2017–18 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

The 2017–18 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Rick Stansbury in his second season and played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky as fourth-year members of Conference USA.

2017–18 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
NIT, Semifinals
ConferenceConference USA
Record27–11 (14–4 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Rick Stansbury (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Marc Hsu
  • Nikita Johnson
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
2017–18 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Middle Tennessee162 .889258  .758
Old Dominion153 .833257  .781
Western Kentucky144 .7782711  .711
Marshall126 .6672511  .694
UTSA117 .6112015  .571
UAB108 .5562013  .606
North Texas810 .4442018  .526
FIU810 .4441418  .438
Southern Miss711 .3891618  .471
Louisiana Tech711 .3891716  .515
Florida Atlantic612 .3331219  .387
UTEP612 .3331120  .355
Rice414 .222724  .226
Charlotte216 .111623  .207
2018 C-USA Tournament winner

On October 16, 2017, assistant coach Ben Hansbrough resigned from WKU following his DUI arrest two days prior.

They finished the season 27–11, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish in third place. They defeated UAB and Old Dominion to advance to the championship game of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Marshall. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Boston College, USC, and Oklahoma State to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Utah.

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