2017–18 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represents Hofstra University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by fifth-year head coach Joe Mihalich, will play their home games at Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 19–12, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in third place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to UNC Wilmington.

2017–18 Hofstra Pride men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2017–18 record	19–12 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach	Joe Mihalich (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Farrelly Speedy Claxton Lamar Barrett
Home arena	Mack Sports Complex

2017–18 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
College of Charleston †	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
Northeastern	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
Hofstra	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
William & Mary	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Towson	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
UNC Wilmington	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Delaware	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
Drexel	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
James Madison	6	–	12		.333			10	–	22		.313
Elon	6	–	12		.333			14	–	18		.438
† 2018 CAA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Pride finished the 2016–17 season 15–17, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to Delaware.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ty Greer	0	F	6'6"	210	Junior	Chicago, IL	Graduate transferred to Ferris State
Deron Powers	2	G	6'0"	170	RS Senior	Williamsburg, VA	Graduated
Brian Bernardi	14	G	6'2"	195	RS Senior	Staten Island, NY	Graduated
Jamall Robinson	24	G/F	6'5"	208	RS Junior	Cheltenham, MD	Graduate transferred to LIU Brooklyn
Andre Walker	44	F/C	6'10"	230	Junior	Gaithersburg, MD	Graduate transferred to Virginia Union

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tareq Coburn	0	G	6'5"	200	Sophomore	Rosedale, NY	Transferred from St. Bonaventure. Under NCAA transfer rules, Coburn will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. He will have three years of eligibility left.
Kenny Wormley	2	G	6'4"	180	Junior	Landover, MD	Junior college transferred from Indian Hills CC.
Joel Angus III	12	F	6'6"	240	RS Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred from Southeast Missouri State. Will be eligible to play since Angus III graduated from Southeast Missouri State.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Matija Radović F	Belgrade, Serbia	Montverde Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kevin Schutte F/C	Zwolle, Overijssel, The Netherlands	CSE Zwolle	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jalen Ray G	Hampton, VA	Hampton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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.

Preseason

In a poll of league coaches, media relations directors, and media members at the CAA's media day, the Pride were picked to finish in fourth place in the CAA.[2] Junior guard Justin Wright-Foreman was named to the preseason All-CAA first team while senior forward Rokas Gustys was named to the second team.[2]

Roster

2017–18 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Tareq Coburn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Saint Bonaventure University Rosedale, New York F 1 Matija Radović 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Montverde Academy (FL) Belgrade, Serbia G 2 Kenny Wormley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Indian Hills CC Landover, Maryland G 3 Justin Wright-Foreman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr High School of Construction Queens, New York G 4 Desure Buie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Wings Academy Bronx, New York G 5 Eli Pemberton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Cheshire Academy Middletown, Connecticut F/C 11 Rokas Gustys 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Oak Hill Academy (VA) Kaunas, Lithuania F 12 Joel Angus III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Southeast Missouri State Brooklyn, NY F/C 14 Kevin Schutte 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr CSE Zwolle Zwolle, Overijssel, The Netherlands F 15 Stafford Trueheart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Canisius High School Lancaster, New York G 20 Jalen Ray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hampton Hampton, Virginia G 23 Connor Klementowicz (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Gill St. Bernard's School Freehold, New Jersey F 33 Hunter Sabety 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Tufts Oceanside, New York	Head coach Joe Mihalich (La Salle) Assistant coach(es) Mike Farrelly (Saint Joseph's) Speedy Claxton (Hofstra) Lamar Barrett (Elizabeth City State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 7:00 pm		Army	W 77–74	1–0	25 – Wright-Foreman	12 – Gustys	5 – Wright-Foreman	Mack Sports Complex (2,703) Hempstead, NY
November 13, 2017* 7:00 pm		Kennesaw State	W 75–57	2–0	16 – Wright-Foreman	7 – Angus III	4 – Tied	Mack Sports Complex (1,013) Hempstead, NY
November 16, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Dayton Charleston Classic quarterfinals	W 72–69	3–0	19 – Wright-Foreman	10 – Gustys	2 – Tied	TD Arena (5,100) Charleston, SC
November 17, 2017* 9:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Clemson Charleston Classic semifinals	L 59–78	3–1	20 – Wright-Foreman	10 – Gustys	3 – Tied	TD Arena (5,100) Charleston, SC
November 19, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Auburn Charleston Classic 3rd place game	L 78–89	3–2	23 – Pemberton	9 – Gustys	9 – Buie	TD Arena (2,263) Charleston, SC
November 25, 2017* 2:00 pm		at Siena	L 76–85	3–3	25 – Wright-Foreman	15 – Gustys	5 – Pemberton	Times Union Center (5,512) Albany, NY
November 30, 2017* 7:00 pm		Molloy	W 107–72	4–3	23 – Wright-Foreman	15 – Gustys	4 – Wormley	Mack Sports Complex (1,209) Hempstead, NY
December 6, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Monmouth	W 85–84	5–3	24 – Wright-Foreman	11 – Angus II	3 – Tied	OceanFirst Bank Center (2,012) West Long Branch, NJ
December 9, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Rider	W 88–82	6–3	30 – Wright-Foreman	10 – Tied	5 – Wright-Foreman	Alumni Gymnasium (1,427) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 12, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Stony Brook	W 84–81	7–3	33 – Wright-Foreman	7 – Tied	3 – Wright-Foreman	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,735) Stony Brook, NY
December 20, 2017* 7:00 pm		vs. Manhattan Garden City Showcase	L 61–63	7–4	22 – Wright-Foreman	13 – Gustys	3 – Wormley	Center for Recreation and Sports (1,019) Garden City, NY
December 22, 2017* 8:30 pm, FS1		vs. No. 1 Villanova Long Island Showcase	L 71–95	7–5	25 – Wright-Foreman	8 – Gustys	5 – Tied	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,892) Uniondale, NY
CAA regular season
December 30, 2017 4:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 87–90	7–6 (0–1)	36 – Wright-Foreman	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	Kaplan Arena (3,784) Williamsburg, VA
January 2, 2018 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	W 71–70	8–6 (1–1)	27 – Wright-Foreman	13 – gustys	4 – Wright-Foreman	Matthews Arena (692) Boston, MA
January 5, 2018 7:00 pm		James Madison	W 87–81 ^OT	9–6 (2–1)	26 – Wright-Foreman	18 – Gustys	6 – Wright-Foreman	Mack Sports Complex (1,062) Hempstead, NY
January 7, 2018 4:00 pm		Elon	L 76–89	9–7 (2–2)	39 – Wright-Foreman	23 – Gustys	6 – Wright-Foreman	Mack Sports Complex (2,012) Hempstead, NY
January 11, 2018 7:00 pm		at Towson	W 76–73	10–7 (3–2)	34 – Wright-Foreman	7 – Trueheart	6 – Wright-Foreman	SECU Arena (1,257) Towson, MD
January 13, 2018 4:00 pm		at Drexel	W 91–86	11–7 (4–2)	20 – Tied	16 – Gustys	4 – Ray	Daskalakis Athletic Center (833) Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2018 7:00 pm		Delaware	W 90–63	12–7 (5–2)	21 – Pemberton	14 – Gustys	8 – Buie	Mack Sports Complex (1,514) Hempstead, NY
January 20, 2018 4:00 pm		at College of Charleston	L 70–76	12–8 (5–3)	26 – Wright-Foreman	8 – Gustys	5 – Buie	TD Arena (4,045) Charleston, SC
January 25, 2018 7:00 pm		Northeastern	L 67–81	12–9 (5–4)	20 – Wright-Foreman	10 – Gustys	3 – 3 tied	Mack Sports Complex (1,361) Hempstead, NY
January 27, 2018 4:00 pm		at Delaware	W 64–59	13–9 (6–4)	32 – Wright-Foreman	13 – Gustys	3 – Tied	Bob Carpenter Center (4,737) Newark, DE
February 1, 2018 4:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 96–76	14–9 (7–4)	27 – Pemberton	16 – Gustys	10 – Buie	Mack Sports Complex (1,952) Hempstead, NY
February 3, 2018 7:00 pm		College of Charleston	L 85–86	14–10 (7–5)	24 – Wright-Foreman	9 – Gustys	4 – Buie	Mack Sports Complex (2,508) Hempstead, NY
February 8, 2018 7:00 pm		at Elon	W 67–48	15–10 (8–5)	27 – Pemberton	20 – Gustys	1 – 4 tied	Alumni Gym (1,553) Elon, NC
February 10, 2018 4:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	L 70–90	15–11 (8–6)	15 – Wright-Foreman	10 – Gustys	5 – Buie	Trask Coliseum (5,200) Wilmington, SC
February 15, 2018 7:00 pm		William & Mary	W 90–84	16–11 (9–6)	26 – Pemberton	21 – Gustys	7 – Wright-Foreman	Mack Sports Complex (2,102) Hempstead, NY
February 17, 2018 4:00 pm		Drexel	W 88–76	17–11 (10–6)	32 – Wright-Foreman	17 – Gustys	6 – Wright-Foreman	Mack Sports Complex (2,312) Hempstead, NY
February 22, 2018 7:00 pm		at James Madison	W 77–61	18–11 (11–6)	22 – Pemberton	9 – Gustys	7 – Buie	JMU Convocation Center (2,663) Harrisonburg, VA
February 24, 2018 4:00 pm		Towson	W 91–86	19–11 (12–6)	27 – Wright-Foreman	8 – Gustys	5 – Wright-Foreman	Mack Sports Complex (3,052) Hempstead, NY
CAA Tournament
March 4, 2018 8:30 pm, CAA.tv	(3)	vs. (6) UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals	L 88–93	19–12	29 – Wright-Foreman	10 – Gustys	6 – Wright-Foreman	North Charleston Coliseum (2,566) North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3][4]

See also

2017–18 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

References

1. "Delaware vs. Hofstra – Game Recap – March 3, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
2. "Colonial Athletic Association – CofC Favored To Win CAA Men's Basketball Title". caasports.com. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
3. "2017–18 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hofstra University. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
4. "Hofstra Pride Schedules". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-10-27.