# 2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by fourth-year head coach Tony Jasick played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium on the university's Jacksonville, Florida campus as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 8–6 in ASUN play to finish in third place. They defeated Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament before losing in the semifinals to Lipscomb.

## Previous season

The Dolphins finished the 2016–17 season 17–16, 5–9 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to North Florida. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Saint Francis (PA).

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Darius Dawkins | 5 | F | 6'7" | 200 | RS Senior | McLeansville, NC | Graduated |
| Darien Fernandez | 10 | G | 5'8" | 185 | Senior | Onset, MA | Graduated |
| Omar El Manasterly | 11 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Alexandria, Egypt | Graduated |
| Marcel White | 13 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Lake Wales, FL | Graduated |
| J. R. Holder | 15 | F | 6'7" | 180 | Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
| Jordan Martin | 20 | G | 6'2" | 150 | Freshman | Boca Raton, FL | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Tyrone Sam | 21 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Junior | Roswell, GA | Graduate transferred to Valdosta State |
| Andris Misters | 22 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Jelgava, Latvia | Graduated |
| Demontrez Austin | 34 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Guyton, GA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Aamahne Santos | 10 | G | 5'10" | 175 | Junior | Dorchester, MA | Junior college transferred from Cloud County CC. |
| Qinton Forrest | 15 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Junior | Windermere, FL | Transferred from Bethune–Cookman. Under NCAA transfer rules, Forrest will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on. |
| Radwan Bakkali | 22 | C | 6'10" | 245 | Junior | London, England | Junior college transferred from Kilgore College |
| David Bell | 23 | C | 6'9" | 225 | RS Junior | Cleveland, OH | Transferred from Ohio State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bell will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Josh Wallace | | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Flushing, NY | Junior college transferred from Palm Beach State College. |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jalyn Hinton #116 SF | Roxbury, MA | Governor's Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 19, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 55 ||||||
| JD Notae SG | Covington, GA | Newton High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Corey Romich SG | Groton, MA | Vermont Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Nov 2, 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 November 27, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | | No. 8 Florida Fundraiser for Florida's First Coast Relief Fund | L 47–88 | | – | – | – | Swisher Gymnasium (1,542) Jacksonville, FL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at UAB | L 67–96 | 0–1 | 18 – Notae | 6 – Helgeland | 5 – Harris | Bartow Arena (3,106) Birmingham, AL |
| Nov 12, 2017* 12:00 pm, FSN | | at Georgetown | L 57–73 | 0–2 | 18 – Notae | 8 – Harris | 7 – Harris | Capital One Arena (9,212) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 18, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Carolina A&T | L 82–90 $^{OT}$ | 0–3 | 24 – Hogan | 11 – Hogan | 3 – Rubio | Swisher Gymnasium (752) Jacksonville, FL |
| Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Webber International | W 88–70 | 1–3 | 23 – Harris | 11 – Harris | 5 – Harris | Swisher Gymnasium (492) Jacksonville, FL |
| Nov 24, 2017* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Fairfield Wright State Tournament | W 92–84 | 2–3 | 24 – Harris | 10 – Harris | 5 – Harris | Nutter Center (3,456) Fairborn, OH |
| Nov 25, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wright State Wright State Tournament | L 44–68 | 2–4 | 10 – Tied | 6 – Harris | 7 – Harris | Nutter Center (3,030) Fairborn, OH |
| Nov 26, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Gardner–Webb Wright State Tournament | W 106–99 $^{3OT}$ | 3–4 | 29 – Hogan | 10 – Tied | 8 – Harris | Nutter Center (3,045) Fairborn, OH |
| Nov 30, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bethune–Cookman | L 66–77 | 3–5 | 24 – Notae | 12 – Tied | 6 – Harris | Swisher Gymnasium (878) Jacksonville, FL |
| Dec 2, 2017* 6:00 pm | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 65–70 $^{OT}$ | 3–6 | 20 – Hogan | 12 – Harris | 4 – Harris | McBrayer Arena (1,310) Richmond, KY |
| Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Milwaukee | L 52–62 | 3–7 | 15 – Notae | 10 – Harris | 5 – Harris | Swisher Gymnasium (619) Jacksonville, FL |
| Dec 9, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida National | W 89–51 | 4–7 | 18 – Helgeland | 10 – Notae | 6 – Notae | Swisher Gymnasium (723) Jacksonville, FL |
| Dec 16, 2017* 4:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 74–83 | 4–8 | 24 – Hogan | 10 – Hogan | 3 – Notae | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Arizona | L 72–83 | 4–9 | 18 – Hinton | 7 – Tied | 6 – Notae | Swisher Gymnasium (603) Jacksonville, FL |
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, RSN | | at NC State | L 64–116 | 4–10 | 19 – Notae | 10 – Sears | 4 – Notae | PNC Arena (14,899) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 28, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Middle Georgia State | W 81–60 | 5–10 | 30 – Notae | 14 – Hinton | 3 – Tied | Swisher Gymnasium (457) Jacksonville, FL |
| Dec 30, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Michigan | L 51–76 | 5–11 | 22 – Notae | 8 – Notae | 4 – Harris | Crisler Arena (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 2, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Trinity Baptist | W 105–48 | 6–11 | 20 – Helgeland | 10 – Hinton | 5 – Rubio | Swisher Gymnasium (598) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season |||||||||
| Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | W 90–86 | 7–11 (1–0) | 25 – Notae | 11 – Hogan | 6 – Harris | UNF Arena (2,788) Jacksonville, FL |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | W 65–58 | 8–11 (2–0) | 14 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 8 – Harris | Swisher Gymnasium (947) Jacksonville, FL |
| Jan 13, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | W 87–69 | 9–11 (3–0) | 21 – Notae | 9 – Harris | 7 – Harris | Swisher Gymnasium (987) Jacksonville, FL |
| Jan 18, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | L 85–91 | 9–12 (3–1) | 19 – Hogan | 8 – Hogan | 7 – Harris | G. B. Hodge Center (833) Spartanburg, SC |
| Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | W 63–61 | 10–12 (4–1) | 12 – Hogan | 11 – Harris | 6 – Harris | Wellness and Events Center (692) Newark, NJ |
| Jan 24, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | W 76–69 | 11–12 (5–1) | 21 – Tied | 9 – Harris | 4 – Clayton | Swisher Gymnasium (832) Jacksonville, FL |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 62–68 | 11–13 (5–2) | 23 – Hogan | 8 – Harris | 7 – Harris | Alico Arena (4,427) Fort Myers, FL |
| Jan 29, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson | W 68–67 | 12–13 (6–2) | 20 – Notae | 10 – Harris | 7 – Harris | Edmunds Center (748) DeLand, FL |
| Feb 3, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 55–80 | 12–14 (6–3) | 17 – Hogan | 8 – Hinton | 2 – Tied | Swisher Gymnasium (1,283) Jacksonville, FL |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | L 59–82 | 12–15 (6–4) | 13 – Notae | 5 – Hinton | 2 – Rubio | Allen Arena (1,406) Nashville, TN |
| Feb 10, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | L 54–78 | 12–16 (6–5) | 14 – Hogan | 11 – Hogan | 3 – Notae | KSU Convocation Center (1,391) Kennesaw, GA |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | L 69–71 | 12–17 (6–6) | 20 – Hogan | 11 – Clayton | 7 – Harris | Swisher Gymnasium (827) Jacksonville, FL |
| Feb 17, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | W 82–70 | 13–17 (7–6) | 21 – Harris | 11 – Harris | 5 – Tied | Swisher Gymnasium (889) Jacksonville, FL |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | W 86–81 | 14–17 (8–6) | 26 – Hogan | 12 – Harris | 16 – Harris | Swisher Gymnasium (1,360) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun tournament |||||||||
| Feb 26, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | (6) Kennesaw State Quarterfinals | W 87–68 | 15–17 | 39 – Hogan | 11 – Harris | 9 – Harris | Swisher Gymnasium (725) Jacksonville, FL |
| Mar 1, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | at (2) Lipscomb Semifinals | L 62–77 | 15–18 | 24 – Helgeland | 11 – Harris | 5 – Harris | Allen Arena (1,967) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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