2017–18 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by first-year head coach Jack Owens, played their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They defeated Ohio in the first round of the MAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Toledo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Campbell.

2017–18 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record16–18 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMillett Hall
Seasons
2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
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

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The RedHawks finished the 2016–17 season 11–21, 4–14 in MAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 12 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Western Michigan.

Head coach John Cooper was fired on March 10, 2017 after five seasons at Miami.[1] Purdue associate head coach Jack Owens was named the new head coach on March 29.[2]

Roster

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2017–18 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Jalen Adaway 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Logansport HS Logansport, IN
F 5 Precious Ayah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS Fr Greenforest (GA) Bayelsia State, Nigeria
F 14 Bam Bowman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) So Warren Central/Shawnee Bowling Green, KY
F 20 Dalonte Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Bowsher Toledo, OH
F 4 Isaiah Coleman-Lands 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Fr La Lumiere School Indianapolis, IN
G 30 Abdoulaye Harouna 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr South Kent, CT/Southern Idaho Niamay, Niger
C 0 Darius Harper 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 290 lb (132 kg) So Springfield HS Springfield, OH
G 15 Milos Jovic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So GB Academy (Czech Republic) Leskovac, Serbia
F 11 Logan McLane 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Greenfield School Winterville, NC
F 2 Rod Mills Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Sr St. Xavier Cincinnati, OH
G 22 Grant Pitman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Moeller Cincinnati, OH
G 12 Darrian Ringo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Brownsburg HS Brownsburg, IN
G 21 Michael Ritchie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Mt. Prospect HS Mt. Prospect, IL
G 1 Nike Sibande 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Crispus Attucks Indianapolis, IN
G 13 Jake Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Hopkins HS Hopkins, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Fordham W 55–54  1–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,923)
Bronx, NY
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wright State W 73–67 OT 2–0
Millett Hall (996)
Oxford, OH
Nov 17, 2017*
8:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. LIU Brooklyn
Jamaica Classic semifinals
W 78–74  3–0
Montego Bay Convention Centre (1,431)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 19, 2017*
10:10 pm, CBSSN
vs. Hartford
Jamaica Classic championship game
L 58–68  3–1
Montego Bay Convention Centre (1,951)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 22, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulane L 59–80  3–2
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,537)
New Orleans, LA
Nov 26, 2017*
3:00 pm
at Austin Peay L 61–86  3–3
Dunn Center (1,164)
Clarksville, TN
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Midway W 123–40  4–3
Millett Hall (580)
Oxford, OH
Dec 2, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Illinois W 76–73 2OT 5–3
Millett Hall (658)
Macomb, IL
Dec 5, 2017*
9:00 pm, SECN
at Missouri L 51–70  5–4
Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
Dec 9, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Fort Wayne W 81–73  6–4
Millett Hall (811)
Oxford, OH
Dec 17, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Rio Grande W 109–70  7–4
Millett Hall (907)
Oxford, OH
Dec 21, 2017*
9:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul L 66–83  7–5
Wintrust Arena (4,890)
Chicago, IL
Dec 30, 2017*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at Ohio State L 59–72  7–6
Value City Arena (15,131)
Columbus, OH
MAC regular season
Jan 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green W 77–72  8–6
(1–0)
Stroh Center (1,524)
Bowling Green, OH
Jan 6, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan L 62–67  8–7
(1–1)
Millett Hall (3,809)
Oxford, OH
Jan 9, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent State W 80–69  9–7
(2–1)
Millett Hall (884)
Oxford, OH
Jan 13, 2018
2:00 pm
at Buffalo L 66–82  9–8
(2–2)
Alumni Arena (3,139)
Amherst, NY
Jan 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bowling Green L 70–81  9–9
(2–3)
Millett Hall (996)
Oxford, OH
Jan 20, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Ball State W 71–53  10–9
(3–3)
Millett Hall (1,023)
Oxford, OH
Jan 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan W 70–61  11–9
(4–3)
McGuirk Arena (2,125)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 27, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan L 48–58  11–10
(4–4)
Millett Hall (1,528)
Oxford, OH
Jan 30, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Akron W 79–64  12–10
(5–4)
Millett Hall (1,808)
Oxford, OH
Feb 3, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 81–65  13–10
(6–4)
Convocation Center (1,280)
DeKalb, IL
Feb 6, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan L 64–68  13–11
(6–5)
University Arena (1,878)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 9, 2018
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Toledo L 67–73  13–12
(6–6)
Millett Hall (3,525)
Oxford, OH
Feb 13, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan L 57–58  13–13
(6–7)
Convocation Center (1,331)
Ypsilanti, MI
Feb 17, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio L 87–92 OT 13–14
(6–8)
Convocation Center (6,872)
Athens, OH
Feb 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo W 84–81  14–14
(7–8)
Millett Hall (1,870)
Oxford, OH
Feb 24, 2018
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Akron W 64–62 OT 15–14
(8–8)
Rhodes Arena (2,751)
Akron, OH
Feb 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kent State L 83–90 OT 15–15
(8–9)
MAC Center (3,074)
Kent, OH
Mar 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio L 66–75  15–16
(8–10)
Millett Hall (2,900)
Oxford, OH
MAC tournament
Mar 5, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) (10) Ohio
First round
W 68–55  16–16
Millett Hall (1,752)
Oxford, OH
Mar 7, 2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3
(7) (2) Toledo
Quarterfinals
L 69–71  16–17
Quicken Loans Arena (2,605)
Cleveland, OH
CBI
Mar 14, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Campbell
First round
L 87–97  16–18
Gore Arena (1,411)
Buies Creek, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Goodman, Jeff (March 10, 2017). "John Cooper fired as Miami (Ohio) head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Clark, Dave (March 29, 2017). "RedHawks hire Purdue's Jack Owens as basketball head coach". cincinnati.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.