The 2017–18 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Dan Majerle in his fifth season at Grand Canyon. The Antelopes played their home games at the GCU Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 9–5 in WAC play to finish in third place. They defeated UMKC and Utah Valley to advance to the championship game of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Mercer.
The season marked the Antelopes' first full season as a Division I school after a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. This means the team was officially eligible for the NCAA tournament if they had qualified, as well as becoming fully eligible for the WAC tournament.
Previous season The Antelopes finished the 2016–17 season 22–9, 11–3 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. Citing injuries, they decided to not participate in a postseason tournament. They had participated in the CIT the previous three seasons.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Darion Clark 23 F 6'7" 235 RS Senior Conyers, GA Graduated DeWayne Russell 0 G 5'11" 155 RS Senior Peoria, AZ Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Note Previous School G 185 Tempe, AZ Graduate transfer from Oregon. Immediately eligible with one year eligibility. Oregon
Incoming recruits
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| WAC tournament
!colspan=12 style=| CBI
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