2017–18 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

The 2017–18 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. Due to Grambling State's Academic Progress Rate violations and subsequent postseason ineligibility, the Panthers received the No. 2 seed in the SWAC tournament. They defeated Alcorn State in the quarterfinals before losing to Texas Southern in the semifinals.

2017–18 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
MGM Resorts Main Event Middleweight champions
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record16–18 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Byron Smith (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Keenan Curry
  • Landon Bussie
  • Derrick Daniels
Home arenaWilliam Nicks Building
2017–18 SWAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Grambling State*135 .7221714  .548
Prairie View A&M126 .6671618  .471
Texas Southern126 .6671620  .444
Arkansas–Pine Bluff126 .6671421  .400
Southern108 .5561518  .455
Jackson State99 .5001220  .375
Alabama State810 .444823  .258
Alcorn State711 .3891121  .344
Mississippi Valley State414 .222428  .125
Alabama A&M*315 .167328  .097
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2018 SWAC tournament winner
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