The 2017–18 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented

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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 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on April 2, 2018. Practices offici ...

. The Seahawks were led by sixth-year head coach

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. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's

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campus as members of the

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. The Seahwawks finished the season 23–10, 14–4 in NEC play to win the NEC regular season championship. In the NEC tournament, they defeated Central Connecticut and

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before losing to

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in the championship game. As a regular season conference champion who did not win their conference tournament, they received an invitation to the

National Invitation Tournament The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country whi ...

where they lost in the first round to Baylor.

Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2016–17 season 16–14 overall and 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a tie for third place. In the NEC tournament, they beat

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before losing to Saint Francis (PA) in the semifinals.

Preseason

In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Seahawks were picked to finish in third place.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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