The 2017–18 Northern State Wolves men's basketball team represented Northern State University in the 2017-18 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Wolves were led by eighth year head coach Paul Sather and played their home games at Wachs Arena in Aberdeen, South Dakota. They competed as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. After winning the NSIC tournament, the Wolves received an automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament. They were berthed with the #2 seed in the regional tournament and beat Minnesota State by a score of 90–83 to win the Central Region Tournament and move on to the Elite Eight. The Elite Eight was held in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Wolves beat East Stroudsburg and Queens to move on the National Championship game where they lost to the Ferris State Bulldogs by a score of 69–71.
Previous season During the previous season, the Wolves finished with a record of 22–8 (17–5 NSIC) and tied for second in the conference.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=| NSIC regular season
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!colspan=12 style=| NSIC Tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NCAA Central Regional
!colspan=12 style=| Elite Eight
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