The 2017–18 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore during the

2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2017. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season ended with the Final Four in San Antonio on April 2, 2018. Practices officially began on September 2 ...

. The Hawks, led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Collins, played their home games at

Hytche Athletic Center Hytche Athletic Center is a 5,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Princess Anne, Maryland. It is home to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team. It replaced J. Millard Tawes Gymn ...

in Princess Anne, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7-25, 3-13 in MEAC play to finish in 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the MEAC tournament, they lost to

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in the first round. On March 26, 2018, it was announced that head coach Bobby Collins' contract would not be renewed. He finished at UMES with a four-year record of 49–82. The school named assistant coach

Clifford Reed Clifford Reed (born April 12, 1965) is an American college basketball coach who last served as the interim head coach at Maryland Eastern Shore. He is also the former head coach at Bethune–Cookman. Early life and education Born in Ormond Beach ...

interim head coach for the 2018–19 season.

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2016–17 season 14–20, 9–7 in MEAC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated

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and Bethune–Cookman in the MEAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to

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Awards

Preseason All-MEAC 2nd Team * Ryan Andino Emerald Coast Classic All–Tournament Team * Ahmad Frost

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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