# 2017–18 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by ninth-year head coach Matt Matheny, played as fourth-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association in their final season playing their home games at Alumni Gym. They finished the season 14–18, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to Delaware.
This season marked Elon's final season playing at Alumni Gym, as they will open the new Schar Center for the 2018–19 school year.

## Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2016–17 season 18–14, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the CAA tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to William & Mary.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Luke Eddy | 1 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Charleston, WV | Graduated |
| Christian Hairston | 12 | G/F | 6'7" | 205 | Senior | Greensboro, NC | Graduated |
| Ryder Bowline | 25 | G | 6'4" | 225 | Senior | Cumming, GA | Walk-on; graduated |
| Patrick Ryan | 42 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Darien, CT | Walk-on; graduated |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Duje Rada #116 PF | Meriden, NH | Kimball Union Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Dec 12, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Simon Wright SF | Minnetonka, MN | Hopkins High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Nathan Priddy PG | Argyle, TX | Argyle High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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: "Elon". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Randolph | W 99–63 | | Alumni Gym Elon, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 1 Duke | L 68–97 | 0–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Nov 11, 2017* 7:00 pm | | William Peace | W 76–53 | 1–1 | Alumni Gym (1,386) Elon, NC |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Furman | L 67–76 | 1–2 | Timmons Arena (1,531) Greenville, SC |
| Nov 17, 2017* 6:30 pm | | vs. FIU Black & Gold Shootout | W 95–87 $^{3OT}$ | 2–2 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,686) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 18, 2017* 4:00 pm | | vs. Concorida–St. Paul Black & Gold Shootout | W 84–62 | 3–2 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,313) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 19, 2017* 4:30 pm | | at Milwaukee Black & Gold Shootout | L 71–72 | 3–3 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,013) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Radford | W 77–74 | 4–3 | Alumni Gym (1,490) Elon, NC |
| Nov 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | | South Florida | W 79–78 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | Alumni Gym (1,534) Elon, NC |
| Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Saint Peter's | W 71–65 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | Alumni Gym (1,386) Elon, NC |
| Dec 7, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UNC Greensboro | L 44–75 | 6–4 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,446) Greensboro, NC |
| Dec 17, 2017* 1:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 77–69 | 7–4 | Case Gym (565) Boston, MA |
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | L 51–67 | 7–5 | Koessler Athletic Center (805) Buffalo, NY |
| Dec 22, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Indiana State | W 73–68 | 8–5 | Hulman Center (2,979) Terre Haute, IN |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2017 2:00 pm | | Drexel | W 90–75 | 9–5 (1–0) | Alumni Gym (1,607) Elon, NC |
| Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm | | Towson | W 75–72 | 10–5 (2–0) | Alumni Gym (1,309) Elon, NC |
| Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 60–72 | 10–6 (2–1) | Matthews Arena (2,259) Boston, MA |
| Jan 7, 2018 4:00 pm | | at Hofstra | W 89–76 | 11–6 (3–1) | Mack Sports Complex (2,012) Hempstead, NY |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | L 78–80 | 11–7 (3–2) | Alumni Gym (1,833) Elon, NC |
| Jan 13, 2018 7:00 pm | | College of Charleston | W 63–58 | 12–7 (4–2) | Alumni Gym (1,855) Elon, NC |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 74–85 | 12–8 (4–3) | JMU Convocation Center (2,190) Harrisonburg, VA |
| Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm | | William & Mary | L 73–80 | 12–9 (4–4) | Alumni Gym (1,647) Elon, NC |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 79–83 | 12–10 (4–5) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (843) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 27, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Towson | W 83–76 | 13–10 (5–5) | SECU Arena (2,076) Towson, MD |
| Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 92–99 | 13–11 (5–6) | Kaplan Arena (3,508) Williamsburg, VA |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm | | Delaware | W 89–76 | 14–11 (6–6) | Alumni Gym (1,719) Elon, NC |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | L 48–67 | 14–12 (6–7) | Alumni Gym (1,553) Elon, NC |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | L 63–87 | 14–13 (6–8) | Trask Coliseum (4,173) Wilmington, NC |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 57–72 | 14–14 (6–9) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,547) Newark, DE |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 58–79 | 14–15 (6–10) | TD Arena (4,745) Charleston, SC |
| Feb 24, 2018 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 59–81 | 14–16 (6–11) | Alumni Gym (1,847) Elon, NC |
| Feb 26, 2018 7:00 pm | | James Madison | L 84–90 | 14–17 (6–12) | Alumni Gym (1,591) Elon, NC |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2018 6:30 pm | (10) | vs. (7) Delaware First round | L 79–86 | 14–18 | North Charleston Coliseum (2,659) North Charleston, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||