2017–18 VCU Rams men's basketball team

The 2017–18 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams were led by Mike Rhoades in his first season as head coach at VCU. The Rams played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2017–18 VCU Rams men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record18–15 (9–9 A-10)
Head coach
  • Mike Rhoades (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStuart C. Siegel 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

A chain of lost recruiting classes, coaching personnel changes, losses against low RPI teams, no wins against Top 50 RPI teams, and a graduating core of players resulted in a downturn in the team's fortunes. The team finished the season 18–15, 9–9 record in A-10 play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. The season was the 18th consecutive season the program finished with a winning record. As the No. 8 seed in the A-10 tournament, the Rams defeated Dayton in the second round before losing to Rhode Island in the quarterfinals.

The Rams failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010, and failed to achieve a 20-win season for the first time since 2006. On March 11, 2018, Ed McLaughlin, the Athletics Director announced that VCU had declined an invitation to play in the College Basketball Invitational tournament. This marked the first season since 2006 the Rams did not play in a postseason tournament.

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