2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by Bob Huggins, in his 11th season as WVU's head coach, and played their home games at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 26–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Baylor and Texas Tech to advance to the championship game of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Murray State and Marshall to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to Villanova.

2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 15
Record26–11 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
2017–18 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Kansas135 .722318  .795
No. 14 Texas Tech117 .6112710  .730
No. 15 West Virginia117 .6112611  .703
Kansas State108 .5562512  .676
TCU99 .5002112  .636
Baylor810 .4441915  .559
Texas810 .4441915  .559
Oklahoma State810 .4442115  .583
Oklahoma810 .4441814  .563
Iowa State414 .2221318  .419
2018 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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