2017-2018 South Alabama Jaguars

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2017-2018 South Alabama Jaguars Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
33 Josh Ajayi So PF 6-7 245 Dec 27, 1996 N/A Nigeria Cheshire Academy
25 Jordan Andrews So SG 6-5 180 May 5, 1996 Reserve (LA) United States Riverside Academy
4 A.J. Caldwell RS-Fr SG 6-5 200 Jun 24, 1998 Sarasota (FL) United States Riverview High School
21 Nick Davis Sr GF 6-6 191 Dec 25, 1994 McIntosh (AL) United States McIntosh High School
13 Devin Epps Sr G 5-11 167 Aug 2, 1996 Murfreesboro (TN) United States Oakland High School
30 Ethan Haslam So GF 6-4 190 Jul 8, 1996 Lithia (FL) United States Academy at the Lakes
5 Dederick Lee Sr G 6-0 162 Sep 5, 1993 Clarksville (AR) United States Clarksville High School
1 Herb McGee So PG 6-2 195 Oct 17, 1997 LaPlace (LA) United States Riverside Academy
42 Trhae Mitchell So F 6-6 195 Aug 19, 1997 Austell (GA) United States Pebblebrook High School
3 Kevin Morris So PF 6-8 248 Jan 9, 1998 Dothan (AL) United States Dothan High School
34 Rozelle Nix Sr C 6-11 300 Jul 18, 1993 Cincinnati (OH) United States Withrow High School
11 John Pettway Fr PG 6-3 190 Nov 30, 1997 Orrville (AL) United States Keith High School
14 Rodrick Sikes Jr G 6-1 155 Sep 6, 1996 Ocean Springs (MS) United States St. Martin High School
0 Joe Thompson Fr F 6-8 220 Jan 8, 1999 Kenner (LA) United States Bonnabel

South Alabama Transfers Sitting Out 2017-2018

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
12 R.J. Kelly So GF 6-7 205 Dec 2, 1997 Powder Springs (GA) United States Savannah State

Recent South Alabama Jaguars History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 16-16 (8-10) 7th (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 19-16 (9-9) 7th (Sun Belt) Runner Up N/A
2021-2022 21-12 (9-7) 5th (Sun Belt) 1st Rnd The Basketball Classic 3rd Rnd
2020-2021 17-11 (10-7) 2nd (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 20-11 (13-7) 2nd (Sun Belt) 4th Rnd N/A
2018-2019 17-17 (8-10) 8th (Sun Belt) 3rd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 14-18 (7-11) 9th (Sun Belt) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 14-18 (7-11) 9th (Sun Belt) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 14-19 (8-12) 7th (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 12-21 (9-11) 6th (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 11-20 (5-13) 9th (Sun Belt) N/A N/A
2012-2013 17-13 (14-6) 2nd (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2011-2012 17-12 (8-8) 6th (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 12-16 (6-10) 9th (Sun Belt) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 17-15 (8-10) 9th (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 20-13 (10-8) 5th (Sun Belt) Runner Up N/A
2007-2008 26-7 (16-2) 1st (Sun Belt) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2006-2007 20-12 (13-5) 1st (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2005-2006 24-7 (12-3) 2nd (Sun Belt) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2004-2005 10-18 (6-9) 8th (Sun Belt) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 12-16 (6-9) 8th (Sun Belt) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 14-14 (7-8) 6th (Sun Belt) 2nd Rnd N/A

2017-2018 South Alabama Jaguars Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Rodrick Sikes NABC All-District (24) Second Team
Rodrick Sikes All-Sun Belt Second Team
Josh Ajayi Sun Belt Player of the Week (Jan 23, 2018)
Rodrick Sikes Sun Belt Player of the Week (Jan 2, 2018)

2017-2018 South Alabama Jaguars Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Sikes H. McGee T. Mitchell N. Davis J. Ajayi
Rotation D. Lee   J. Thompson K. Morris R. Nix
Rotation J. Pettway        
Lim PT D. Epps J. Andrews      
Lim PT E. Haslam A. Caldwell      

2017-2018 South Alabama Jaguars Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Rodrick Sikes 32 31.2 18.7 3.1 0.8 0.9 0.2 1.9
Josh Ajayi 31 29.6 12.9 6.7 0.9 0.5 0.4 2.3
Herb McGee 32 26.4 8.3 2.7 3.0 0.5 0.1 2.5
Trhae Mitchell 32 29.9 7.0 6.1 2.6 0.9 1.4 1.7
Jordan Andrews 30 16.1 6.2 1.6 0.9 0.5 0.1 1.1
Nick Davis 30 24.4 5.6 5.7 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.4
Dederick Lee 32 16.1 3.5 1.7 2.2 0.4 0.1 1.4
Kevin Morris 27 10.1 3.4 2.6 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.7
John Pettway 23 10.0 3.3 1.2 0.9 0.3 0.1 1.1
Joe Thompson 26 11.5 2.7 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.7
Rozelle Nix 13 9.2 2.3 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.4
A.J. Caldwell 4 5.0 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5
Ethan Haslam 7 2.6 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Devin Epps 7 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1

2017-2018 South Alabama Jaguars Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Matthew Graves Head Coach 2013-2014 Assistant Coach (Butler, 2010 to 2013)
Darnell Archey Assistant Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Russ Willemsen Assistant Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Brock Morris Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Director of Basketball Operations (Louisiana, 2010 to 2013)
Joel Erdmann, Ph. D. Athletic Director 2009-2010 N/A
Callye Williams Director of Strength and Conditioning 2017-2018 N/A
Andrew Steele Director of Basketball Operations 2017-2018 N/A
Brian Fremund Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2008-2009 N/A