2017–18 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

2017–18 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record13–19 (8–10 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRamsey Center
2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
East Tennessee State 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
Furman 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Mercer 11 7   .611 19 15   .559
Wofford 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
Western Carolina 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Samford 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
The Citadel 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
VMI 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
Chattanooga 3 15   .167 10 23   .303
2018 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 13th-year head coach Larry Hunter, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in SoCon play, to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament to Furman.

Following the loss to Furman, Larry Hunter resigned as head coach. He finished his coaching career at Western Carolina with a record of 193–229 over 13 seasons. Winthrop associate head coach Mark Prosser, son of the late Skip Prosser, was named Hunter's successor.