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.

2017–18 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	10–21 (7–11 Patriot)
Head coach	Fran O'Hanlon (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jimmy Fenerty Jarren Dyson Justin Burrell
Home arena	Kirby Sports Center

2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell †	16	–	2		.889			25	–	10		.714
Colgate	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Navy	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Lehigh	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
Boston University	10	–	8		.556			15	–	16		.484
Holy Cross	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
Lafayette	7	–	11		.389			10	–	21		.323
Army	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Loyola (MD)	6	–	12		.333			9	–	22		.290
American	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
† 2018 Patriot League tournament winner

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.

Roster

2017–18 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 4 Eric Stafford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr Pitman HS Pitman, NJ G 11 Justin Jaworski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Perkiomen Valley HS Wchwenksville, PA G 12 Auston Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Greenhill HS McKinney, TX F 13 Matt Klinewski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Eastern Regional HS Voorhees, NJ G 14 Cal Reichwein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Central Bucks West HS Doylestown, PA G 20 E.J. Stephens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas HS Plantation, FL G 21 Alex Petrie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Christopher's School Midlothian, VA F 23 Lukas Jarrett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Northport HS Northport, NY G 24 Kyle Stout 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Parkland HS Schnecksville, PA F 33 Paulius Zalys 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Perkiomen School Kaunas, Lithuania F 44 Dylan Hastings 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Solanco HS Quarryville, PA F 54 Myles Cherry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) So Choate Rosemary Hall Newcastle, Australia	Head coach Fran O'Hanlon (Villanova) Assistant coach(es) Jimmy Fenerty (Dickinson State) Jarren Dyson (Emory & Henry) Justin Purrell (Holy Cross) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 28, 2017

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.

See also

2017–18 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team