2017–18 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by 11th-year head coach Marty Simmons, played their home games at the Ford Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to Northern Iowa in the first round.

2017–18 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record17–15 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach
  • Marty Simmons (11th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Novsek
  • Carson Harris
  • Kavon Lacey
Home arenaFord Center
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Loyola Chicago153 .833326  .842
Southern Illinois117 .6112013  .606
Illinois State108 .5561815  .545
Drake108 .5561717  .500
Bradley99 .5002013  .606
Indiana State810 .4441318  .419
Missouri State711 .3891815  .545
Evansville711 .3891715  .531
Northern Iowa711 .3891616  .500
Valparaiso612 .3331517  .469
2018 MVC tournament winner

On March 13, 2018, Evansville fired head coach Marty Simmons. He finished at Evansville with an 11-year record of 184–175. On March 22, the school hired Boston Celtics assistant coach, former Kentucky player and Evansville native Walter McCarty as head coach.

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