The 2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach Michael Curry, played their home games at the FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 12–19, 6–12 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to UAB.
March 16, 2018, head coach Michael Curry was fired after four seasons at Florida Atlantic. On March 22, it was announced that the school had hired Florida assistant head coach Dusty May as head coach.
Previous season The Owls finished the 2016–17 season 10–20, 6–12 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Marshall.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Adonis Filer 0 G 6'3" 195 RS Senior Chicago Heights, IL Graduated Jeantal Cylla 1 G 6'6" 210 Sophomore Lake Worth, TX Transferred to UNC Wilmington William Gibbons 4 G 6'1" 180 Junior Lithonia, GA Graduate transferred to Mid-America Christian Nick Rutherford 10 G 6'3" 197 Sophomore Allen, TX Transferred to Monmouth Frank Booker 11 G 6'4" 190 RS Junior Augusta, GA Graduate transferred to South Carolina Marcus Neely 13 G 6'2" 215 RS Senior Fort Lauderdale, FL Graduated Jordan Phillips 21 F 6'5" 195 Freshman Colorado Springs, CO Transferred to Coastal Alabama CC Jesse Hill 24 F 6'8" 225 Sophomore Waretown, NJ Graduate transferred to Tarleton State Connor Shorten 30 F 6'9" 245 Sophomore Gladstone, NJ Left the team for personal reasons
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Payton Hulsey 0 G 6'5" 215 Senior Memphis, TN Transferred from College of Charleston. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hulsey graduated from College of Charleston. Je'Quan Perry 1 G 6'4" 215 Junior Charleston, SC Junior college transferred from Spartanburg Methodist Anthony Adger 3 G 6'1" 185 RS Junior Anderson, SC Junior college transferred from Spartanburg Methodist Simeon Lepichev 21 F 6'10" 235 Junior Sofia, Bulgaria Junior college transferred from Kankakee CC Amir Smith 32 F 6'6" Junior Houston, TX Junior college transferred from State Fair CC
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA tournament
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