2017–18 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represents Bowling Green State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by third-year head coach Michael Huger, play their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2017–18 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	16–16 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach	Michael Huger (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Stacey Mike Summey Kevin Noon
Home arena	Stroh Center
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Buffalo †	15	–	3		.833			27	–	9		.750
Kent State	9	–	9		.500			17	–	17		.500
Miami (OH)	8	–	10		.444			16	–	18		.471
Bowling Green	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Ohio	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Akron	6	–	12		.333			14	–	18		.438
West
Toledo	13	–	5		.722			23	–	11		.676
Eastern Michigan	11	–	7		.611			22	–	13		.629
Ball State	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Western Michigan	9	–	9		.500			17	–	15		.531
Central Michigan	7	–	11		.389			21	–	15		.583
Northern Illinois	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
† 2018 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2016–17 season 13–19, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 10 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Toledo.

Offseason

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Derek Koch #67 PF	West Salem, OH	Northwestern High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 18, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Daeqwon Plowden SF	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery Charter School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	Sep 7, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Joniya Gadson PF	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Dillard High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A	Oct 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 October 5, 2016.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2017* 6:00 pm		Capital	W 83–53		21 – Frye	13 – Wiggins	5 – Turner	Stroh Center (1,310) Bowling Green, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Drexel	W 78–69	1–0	33 – Turner	8 – Wiggins	7 – Turner	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,504) Philadelphia, PA
November 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		South Dakota	L 79–88	1–1	23 – Frye	14 – Koch	5 – Turner	Stroh Center (1,237) Bowling Green, OH
November 18, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Florida Gulf Coast	W 83–80	2–1	20 – Turner	11 – Koch	3 – Fox	Stroh Center (2,440) Bowling Green, OH
November 20, 2017* 7:00 pm		Lake Erie Creek Classic Opener	W 109–106 ^OT	3–1	25 – Wiggins	10 – Uju	8 – Caldwell	Stroh Center (1,505) Bowling Green, OH
November 24, 2017* 5:00 pm		vs. USC Upstate Creek Classic	W 83–74	4–1	20 – Frye/Wiggins	12 – Wiggins	7 – Caldwell	Pope Convocation Center (1,083) Buies Creek, NC
November 26, 2017* 2:00 pm		at Campbell Creek Classic	W 78–72	5–1	20 – Caldwell	7 – Wiggins	5 – Caldwell	Pope Convocation Center (1,208) Buies Creek, NC
November 26, 2017* 1:00 pm		vs. Abilene Christian Creek Classic	L 83–88	5–2	25 – Caldwell	8 – Wiggins	4 – Caldwell	Pope Convocation Center (3,095) Buies Creek, NC
November 29, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		San Jose State	W 85—79	6—2	27 – Turner	12 – Wiggins	5 – Caldwell	Stroh Center (1,635) Bowling Green, OH
December 2, 2017* 6:00 pm		at Norfolk State Spartan Showcase	W 92—77	7—2	28 – Frye	8 – Koch	7 – Caldwell	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,378) Norfolk, VA
December 5, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Evansville	L 76—91	7—3	21 – Turner	11 – Wiggins	4 – Frye	Stroh Center (1,489) Bowling Green, OH
December 9, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Old Dominion	L 46–88	7–4	17 – Turner	6 – Cummings/Wiggins	2 – Fox/Turner	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,418) Norfolk, VA
December 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports		at Green Bay	W 81–78 ^OT	8–4	21 – Caldwell/Turner	16 – Wiggins	3 – Lillard/Turner	Resch Center  Green Bay, WI
December 28, 2017* 5:50 pm		Lourdes	W 97–56	9–4	15 – Caldwell	8 – Wiggins	4 – Turner	Stroh Center (1,927) Bowling Green, OH
MAC regular season
January 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	L 72–77	9–5 (0–1)	18 – Wiggins	5 – 4 players tied	3 – Caldwell	Stroh Center (1,524) Bowling Green, OH
January 6, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	W 75–71 ^OT	10–5 (1–1)	20 – Lillard	12 – Lillard	6 – Caldwell	Convocation Center (1,253) Ypsilanti, MI
January 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 66–57	11–5 (2–1)	15 – Wiggins	15 – Wiggins	4 – Lillard	Stroh Center (2,013) Bowling Green, OH
January 13, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Akron	L 78–80	11–6 (2–2)	30 – Turner	12 – Wiggins	2 – Caldwell/Koch	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,204) Akron, OH
January 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 81–70	12–6 (3–2)	22 – Wiggins	15 – Wiggins	5 – Wiggins	Millett Hall (996) Oxford, OH
January 20, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Central Michigan	L 75–84	12–7 (3–3)	16 – Caldwell	11 – Wiggins	4 – Caldwell/Frye	Stroh Center (3,103) Bowling Green, OH
January 23, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	L 62–93	12–8 (3–4)	13 – Caldwell	8 – Wiggins	3 – Turner	Convocation Center (883) DeKalb, IL
January 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Toledo	L 75–101	12–9 (3–5)	13 – Frye/Koch/Turner	4 – Koch/Plowden/Turner	6 – Turner	Savage Arena (6,812) Toledo, OH
January 30, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Ohio	W 66–50	13–9 (4–5)	18 – Wiggins	11 – Wiggins	3 – Frye	Stroh Center (1,540) Bowling Green, OH
February 3, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Kent State	W 70–62	14–9 (5–5)	20 – Turner	9 – Wiggins	4 – Caldwell	Stroh Center (3,540) Bowling Green, OH
February 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ball State	L 56–59	14–10 (5–6)	15 – Lillard	10 – Koch/Lillard	2 – 6 players tied	Worthen Arena (3,245) Muncie, IN
February 10, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	W 70–63 ^OT	15–10 (6–6)	17 – Wiggins	15 – Wiggins	5 – Lillard/Turner	Stroh Center (1,918) Bowling Green, OH
February 13, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Michigan	W 83–81	16–10 (7–6)	29 – Turner	12 – Wiggins	3 – Frye/Lillard	Stroh Center (1,421) Bowling Green, OH
February 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Buffalo	L 82–95	16–11 (7–7)	23 – Turner	15 – Wiggins	3 – Frye/Lillard	Alumni Arena (5,707) Amherst, NY
February 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Akron	L 79–81	16–12 (7–8)	24 – Frye	12 – Wiggins	6 – Turner	Stroh Center (1,540) Bowling Green, OH
February 24, 2018 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Kent State	L 63–64	16–13 (7–9)	17 – Turner	13 – Wiggins	2 – 4 players tied	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (5,022) Kent, OH
February 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ohio	L 59–75	16–14 (7–10)	18 – Wiggins	15 – Wiggins	3 – Frye	Convocation Center (6,108) Athens, OH
March 2, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Buffalo	L 70–100	16–15 (7–11)	21 – Turner	10 – Wiggins	3 – Caldwell	Stroh Center (1,924) Bowling Green, OH
MAC tournament
March 5, 2018* 7:00 pm	(9)	at (8) Central Michigan First round	L 77–81	16–16	17 – Lillard/Turner	12 – Wiggins	5 – Turner	McGuirk Arena (1,910) Mount Pleasant, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team

References