2017–18 Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 2017–18 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by seventh-year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. Despite being the preseason favorite in the MVC, the Bears finished the season 18–15, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the MVC tournament, they beat Valparaiso in the first round before losing to Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals.

2017–18 Missouri State Bears basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record18–15 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach
  • Paul Lusk (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Corey Gipson
  • Matt Sligh
  • Keith Pickens
Home arenaJQH Arena
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 3, 2018, the school announced that head coach Paul Lusk had been fired. He finished at Missouri State with a seven-year record of 106–121. The school announced that former Tennessee State head coach Dana Ford had been named head coach of the Bears on March 21.

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