2017–18 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

2017–18 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record12–19 (7–11 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rand Chappell
  • J.R. Renolds
  • Rob Holloway
Home arenaLantz Arena
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 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by sixth-year head coach Jay Spoonhour, played their home games at Lantz Arena in Charleston, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 12–19, 7–11 in OVC play, to finish in eighth place. They defeated Tennessee State in the first round of the OVC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Austin Peay.