The 2017–18 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by eighth-year head coach Tracy Dildy, played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–29, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to New Mexico State.
The Cougars had the worst average point margin in Division I at –22.7 points, despite winning two games by over 40 points.
After the season, Chicago State fired Dildy during the week of March 5, 2018, although it was not officially announced until a week later. After a nearly a five-month search, Lance Irvin, a Chicago native and former assistant coach at DePaul and several other schools, was named the new head coach of the Cougars on August 7.
Previous season The Cougars finished the 2016–17 season 6–26, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. Due to Grand Canyon's ineligibility for postseason play, they received the No. 7 seed in the WAC tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to New Mexico State.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Clemmye Owens V 2 G 6'2" 185 Senior Toledo, OH Graduated Anthony Eaves 5 G 6'2" 160 Sophomore Louisville, KY Graduate transferred to Cumberlands Trayvon Palmer 15 G/F 6'5" 200 Senior Milwaukee, WI Graduated Joshua Batson 21 G 6'0" 175 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Gentry Hunt 30 G 6'3" 180 Junior Glenwood, IL Graduate transferred to Grand Valley State Jordan Madrid-Andrews 33 F 6'8" 240 Senior Denver, CO Graduated Brian Greene Jr. 35 G 6'3" 210 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Charles Dent 42 F 6'6" 239 Junior Chicago, IL Walk-on; transferred
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| WAC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| WAC tournament
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