2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2017–18
Team:Lipscomb Bisons
Conference:Atlantic Sun Conference
Short Conf:A-Sun
Record:23–10
Conf Record:10–4
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Roger Idstrom
Asst Coach2:Steve Drabyn
Asst Coach3:Sean Rutigliano
Champion:Atlantic Sun tournament champions
Bowl Result:First Round

The 2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by fifth-year head coach Casey Alexander, played their home games at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 10–4 in ASUN play to finish in second place. They defeated Stetson, Jacksonville and Florida Gulf Coast to become champions of the ASUN tournament. They earned the ASUN's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to North Carolina.

Previous season

The Bisons finished the 2016–17 season 20–13, 11–3 in ASUN play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated NJIT in the quarterfinals[1] to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Florida.[2] Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Josh Williams 2 G 6'5" 210 Senior Graduated
Cam Miller 4 G 6'2" 175 Senior Graduated
Kenny Bunton 25 F 6'6" 200 Freshman Transferred to Lee
Brett Wishton 43 F 6'11" 240 Senior Graduated

2017 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Njit vs. Lipscomb – Game Recap – February 27, 2017 – ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-09-26.
  2. Web site: North Florida vs. Lipscomb – Game Recap – March 2, 2017 – ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-09-26.