2017–18 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

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]

2017–18 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record14–18 (9–9 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlex G. Spanos Center
Seasons
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 59
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • 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:

  • "Pacific 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2017 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2017–18 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Jahlil Tripp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Abraham Lincoln
South Plains College
Brooklyn, NY
G 1 Lafayette Dorsey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Dorsey Los Angeles, CA
G 3 Miles Reynolds 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Whitney Young
Saint Louis
Chicago, IL
G 4 Roberto Gallinat 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr South Gwinnett
South Plains College
Atlanta, GA
F 5 Anthony Townes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Modesto Christian Modesto, CA
G 13 Khy Kabellis   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Escondido
North Dakota State
Escondido, CA
G 14 Max Tinsley (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Chaminade Prep Porter Ranch, CA
G 20 Otto Taylor (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Augustine San Diego, CA
C 24 Namdi Okonkwo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Westwind Prep
Portland State
Dallas, TX
G 25 Kendall Small 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS So Mayfair
Oregon
Lakewood, CA
F 32 Jack Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Chaminade
Long Beach State
Porter Ranch, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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.

References

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  1. ^ "Ferrari helps San Francisco hold off Pacific 71-70 in OT". ESPN. March 3, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2024.