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.
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.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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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 |
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