2017–18 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by ninth-year head coach Chris Mack, they played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. They finished the season 29–6, 15–3 in Big East play to win the Big East championship. In the Big East tournament, they defeated St. John's before losing to Providence in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 1 seed in the West region. In the First Round, they defeated Texas Southern before being upset by Florida State in the Second Round.

2017–18 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 3
Record29–6 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Travis Steele
  • Luke Murray
  • Mike Pegues
Home arenaCintas Center
2017–18 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Xavier153 .833296  .829
No. 2 Villanova144 .778364  .900
Seton Hall108 .5562212  .647
Creighton108 .5562112  .636
Providence108 .5562114  .600
Butler99 .5002114  .600
Marquette99 .5002114  .600
Georgetown513 .2781515  .500
St. John's414 .2221617  .485
DePaul414 .2221120  .355
2018 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On March 27, 2018, Chris Mack was hired as the new head coach of Louisville, leaving Xavier after nine seasons. Four days later, longtime assistant coach Travis Steele was named the new head coach of the Musketeers.

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