# 2017–18 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

The 2017–18 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth-year head coach Wayne Brent, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 9–9 in SWAC play to finish in sixth place. Due to Grambling State's ineligibility, they received the No. 5 seed in the SWAC tournament where they lost to Southern in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2016–17 season 14–18, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 6 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Southern in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 12:15 pm | | Milsaps | W 84–46 | 1–0 | Williams Assembly Center (929) Jackson, MS |
| Nov 14, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | L 58–86 | 1–1 | Hawkins Arena (2,742) Macon, GA |
| Nov 18, 2017* 3:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | L 58–72 | 1–2 | Reilly Center (3,619) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| Nov 20, 2017* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Maryland Emerald Coast Classic campus game | L 45–76 | 1–3 | Xfinity Center (13,103) College Park, MD |
| Nov 24, 2017* 1:30 pm | | vs. Maryland Eastern Shore Emerald Coast Classic first round | L 63–66 | 1–4 | The Arena at Northwest Florida State (200) Niceville, FL |
| Nov 25, 2017* 10:00 am | | vs. Omaha Emerald Coast Classic 3rd place game | W 75–73 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | The Arena at Northwest Florida State (125) Niceville, FL |
| Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 52–65 | 2–5 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,284) Monroe, LA |
| Dec 1, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | L 63–70 | 2–6 | McGuirk Arena (2,444) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Dec 9, 2017* 6:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 62–91 | 2–7 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,668) Ruston, LA |
| Dec 11, 2017* 6:00 pm | | Fisk | W 60–53 | 3–7 | Williams Assembly Center (821) Jackson, MS |
| Dec 13, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Southern Illinois | L 51–69 | 3–8 | SIU Arena (2,151) Carbondale, IL |
| Dec 20, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 57–83 | 3–9 | Savage Arena (3,410) Toledo, OH |
| Dec 22, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ball State | L 54–70 | 3–10 | Worthen Arena (3,126) Muncie, IN |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 1, 2018 7:45 pm | | Alabama State | W 82–73 | 4–10 (1–0) | Williams Assembly Center (807) Jackson, MS |
| Jan 3, 2018 7:30 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 59–56 | 5–10 (2–0) | Williams Assembly Center (1,019) Jackson, MS |
| Jan 6, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Alcorn State | W 60–55 | 6–10 (3–0) | Davey Whitney Complex (884) Lorman, MS |
| Jan 8, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Southern | W 65–61 | 7–10 (4–0) | F. G. Clark Center (1,129) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 13, 2018 5:30 pm | | Texas Southern | W 85–80 $^{OT}$ | 8–10 (5–0) | Williams Assembly Center (2,499) Jackson, MS |
| Jan 15, 2018 7:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 79–71 | 9–10 (6–0) | Williams Assembly Center (1,539) Jackson, MS |
| Jan 20, 2018 5:30 pm | | Grambling State | L 45–72 | 9–11 (6–1) | Williams Assembly Center (4,309) Jackson, MS |
| Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | L 67–72 | 9–12 (6–2) | Harrison HPER Complex (4,397) Itta Bena, MS |
| Jan 29, 2018 6:30 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 58–60 | 9–13 (6–3) | K. L. Johnson Complex (3,440) Pine Bluff, AR |
| Feb 3, 2018 5:30 pm | | Alcorn State | W 60–57 | 10–13 (7–3) | Williams Assembly Center (5,827) Jackson, MS |
| Feb 5, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Southern | L 62–67 | 10–14 (7–4) | Williams Assembly Center (3,996) Jackson, MS |
| Feb 10, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 75–86 | 10–15 (7–5) | H&PE Arena (2,028) Houston, TX |
| Feb 12, 2018 8:00 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | L 58–63 | 10–16 (7–6) | William J. Nicks Building (2,465) Prairie View, TX |
| Feb 17, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Grambling State | L 64–71 | 10–17 (7–7) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,207) Grambling, LA |
| Feb 24, 2018 5:30 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 60–59 | 11–17 (8–7) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| Feb 26, 2018 7:30 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 51–48 | 12–17 (9–7) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| Mar 1, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Alabama State | L 60–62 | 12–18 (9–8) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,673) Montgomery, AL |
| Mar 3, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Alabama A&M | L 59–66 | 12–19 (9–9) | Elmore Gymnasium (413) Normal, AL |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2018 7:30 pm | (5) | vs. (4) Southern Quarterfinals | L 60–62 | 12–20 | F. G. Clark Center (2,059) Baton Rouge, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||