The 2017–18 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Illinois State.
Previous season The Sycamores finished the 2016–17 season 11–20, 5–13 to finish in a tie for ninth place in MVC play. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to Evansville.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Everett Clemons 0 G 6'1" 185 Senior Springfield, IL Graduated Niels Bunschoten 12 F 6'9" 225 Senior Bussum, Netherlands Graduated Donovan Franklin 13 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore St. Louis, MO Transferred to Pittsburg State Matt Van Scyoc 30 F 6'6" 216 RS Senior Green Lake, WI Graduated Laquarious Paige 32 G 6'3" 180 Junior West Orange, TX Transferred to Lamar T. J. Bell 42 C 6'8" 250 Senior Charleston, IL Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Christian Williams 10 G 6'5" 200 Junior Decatur, IL Transferred from Iowa. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Qiydar Davis 25 G 6'6" 220 RS Senior Atlanta, GA Transferred from Louisiana Tech. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ashton graduated from Louisiana Tech. Devin Thomas 35 F 6'8" 205 Junior Richmond, IN Junior college transferred from Mineral Area College
2017 recruiting class
Preseason In the conference's preseason poll, the Sycamores were picked to finish in eighth place in the MVC. Senior guard Brenton Scott was named to the preseason All-MVC first team.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley tournament
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