2017–18 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by first-year head coach Barret Peery, played their home games at Pamplin Sports Center in Portland, Oregon, as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Sacramento State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where, after a first round bye, lost in the second round to San Diego.

Previous season The Vikings finished the 2016–17 season 15–16, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Northern Arizona in the first round, then lost to North Dakota in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Zach Gengler 1 G 6'2" 180 Senior Silverton, Oregon Graduated Daniel Davydov 10 G 6'0" 175 Sophomore Bellevue, Washington Walk-on; didn't return Calaen Robinson 11 G 6'2" 180 RS Senior Tempe, Arizona Graduated De'Sean Parsons 13 F 6'7" 195 Senior Sacramento, California Graduated Khari Holloway 23 G 6'2" 185 Senior Jackson, Mississippi Graduated Namdi Okonkwo 25 C 7'0" 205 Senior Dallas, Texas Graduate transferred to Pacific Montie Leunen 34 F 6'4" 190 Senior Portland, Oregon Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Devyn Wilson 10 G 6'3" 175 Junior Brooklyn, New York Transferred from Panola College Deante Strickland 11 G 5'10" 175 Junior Portland, Oregon Transferred from Casper College Jamie Orme 13 F 6'7" 200 Junior Seattle, Washington Transferred from Highline College Derek Brown 25 G 6'0" 170 Junior Federal Way, Washington Transferred from Everett Community College Vonte Carter 30 G 6'2" 170 Junior Portland, Oregon Transferred from Eastern Arizona College Ryan Edwards 44 C 7'1" 290 RS Senior Kalispell, Montana Graduate Transfer from Gonzaga. Will play immediately in the 2017–18 season under NCAA transfer rules.

2017 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition

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

!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky tournament

!colspan=9 style=| CIT

See also 2017–18 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team

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