2017–18 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
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Conference | West Coast Conference |
Record | 14–18 (9–9 WCC) |
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Home arena | Alex G. Spanos Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Gonzaga † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 32 | – | 5 | .865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Saint Mary's | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 30 | – | 6 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 17 | .564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2017–18 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Damon Stoudamire and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to San Francisco.[1]
Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2016–17 season 11–22, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Pepperdine in the first round of the WCC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Gonzaga.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Maleke Haynes | 0 | G | 5'10" | 160 | Junior | Reseda, CA | Graduate transferred to Alaska Anchorage |
T. J. Wallace | 2 | G | 6'3" | 215 | Senior | Stockton, CA | Graduated |
Tonko Vuko | 4 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Split, Croatia | Graduated |
Keshon Montague | 10 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Freshman | Brampton, ON | Transferred to Barton CC |
D. J. Ursery | 15 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduate transferred to Alaska Anchorage |
Jason Braden | 20 | G | 6'0" | 160 | RS Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
Jacob Lampkin | 21 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Junior | Bellevue, WA | Graduate transferred to Alaska Anchorage |
Ray Bowles | 22 | G/F | 6'5" | 215 | RS Junior | Modesto, CA | Graduate transferred to Fresno State |
David Taylor | 24 | F | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Eckersdorf, Germany | Graduated |
TySean Powell | 25 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Junior | Twinsburg, OH | Transferred to Cumberland |
K. J. Smith | 30 | G | 6'2" | 160 | Freshman | Thousand Oaks, CA | Transferred to North Carolina |
Ilias Theodorou | 33 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Athens, Greece | Signed to play professionally in Greece with Koroivos B.C. |
Sami Eleraky | 35 | C | 7'0" | 260 | Senior | Aalbrog, Denmark | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Jahlil Tripp | 0 | F | 6'5" | Sophomore | Brooklyn, NY | Junior college transferred from South Plains College | |
Roberto Gallinat | 3 | G | 6'3" | Junior | Atlanta, GA | Junior college transferred from South Plains College | |
Khy Kabellis | 13 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Junior | Escondido, CA | Transferred from North Dakota State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Kabellis will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Namdi Okonkwo | 24 | C | 7'0" | 205 | RS Senior | Dallas, TX | Transferred from Portland State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Littles graduated from Portland State. |
Recruiting Class of 2017
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Lafayette Dorsey #84 PG | Los Angeles, CA | Dorsey High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 30, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 8, 2017* 7:00 pm | Bethesda | W 84–49 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | at Stanford | L 80–89 | 0–1 | Maples Pavilion (3,103) Stanford, CA | |||||||
November 15, 2017* 7:00 pm | UC Davis | L 58–62 | 0–2 | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,506) Stockton, CA | |||||||
November 18, 2017* 7:00 pm | Nevada | L 66–79 | 0–3 | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,123) Stockton, CA | |||||||
November 21, 2017* 6:00 pm | at Air Force Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase | W 83–71 | 1–3 | Clune Arena (1,510) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
November 24, 2017* 8:00 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase | W 78–69 | 2–3 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,349) Stockton, CA | |||||||
November 25, 2017* 6:00 pm | Texas State Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase | L 78–85 | 2–4 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,325) Stockton, CA | |||||||
November 26, 2017* 6:00 pm | Canisius Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase | W 80–58 | 3–4 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,150) Stockton, CA | |||||||
November 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | at UC Riverside | W 57–55 | 4–4 | SRC Arena (372) Riverside, CA | |||||||
December 3, 2017* 3:00 pm | Arkansas–Fort Smith | W 105–68 | 5–4 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,238) Stockton, CA | |||||||
December 6, 2017* 7:30 pm | at UC Davis | L 67–71 | 5–5 | The Pavilion (2,177) Davis, CA | |||||||
December 9, 2017* 3:00 pm | at Wyoming | L 72–86 | 5–6 | Arena-Auditorium (4,606) Laramie, WY | |||||||
December 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | UNLV | L 76–81 | 5–7 | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,279) Stockton, CA | |||||||
December 22, 2017* 12:00 pm, P12N | at No. 3 Arizona State | L 65–104 | 5–8 | Wells Fargo Arena (10,646) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
WCC regular season | |||||||||||
December 28, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 20 Gonzaga | L 48–81 | 5–9 (0–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||||||
December 30, 2017 7:00 pm | Loyola Marymount | W 88–82 | 6–9 (1–1) | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,400) Stockton, CA | |||||||
January 4, 2018 7:00 pm | at Saint Mary's | L 56–74 | 6–10 (1–2) | McKeon Pavilion (2,752) Moraga, CA | |||||||
January 6, 2018 7:00 pm, BYUtv | BYU | W 67–66 | 7–10 (2–2) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,897) Stockton, CA | |||||||
January 11, 2018 7:00 pm | San Diego | W 74–70 | 8–10 (3–2) | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,369) Stockton, CA | |||||||
January 13, 2018 7:00 pm, NBCSBA+ | at Portland | W 66–54 | 9–10 (4–2) | Chiles Center (1,945) Portland, OR | |||||||
January 18, 2018 7:00 pm | Pepperdine | W 92–78 | 10–10 (5–2) | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,749) Stockton, CA | |||||||
January 20, 2018 7:00 pm | Saint Mary's | L 69–72 | 10–11 (5–3) | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,306) Stockton, CA | |||||||
January 25, 2018 7:00 pm | at San Francisco | L 67–69 | 10–12 (5–4) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,808) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
January 27, 2018 6:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU | L 65–80 | 10–13 (5–5) | Marriott Center (16,456) Provo, UT | |||||||
February 1, 2018 8:00 pm, NBCSBA | at Santa Clara | W 63–45 | 11–13 (6–5) | Leavey Center (1,588) Santa Clara, CA | |||||||
February 3, 2018 7:00 pm | at Pepperdine | W 81–72 | 12–13 (7–5) | Firestone Fieldhouse (723) Malibu, CA | |||||||
February 8, 2018 7:00 pm, NBCSBA+ | No. 12 Gonzaga | L 61–71 | 12–14 (7–6) | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,453) Stockton, CA | |||||||
February 10, 2018 7:00 pm | Portland | W 60–58 | 13–14 (8–6) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA | |||||||
February 15, 2018 7:00 pm | at San Diego | W 67–55 | 14–14 (9–6) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,391) San Diego, CA | |||||||
February 17, 2018 8:00 pm, NBCSCA | Santa Clara | L 68–72 | 14–15 (9–7) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,306) Stockton, CA | |||||||
February 22, 2018 7:00 pm | San Francisco | L 74–84 | 14–16 (9–8) | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,661) Stockton, CA | |||||||
February 24, 2018 1:00 pm, NBCSCA | at Loyola Marymount | L 71–74 | 14–17 (9–9) | Gersten Pavilion (872) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
WCC tournament | |||||||||||
March 2, 2018 3:00 pm, NBCSCA | (5) | vs. (4) San Francisco Quarterfinals | L 70–71 OT | 14–18 | Orleans Arena (7,142) Las Vegas | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |