2017–18 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at FIU Arena in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–18, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Southern Miss.

2017–18 FIU Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record14–18 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Gillian
  • Spencer Wright
  • Jarrett T. Lockhart
Home arenaFIU Arena
2017–18 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Middle Tennessee162 .889258  .758
Old Dominion153 .833257  .781
Western Kentucky144 .7782711  .711
Marshall126 .6672511  .694
UTSA117 .6112015  .571
UAB108 .5562013  .606
North Texas810 .4442018  .526
FIU810 .4441418  .438
Southern Miss711 .3891618  .471
Louisiana Tech711 .3891716  .515
Florida Atlantic612 .3331219  .387
UTEP612 .3331120  .355
Rice414 .222724  .226
Charlotte216 .111623  .207
2018 C-USA Tournament winner

On April 2, 2018, FIU fired head coach Anthony Evans after five seasons. On April 20, the school announced VCU associate head coach Jeremy Ballard was hired as the new head coach.

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