2017–18 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team

2017–18 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record14–21 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kenneth Broyles
  • Jarvis Gunter
  • Richard "Dell" Cannon
Home arenaK. L. Johnson Complex
2017–18 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grambling State* 13 5   .722 17 14   .548
Prairie View A&M 12 6   .667 16 18   .471
Texas Southern 12 6   .667 16 20   .444
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 12 6   .667 14 21   .400
Southern 10 8   .556 15 18   .455
Jackson State 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Alabama State 8 10   .444 8 23   .258
Alcorn State 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Mississippi Valley State 4 14   .222 4 28   .125
Alabama A&M* 3 15   .167 3 28   .097
2018 SWAC tournament winner
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

The 2017–18 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by 10th-year head coach George Ivory, played their home games at the K. L. Johnson Complex as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–21, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. Due to Grambling State's Academic Progress Rate violations and subsequent postseason ineligibility, the Golden Lions received the No. 1 seed in the SWAC tournament. They defeated Mississippi Valley State and Southern before losing to Texas Southern in the tournament championship.