2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at Kimmel Arena as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 13–5 in Big South play to win the Big South regular season championship. They defeated Charleston Southern in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament before being upset in the semifinals by Liberty. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to USC.

2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
Big South regular season champions
NIT, First round
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record21–13 (13–5 Big South)
Head coach
  • Nick McDevitt (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Dixon
  • Logan Johnson
  • Wes Long
Home arenaKimmel Arena
2017–18 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Asheville135 .7222113  .618
Radford126 .6672313  .639
Winthrop126 .6671912  .613
Campbell108 .5561816  .529
Liberty99 .5002215  .595
Charleston Southern99 .5001516  .484
High Point99 .5001416  .467
Gardner–Webb99 .5001418  .438
Presbyterian414 .2221121  .344
Longwood315 .167726  .212
2018 Big South tournament winner

On March 24, 2018, head coach Nick McDevitt accepted the head coaching job at Middle Tennessee. He finished at UNC Asheville with a five-year record of 98–65.

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