2017–18 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

2017–18 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–29 (1–13 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • James Farr
  • Matt Raidbard
  • Eddie Denard
Home arenaJones Convocation Center
2017–18 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 12 2   .857 28 6   .824
Utah Valley 10 4   .714 23 11   .676
Grand Canyon 9 5   .643 22 12   .647
Seattle 8 6   .571 20 14   .588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 6 8   .429 15 18   .455
Cal State Bakersfield 5 9   .357 12 18   .400
UMKC 5 9   .357 10 22   .313
Chicago State 1 13   .071 3 29   .094
2018 WAC tournament winner

The 2017–18 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by eighth-year head coach Tracy Dildy, played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–29, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to New Mexico State.

The Cougars had the worst average point margin in Division I at –22.7 points, despite winning two games by over 40 points.

After the season, Chicago State fired Dildy during the week of March 5, 2018, although it was not officially announced until a week later. After a nearly a five-month search, Lance Irvin, a Chicago native and former assistant coach at DePaul and several other schools, was named the new head coach of the Cougars on August 7.