2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by sixth-year head coach Dan Hurley, played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 15–3 in A-10 play to finish win the A-10 regular season championship. They defeated VCU and Saint Joseph's to advance to the championship game of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Davidson. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Oklahoma in the first round before losing in the second round to Duke.

2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record26–8 (15–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRyan Center
2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rhode Island153 .833268  .765
St. Bonaventure144 .778268  .765
Davidson135 .7222112  .636
Saint Joseph's108 .5561616  .500
VCU99 .5001815  .545
Saint Louis99 .5001716  .515
George Mason99 .5001617  .485
Richmond99 .5001220  .375
Dayton810 .4441417  .452
Duquesne711 .3891616  .500
George Washington711 .3891518  .455
La Salle711 .3891319  .406
Massachusetts513 .2781320  .394
Fordham414 .222922  .290
2018 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On March 22, 2018, it was announced that head coach Dan Hurley had accepted the head coaching job at Connecticut. On April 4, assistant coach David Cox was promoted to head coach.

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