2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by third-year head coach Bill Carmody, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 12–19, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place. In the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Navy in the quarterfinals before losing to Colgate in the semifinals.

2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	12–19 (8–10 Patriot)
Head coach	Bill Carmody (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Joe Scott Joe Kennedy Freddie Owens
Home arena	Hart Center
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bucknell †	16	–	2		.889			25	–	10		.714
Colgate	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Navy	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Lehigh	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
Boston University	10	–	8		.556			15	–	16		.484
Holy Cross	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
Lafayette	7	–	11		.389			10	–	21		.323
Army	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Loyola (MD)	6	–	12		.333			9	–	22		.290
American	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
† 2018 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

The Crusaders finished the 2016–17 season 15–17, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in fifth place. In the Patriot League tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Navy.

Roster

2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Caleb Green 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Proctor Academy Londonderry, NH F 1 Karl Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Rutgers Prep Roselle, NJ G 2 Kyle Copeland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr Phillips Exeter Academy Leesburg, VA G 4 Austin Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Greater Latrobe HS Letrobe, PA F 5 Connor Niego 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Lyons Township HS Western Springs, IL G 10 Patrick Benzan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Roxbury Latin School Wellesley, MA G 11 Will Powers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Malvern Prep Swarthmore, PA G 12 Clayton Le Sann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So Cheshire Academy Geneva, Switzerland G/F 14 Marcellis Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Deep Creek HS Chesapeake, VA F 15 Matt Faw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Upper Merion Area HS King of Prussia, PA F 20 Jehyve Floyd 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Sayreville War Memorial HS Sayreville, NJ F 21 Jacob Grandison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Phillips Exeter Academy Oakland, CA G 31 Matt Zignorski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Pope John XXIII HS Sparta, NJ C 33 Jack Stevens 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) So Kent School Ithaca, NY	Head coach Bill Carmody (Union (NY)) Assistant coach(es) Joe Scott (Princeton) Joe Kennedy (Northwestern) Freddie Owens (Wisconsin) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 28, 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* 6:00 pm		at Sacred Heart	W 69–64	1–0	William H. Pitt Center (1,062) Fairfield, CT
Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm		Harvard	W 73–69	2–0	Hart Center (2,242) Worcester, MA
Nov 19, 2017* 1:00 pm		at Rhode Island	L 66–88	2–1	Ryan Center (4,309) Kingston, RI
Nov 22, 2017* 2:00 pm		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 76–87	2–2	Rothman Center (402) Hackensack, NJ
Nov 25, 2017* 1:00 pm		Albany	L 62–78	2–3	Hart Center (1,735) Worcester, MA
Dec 1, 2017* 11:30 am, CBSSN		vs. Manhattan Hall of Fame Belfast Classic semifinals	L 54–70	2–4	SSE Arena (5,256) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Dec 2, 2017* 9:30 am, CBSSN		vs. La Salle Hall of Fame Belfast Classic 3rd place game	L 54–58	2–5	SSE Arena (3,882) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Massachusetts	L 50–64	2–6	Mullins Center (2,395) Amherst, MA
Dec 9, 2017* 3:00 pm		New Hampshire	W 62–58	3–6	Hart Center (1,275) Worcester, MA
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm		Iona	L 68–82	3–7	Hart Center (1,054) Worcester, MA
Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Siena	L 65–71	3–8	Times Union Center (5,526) Albany, NY
Patriot League regular season
Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm		Colgate	L 74–79	3–9 (0–1)	Hart Center (1,484) Worcester, MA
Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm		at Lafayette	L 48–60	3–10 (0–2)	Kirby Sports Center (1,147) Easton, PA
Jan 5, 2018 6:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 77–83	3–11 (0–3)	Stabler Arena (814) Bethlehem, PA
Jan 8, 2018 7:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	W 64–57	4–11 (1–3)	Hart Center (1,059) Worcester, MA
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm		at Navy	L 56–61 OT	4–12 (1–4)	Alumni Hall (1,464) Annapolis, MD
Jan 14, 2018 1:00 pm		Boston University	L 40–54	4–13 (1–5)	Hart Center (1,561) Worcester, MA
Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm		Army	W 70–66	5–13 (2–5)	Hart Center (1,134) Worcester, MA
Jan 20, 2018 12:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 56–77	5–14 (2–6)	Sojka Pavilion (3,031) Lewisburg, PA
Jan 22, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at American	W 60–57	6–14 (3–6)	Bender Arena (1,209) Washington, D.C.
Jan 27, 2018 2:00 pm		Lafayette	W 85–74	7–14 (4–6)	Hart Center (3,396) Worcester, MA
Jan 29, 2018 7:00 pm		Lehigh	L 67–71	7–15 (4–7)	Hart Center (2,052) Worcester, MA
Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 73–57	8–15 (5–7)	Reitz Arena (704) Baltimore, MD
Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm		Navy	L 34–69	8–16 (5–8)	Hart Center (1,136) Worcester, MA
Feb 10, 2018 1:00 pm		at Boston University	W 73–62	9–16 (6–8)	Case Gym (571) Boston, MA
Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm		at Army	W 70–65	10–16 (7–8)	Christl Arena (601) West Point, NY
Feb 17, 2018 12:00 pm		Bucknell	L 67–68 OT	10–17 (7–9)	Hart Center (1,818) Worcester, MA
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm		American	W 70–64	11–17 (8–9)	Hart Center (1,394) Worcester, MA
Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm		at Colgate	L 53–59	11–18 (8–10)	Cotterell Court (956) Hamilton , NY
Patriot League tournament
Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium	(6)	at (3) Navy Quarterfinals	W 81–65	12–18	Alumni Hall (667) Annapolis, MD
Mar 4, 2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN	(6)	at (2) Colgate Semifinals	L 55–62	12–19	Cotterell Court (1,279) Hamilton , NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Men's Basketball – Schedule – Holy Cross Crusaders – College of the Holy Cross Official Athletic Site". goholycross.com. Retrieved December 28, 2017.