2017–18 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by sixth-year head coach Jay Spoonhour, played their home games at Lantz Arena as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 7–11 in OVC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Tennessee State in the first round of the OVC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Austin Peay.

2017–18 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record12–19 (7–11 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rand Chappell
  • J.R. Renolds
  • Rob Holloway
Home arenaLantz Arena
2017–18 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Murray State162 .889266  .813
Belmont153 .833249  .727
Austin Peay126 .6671915  .559
Jacksonville State117 .6112313  .639
Tennessee Tech108 .5561914  .576
Tennessee State108 .5561515  .500
Southeast Missouri State*810 .4441417  .452
Eastern Illinois711 .3891219  .387
SIU Edwardsville513 .278921  .300
UT Martin513 .2781021  .323
Eastern Kentucky513 .2781120  .355
Morehead State414 .222821  .276
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2018 OVC tournament winner
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