2017–18 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

2017–18 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
SWAC regular season champions
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record17–14 (13–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Winston Hines
  • Demetrius Moore
  • Kyle Jones
Home arenaFredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
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 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represented Grambling State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Donte Jackson, played their home games at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center in Grambling, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

With a win over Alabama State on March 3, 2018, Grambling State clinched the outright SWAC regular season championship, the school's first since 1989. They finished the season 17–14, 13–5 in SWAC play. However, the Tigers were ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.