2017–18 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team

The 2017–18 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team represented Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by fourth-year head coach Jason Gardner, played their home games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana, with one home game at The Jungle, as first-year members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 11–19, 8–10 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament to Oakland.

2017–18 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	11–19 (8–10 Horizon)
Head coach	Jason Gardner (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Crenshaw Roy Hairston Matt Bringman
Home arena	Indiana Farmers Coliseum The Jungle
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern Kentucky	15	–	3		.833			22	–	10		.688
Wright State †	14	–	4		.778			25	–	10		.714
UIC	12	–	6		.667			20	–	16		.556
Oakland	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
Milwaukee	8	–	10		.444			16	–	17		.485
IUPUI	8	–	10		.444			11	–	19		.367
Green Bay	7	–	11		.389			13	–	20		.394
Cleveland State	6	–	12		.333			12	–	23		.343
Youngstown State	6	–	12		.333			8	–	24		.250
Detroit	4	–	14		.222			8	–	24		.250
† 2018 Horizon League Tournament winner

The season marked the first season as members of the Horizon League as IUPUI replaced Valparaiso who left the Horizon League to join the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the season 14–18, 7–9 in Summit League play to finish in seventh place. They defeated North Dakota State in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Omaha.

This was the Jaguars' final season as a member of the Summit League as the school announced on June 28, 2017 that it would be joining the Horizon League effective July 1, 2017.^[1]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Darell Combs	0	G	6'2"	195	RS Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Anthony Jones	2	G	6'5"	210	RS Freshman	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Coffeyville CC
Kellon Thomas	5	G	5'11"	190	RS Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Josh James	11	F/C	6'9"	225	Junior	Cedar Lake, IN	Left the team due to personal reasons
Matt O'Leary	15	F	6'8"	225	RS Senior	Terre Haute, IN	Graduated
Grant Sinn	20	G	6'2"	180	RS Freshman	Spencerville, IN	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Giovanni Fraser	33	F	6'8"	235	Freshman	Coral Springs, FL	Transferred to Daytona State College

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Camron Justice	5	G	6'3"	180	Junior	Hindman, KY	Transferred from Vanderbilt. Under NCAA transfer rules, Justice will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Ahmed Ismail	15	C	7'2"	285	Senior	Cairo, Egypt	Transferred from Manhattan. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ismail will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Maurice Kirby	31	F	6'9"	240	Senior	Chandler, AZ	Transferred from Loyola–Chicago. Will be eligible to play immediately since Kirby graduated from Loyola–Chicago.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaylen Minnett PG	Terre Haute, IN	South Vigo High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Feb 1, 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 December 27, 2017.

Roster

2017–18 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jaylen Minnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Terre Haute South Terre Haute, Indiana G 1 T. J. Henderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Scecina Indianapolis, Indiana G 5 Camron Justice   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Knott County Central Vanderbilt Hindman, Kentucky G 10 Nick Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Traders Point Academy Toledo Indianapolis, Indiana G 12 Chad Hudson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Jeffersonville/Don Bosco Prep Jeffersonville, Indiana C 15 Ahmed Ismail   7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Nakhas Zagazig Manhattan Cairo, Egypt G 22 D. J. McCall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Concordia Lutheran Fort Wayne, Indiana F 24 Evan Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hindman, Kentucky G 25 Ron Patterson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Knott County Central Indianapolis, Indiana G 31 Maurice Kirby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Basha Loyola–Chicago Chandler, Arizona F 32 Elyjah Goss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Plainfield East Plainfield, Illinois F/C 35 Noah Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Bridgton Academy Lafayette, Indiana F 40 Evan Borgman (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Jac-Cen-Del Batesville, Indiana F 45 Aaron Brennan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Guerin Catholic Noblesville, Indiana	Head coach Jason Gardner (Arizona) Assistant coach(es) Matt Crenshaw (IUPUI) Roy Hairston (Purdue) Matt Bringman (Palm Beach Atlantic) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 1, 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Carroll	W 65–56		Indiana Farmers Coliseum (784) Indianapolis, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bradley	L 53–68	0–1	Carver Arena (4,936) Peoria, IL
Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Anderson (IN)	W 75–43	1–1	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,175) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 17, 2017* 8:30 pm		at Eastern Illinois	L 79–80	1–2	Lantz Arena (769) Charleston, IL
Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Morehead State	W 67–61	2–2	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,012) Indianapolis, IN
Nov 28, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Illinois	L 77–90	2–3	Western Hall (589) Macomb, IL
Dec 2, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ball State	L 64–83	2–4	Worthen Arena (3,505) Muncie, IN
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		SIU Edwardsville	L 81–82	2–5	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (809) Indianapolis, IN
Dec 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN		at No. 21 Purdue	L 61–86	2–6	Mackey Arena (13,641) West Lafayette, IN
Dec 16, 2017* 6:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	L 59–72	2–7	Beasley Coliseum (2,240) Pullman, WA
Dec 18, 2017* 9:00 pm, RTNW		at No. 12 Gonzaga	L 71–101	2–8	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
Dec 22, 2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		IU Kokomo	W 87–76	3–8	The Jungle (615) Indianapolis, IN
Horizon League regular season
Dec 28, 2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Kentucky	L 59–77	3–9 (0–1)	BB&T Arena (4,203) Highland Heights, KY
Dec 30, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wright State	L 52–60	3–10 (0–2)	Nutter Center (3,649) Fairborn, OH
Jan 2, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	W 67–63	4–10 (1–2)	Resch Center (1,932) Green Bay, WI
Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UIC	L 65–70	4–11 (1–3)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (815) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Milwaukee	W 72–71	5–11 (2–3)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,002) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 12, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Green Bay	W 67–61	6–11 (3–3)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (827) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Detroit	W 81–66	7–11 (4–3)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (802) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cleveland State	L 67–70	7–12 (4–4)	Wolstein Center (1,125) Cleveland, OH
Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Youngstown State	L 62–85	7–13 (4–5)	Beeghly Center (3,222) Youngstown, OH
Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at UIC	L 62–71	7–14 (4–6)	UIC Pavilion (3,373) Chicago, IL
Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Detroit	L 60–74	7–15 (4–7)	Calihan Hall (1,018) Detroit, MI
Feb 4, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at Oakland	L 74–82	7–16 (4–8)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,710) Rochester, MI
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Cleveland State	W 78–73	8–16 (5–8)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (910) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 10, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Youngstown State	L 80–84	8–17 (5–9)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (905) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 16, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Milwaukee	W 76–71 ^OT	9–17 (6–9)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,871) Milwaukee, WI
Feb 19, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Oakland	W 74–67	10–17 (7–9)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,063) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 23, 2018 11:00 am, ESPN3		Wright State	W 66–56	11–17 (8–9)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (2,263) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 25, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Kentucky	L 56–75	11–18 (8–10)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,534) Indianapolis, IN
Horizon League tournament
Mar 4, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (4) Oakland Quarterfinals	L 55–62	11–19	Little Caesars Arena (6,771) Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time ^[2].

References

1. (Press release). Horizon League. June 28, 2017. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
2. "Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis – 2017–18 Men's Basketball Schedule". iupuijags.com. Retrieved November 2, 2017.