The 2017–18 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by first-year head coach Jim Hayford, played their home games at KeyArena and the Connolly Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. It was the Redhawks' first 20-win season since 2008 and first 20-win season in Division I play since the 1960s.
In the postseason, they defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley to advance to the semifinals of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Central Arkansas.
Previous season The Redhawks finished the 2016–17 season 13–17, 5–9 WAC play to finish in fifth place. Due to Grand Canyon's postseason ineligibility, they received the No. 4 seed in the WAC tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Utah Valley.
On March 13, 2017, the school fired head coach Cameron Dollar. His eight-year record at the school was 107–138. On March 29, the school hired Jim Hayford from in-state rival Eastern Washington as their new head coach.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Brandan Westendorf 0 G 6'5" 195 RS Senior Auburn, WA Graduated Malik Montoya 2 G 6'5" 190 Sophomore Federal Way, WA Graduate transferred to Central Washington Emmanuel Chibuogwu 13 G 6'6" 215 RS Senior Shoreline, WA Walk-on; graduated Jack Shaughnessy 14 G 6'2" 190 RS Sophomore Woodstock, GA Graduate transferred to West Georgia William Powell 21 F 6'6" 225 Senior Huntsville, AL Graduated Manroop Clair 23 G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Vancouver, BC Graduated Zack Moore 30 F 6'5" 200 Sophomore Bellevue, WA Transferred to UC Santa Barbara Marko Cuze 42 F 6'9" 235 Freshman Zagreb, Croatia Transferred to Cal State East Bay
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Dashawn McDowell 0 G 6'5" 185 Sophomore Oklahoma City, OK Transferred from SMU. Under NCAA transfer rules, McDowell will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Jordan Hill 2 G 6'4" 172 RS Senior Pasadena, CA Transferred from Wisconsin. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hill graduated from Wisconsin. Richaud Gittens 10 G 6'4" 200 Senior Tempe, AZ Transferred from Weber State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Gittens graduated from Weber State. Josh Hearlihy 13 G/F 6'8" 213 RS Senior Los Angeles, CA Transferred from Vermont. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hearlihy graduated from Vermont. Delante Jones 24 G/F 6'5" 195 Junior Lynchburg, VA Transferred from American. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jones will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Matthew Owies G 6'0" 180 Sophomore Melbourne, Australia Transferred from Hawaii. Under NCAA transfer rules, Owies will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting class of 2017
Roster
Schedule and results
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