2017–18 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by seventh-year head coach Joe Golding and played their home games at the Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Drake.

2017–18 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record16–16 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brette Tanner
  • Ted Crass
  • Antonio Bostic
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2017–18 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southeastern Louisiana153 .8332212  .647
Nicholls State153 .8332111  .656
Stephen F. Austin144 .778287  .800
Sam Houston State126 .6672115  .583
Lamar117 .6111914  .576
New Orleans117 .6111617  .485
Central Arkansas108 .5561817  .514
Abilene Christian810 .4441616  .500
Texas A&M–CC810 .4441118  .379
McNeese State810 .4441117  .393
Incarnate Word216 .111721  .250
Houston Baptist216 .111625  .194
Northwestern State117 .056425  .138
2018 Southland tournament winner

The season marked the Wildcats' first full season as a Division I school after a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I.

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