2017–18 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2017–18 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
2K Sports Classic Nashville Subregional champions
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record24–9 (15–3 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ayers
  • James Strong
  • Mark Price
Home arenaCurb Event Center
2017–18 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State 16 2   .889 26 6   .813
Belmont 15 3   .833 24 9   .727
Austin Peay 12 6   .667 19 15   .559
Jacksonville State 11 7   .611 23 13   .639
Tennessee Tech 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Tennessee State 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Southeast Missouri State* 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Eastern Illinois 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
SIU Edwardsville 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
UT Martin 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Eastern Kentucky 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Morehead State 4 14   .222 8 21   .276
2018 OVC tournament winner
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

The 2017–18 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 32nd-year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 15–3 in OVC play to finish in second place. They defeated Austin Peay in the semifinals of the OVC tournament to advance to the championship game where they lost to Murray State. Despite having 24 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.