 (0–1) | Kirby Sports Center (1,673) Easton, PA |
| Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 60–48 | 3–10 (1–1) | Kirby Sports Center (1,147) Easton, PA |
| Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 71–68 | 4–10 (2–1) | Cotterell Court (237) Hamilton, NY |
| Jan 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 75–80 $^{OT}$ | 4–11 (2–2) | Kirby Sports Center (986) Easton, PA |
| Jan 11, 2018 12:00 pm | | at Army | L 71–81 | 4–12 (2–3) | Christl Arena (1,342) West Point, NY |
| Jan 14, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 77–83 | 4–13 (2–4) | Reitz Arena (517) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm | | Navy | L 72–75 | 4–14 (2–5) | Kirby Sports Center (923) Easton, PA |
| Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm | | at American | W 62–53 | 5–14 (3–5) | Bender Arena (1,023) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm | | Boston University | L 72–75 | 5–15 (3–6) | Kirby Sports Center (1,144) Easton, PA |
| Jan 27, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 74–85 | 5–16 (3–7) | Hart Center (3,396) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm | | Colgate | W 93–83 | 6–16 (4–7) | Kirby Sports Center (1,145) Easton, PA |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 59–74 | 6–17 (4–8) | Sojka Pavilion (3,509) Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm | | Army | W 81–54 | 7–17 (5–8) | Kirby Sports Center (877) Easton, PA |
| Feb 11, 2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Loyola (MD) | W 84–67 | 8–17 (6–8) | Kirby Sports Center (1,548) Easton, PA |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Navy | L 69–71 | 8–18 (6–9) | Alumni Hall (653) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 17, 2018 2:00 pm | | American | W 90–85 | 9–18 (7–9) | Kirby Sports Center (2,147) Easton, PA |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | L 65–81 | 9–19 (7–10) | Case Gym (540) Boston, MA |
| Feb 24, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Lehigh | L 64–79 | 9–20 (7–11) | Stabler Arena (2,240) Bethlehem, PA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Feb 27, 2018 7:30 pm, Stadium | (7) | (10) American First round | W 93–86 | 10–20 | Kirby Sports Center (1,774) Easton, PA |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | (7) | at (2) Colgate Quarterfinals | L 54–76 | 10–21 | Cotterell Court (1,338) Hamilton, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||