The 2017–18 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team represented Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by fourth-year head coach Jason Gardner, played their home games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana, with one home game at The Jungle, as first-year members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 11–19, 8–10 in Horizon League play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament to Oakland.
The season marked the first season as members of the Horizon League as IUPUI replaced Valparaiso who left to join the Missouri Valley Conference.
Previous season The Jaguars finished the season 14–18, 7–9 in Summit League play, to finish in seventh place. They defeated North Dakota State in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Omaha.
This was the Jaguars' final season as a member of the Summit League as the school announced on June 28, 2017, that it would be joining the Horizon League effective July 1, 2017.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Darell Combs 0 G 6'2" 195 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Anthony Jones 2 G 6'5" 210 RS Freshman Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Coffeyville CC Kellon Thomas 5 G 5'11" 190 RS Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated Josh James 11 F/C 6'9" 225 Junior Cedar Lake, IN Left the team for personal reasons Matt O'Leary 15 F 6'8" 225 RS Senior Terre Haute, IN Graduated Grant Sinn 20 G 6'2" 180 RS Freshman Spencerville, IN Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Giovanni Fraser 33 F 6'8" 235 Freshman Coral Springs, FL Transferred to Daytona State College
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Camron Justice 5 G 6'3" 180 Junior Hindman, KY Transferred from Vanderbilt. Under NCAA transfer rules, Justice will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Ahmed Ismail 15 C 7'2" 285 Senior Cairo, Egypt Transferred from Manhattan. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ismail will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. Maurice Kirby 31 F 6'9" 240 Senior Chandler, AZ Transferred from Loyola–Chicago. Will be eligible to play immediately since Kirby graduated from Loyola–Chicago.
Recruiting class of 2017
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style="| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League regular season
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