The 2017–18 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Highlanders, led by interim head coach Justin Bell, played their home games at the

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, as members of the

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. They finished the season 9–22, 4–12 in Big West play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big West tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to

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. On January 1, 2018, three days before conference play was to start, head coach Dennis Cutts, who was in his fifth season at UC Riverside, was fired after posting a 5–9 record to start the season. Associate head coach Justin Bell was named interim head coach. On March 14, the school hired TCU assistant coach David Patrick as head coach.

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2016–17 season 7–21, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big West tournament, they were defeated by

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in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2017 incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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