The 2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by fourth-year head coach Tony Jasick played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium on the university's Jacksonville, Florida campus as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 8–6 in ASUN play to finish in third place. They defeated Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament before losing in the semifinals to Lipscomb.
Previous season The Dolphins finished the 2016–17 season 17–16, 5–9 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to North Florida. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Saint Francis (PA).
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Darius Dawkins 5 F 6'7" 200 RS Senior McLeansville, NC Graduated Darien Fernandez 10 G 5'8" 185 Senior Onset, MA Graduated Omar El Manasterly 11 F 6'6" 220 Senior Alexandria, Egypt Graduated Marcel White 13 F 6'6" 220 Senior Lake Wales, FL Graduated J. R. Holder 15 F 6'7" 180 Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated Jordan Martin 20 G 6'2" 150 Freshman Boca Raton, FL Walk-on; didn't return Tyrone Sam 21 G 6'4" 195 Junior Roswell, GA Graduate transferred to Valdosta State Andris Misters 22 G 6'5" 200 Senior Jelgava, Latvia Graduated Demontrez Austin 34 F 6'7" 210 Senior Guyton, GA Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Aamahne Santos 10 G 5'10" 175 Junior Dorchester, MA Junior college transferred from Cloud County CC. Qinton Forrest 15 G 6'5" 210 Junior Windermere, FL Transferred from Bethune–Cookman. Under NCAA transfer rules, Forrest will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on. Radwan Bakkali 22 C 6'10" 245 Junior London, England Junior college transferred from Kilgore College David Bell 23 C 6'9" 225 RS Junior Cleveland, OH Transferred from Ohio State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bell will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Josh Wallace G 6'3" 185 Junior Flushing, NY Junior college transferred from Palm Beach State College.
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Atlantic Sun tournament
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