2017–18 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by eighth-year head coach Tracy Dildy, played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–29, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to New Mexico State.

2017–18 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–29 (1–13 WAC)
Head coach
  • Tracy Dildy (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • James Farr
  • Matt Raidbard
  • Eddie Denard
Home arenaJones Convocation Center
2017–18 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico State122 .857286  .824
Utah Valley104 .7142311  .676
Grand Canyon95 .6432212  .647
Seattle86 .5712014  .588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley68 .4291518  .455
Cal State Bakersfield59 .3571218  .400
UMKC59 .3571022  .313
Chicago State113 .071329  .094
2018 WAC tournament winner

The Cougars had the worst average point margin in Division I at –22.7 points, despite winning two games by over 40 points.

After the season, Chicago State fired Dildy during the week of March 5, 2018, although it was not officially announced until a week later. After a nearly a five-month search, Lance Irvin, a Chicago native and former assistant coach at DePaul and several other schools, was named the new head coach of the Cougars on August 7.

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