The 2017–18 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at FIU Arena in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–18, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Southern Miss.

On April 2, 2018, FIU fired head coach Anthony Evans after five seasons. On April 20, the school announced VCU associate head coach Jeremy Ballard was hired as the new head coach.

Previous season The Panthers finished the 2016–17 season 7–24, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Michael Kessens 0 F 6'9" 228 RS Senior Nyon, Switzerland Graduated Elmo Stephen 1 F 6'7" 200 Senior Auburndale, FL Graduated Donte McGill 2 G 6'3" 185 Senior Newark, DE Graduated Kimar Williams 4 G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Rider Anthony Boswell 11 G 6'6" 205 Senior Bronx, NY Graduated Eric Nottage 12 G 6'2" 180 Senior Miami, FL Graduated Richard Bievens 20 F 6'9" 205 Junior Bakersfield, CA Graduate transferred to Slippery Rock (PA) Cameron Smith 24 F 6'7" 210 Junior Tallahassee, FL Graduate transferred to James Madison

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Josh Stamps 0 G 6'5" 180 Junior Chicago, IL Junior college transferred from Trinity Valley CC Trejon Jacob 3 G 6'4" Sophomore Raleigh, NC Junior college transferred from Seminole State College Brian Beard Jr. 4 G 5'10" 175 Junior Rancho Cucamonga, CA Junior college transferred from Chaffey College Willy Nunez 20 G 6'6" Junior Orlando, FL Junior college transferred from Indian River State College Elhadji Dieng 22 C 6'11" 230 Junior Senegal Junior college transferred from Sheridan College

Recruiting class of 2017

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA tournament

References