2017-2018 American University Eagles

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2017-2018 American University Eagles Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
2 Stacy Beckton, Jr. Fr G 6-4 186 Aug 16, 1998 Daytona Beach (FL) United States Atlantic High School
13 Marvin Bragg Fr SF 6-6 195 - Cerritos (CA) United States Gahr High School
25 Kevin Brown Jr G 5-8 160 - West Orange (NJ) United States Montclair Prep
45 Matt Cimino Jr F 6-10 212 - Falmouth (ME) United States Worcester Academy
4 Cheikh Diallo Jr SG 6-3 170 Mar 15, 1996 Thies Senegal / Mali SEED Academy
23 Mark Gasperini So C 6-10 245 - Brookline (MA) United States Brimmer & May School
10 Max Hoekstra Fr GF 6-5 177 - Zwolle Netherlands 22ft Basketball Academy
22 Sam Iorio Fr F 6-7 230 Aug 31, 1998 Allentown (PA) United States Parkland High School
33 Drew LaMont Fr F 6-8 225 - Plantation (FL) United States American Heritage School
1 Jesse Little Fr C 6-10 204 - Starkville (MS) United States Starkville High School
30 Nick Macarchuk Fr F 6-6 210 - Alamo (CA) United States St. Thomas More School
15 Tyler McFarland Fr G 6-3 200 - Denver (CO) United States New Hampton School
5 Larry Motuzis Jr G 6-6 200 Oct 2, 1995 Darien (IL) United States Hinsdale South High School
0 Sa'eed Nelson So PG 6-2 190 Sep 9, 1997 Pleasantville (NJ) United States St. Augustine College Preparatory School
14 Justin Perez So G 6-1 155 - Miami (FL) United States Gulliver Schools
3 James Washington Jr PG 6-1 160 - Los Angeles (CA) United States Frederick K. C. Price III High School
- Yilret Yiljep RS-Sr F 6-7 250 May 12, 1994 Kaduna Nigeria Westtown School

Recent American University Eagles History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 16-16 (10-8) 2nd (Patriot) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 17-15 (7-11) 6th (Patriot) 3rd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 10-22 (5-13) 9th (Patriot) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 4-6 (4-5) 7th (Patriot) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 16-14 (12-6) 2nd (Patriot) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 15-15 (9-9) 4th (Patriot) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 6-24 (3-15) 10th (Patriot) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 8-22 (5-13) 9th (Patriot) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 12-19 (9-9) 4th (Patriot) 3rd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 17-16 (8-10) 6th (Patriot) Runner Up N/A
2013-2014 20-13 (13-5) 2nd (Patriot) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2012-2013 10-20 (5-9) 5th (Patriot) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 20-12 (10-4) 3rd (Patriot) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2010-2011 22-9 (11-3) 2nd (Patriot) 2nd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 11-20 (7-7) 4th (Patriot) 2nd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 24-8 (13-1) 1st (Patriot) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 21-12 (10-4) 1st (Patriot) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2006-2007 16-14 (7-7) 3rd (Patriot) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 12-17 (7-7) 4th (Patriot) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 16-12 (8-6) 3rd (Patriot) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 18-13 (10-4) 1st (Patriot) Runner Up N/A
2002-2003 16-14 (9-5) 2nd (Patriot) Runner Up N/A

2017-2018 American University Eagles Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Sa'eed Nelson Patriot League Second Team
Sam Iorio Patriot League All-Rookie Team
Sam Iorio Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Jan 8, 2018)
Sam Iorio Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Feb 19, 2018)

2017-2018 American University Eagles Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Nelson S. Iorio M. Bragg L. Motuzis J. Little
Rotation   C. Diallo      
Rotation   S. Beckton, Jr.      
Lim PT K. Brown   N. Macarchuk M. Cimino M. Gasperini
Lim PT T. McFarland   D. LaMont    
Lim PT J. Washington        

2017-2018 American University Eagles Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Sa'eed Nelson 29 37.0 18.6 3.6 5.1 1.8 0.2 3.8
Sam Iorio 28 33.4 14.9 6.5 1.3 1.4 0.9 1.8
Larry Motuzis 30 36.1 14.6 4.8 1.7 1.6 0.2 2.2
Cheikh Diallo 30 24.1 5.3 2.3 0.9 0.6 0.1 1.6
Marvin Bragg 27 21.4 4.7 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.7
Stacy Beckton, Jr. 20 18.2 4.3 2.1 0.8 0.5 0.6 1.3
Drew LaMont 14 17.5 3.5 1.6 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.7
Jesse Little 23 18.8 2.9 3.3 0.8 0.5 0.9 1.0
James Washington 15 11.7 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.9
Tyler McFarland 2 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Matt Cimino 18 10.6 1.4 1.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.1
Nick Macarchuk 18 11.8 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.6
Kevin Brown 5 2.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4

2017-2018 American University Eagles Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Mike Brennan Head Coach 2013-2014 Assistant Coach (American University, 2007 to 2009)
Matt Wolff Assistant Coach 2013-2014 Associate Director of Communications (American University, 2012 to 2016)
Scott Greenman Assistant Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Eddie Jackson Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (American University, 2006 to 2013)
Dr. Billy Walker Athletic Director 2013-2014 N/A
Tommy Strine Director of Basketball Operations 2015-2016 Video Coordinator (Richmond, 2014 to 2015)
Doug Dull Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2014-2015 N/A
Sean Dash Head Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A
Sean Foster Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Samantha Raso Assistant Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A