2017–18 Flamurtari FC season
This article covers the 2017–18 season for Flamurtari Vlorë. They participate in the Kategoria Superiore and the Albanian Cup.


2017–18 Flamurtari FC season, Current squad
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2017–18 Fleetwood Town F.C. season
The 2017–18 season will be Fleetwood Town's 110th season in their history and fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.


2017–18 Fleetwood Town F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Fleetwood Town F.C. season, Competitions, Friendlies
As of 9 June 2017, Fleetwood Town have confirmed five pre-season friendlies against Preston North End, Queen of the South, Bolton Wanderers, Tranmere Rovers, and Karlsruher SC.


2017–18 Fleetwood Town F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
On 16 October 2017, Fleetwood Town were drawn away to Chorley or Boston United in the first round. Chorley went on to win the replayed match to set up the first round tie. A home fixture against Hereford was confirmed for the second round.


2017–18 Fleetwood Town F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Fleetwood Town were drawn at home to Carlisle United in the first round.


2017–18 Fleetwood Town F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was completed with Fleetwood facing Carlisle United, Leicester City U23s and Morecambe in Northern Group A. After topping their ground, Fleetwood were handed a home tie against Chesterfield in the second round. An away trip to Bury was announced for the third round.


2017–18 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team
The 2017–18 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by first-year head coach Robert McCullum, played their home games at the Teaching Gym in Tallahassee, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–25, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a tie three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 9 seed in the MEAC Tournament, they defeated Howard before losing to Hampton in the quarterfinals,


2017–18 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team, Previous season
The Rattlers finished the 2016–17 season 7–23, 5–11 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to South Carolina State.


2017–18 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team, Previous season
On March 17, 2017, it was announced that head coach Byron Samuels' contract would not be renewed. He finished at Florida A&M with a three-year record of 17–71. On May 16, the school named Oregon assistant Robert McCullum as their new head coach. McCullum had previous head coaching jobs at Western Michigan and South Florida.


2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach Michael Curry, played their home games at the FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 12–19, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to UAB.


2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
March 16, 2018, head coach Michael Curry was fired after four seasons at Florida Atlantic. On March 22, it was announced that the school had hired Florida assistant head coach Dusty May as head coach.


2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team, Previous season
The Owls finished the 2016–17 season 10–20, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to Marshall.


2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represents Florida Atlantic University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by first year head coach Jim Jabir, play their home games at FAU Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–15, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to UTSA.


2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gators were led by third year head coach Mike White and played their home games in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Texas Tech.


2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball team, Previous season
The Gators finished the 2016–17 season 27–9, 14–4 in SEC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament in overtime to 7-seed Vanderbilt. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the East Region's No. 4 seed. They defeated 13-seed East Tennessee State and 5-seed Virginia to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated 8-seed Wisconsin with a three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to earn a trip to the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they lost to fellow SEC member 7-seed South Carolina.


2017–18 Florida Gators women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators, led by first-year head coach Cameron Newbauer, played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They finished the season 11–19, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in a 3 tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the SEC Women's Tournament to Ole Miss.


2017–18 Florida Gators women's basketball team, Previous season
The Gators finished the season 15–16, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to Texas A&M.


2017–18 Florida Gators women's basketball team, Previous season
On March 6, the school fired Amanda Butler. She finished at Florida with a 10-year record of 190–136.


2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by fifth-year head coach Joe Dooley and played their home games at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 12–2 in ASUN play to win the ASUN regular season championship. In the ASUN Tournament, they defeated USC Upstate and North Florida to advance to the championship game where they lost to Lipscomb. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Oklahoma State.


2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team
On April 4, 2018, head coach Joe Dooley left the school to become the head coach at East Carolina, where he was previously the head coach from 1995 to 1999. The following day, assistant head coach Michael Fly was promoted to head coach.


2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball team, Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2016–17 season 26–8, 12–2 in ASUN play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the ASUN Tournament, they defeated Stetson, Kennesaw State, and North Florida to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 14 seed in the West region, they lost in the First Round to No. 3-seeded Florida State.


2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represents Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixteenth year head coach Karl Smesko, play their home games at Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finish the season 31–5, 12–1 in A-Sun play to win the Atlantic Sun regular season champions. They also won the ASUN Tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they upset Missouri in the first round before losing to Stanford in the second round.


2017–18 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team, Media
All home games and conference road are shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Road games are also broadcast on the .


2017–18 Florida Panthers season
The 2017–18 Florida Panthers season was the 25th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993. The Panthers missed the playoffs for the second straight season, despite recording 96 points, tied with the 2014–15 Boston Bruins and 2018–19 Montreal Canadiens for the most by a team to miss the playoffs.


2017–18 Florida Panthers season, Schedule and results, Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.


2017–18 Florida Panthers season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2017–18 Florida Panthers season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Panthers. Statistics reflect time with the Panthers only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Panthers only. Bold denotes season record.


2017–18 Florida Panthers season, Transactions
The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 Florida Panthers season, Draft picks
Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.


2017–18 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his 16th year, and played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2017–18 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
Florida State finished the season 23–12, 9–9 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. The Seminoles lost in the second round of the ACC Tournament to Louisville. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Missouri in the first round, upset Xavier and Gonzaga before losing to Michigan.


2017–18 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team, Previous season
The Seminoles finished the 2016–17 season with a record of 26–9, 12–6 in ACC play, to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament before losing to Notre Dame in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the #3 seed in the West Region. There, they defeated #14 Florida Gulf Coast in the First Round before being upset by #11 Xavier in the Second Round.


2017–18 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings


2017–18 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represents Florida State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I basketball season. Florida State competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Seminoles are led by head coach Sue Semrau, in her twenty-first year, and play their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2017–18 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
Florida State finished the season 26–7, 12–4 in ACC play, to finish in third place. The Seminoles advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Little Rock in the first round before getting upset by Buffalo in the second round. Shakayla Thomas and Imani Wright went on to be selected in the WNBA Draft.


2017–18 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, Previous season
For the 2016–17 season, the Seminoles achieved their best start in school history, reaching twenty wins faster than any other FSU team. Leticia Romero, Brittany Brown, Ivey Slaughter, and Kai James were among the senior class with the most wins in program history. Romero and James went on to be selected in the 2017 WNBA Draft.


2017–18 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, Previous season
Florida State finished second in the ACC but was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. The Seminoles received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a three-seed, their fifth consecutive tournament appearance, reaching the Elite Eight for just the third time in school history.


2017–18 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll. The pre-season ranking is used for comparison.


2017–18 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region


2017–18 Football League (Greece)
The 2017–18 Football League is the second division of the Greek professional football league system and the seventh season under the name Football League after previously being known as Beta Ethniki. It will start at 28 October,


2017–18 Football League (Greece), Structure
There are eighteen clubs that compete in the Football League, playing each other in a home and away series. At the end of the season, the bottom six teams are relegated to Gamma Ethniki. The top two teams gain automatic promotion for Super League. All teams in the Football League take part in the Greek Football Cup.


2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo
The 2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo season, also known as the Vala Superleague of Kosovo for sponsorship reasons, is the 19th season of top-tier football in Kosovo. The season began on 18 August 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018. Trepça'89 are the defending champions from the previous season. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league: nine teams from the 2016–17 season and three promoted from the 2016–17 First League.


2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo, Teams and stadiums
Trepça and Hajvalia were relegated after finishing the previous season in eleventh and twelfth-place respectively. They were replaced by the champions and runners-up of the 2016–17 First League, Flamurtari and Vëllaznimi respectively. Vllaznia Pozheran defeated Ferizaj in a play-off to claim their top-flight spot.


2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo, Results
Each team plays three times against every opponent (either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away) for a total of 33 games played each.


2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo, Relegation play-offs
The ninth and tenth-placed teams, Vëllaznimi and Flamurtari respectively, each paired off against the third and fourth-placed teams from the 2017–18 First Football League of Kosovo season, Vushtrria and Ferizaj respectively; the two winners will play in the top-flight next season. As with previous seasons, both play-offs will be played on neutral ground.


2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo, Relegation play-offs
Flamurtari retained their spot in 2018–19 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Vushtrria remained in 2018–19 First Football League of Kosovo.


2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo, Relegation play-offs
Ferizaj were promoted to 2018–19 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Vëllaznimi were relegated to 2018–19 First Football League of Kosovo.


2017–18 Ford Trophy
The 2017–18 Ford Trophy was the 47th season of the official List A cricket tournament in New Zealand, and the seventh in a sponsorship deal between New Zealand Cricket and Ford Motor Company. The competition ran from 3 December 2017 to 24 February 2018. Canterbury were the defending champions.


2017–18 Ford Trophy
The final round of fixtures were all abandoned due to rain. As a result, Central Districts topped the table and were joined in the final stage with Auckland, Northern Districts and Canterbury. After the preliminary final matches, Central Districts and Auckland had progressed to the tournament final.


2017–18 Ford Trophy
Auckland won the tournament, beating Central Districts by six wickets in the final.


2017–18 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by third-year head coach Jeff Neubauer, played their home games at Rose Hill Gymnasium in The Bronx, New York as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Tournament to George Washington.


2017–18 Fordham Rams men's basketball team, Previous season
The Rams finished the 2016–17 season 13–19, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in 10th place. In the A-10 Tournament,  they lost in the second round to George Mason.


2017–18 Fordham Rams men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Rams were picked to finish in 13th place in the A-10. Junior guard Joseph Chartouny was named to the conference's preseason third team.


2017–18 Fordham Rams women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Fordham Rams women's basketball team represents Fordham University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams were led by seventh-year head coach Stephanie Gaitley. They were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Rose Hill Gymnasium. They finished the season 24–10, 12–4 in A-10 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Saint Joseph's. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Harvard and Drexel in the first and second rounds before losing to Virginia Tech in the third round.


2017–18 Fordham Rams women's basketball team, Media, Forham Rams Sports Network
Forham Rams games will be broadcast on WFUV Sports and streamed online through the . Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.


2017–18 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Forest Green Rovers's 129th year in existence and their first in League Two following promotion via the play-offs last season. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.


2017–18 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, Friendlies
As of 22 June 2017, Forest Green Rovers have announced nine pre-season friendlies against Bristol Rovers, Kidderminster Harriers, Bishop's Cleeve, Weston-super-Mare, Shortwood United, Brimscombe & Thrupp, Swindon Supermarine, Worthing and Farense during a training camp in Portugal.


2017–18 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
On 16 October 2017, Forest Green Rovers were drawn at home to Macclesfield Town in the first round. Another home tie was confirmed for the second round, against Exeter City.


2017–18 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Forest Green Rovers were drawn at home to MK Dons in the first round.


2017–18 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2017, Forest Green Rovers were drawn in Southern Group E against Cheltenham Town, Newport County and Swansea City U23s. After finished as runners-up in the group stages, FGR were drawn away to Swindon Town in the second round. A third round trip to Yeovil Town was next on the cards after seeing off Swindon Town in the previous round.


2017–18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship
The 2017–18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship season was the second season of the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship. It began on 30 September 2017 at the Sepang International Circuit and finished on 15 April 2018 at the same venue, after 29 races held across five rounds on three countries.


2017–18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, Race calendar and results
The final calendar was released on 4 July 2017. The first round at Sepang will be held in support the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix, whereas the two final rounds in Buriram and Sepang will support the 2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series.


2017–18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, Race calendar and results
Due to an incident involving F1 driver Romain Grosjean, which required track fixing operations, the first race of the opening Sepang round had to be postponed. It was announced later that the round will be shortened to 5 races, with the sixth race being rescheduled at a later date.


2017–18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, Race calendar and results
On November 20, organizers cancelled round 3 at the Sentul International Circuit in Indonesia due lo logistical complications. It was later announced that the round would be rescheduled at Buriram for early December, and finally at Sepang for mid April as the season finale.


2017–18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, Championship standings
The series follows the standard F1 points scoring system with the addition of 1 point for fastest lap and 3 points for pole. The best 24 results out of 30 races counted towards the championship.


2017–18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, Championship standings
The first and second fastest qualifying laps determine grid positions for race 1 and race 4 (In the opening round at Sepang for race 3 instead of race 4 due to cancelling of the race). The fastest laps in race 1 determine the grid positions for race 2, while the grid positions for race 3 are created by the finishing positions of race 2 with top half of the grid reversed. race 4 grid positions based on the drivers’ second fastest qualifying laps, while race 5 start is determined by the fastest laps of race 4 and the grid positions of race 6 are the finishing positions of race 5, with the top half of the grid reversed.


2017–18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, Championship standings
Due to miscalculation of the fuel level, no cars were able to finish full race distance of the third race in the opening round of the season at Sepang because of lack of petrol. The classification was declared after five race laps.


2017–18 Formula 4 UAE Championship
The 2017–18 Formula 4 UAE Championship was the second season of the Formula 4 UAE Championship, a motor racing series for the United Arab Emirates regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by the Automobile & Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE) and AUH Motorsports.


2017–18 Formula 4 UAE Championship
It began on 14 December 2017 at the Yas Marina Circuit and finished on 3 March 2018 at the Dubai Autodrome, after 24 championship races held across six quadruple-header rounds.


2017–18 Formula 4 UAE Championship, Race calendar and results
The calendar was announced on 5 September 2017. The season featured six quadruple-header rounds, all of them held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi and the Dubai Autodrome in the United Arab Emirates. As opposed to the previous season, all rounds awarded points for the championship, the "Trophy Event" non-championship round not being held anymore.


2017–18 Formula 4 UAE Championship, Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.


2017–18 Formula E Championship
The 2017–18 FIA Formula E Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2017–18 ABB FIA Formula E Championship) was the fourth season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Formula E motor racing. It featured the 2017–18 ABB FIA Formula E Championship, a motor racing championship for open-wheel electric racing cars, recognised by FIA, the sport's governing body, as the highest class of competition for electrically powered vehicles. Twenty drivers representing ten teams contested twelve ePrix, which started in Hong Kong on 2 December 2017 and ended on 15 July 2018 in New York City as they competed for the Drivers' and Teams' Championships.


2017–18 Formula E Championship
2017–18 was the final season that the Spark-Renault SRT 01E chassis—which debuted in the 2014–15 Formula E season—was used in competition; as a brand new chassis package was introduced for the 2018–19 season.


2017–18 Formula E Championship
Lucas di Grassi entered as the defending Drivers' Champion after securing his first title at the 2017 Montreal ePrix. Renault e.Dams began the season as the defending Teams' Champion, having clinched its third consecutive accolade at the same event.


2017–18 Formula E Championship
Frenchman Jean-Éric Vergne took victory in Drivers' Championship with 198 points, besting Lucas di Grassi and Sam Bird. Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler took victory in the Team's Championship, beating Techeetah by a narrow two point margin.


2017–18 Formula E Championship, Teams and drivers, Team changes, Name changes
The official entry list for the 2017–18 season contained a number of name changes for the teams. These were:


2017–18 Formula E Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes, Mid-season changes
After just one weekend in Hong Kong, Dragon Racing driver Neel Jani left the team in order to focus on his upcoming World Endurance Championship campaign. He was replaced by former DS Virgin Racing driver José María López.


2017–18 Formula E Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes, Mid-season changes
For the first weekend in Hong Kong, Kamui Kobayashi was brought by MS&AD Andretti to satisfy sponsors. Tom Blomqvist however, took over that car after and raced it until the Paris round, where he left the team to focus on World Endurance Championship commitments with BMW, he was replaced by Stéphane Sarrazin.


2017–18 Formula E Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes, Mid-season changes
Edoardo Mortara missed Berlin and the finale in New York due to DTM commitments with Mercedes. Mortara was replaced by Tom Dillmann on both occasions.


2017–18 Formula E Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver changes, Mid-season changes
Ma Qinghua subbed in for Luca Filippi at NIO Formula E Team for the Paris ePrix, to fulfill a contract obligation.


2017–18 Formula E Championship, Calendar
In May 2017, a provisional calendar for the 2017–18 season was circulated. In September, the full calendar was announced. This calendar included new races in Santiago, São Paulo, Rome and Zürich, the latter of which will mark the first time since 1955 a motorsports circuit race will be held in Switzerland. The Buenos Aires round was discontinued, whilst the Monaco round will not be held due to the Historic Grand Prix of Monaco taking place in 2018.


2017–18 Formula E Championship, Calendar
Later that year, on 30 November, it was announced that the São Paulo race would be postponed until 2019, with a race elsewhere to replace it in the schedule. It was later announced that Punta del Este in Uruguay, which had been on the schedule for seasons 1 and 2, would be returning in place of São Paulo. On 18 December 2017, the Montreal ePrix was cancelled due to the Mayor of Montreal citing rising costs to the taxpayer. On 18 January 2018, it was announced the ePrix would not be replaced, thus decreasing the calendar to twelve rounds.


2017–18 Formula E Championship, Results and standings, Drivers' Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in every race, the pole position starter, and the driver who set the fastest lap, using the following structure:


2017–18 Formula E Championship, Results and standings, Drivers' Championship standings
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.


2017–18 Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons were led by fourth-year head coach Jon Coffman and played their home games at the Gates Sports Center and the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 18–15, 7–7 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament to North Dakota State. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Central Michigan.


2017–18 Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team
The season was the last in which the Mastodons represented IPFW. On July 1, 2018, IPFW will split into two separate institutions. The school's academic programs in health sciences will be governed solely by Indiana University under the banner of Indiana University Fort Wayne. All other academic programs will be governed solely by Purdue University as Purdue University Fort Wayne. The athletic program will continue to use its current branding as the Fort Wayne Mastodons, but will exclusively represent Purdue Fort Wayne, with the school colors changing to the old gold and black used by Purdue's main campus.


2017–18 Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team, Previous season
The Mastodons finished the 2016–17 season 20–13, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament to Omaha. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Ball State in the first round and received a second round bye before losing in the quarterfinals to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.


2017–18 Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of league coaches, media, and sports information directors, the Mastodons were picked to finish in fourth place. Junior guard John Konchar was named to the preseason All-Summit First Team and senior guard Bryson Scott was named to the Second Team.


2017–18 Fortuna Düsseldorf season
The 2017–18 Fortuna Düsseldorf season was the 123rd season in the football club's history. For the 5th consecutive season, Düsseldorf played in the 2. Bundesliga. They also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Fortuna Düsseldorf season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Four Hills Tournament
The 2017–18 Four Hills Tournament, part of the 2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, is currently taking place at the four traditional venues of Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Innsbruck and Bischofshofen, located in Germany and Austria, between 30 December 2017 and 6 January 2018.


2017–18 Four Hills Tournament
Kamil Stoch successfully defended his title, becoming the first ski jumper since Gregor Schlierenzauer in 2012–13 to do so. By winning all four events, Stoch became the second ski jumper in history to achieve this feat, Sven Hannawald being the first in 2001–02.


2017–18 Frauen-Bundesliga
The 2017–18 season of the Frauen-Bundesliga was the 28th season of Germany's premier women's football league. It ran from 2 September 2017 to 3 June 2018.


2017–18 Frauen-Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg won their second straight and fourth overall title.


2017–18 French Basketball Cup
The 2017–18 French Basketball Cup season (French: 2017–18 Coupe de France de Basket) was the 41st season of the domestic cup competition of French basketball. The competition started on 19 September 2017 and ended 21 April 2018. SIG Strasbourg won its second Cup title.


2017–18 French Guiana Régional 1
The 2017–18 French Guiana Régional 1 is the 57th season of the French Guiana Régional 1, the top tier of football in French Guiana. The season began on 14 September 2017 and ended on 16 June 2018.


2017–18 French Guiana Régional 1, Standings
Note: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, 1 point for a defeat.


2017–18 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by seventh-year head coach Rodney Terry and played their home games at the Save Mart Center as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament to San Diego State. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2017–18 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team
On March 12, 2018, head coach Rodney Terry left Fresno State to become head coach at UTEP. He finished at Fresno State with a seven-year record of 126–108. On April 5, it was announced that the school had hired San Diego State assistant coach Justin Hutson as head coach.


2017–18 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the season 20–13 overall; and 11–7 in the conference. During the season, Fresno State was invited and participated in the Mountain West–Missouri Valley Challenge, where they defeated Drake in Des Moines, Iowa. In the postseason, Fresno State won against New Mexico but lost to Nevada in the semifinals of the 2017 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in Paradise, Nevada. The Bulldogs were invited and participated in the 2017 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to TCU in the first round in Fort Worth, Texas.


2017–18 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team, Preseason
In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Brulldogs were picked to finish in fourth place in the Mountain West.


2017–18 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball team represents California State University, Fresno during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Jaime White, play their home games at the Save Mart Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Women's Tournament to Colorado State. They received an invite to the WBI where they defeated UC Irvine in the first round before losing to Mountain West member Nevada in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Fulham F.C. season
The 2017–18 Fulham season was the club's 120th professional season and fourth consecutive in the EFL Championship after their relegation from the Premier League in the 2013–14 campaign. Fulham also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. They were promoted to the Premier League on 26 May 2018, by winning 1–0 in the 2018 EFL Championship play-off Final against Aston Villa. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Fulham F.C. season, Pre-season, Friendlies
Fulham announced five pre-season friendlies against Piast Gliwice, FC Zlin, Wolfsburg, West Ham United and Darmstadt 98.


2017–18 Fulham F.C. season, Pre-season, Friendlies
A further friendly against Queens Park Rangers was played behind closed doors on the 12 July.


2017–18 Fulham F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
In the FA Cup, Fulham entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Southampton.


2017–18 Fulham F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Fulham drew Wycombe Wanderers in the first round. The second round confirmed a home tie against Bristol Rovers.


2017–18 Fulham F.C. season, Squad statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.


2017–18 Fulham F.C. season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.


2017–18 Fulham F.C. season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 3 March 2018Source: Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2017–18 Furman Paladins men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represented Furman University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by first-year head coach Bob Richey, played their home games at Timmons Arena in Greenville, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 13–5 in SoCon play to finish in third place. They defeated Western Carolina in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament before losing in the semifinals to East Tennessee State. Despite having 23 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2017–18 Furman Paladins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Paladins finished the 2016–17 season 23–12, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for the SoCon regular season championship. They lost to Samford in the quarterfinals SoCon Tournament. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated USC Upstate and Campbell before losing in the semifinals to Saint Peter's.


2017–18 Furman Paladins men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 26, 2017, head coach Niko Medved resigned to become the head coach at Drake. He finished at Furman with a four-year record of 62–70. Assistant coach Bob Richey was named the interim head coach for the CIT semifinal, and was named full-time head coach on April 10.


2017–18 Furman Paladins women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Furman Paladins women's basketball team represents Furman University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Paladins, led by eighth-year head coach Jackie Carson, play their home games at Timmons Arena and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 7–7 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southern Women's Tournament to Samford. They received an invite to the WBI where they defeated UNC Asheville in the first round before losing to South Alabama in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 G.D. Chaves season
The 2017–18 season is Chaves' fifteenth season in the top flight of Portuguese football.


2017–18 G.D. Chaves season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 GET-ligaen season
The 2017–18 GET-ligaen was the 79th season of Norway's premier ice hockey league, GET-ligaen.


2017–18 GET-ligaen season
The regular season began in September 2017. There was no team changes from the 2016–17 season.


2017–18 GET-ligaen season, Arenas
On the season opener September 8, Vålerenga Ishockey played Storhamar Hockey in Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall.


2017–18 GET-ligaen season, Arenas
Since Nye Jordal Amfi will not be completed until the 2019–20 season, Vålerenga used Furuset Forum as a temporary arena the whole season. Previous to Vålerengas match against Storhamar November 13, Furuset Forums capacity was 1,450.


2017–18 GET-ligaen season, Arenas
Lillehammer returned to Håkons Hall on November 18, when they met Storhamar in front of a crowd of 10,031 people, which was new indoor attendance record for a Norwegian league match.


2017–18 GET-ligaen season, Regular season standings
x – clinched playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; r – play in relegation series


2017–18 GET-ligaen season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. Updated as of February 27, 2018.


2017–18 GET-ligaen season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2017–18 GET-ligaen season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
The top five goaltenders based on goals against average. Updated as of June 8, 2017.


2017–18 GET-ligaen season, Playoffs
After the regular season, the top eight teams qualified for the playoffs. In the first and second rounds, the highest remaining seed chose which of the two lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series followed a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team at home for games 2, 4 and 6 (if necessary).


2017–18 GET-ligaen season, Qualification
After the regular season had ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the league and the two highest ranked teams in the 1. divisjon competed for the right to play in the 2018–19 GET-ligaen. The tournament was organized according to a double round robin format, where each club played the others twice, home and away, for a total of six games. The points system and ranking method used, was the same as in the GET-ligaen.


2017–18 GET-ligaen season, Qualification, Standings
q – qualified for next years GET-league; r – will play in next years 1. division


2017–18 GET-ligaen season, Awards
The following players were selected to the 2017–18 GET-ligaen All-Star team:


2017–18 GFA League First Division
The 2017–18 GFA League First Division is the 49th season of top-tier football in Gambia. The season began on 18 November 2017 and ended on 24 May 2018.


2017–18 GFA Premier Division
The 2017–18 GFA Premier Division is the 34th season of top-division football in Grenada. The season began on 24 June 2017.


2017–18 GFA Premier Division, Standings
Note: remaining two matches annulled as teams involved were unwilling to play


2017–18 GFF Elite League
The 2017–18 GFF Elite League was the 17th season of the highest competitive football league in Guyana, and the 3rd season of the Elite League. Topp XX and Monedderlust FC who finished the previous season at the bottom of the table, were replaced by Den Amstel FC, Western Tigers FC (Georgetown), Milerock FC (Linden), Ann's Grove United FC, New Amsterdam United FC and Cougars FC (Berbice).


2017–18 GFF Elite League
The season began on the 19 November 2017 and ended on the 21 September 2018 with Cougars in last and automatically related and New Amsterdam United finishing in 9th and entering the relegation playoff. New Amsterdam United would go on to play Soesdyke Falcons, who were champions of the East Bank FA, where the game finished 3-3 before Soesdyke Falcons won 5-4 on penalties, relegating New Amsterdam United.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season
The 2017–18 season is Dinamo Zagreb's 27th season in the Croatian First Division and 105th year in existence as a football club.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season
This is the first season since 2006 that Dinamo Zagreb failed to qualify for the group stages of a European competition.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season
Mario Cvitanović was the manager of the club and had moved to club to 1st position, going unbeaten for 21 league games, but after two abysmal performances against rivals HNK Rijeka and feeder-club NK Lokomotiva, both of which were defeats by a score of 4–1, he ultimately resigned as manager of the club on 10 March 2018.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season
Nikola Jurčević then took over as head coach, returning to Dinamo, having managed them in the 2003–04 season. Dinamo confirmed the title following Rijeka and Hajduk's draws with Cibalia and Osijek, respectively. However, on 14 May, another poor form resulted in Nikola Jurčević's dismissal as manager, being head coach for just 65 days.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season
After much speculation, Nenad Bjelica took over as manager, signing a reported two-year contract. He won the Croatian Football Cup with the club, beating Hajduk Split in the final. This season was a major success for Dinamo, as the club won the domestic double.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season
On 6 June 2018, the former executive director and advisor of the club, Zdravko Mamić, was sentenced to a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence for corruption. On the same day, the club released a statement on their official website, in which they claimed that they were "shocked" with the verdict, also claiming that they "firmly believe" that Zdravko Mamić and the others who were sentenced are innocent.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
15 July: Dinamo Zagreb won their first game of the season against Istra 1961 by a result of 2–0, with goals coming from defensive midfielder Nikola Moro and centre-back Filip Benković.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
21 July: Dinamo Zagreb won against HNK Cibalia by a result 4–0, with a brace from centre-forward Armin Hodžić and a goal each from winger Júnior Fernándes and Ante Ćorić.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
30 July: Dinamo Zagreb were held to a draw by NK Osijek in their first away game of the season, with Nikola Moro clinching a goal in a 1–1 draw.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
6 August: Dinamo Zagreb won at home against old rivals Hajduk Split, by a score of 3–1. Goals from Ante Ćorić, Dani Olmo and El Arabi Hillel Soudani were enough to secure a win in the first of four meetings between the two sides.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
11 August: Dinamo Zagreb beat league champions HNK Rijeka at the Stadion Rujevica by a result of 2–0 with a brace from Júnior Fernándes.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
20 August: Dinamo Zagreb secure a 2–0 win over Slaven Belupo with goals from attacking midfielder Ivan Fiolić and centre-back Amir Rrahmani.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
27 August: A hat-trick from El Arabi Hillel Soudani is enough to secure Dinamo Zagreb a comfortable 3–0 win over feeder-club NK Lokomotiva.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
9 September: Dinamo Zagreb earn a hard-fought home win over newly-promoted NK Rudeš, with goals from Ángelo Henríquez, El Arabi Hillel Soudani and Filip Benković securing a win.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
16 September: Goals from Ángelo Henríquez, El Arabi Hillel Soudani and Tongo Doumbia secure a 3–1 away win for Dinamo Zagreb against NK Inter Zaprešić.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
24 September: Dinamo are held to a stalemate (0–0 draw) away to Istra 1961.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
30 September: Dinamo secure a 5–2 away win against HNK Cibalia, with a brace from Dani Olmo and El Arabi Hillel Soudani and a goal from Armin Hodžić.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
14 October: A last-minute equalizer from Ángelo Henríquez rescued Dinamo from their first defeat of the season against NK Osijek in a 1–1 draw.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
21 October: Dinamo drew 2–2 with rivals Hajduk Split in an entertaining and dramatic match, as goals from Filip Benković in the 89th minute and Ángelo Henríquez in the 90th minute gave Dinamo a 2–1 lead before Ante Erceg struck a late equalizer in the 94th minute.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
28 October: Dinamo moved 9 points clear of league champions HNK Rijeka and 7 points clear of second-placed NK Osijek at the top of the table as a goal from Nikola Moro and a brace from El Arabi Hillel Soudani sealed a 3–1 win for Dinamo against HNK Rijeka.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
5 November: Dinamo won 1–0 against NK Slaven Belupo with a late goal from Amer Gojak.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
26 November: Dinamo drew 1–1 with newly promoted side NK Rudeš.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
3 December: Dinamo won 1–0 against Inter Zaprešić with a goal from Spanish footballer Dani Olmo.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
9 December: Dinamo secured a 5–1 home win against NK Istra 1961 with goals from Nikola Moro, El Arabi Hillel Soudani, Ante Ćorić and Armin Hodžić (2).


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
16 December: Dinamo won 1–0 against HNK Cibalia with a goal from Ángelo Henríquez.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
10 February: Dinamo won 4–2 in entertaining display against NK Osijek, with El Arabi Hillel Soudani, Arijan Ademi (2) and Dani Olmo getting on the scoresheet.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
18 February: Dinamo lost 1–0 against Hajduk Split at home.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
4 March: Dinamo beat Slaven Belupo by a score of 1–0, with Mario Gavranović scoring the goal.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
7 March: Dinamo suffered a 4–1 defeat by HNK Rijeka, with Mario Gavranović scoring the only goal for Dinamo.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
10 March: Dinamo suffered a humiliating defeat by NK Lokomotiva, their very own feeder-club, with Dani Olmo scoring the only goal for the club. Following the defeat, Mario Cvitanović resigned as manager of the club. Nikola Jurčević then took over as head coach.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
17 March: Dinamo won 2–0 against NK Rudeš, with Mario Gavranović and Dani Olmo scoring.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
8 April: Dinamo secured a 4–0 win over Istra 1961 with El Arabi Hillel Soudani, Dani Olmo, Ivan Fiolić and Mario Gavranović scoring one goal each.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
14 April: Dinamo beat HNK Cibalia by a score of 2–0, with El Arabi Hillel Soudani scoring a brace.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
18 April: Dinamo suffered a setback in their title chase following a surprise 1–0 home loss to NK Osijek.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
22 April: Dinamo secured a 2–1 away win over rivals Hajduk Split with Mario Gavranović scoring twice.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
28 April: Dinamo suffered another setback in their title chase after a 1–0 loss to HNK Rijeka at home. The Dinamo line-up and bench notably included many reserve and academy players, due to the unavailability of many first-team players because of injuries or suspensions.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
4 May: Dinamo drew 2–2 with Slaven Belupo, with Mario Budimir and Filip Benković scoring a goal each for Dinamo.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
8 May: Dinamo suffered their second successive defeat against feeder-club NK Lokomotiva, losing 3–1 at the Stadion Kranjčevićeva, with El Arabi Hillel Soudani scoring the only goal.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
14 May: Dinamo were crowned league champions, despite losing 1–0 to NK Rudeš, but Rijeka and Hajduk's draws made it mathematically impossible for Dinamo to lose first place at the top of the league table.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, HT PrvaLiga
19 May: Dinamo finished the season with a 3–1 win over Inter Zaprešić with El Arabi Hillel Soudani and Mario Gavranović (2) scoring the goals.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, Croatian Football Cup
20 September: Dinamo won 6–0 away to NK Borac Imbriovec in the 1st round of the Croatian Football Cup with Ivan Fiolić and Alen Jurilj scoring a brace and Dani Olmo and Armin Hodžić scoring once.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, Croatian Football Cup
31 October: Dinamo played second-tier side NK Novigrad in the 2nd round. After the regular game ended 0–0, the match was decided on penalties. Dinamo won 3–2.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, Croatian Football Cup
29 November: Dinamo played NK Istra 1961 and won 4–2. Ángelo Henríquez marked off a fine performance with a hat-trick.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, Croatian Football Cup
4 April : Dinamo beat HNK Rijeka in the semi-final by a score of 3–0, with Izet Hajrović, El Arabi Hillel Soudani and Ante Ćorić scoring the goals. (The match was originally scheduled for 28 February, but due to unfavourable weather conditions, it was moved to 4 April).


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Season review, Competitions, Croatian Football Cup
23 May: Dinamo won the 2018 Croatian Football Cup Final after beating bitter rivals Hajduk Split, with Mario Gavranović scoring the only goal, although the game was controversially overshadowed by the allegedly poor refereeing decisions made by referee Mario Zebec.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Squad statistics, Appearances
List contains only players who are currently at the club.


2017–18 GNK Dinamo Zagreb season, Squad statistics, Goalscorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2017–18 Gabala FC season
The 2017–18 season was Gabala FK's 13th season, and their 12th in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top-flight of Azerbaijani football. Gabala finished the season in second place, 16 points behind champions Qarabağ. In the  Azerbaijan Cup were runners-up for the second year in a row, losing to Keşla 1-0 in the final whilst they also reached the Third qualifying round of the Europa League before being knocked out by Panathinaikos.


2017–18 Gabala FC season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 2017–18 season was Galatasaray's 114th in existence and 60th consecutive season in the Süper Lig. The club was aiming for an unprecedented 21st Turkish title after finishing the Süper Lig in fourth place in the previous season.


2017–18 Galatasaray S.K. season
In Europe, Galatasaray participated in the UEFA Europa League, as well as competing in the Turkish Cup.


2017–18 Galatasaray S.K. season
This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club played in during the season. The season covered a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Galatasaray S.K. season, Sponsorship
Companies that Galatasaray had sponsorship deals with during the season included the following.


2017–18 Gamma Ethniki
The 2017–18 Gamma Ethniki was the 35th season since the official establishment of the third tier of Greek football in 1983. It started on 1 October 2017. After the finish of the eight groups, the first team of each group will qualify for a playoff round of two groups, to determine which four teams will be promoted to Football League.


2017–18 Gamma Ethniki
97 teams were divided into eight groups according to geographical criteria.


2017–18 Gamma Ethniki
Panelefsiniakos, AO Chania, AEL Kalloni, Panthrakikos, Eordaikos, A.E. Istiaia, Mavroi Aetoi Eleftherochori, Amvrakia Kostakioi, APO Kanaris Nenita, Pyrsos Grevena, AO Syros, Poseidon Neoi Poroi and AO Polykratis Pythagoreio withdrew from the league before the group draw.


2017–18 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gardner–Webb University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Tim Craft, played their home games at the Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big South Tournament, they lost to Winthrop in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Runnin' Bulldogs  finished the 2016–17 season 18–13, 11–7 in Big South play to finish in fourth place. In the Big South Tournament, they defeated High Point in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Winthrop.


2017–18 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time


2017–18 Gaza Strip Premier League
The 2017–18 Gaza Strip Premier League is the 2017–18 season of the top football league in the Gaza Strip of Palestine.


2017–18 Genoa C.F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Genoa Cricket and Football Club's eleventh consecutive season in Serie A. Having finished 16th the previous season, the club managed to improve on its league position, finishing 12th in Serie A, while they were eliminated in the Coppa Italia by eventual champions Juventus.


2017–18 Genoa C.F.C. season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
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2017–18 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
The 2017–18 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season was the 52nd for the program, the third under head coach Dave Paulsen, and the fifth as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference The Patriots played their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. They finished the season 16–17, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the A-10 Tournament, they defeated Massachusetts in the second round before losing to Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team, Previous season
The Patriots finished the 2016–17 season 20–14, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the A-10 Tournament, they defeated Fordham in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to VCU. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Loyola (MD).


2017–18 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Patriots were picked to finish in 10th place in the A-10. Junior guard Otis Livingston II was named to the conference's preseason third team.


2017–18 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team
The 2017–18 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team represents George Mason University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Patriots, led by fifth year head coach Nyla Milleson, play their home games at EagleBank Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 11–5 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to George Washington. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Stephen F. Austin in the first round before losing to Virginia Tech in the second round.


2017–18 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team, Media, George Mason Patriots Sports Network
Patriots games will be broadcast on WGMU Radio and streamed online through . Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.


2017–18 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
The 2017–18 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials were led by second-year head coach Maurice Joseph. They played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. They defeated Fordham in the first round of the A-10 Tournament before losing to Saint Louis in the second round.


2017–18 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team, Previous season
The Colonials finished the 2016–17 season with a record of 20–15, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Saint Louis in the Second Round of the A-10 Tournament before losing in the Quarterfinals to Richmond. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Toledo in the First Round before losing in the Quarterfinals to UIC.


2017–18 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team, Previous season
Head coach Mike Lonergan was fired on September 17, 2016, after the school concluded a two-month investigation into alleged emotional abuse against his players. Maurice Joseph was named interim head coach on September 27.


2017–18 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 27, 2017, the school removed the interim tag and named Joseph full-time head coach.


2017–18 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Colonials were picked to finish in 11th place in the A-10. Yuta Watanabe was named to the conference's preseason second team.


2017–18 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team
The 2017–18 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team will represent George Washington University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonials, led by second year head coach Jennifer Rizzotti, play their home games at Charles E. Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 10–6 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They won the A-10 tournament by defeating Saint Joseph's and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Ohio State in the first round.


2017–18 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team, Media
WRGW will carry the Colonials games and broadcast them online at GWRadio.com. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Colonials home games and most conference road games through RaiseHigh Live.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hoyas, led by first-year head coach Patrick Ewing, played their home games at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 5–13 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to St. John's.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Previous season
The Hoyas finished the 2016–17 season at 14–18, 5–13 in Big East play, to finish in ninth place in the conference. As the No. 9 seed in the Big East Tournament, they lost in the first round to St. John's. Georgetown finished the season with a losing record for the second straight year, the first time that had happened since the 1971–72 and 1972–73 seasons, and without an invitation to a postseason tournament in consecutive years for the first time since 1973 and 1974.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 23, 2017, Georgetown officials announced that head coach John Thompson III had been fired. On April 2, it was reported that Basketball Hall of Famer and Georgetown alumnus Patrick Ewing would replace Thompson as head coach.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Patrick Ewing arrives
On April 3, 2017, Georgetown hired Patrick Ewing to replace the fired John Thompson III as head coach. Generally considered the greatest player in Georgetown men's basketball history, Ewing had led the Georgetown teams of 1981 through 1985, which had reached the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament′s championship game three times and won one national championship, in 1984.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Patrick Ewing arrives
He then went on to a Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 17-season playing career in the National Basketball Association, playing for the New York Knicks from 1985 to 2000, the Seattle SuperSonics from 2000 to 2001, and the Orlando Magic from 2001 to 2002. After that, he spent 15 years as an NBA assistant coach, with the Washington Wizards from 2002 to 2003, the Houston Rockets from 2003 to 2006, the Orlando Magic from 2007 to 2012, and the Charlotte Bobcats/Charlotte Hornets from 2012 to 2017.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Patrick Ewing arrives
Although he had made it clear that he desired a head coaching job in the NBA and had interviewed for head coaching positions, he had never been a head coach at any level before taking the job at Georgetown. After taking over at Georgetown, he told the press that he never would have considered taking a college coaching job anywhere except at Georgetown where, he said, "I was able to...spend four of the best years of my life."


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Patrick Ewing arrives
After graduating from Georgetown in 1985, Ewing had left the world of college basketball behind completely during his 32 years of playing and coaching in the NBA. The role of a college coach differed significantly from that of an NBA coach: Player acquisition was very different, requiring compliance with a myriad of National Collegiate Athletic Association recruiting and eligibility rules and a nearly constant recruiting effort.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Patrick Ewing arrives
Since his college days, much had changed in college basketball, including the rise of the influence of the Amateur Athletic Union and the orientation of recruiting and coaching toward developing players for NBA careers, as well as the impatience of many college players, who tended to view their college careers as a necessary step on their way to an NBA career but no longer viewed college as a four-year – or even any more than a one-year – commitment.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Patrick Ewing arrives
College coaching also required a significant amount of off-court player management, such as ensuring players went to class and met Georgetown's academic eligibility requirements. Critics of Georgetown's decision to hire Ewing argued that his lack of experience in these matters would undermine his ability to lead the Georgetown program.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Patrick Ewing arrives
Ewing countered that he had a great deal of experience with young NBA players who had foregone some or all of their college eligibility to play in the NBA and that he had hired a staff including assistant coaches Louis Orr and Robert Kirby – that could provide him with well-informed advice and guide him through the modern world of college basketball.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Patrick Ewing arrives
However, his arrival required the departure of his son, Patrick Ewing Jr., a former Georgetown player who had served under John Thompson III as an assistant coach since August 2015; under Georgetown University's nepotism policies, the younger Ewing was not allowed to serve in a position in which he reported directly to his father.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Patrick Ewing arrives
Many commentators mocked the idea of a nepotism clause at Georgetown given John Thompson III's 13-year tenure as head coach while his father, former Georgetown head coach John Thompson Jr., remained a major figure in the men's basketball program, but the clause did not apply in that case because the younger Thompson was not on his father's staff, reporting to athletic director Lee Reed and not to his father.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Patrick Ewing arrives
Ewing said he would abandon John Thompson III's deliberate "Princeton offense" and move Georgetown's game toward an uptempo, NBA-style offense favored by NBA scouts and more suitable to the playing style of contemporary players. He also promised a more physical defense of the type that both Georgetown and the original Big East Conference had been known for in their 1980s heyday. He also told reporters that he thought he could improve Georgetown's recruiting efforts by offering players an easier path to the NBA, which he believed he understood better than most college coaches.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Georgetown had lost seven players – including its five top scorers – since the conclusion of the previous season. Among those departing were the team's two top scorers of 2016–2017, senior guard Rodney Pryor and junior forward L. J. Peak; Pryor graduated in 2017 after a single season with the Hoyas, and Peak declared for the 2017 NBA draft, foregoing his senior year of college. Starting center Bradley Hayes and power forward Reggie Cameron II graduated in 2017.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Junior forward Isaac Copeland had transferred to Nebraska in mid-season, and redshirt junior forward Akoy Agau, after a single season of action with the Hoyas and with two seasons of college eligibility remaining, transferred to SMU during the offseason. Junior guard Tre Campbell left the team after 2016–2017 for personal reasons and, although he remained on scholarship and enrolled at Georgetown for his senior year, he was not on Georgetown's roster and sat out the 2017–2018 basketball season. Another loss was Tremont Waters.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Georgetown had lacked a true point guard since the graduation of Markel Starks in 2014, and John Thompson III had attempted to address that by recruiting Waters in the fall of 2016, but Waters had withdrawn his commitment to Georgetown in March 2017 amid the turmoil that surrounded the Georgetown men's basketball program in the aftermath of the 2016–2017 team's losing season. Ewing attempted to re-recruit Waters, but ultimately failed when Waters committed to LSU in early June 2017.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Senior Jonathan Mulmore and sophomore Jagan Moseley at guard, junior guard/forward Kaleb Johnson, junior forward Marcus Derrickson, and junior center Jesse Govan all returned for another year. Senior forward Trey Mourning, the son of Georgetown great Alonzo Mourning, rumored to be considering a transfer at the end of the previous season, also decided to return for 2017–2018, although he suffered a knee injury that forced him to sit out the entire season. The team's former student manager, senior guard Ra'Mond Hines, made the team as a walk-on for the third straight year, while sophomore forward George Muresan, the son of former NBA player Gheorghe Muresan, made the team as a walk-on for a second straight year.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Four freshmen – guard Jahvon Blair, forwards Jamorko Pickett and Antwan Walker, and 7-foot-3 (221-cm) center Chris Sodom – joined the team. Two upperclassmen also arrived: Redshirt senior guard Trey Dickerson came to Georgetown from South Dakota as a graduate transfer, eligible to play immediately, while senior guard Greg Malinowski transferred to Georgetown from William and Mary; Malinowski had to sit out the 2017–2018 season in accordance with NCAA rules for transferring players, but planned to play for Georgetown as a redshirt senior in 2018-2019.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The 2017-2018 squad faced a rebuilding year in which it had arguably the lowest expectations of any Big East Conference team. A preseason poll of Big East coaches picked the Hoyas to finish ninth in the 10-team conference, while pundits raised the prospect of the Hoyas doing little better than winning a game or two against St. John's or DePaul and perhaps going winless in their 18 conference games. The most optimistic projections had Georgetown finishing at 5–13 in the Big East.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
During the head-coaching tenures of John Thompson Jr. and Craig Esherick in the original Big East Conference between 1979 and 2004, Georgetown developed a reputation for scheduling weak non-conference opponents, but during his 13 seasons as head coach at Georgetown between 2004 and 2017, John Thompson III had sought early challenges for his teams during the non-conference portion of the schedule, scheduling ranked opponents, early-season tournaments featuring nationally prominent teams, and distant travel so that his teams could prepare for the Big East Conference season by gaining experience against challenging opponents while facing a demanding travel schedule.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Ewing scrapped John Thompson III's approach, returning to the earlier philosophy of arranging a weak early-season schedule. On August 2, in accordance with Ewing's wishes, Georgetown withdrew from the PK-80–Phil Knight Invitational, a high-profile, 16-team, two-bracket tournament in Portland, Oregon, scheduled for November 23–26, in which the Hoyas would have opened with a game against Michigan State, a preseason Top Five team, then faced either Connecticut or 2017 Final Four participant Oregon in the second round the following day, and finished two days later with a final game against Arkansas, North Carolina, or Portland.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Big East rival DePaul replaced Georgetown in the tournament. Georgetown athletic director Lee Reed issued a statement explaining the withdrawal, saying "The Georgetown's men's basketball program is in the midst of an exciting time of rebuilding. Georgetown has a prominent, seasoned head coach who has begun this process, which will continue to develop in the fall."


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The withdrawal reportedly left Georgetown with nine or ten open slots left to fill in its 2017-2018 schedule, which CBS Sports′ Matt Norlander described on August 2 as "an enormous amount of open dates for a Big East program to fill this deep into the offseason."


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
But Ewing saw no need to pit his team against some of the toughest teams in the United States during his first season as head coach, explaining his decision to withdraw this way: "“It’s my belief that, why go out there and get my ass kicked to show my recruits that we need their help when I can stay home and watch other people get their butts kicked...


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Do my recruiting, keep on telling the people we need that we need them, recruit them, and do my job to help my team, build them up and show them what my visions are of them, and win as many games as we can.” Later in August, Ewing also threw cold water on the idea of renewing Georgetown's rivalry with Maryland any time soon.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
After not meeting in a non-tournament game since 1993, the Hoyas and Terrapins had met in a home-and-home series over the past two seasons as part of the annual Gavitt Tipoff Games between the Big East and Big Ten conferences, Maryland winning both games in tight contests, raising hope among fans in the Washington, D.C., area that Georgetown-Maryland meetings would become annual events. On August 24, however, Ewing told the press, "I’m not thinking about Maryland. I’m not sure if or when we will schedule Maryland. My focus is on getting us back strong.”


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The Hoyas did not participate in the Gavitt Tipoff Games in 2017, and Maryland was not on Georgetown's 2017–2018 schedule. Discussing his scheduling philosophy in August with The Washington Post, Ewing said, “The Big East schedule is going to be tough enough to handle. It’s always been tough. It was tough when I was playing. So, you know, you don’t have to play the toughest nonconference schedule. It’s all about where you end up at the end. . .Do the best job that we can in the Big East and let the chips fall where they may. And hopefully we’ll be able to be in the NCAAs and do our work there.”


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Georgetown released its 2017–2018 schedule on September 12, and it immediately provided one of the main narratives of the season. The non-conference schedule included no tournaments, and the average RPI of non-conference opponents for the season was a lowly 265.1. The opponents for 2017–2018 and their 2016–2017 RPI rankings among the 351 NCAA Division I teams were Richmond (72), Syracuse (86), Mount St. Mary's (137), Maryland Eastern Shore (279), Jacksonville (305), Maine (323), Coppin State (336), North Texas (338), Howard (339), North Carolina A&T (350), and Alabama A&M (351).


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Maine was picked to finish last in the America East Conference in a preseason poll of the conference's coaches, had not won more than eight games in any of the previous four seasons, and had not had a winning season since 2009-2010.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Four of the teams were from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), ranked 31st among the 32 Division I conferences during the 2016–2017 college basketball season, and none of those four were among the top five MEAC teams of 2016–2017; moreover, MEAC coaches in a preseason poll picked North Carolina A&T – which had posted a 3–29 record the previous season – to finish last in the conference. Overall, Georgetown's opponents had gone 116–230 (.335) against Division I schools during 2016–2017; five of them had failed to win 10 games all season, while one had won 10.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The contractually obligated Syracuse game – part of a two-season home-and-home series between the former archrivals in the original Big East Conference – provided Georgetown with its only truly challenging non-conference game, and even then Syracuse was facing a down year in which pundits projected the Orange to finish next-to-last in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
None of the schools had received an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament – Mount St. Mary's, a 16th-seed in the tournament, was the only team among Georgetown's 11 non-conference opponents that made the tournament and did so via an automatic bid by winning the 2017 Northeast Conference Tournament – and none of them were projected to make the 2018 NCAA Tournament; preseason prognosticators raised the possibility that none of them would make even the 2018 National Invitation Tournament. Other than a visit to Richmond, the entire non-conference schedule was at home.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Pundits indulged in a chorus of criticism of Georgetown's nonconference schedule. Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report called the schedule "terrible," observing that "constructing a strong nonconference schedule for college basketball is an art form, and Georgetown is No. 1 on the list of teams that miserably failed that art class this year" and that "this might be the worst nonconference schedule in major-conference history;" Miller offered the possibility that the Hoyas "could be headed for an interesting dichotomy: Georgetown going 11-0 in nonconference play before going 0-18 in the Big East."


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Other basketball media members called the schedule "embarrassing," "pathetic," "ridiculously weak," "atrocious," "among the worst non-conference schedule I have ever seen," "perhaps the worst non-con[ference] schedule ever," and "the worst non-conference basketball schedule ever." Critics also noted that even if the Hoyas had an unexpectedly strong showing in Big East play, the non-conference schedule's weakness would work against Georgetown when the selection committee for the  2018 NCAA Tournament made its picks the following March, virtually precluding Georgetown's consideration for the NCAA Tournament and even for the 2018 National Invitation Tournament.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Ewing made no apologies for how he scheduled the team, dismissing concerns about the non-conference schedule by saying, "It's all a work in progress. To me everything is a work in progress to get ready for the Big East. The Big East is where everything starts for me. The Big East is a make or break for us... My guys are coming off two poor years, and it is my job to mend their egos and to get them to believe in themselves again. The Big East is what it's all about. Get our guys believing in themselves and get ready for the Big East competition."


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Regardless of the debate over their schedule, the Hoyas began their season two months to the day after it was announced, on November 12, opening a three-game homestand by facing Jacksonville at Capital One Arena, as the Verizon Center had been renamed in August 2017.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
It was Ewing's first game as a head coach at any level, and in honor of the occasion Ewing's former college and NBA rival Michael Jordan, former Georgetown and NBA players Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo, Washington Wizards and former Georgetown player Otto Porter Jr., Wizards head coach Scott Brooks, and Ewing's former New York Knicks coach and television analyst Jeff Van Gundy all were in the crowd, and Ewing told the press that his high-school coach also was at the game.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The crowd cheered loudly when Ewing first walked onto the court about 10 minutes before the opening tipoff, and gave him an ovation when the spotlight fell on him during pregame introductions. The Hoyas held the Dolphins – who were coming off their first winning season in six years – to 23.3 percent shooting from the field in the first half and 32.7 percent for the game as Georgetown cruised to a 73–57 victory and Ewing's first head-coaching win. Jesse Govan led the Hoyas with a double-double (20 points and 15 rebounds), and Marcus Derrickson also scored 20.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Over the next six days, the homestand continued with victories over Mount St. Mary's, which had not defeated Georgetown since 1961, and Maryland Eastern Shore, which was missing five players projected preseason as starters because of eligibility problems and other reasons.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Against Mount St. Mary's, the Hoyas scored 102 points – their first 100-plus-point game since they scored 105 against South Carolina Upstate in their season opener the previous year – and Jesse Govan had his second straight double-double with 20 points and 14 rebounds, while Jahvon Blair contributed 19 points and five assists, Jagan Moseley scored 15 points and also recorded five assists, and Kaleb Johnson and Jamorko Pickett each had 14 points and seven rebounds. Three days later against Maryland Eastern Shore, Johnson scored a career-high 24 points, Govan had his third straight double-double (23 points and 14 rebounds), Marcus Derrickson had his third career double-double (14 points and 10 rebounds), Blair scored 12 points, and Jonathan Mulmore posted 10 points and recorded five assists.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Beginning the season with a record of 3–0 for the first time since 2014–2015, the Hoyas traveled to Richmond, Virginia, to meet Richmond at the Robins Center a week later in Georgetown's only non-conference game of the season away from Capital One Arena; it was part of a home-and-home series in which Richmond would visit Georgetown the following season. Richmond, although only 1–3 on the season entering the game, had been a 2017 National Invitation Tournament quarterfinalist and as Georgetown's second-strongest non-conference opponent posed the biggest challenge thus far in Georgetown's young season.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
With former Georgetown head coach John Thompson Jr. making the trip and looking on from the stands, the Hoyas led by only 40–39 at halftime and had to fend off a Richmond surge in which the Spiders took a 59–57 lead with 9:26 left to play before pulling back ahead and hanging on for an 82–76 win.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
In a balanced Georgetown attack, Marcus Derrickson scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Jonathan Mulmore added 15 points and eight assists, Jessie Govan had 14 points and six rebounds, Jamorko Pickett scored 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds, and Kaleb Johnson added 11 points. The win gave Georgetown its first 4–0 start since the 2014–2015 season.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
By the time the Hoyas returned to Capital One Arena on November 28 to begin an eight-game homestand by meeting Maine, their first five opponents had a combined record of 9–25 (.265) on the season, and two of them had won only one game. Georgetown defeated Maine – a  team that was missing three of its starters and had a record of 1–6 entering the game – but the Hoyas′ strength of schedule fell to 348th or 349th, depending on the ranking system, out of 351 Division I teams.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Georgetown followed up over the next 11 days with wins over Coppin State, Howard, and North Carolina A&T. Georgetown cruised to easy wins in all four games, and the resulting 5–0, 6–0, 7–0, and 8–0 records for the Hoyas represented their first start with each of those records since the 2010–2011 season.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The Coppin State game was the Hoyas′ fourth consecutive and fourth overall appearance in the annual BB&T Classic, and they improved their all-time record in the Classic to 4–0, but by the time they had beaten Howard, their strength of schedule had fallen to 351st, the weakest among NCAA Division I teams.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Jessie Govan scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Maine, then recorded three straight double-doubles – his fourth, fifth, and sixth of the season – with a season-high 26 points and a career-high 16 rebounds against Coppin State, 24 points against Howard in a game in which he tied his career best with 16 rebounds and also blocked three shots, and 22 points and 15 rebounds against North Carolina A&T. Kaleb Johnson scored 18 against both Maine and Howard – in the Howard game on 6-for-6 shooting from the field, including 2-for-2 from three-point range, and a 4-for-4 performance from the free-throw line – and he finished with 10 points against North Carolina A&T. Marcus Derrickson scored 12 points and went 6–for–6 in free throws against Maine and had 13 points against Coppin State, and he contributed 16 points and nine rebounds against Howard. Jamorko Pickett finished with 13 points against Coppin State and 12 against North Carolina A&T. In the Maine game, Jonathan Mulmore scored 10 points and recorded five assists, while Jahvon Blair came off the bench to add 11 points.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
North Carolina A&T's loss to Georgetown dropped the Aggies to 5–4, but they were the only team with a winning record the Hoyas had faced all season. Defeating North Carolina A&T gave Georgetown an 8–0 record and made the Hoyas one of only six NCAA Division I teams without a loss during the season. However, Georgetown also had the weakest strength of schedule – 351st out of 351 – among Division I schools.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
By the time the Hoyas beat North Carolina A&T on December 9, Georgetown's previous seven opponents were a combined 13-54 (.194) on the season, and the Hoyas′ previous three opponents (Maine, Coppin State, and Howard) had a combined record of 2–26 (.071). By December 15 – the eve of the Hoyas′ meeting with Syracuse – Georgetown's first eight opponents were a combined 24-64 (.273) on the season.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The lackluster games resulted in lackluster attendance: The crowd of 9,212 for the season opener against Jacksonville left the 20,356-seat Capital One Arena less than half-full, and since then the Hoyas had averaged 5,247 fans per game and never had reached 6,500 for any game. When reporters again asked Ewing immediately after the North Carolina A&T game about the unambitious schedule he had put together, he dismissed their concerns by saying, "It's a great schedule, a great schedule. All the people worried about the schedule are all you guys."


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The Hoyas had a week off before facing Syracuse, Georgetown's archrival in the original Big East, and during that week the letter "S" was "prohibited" on the Georgetown campus, being covered over or X-ed out everywhere it appeared on a sign. The game was Georgetown's only real challenge of the nonconference schedule, and it pitted Patrick Ewing against Jim Boeheim – Syracuse's head coach back in Ewing's playing days at Georgetown – as head coaches for the first time, prompting nostalgia about the early 1980s heyday of the original Big East Conference.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Neither team led by more than five points during the first half, and the Hoyas held a 28–24 lead at halftime. Georgetown pulled out to a 53–40 lead in the second half before the Orange, led by freshman small forward Oshae Brissett – who scored only one point in the first half but 24 after halftime – began a comeback, going on a 5–0 scoring run to close the gap to 53–45 with 9:55 remaining in regulation. Georgetown still led 64–57 when Marcus Derrickson fouled out with 5:23 left in the second half.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
With a minute left in regulation, Syracuse sophomore guard Frank Howard stripped the ball from Jesse Govan and scored on a layup to tie the game 69–69, but then Syracuse missed three straight shots and the game remained tied at 69–69 at the end of regulation. Syracuse sophomore guard Tyus Battle led the Orange in overtime, scoring eight points after the end of regulation, including a three-pointer that put Syracuse ahead for good at 72–69. Syracuse, which had outscored Georgetown 29–15 after Derrickson fouled out, won 86–79, dealing the Hoyas their first loss of the season.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The win snapped a two-game Orange losing streak against the Hoyas and was their first road win against Georgetown since 2011, while the Hoyas missed both their first chance to beat Syracuse three games in a row since a four-win streak between 2000 and 2002 and their only chance to pick up a quality win during their non-conference schedule. Both teams shot 10-for-27 (37 percent) from the field and both had 16 turnovers. Jessie Govan had 21 points and eight rebounds and logged a career-high 42 minutes, Jagan Mosely came off the bench to add 20 points, Marcus Derrickson had 14 points and eight rebounds, and Jamorko Pickett scored 12 points.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
On December 19, Georgetown announced that freshman center Chris Sodom had been dismissed from the team for violating team rules; it later was revealed that his dismissal stemmed from his involvement in an off-campus altercation. Sodom had had little impact on the team, appearing in only six games and playing only 27 minutes as a Hoya, but his departure left Georgetown with a shortage of depth among its "big men;" with Sodom off the team, Ewing's only option for the rest of the season as a backup for center Jesse Govan and forward Marcus Derrickson became freshman forward Antwan Walker.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The Hoyas completed their non-conference schedule with two more home games, beating North Texas in the first meeting between the schools  and then defeating winless Alabama A&M. Against North Texas, with Ewing's former New York Knicks teammate John Starks looking on from the stands, Marcus Derrickson led the Hoyas with 17 points and Jessie Govan had his ninth career double-double and seventh double-double of the season with 12 points and 14 rebounds, while Jonathan Mulmore finished with 12 points and six assists.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Three days later in the rout of Alabama A&M – which entered the game with a record of 0–12 and ranked 344th in RPI among the 351 Division I schools – Antwan Walker made his first collegiate start and first appearance in a game since December 9, played a career-high 15 minutes and scored in double figures for the first time with 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line, while Jahvon Blair, making his second collegiate start, scored 13 points. Against Alabama A&M, Jessie Govan had another double-double (11 points and 11 rebounds), his eighth of the season and the tenth of his career, while Jamorko Pickett and Kaleb Johnson added 10 points each.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
The Hoyas completed their non-conference schedule with a 10–1 record, their best start to a season since they opened 10–1 in 2012–2013. However, their strength of schedule was 350th among the 351 teams after they defeated North Texas and fell to 351st and last after they beat Alabama A&M. Sports pundits understood Ewing's desire to pad the team's schedule given its limited prospects for the season and its need to rebuild in terms of both talent and confidence.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
However, sports commentators also viewed the nonconference portion of Georgetown's schedule as harming the team's chances of making the NCAA Tournament even if it won most of its conference games, as well as poorly preparing the Hoyas for the rigors of the upcoming Big East season. They also saw it as a missed opportunity to market Georgetown's otherwise faded national brand by highlighting Ewing's return to the school via nationally noted nonconference games, such as those that might have occurred if Georgetown had not withdrawn from the November PK80-Phil Knight Tournament.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
On the eve of the Syracuse game, college basketball analyst Ken Pomeroy opined that the Hoyas would have to go an unexpected 12–6 in the upcoming Big East season to ensure an NCAA Tournament bid and that even an equally unexpected record of 11–7 might make it difficult for the selection committee to justify a bid. Asked by reporters after the Alabama A&M game whether he felt his team was prepared for Big East play, Ewing was noncommittal, saying, "That's yet to be determined. We just have to stay focused and continue to work hard.


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Nonconference schedule
Even though we're, what, 10-1 right now, we can't be happy with that. We have to stay hungry. No one expects us to be successful, and we have to have a chip on our shoulder about that. We have to continue to grind. At the end of the year, we'll see where we lie."


2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap, Conference schedule
Georgetown completed its eight-game homestand and opened its Big East season on December 27 with a 91–89 double-overtime loss to Butler, despite pulling out to a 20-point lead in the first half and holding a 42-24 lead over the Bulldogs at halftime; Marcus Derrickson (23 points and 11 rebounds) and Jesse Govan (19 points and 13 rebounds) both had double-doubles, and Jahvon Blair went 11-for-12 from the free-throw line and scored 17 points.