The 2017–18 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Jean Prioleau, the Spartans played their home games at the Event Center Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 1–17 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Wyoming.
Previous season The Spartans finished the 2016–17 season 14–16, 7–11 in MW play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Utah State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament.
On July 10, 2017 Dave Wojcik resigned as head coach for personal reasons. On August 4, the school hired Jean Prioleau as head coach.
Off-season
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes 11 G 6'2" 170 Sophomore Boise, ID Transferred to Saint Martin's 0 G 6'2" 160 Freshman Hayward, CA Dismissed due to robbery 15 F 6'8" 205 Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Transferred to Gonzaga 4 F 6'6" 210 Junior Memphis, TN Switched to football 33 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore De Pere, WI Transferred to Green Bay 20 G 6'2" 185 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated 2 G 6'5" 215 Senior Vallejo, CA Graduated
Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes 13 C 6'11" 230 Junior Conakry, Guinea Transferred from Iowa Western CC
2017 recruiting class
Preseason In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Spartans were picked to finish in 10th place in the Mountain West.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Mountain West regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Mountain West tournament
All games where a television provider is not indicated are televised on the Mountain West Network.
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