The 2017–18 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by first-year head coach Brian Dutcher, played their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Fresno State, Nevada, and New Mexico to become champions of the Mountain West tournament. As a result, they received the Mountain West's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 11 seed in the West region, they lost to Houston in the first round.
Previous season The Aztecs finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated UNLV and Boise State to advance to the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Colorado State. They Aztecs did not participate in a postseason tournament for the first time since the 2004–05 season.
On April 11, 2017, head coach Steve Fisher announced his retirement after 18 seasons at San Diego State and 27 seasons overall as NCAA head coach, handing over the head coaching job to his longtime assistant Brian Dutcher.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Ben Perez 2 G 6'3" 175 Sophomore San Marcos, CA Walk-on; transferred to South Plains College Dakarai Allen 4 G 6'5" 200 Senior Sacramento, CA Graduated, now plays in NBA G League D'Erryl Williams 11 G 6'3" 205 Senior Sacramento, CA Graduated Emmanuel Wilson 12 G 6'2" 185 RS Freshman Dallas, TX Walk-on; didn't return Zylan Cheatham 14 F 6'9" 220 RS Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Transferred to Arizona State Matt Shrigley 20 F 6'6" 190 RS Senior Encinitas, CA Graduated Niksha Federico 33 F 6'7" 200 Senior San Diego, CA Walk-on; graduated Valentine Izundu 45 C 6'10" 240 RS Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Patrick Fisher 13 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore Carlsbad, CA Transferred from Winthrop. Under NCAA transfer rules, Fisher will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on. Kameron Rooks 45 C 7'1" 265 RS Senior San Marcos, CA Transferred from California. Will be eligible to play immediately since Rooks graduated from California.
2017 recruiting class
2018 Recruiting class
Preseason In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Aztecs were picked to finish in second place in the Mountain West. Senior guard Trey Kell was named to the preseason All-Mountain West team.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Mountain West regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Mountain West tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
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