The 2017–18 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the 46th basketball season for USF, the fifth as a member of the American Athletic Conference, and the first season under head coach Brian Gregory. The Bulls played their home games at the USF Sun Dome on the university's Tampa, Florida campus. The Bulls finished the season 10–22, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 12 seed in the AAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Memphis.
Previous season The Bulls finished the 2015–16 season 7–23, 1–17 in AAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 11 seed in the AAC tournament, they lost in the first round to UConn.
The Bulls were led by head coach Orlando Antigua for the first 13 games of the season until he was fired amid academic fraud allegations. Following Antigua's firing, they were led by interim head coach Murry Bartow. On March 14, 2017, the school hired Brian Gregory as the next head coach.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jahmal McMurray 0 G 6'0" 165 Sophomore Topeka, KS Transferred to SMU Mike Bibby Jr. 10 G 6'3" 175 Freshman Phoenix, AZ Transferred to Appalachian State Jake Bodway 11 G 6'3" 201 RS Junior Bloomington, MN Walk-on; didn't make the roster Geno Thorpe 13 G 6'4" 170 RS Senior Pittsburgh, PA Graduate transferred to Syracuse Malik Fitts 24 F 6'8" 237 Freshman Rancho Cucamonga, CA Transferred to Saint Mary's Ruben Guerrero 33 C 7'0" 235 Junior Marbella, Spain Transferred to Samford Bo Zeigler 35 F 6'6" 207 RS Junior Detroit, MI Graduate transferred to George Washington Luis Santos 42 F 6'9" 266 Sophomore Bronx, NY Transferred to Saint Louis
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Stephan Jiggetts 0 G 6'1" 205 RS Senior Forestville, MD Transferred from Fairleigh Dickinson. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jiggetts graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson. Terrence Samuel 2 G 6'3" 208 RS Senior Brooklyn, NY Transferred from Penn State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Samuel graduated from Penn State. Laquincy Rideau 3 G 6'1" 204 Junior West Palm Beach, FL Transferred from Gardner–Webb. Under NCAA transfer rules, Rideau will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Payton Banks 4 F 6'6" 223 RS Senior Orange, CA Transferred from Penn State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Banks graduated from Penn State. T. J. Lang 10 G 6'7" 210 Senior Mobile, AL Transferred from Auburn. Under NCAA transfer rules, Lang will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. Nikola Scekic 41 C 7'1" 255 Junior Belgrade, Serbia Junior college transferred from Hutchinson CC.
2017 recruiting class
2018 recruiting class
Preseason At the conference's annual media day, the Bulls were picked to finish last in the AAC.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=6 style=| AAC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| AAC tournament
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