2017–18 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2017–18 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by interim head coach Justin Bell, played their home games at the Student Recreation Center Arena in Riverside, California, as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 4–12 in Big West play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big West tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to UC Davis.

2017–18 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record9–22 (4–12 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStudent Recreation Center Arena
2017–18 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Davis124 .7502211  .667
UC Santa Barbara115 .688239  .719
UC Irvine115 .6881817  .514
Cal State Fullerton106 .6252012  .625
Long Beach State97 .5631518  .455
Hawai'i88 .5001713  .567
Cal Poly412 .250922  .290
UC Riverside412 .250922  .290
Cal State Northridge313 .188624  .200
2018 Big West tournament winner

On January 1, 2018, three days before conference play was to start, head coach Dennis Cutts, who was in his fifth season at UC Riverside, was fired after posting a 5–9 record to start the season. Associate head coach Justin Bell was named interim head coach. On March 14, the school hired TCU assistant coach David Patrick as head coach.

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