2017–18 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team

2017–18 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball
NEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record18–17 (10–8 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Mack (3rd season)
  • Marlon Williamson (1st season)
  • Ralph Auriantal (1st season)
Home arenaSteinberg Wellness Center
Barclays Center
2017–18 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wagner 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
Saint Francis (PA) 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
Mount St. Mary's 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
LIU Brooklyn 10 8   .556 18 17   .514
St. Francis Brooklyn 10 8   .556 13 18   .419
Robert Morris 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
Central Connecticut 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Sacred Heart 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Bryant 2 16   .111 3 28   .097
2018 NEC tournament winner

The 2017–18 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team represented The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blackbirds, led by first-year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the Steinberg Wellness Center, with several home games at the Barclays Center, as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 18–17, 10–8 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the NEC tournament, they defeated St. Francis Brooklyn, Fairleigh Dickinson, and Wagner to become NEC Tournament champions. They earned the NEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Radford.