The 2017–18 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University 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 29 ...

. The Raiders, led by second-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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, as members of the

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. They finished the season 25–10, 14–4 in Horizon League play to finish in second place. In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Green Bay,

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, and Cleveland State to become Horizon League Tournament champions. This received the Horizon League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to

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in the first round.

Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2016–17 season 20–12, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish fifth place. In the Horizon League tournament, they lost to

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in the quarterfinals. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class of 2017

Recruiting class of 2018

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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