# 2017–18 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by first-year head coach Baker Dunleavy, played their home games at TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–21 overall, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed at the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 10 seed Siena and upset No. 2 seed Canisius to advance to the semifinals where they lost to No. 6 seed Fairfield.

## Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2016–17 season 10–21, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Niagara.
On March 7, 2017, head coach Tom Moore was fired. He finished at Quinnipiac with a ten-year record of 162–146. On March 27, Villanova assistant coach Baker Dunleavy was hired as the Bobcats next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 11, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Dartmouth | W 78–77 | 1–0 | TD Bank Sports Center (2,724) Hamden, CT |
| Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Brown | L 72–79 | 1–1 | TD Bank Sports Center (1,180) Hamden, CT |
| Nov 17, 2017* 6:00 pm | | vs. Colorado Paradise Jam quarterfinals | L 69–70 | 1–2 | Vines Center (659) Lynchburg, VA |
| Nov 18, 2017* 2:30 pm | | vs. Wake Forest Paradise Jam consolation 2nd round | L 55–72 | 1–3 | Vines Center (743) Lynchburg, VA |
| Nov 19, 2017* 12:00 pm | | at Liberty Paradise Jam 7th place game | L 72–84 | 1–4 | Vines Center (640) Lynchburg, VA |
| Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Maine | L 72–78 | 1–5 | TD Bank Sports Center (1,103) Hamden, CT |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Massachusetts | W 68–66 | 2–5 | TD Bank Sports Center (1,422) Hamden, CT |
| Dec 2, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | L 58–79 | 2–6 | Kirby Sports Center (1,422) Easton, PA |
| Dec 4, 2017* 7:00 pm, SNY | | at Columbia | W 89–87 | 3–6 | Levien Gymnasium (873) New York City, NY |
| Dec 7, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Hartford | L 75–77 | 3–7 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,019) Hartford, CT |
| Dec 18, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 71–72 | 3–8 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (652) Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Vermont | L 73–80 | 3–9 | Patrick Gym (2,349) Burlington, VT |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Monmouth | W 78–76 | 4–9 (1–0) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,897) Hamden, CT |
| Jan 1, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Siena | W 71–70 | 5–9 (2–0) | Times Union Center (5,278) Albany, NY |
| Jan 5, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius | L 74–82 | 5–10 (2–1) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,355) Hamden, CT |
| Jan 7, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | L 58–84 | 5–11 (2–2) | Yanitelli Center (602) Jersey City, NJ |
| Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist | W 80–79 $^{OT}$ | 6–11 (3–2) | TD Bank Sports Center (890) Hamden, CT |
| Jan 12, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Rider | L 60–78 | 6–12 (3–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,508) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | L 73–81 | 6–13 (3–4) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,288) Hamden, CT |
| Jan 21, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Siena | W 76–69 | 7–13 (4–4) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,915) Hamden, CT |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Marist | W 85–77 | 8–13 (5–4) | McCann Field House (1,264) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 27, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Fairfield MAAC Tripleheader | W 75–70 | 9–13 (6–4) | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2,545) Uniondale, NY |
| Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 82–87 $^{2OT}$ | 9–14 (6–5) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,857) New Rochelle, NY |
| Feb 4, 2018 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | L 59–74 | 9–15 (6–6) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,618) Hamden, CT |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Niagara | L 76–95 | 9–16 (6–7) | Gallagher Center (1,061) Lewiston, NY |
| Feb 10, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | L 64–71 | 9–17 (6–8) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,239) Buffalo, NY |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan | W 71–70 | 10–17 (7–8) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,271) Hamden, CT |
| Feb 17, 2018 1:00 pm | | at Fairfield | L 98–102 $^{2OT}$ | 10–18 (7–9) | Webster Bank Arena (1,762) Bridgeport, CT |
| Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | L 43–52 | 10–19 (7–10) | TD Bank Sports Center (2,392) Hamden, CT |
| Feb 25, 2018 6:00 pm | | at Manhattan | L 86–92 $^{2OT}$ | 10–20 (7–11) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,259) Riverdale, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | at No. 10 Siena First round | W 67–58 | 11–20 | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| Mar 2, 2018 9:30 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. No. 2 Canisius Quarterfinals | W 72–69 | 12–20 | Times Union Center (2,096) Albany, NY |
| Mar 4, 2018 9:30 pm, ESPNU | (7) | vs. No. 6 Fairfield Semifinals | L 64–74 | 12–21 | Times Union Center (2,151) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||