The 2017–18 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by fifth-year head coach Casey Alexander, played their home games at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 10–4 in ASUN play to finish in second place. They defeated Stetson, Jacksonville and Florida Gulf Coast to become champions of the ASUN tournament. They earned the ASUN's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to North Carolina.
Previous season The Bisons finished the 2016–17 season 20–13, 11–3 in ASUN play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated NJIT in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Florida. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Josh Williams 2 G 6'5" 210 Senior Nashville, TN Graduated Cam Miller 4 G 6'2" 175 Senior Franklin, TN Graduated Kenny Bunton 25 F 6'6" 200 Freshman Cleveland, TN Transferred to Lee Brett Wishton 43 F 6'11" 240 Senior Concord, NC Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Andrew Fleming 15 G 6'6" 205 Sophomore Nashville, TN Transferred from Chattanooga. Under NCAA transfer rules, Fleming will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Atlantic Sun tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
References