The 2017–18 Old Dominion Monarchs men’s basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fifth-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 25–7, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament before losing to Western Kentucky in the semifinals. Despite winning 25 games on the season, the Monarchs did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Previous season The Monarchs finished the 2016–17 season 19–12, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish tied for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Marshall. ODU did not participate in a postseason tournament for the first time since the 2012–13 season.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jordan Baker 0 G 6'2" 205 Senior Hampton, VA Graduated Travis Fields Jr. 2 G 5'9" 150 Freshman Portsmouth, VA Transferred to Radford Denzel Taylor 21 F 6'7" 220 Senior Brampton, ON GraduatedZoran Talley24F6'7"200RS-SophomoreMerrillville, INDismissed from team; transferred to Iowa State Khary Mauras 30 G 5'11" 160 RS Freshman Pottstown, PA Walk-on; transferred to Bloomsburg (PA)
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Justice Kithcart 2 G 6'1" 215 Freshman Durham, NC Transferred from Pitt. Will be eligible in 2018–19 Greg McClinton 55 F 6'7" 200 RS-Junior Winston-Salem, NC Transferred from Wake Forest Loren Brill 20 G 6'0" 180 Sophomore Gaithersburg, MD Transferred from Cal State Fullerton. Will be eligible in 2018–19. Will join the team as a walk-on.
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season
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