2017–18 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team

The 2017–18 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team represented The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blackbirds, led by first-year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the Steinberg Wellness Center, with several home games at the Barclays Center, as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 18–17, 10–8 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the NEC tournament, they defeated St. Francis Brooklyn, Fairleigh Dickinson, and Wagner to become NEC Tournament champions. They earned the NEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Radford.

2017–18 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball
NEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record18–17 (10–8 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Mack (3rd season)
  • Marlon Williamson (1st season)
  • Ralph Auriantal (1st season)
Home arenaSteinberg Wellness Center
Barclays Center
2017–18 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wagner144 .7782310  .697
Saint Francis (PA)126 .6671813  .581
Mount St. Mary's126 .6671814  .563
LIU Brooklyn108 .5561817  .514
St. Francis Brooklyn108 .5561318  .419
Robert Morris99 .5001617  .485
Fairleigh Dickinson99 .5001318  .419
Central Connecticut711 .3891418  .438
Sacred Heart513 .2781021  .323
Bryant216 .111328  .097
2018 NEC tournament winner
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