# 2017–18 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2017–18 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League tournament to Lafayette.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2016–17 season 8–22, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost in the first round to Army.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition Tour of Australia ||||||
| Aug 15, 2017* | | vs. Cairns Taipans | L 70–89 | | Early Settler Stadium Cairns, Australia |
| Aug 17, 2017* | | vs. Sydney Kings | L 67–88 | | Whitlam Centre Liverpool Sydney, Australia |
| Aug 19, 2017* | | vs. Sydney Comets | L 77–85 | | Alexandria Basketball Stadium Sydney, Australia |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 9:00 pm, FSKC | | at Kansas State | L 45–83 | 0–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (8,218) Manhattan, KS |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, ATTSNP | | at No. 24 West Virginia | L 64–98 | 0–2 | WVU Coliseum (9,180) Morgantown, WV |
| Nov 18, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at Wagner | L 70–71 | 0–3 | Spiro Sports Center (1,128) Staten Island, NY |
| Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | W 74–70 | 1–3 | Lundholm Gym (474) Durham, NH |
| Nov 25, 2017* 4:00 pm | | VMI | W 69–64 | 2–3 | Bender Arena (422) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 89–100 | 2–4 | DeGol Arena (1,013) Loretto, PA |
| Dec 2, 2017* 4:00 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 70–74 | 2–5 | Hytche Athletic Center (1,087) Princess Anne, MD |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Illinois | L 56–69 | 2–6 | Western Hall (616) Macomb, IL |
| Dec 9, 2017* 4:00 pm, NBCSW+ | | Howard | W 74–63 | 3–6 | Bender Arena (2,213) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 18, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | L 56–59 | 3–7 | Bender Arena (283) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Marquette | L 51–92 | 3–8 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,683) Milwaukee, WI |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 55–84 | 3–9 (0–1) | Sojka Pavilion (2,782) Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm | | Colgate | L 63–72 | 3–10 (0–2) | Bender Arena (135) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Navy | L 64–70 | 3–11 (0–3) | Alumni Hall (1,178) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | Army | L 54–58 | 3–12 (0–4) | Bender Arena (303) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 76–65 | 4–12 (1–4) | Bender Arena (456) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 14, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 66–76 | 4–13 (1–5) | Stabler Arena (1,358) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 69–58 | 5–13 (2–5) | Case Gym (705) Boston, MA |
| Jan 20, 2018 2:00 pm | | Lafayette | L 53–62 | 5–14 (2–6) | Bender Arena (1,023) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 22, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Holy Cross | L 57–60 | 5–15 (2–7) | Bender Arena (1,209) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 27, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 69–83 | 5–16 (2–8) | Cotterell Court (848) Hamilton, NY |
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm | | Navy | L 44–61 | 5–17 (2–9) | Bender Arena (583) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 3, 2018 3:00 pm | | at Army | L 70–82 | 5–18 (2–10) | Christl Arena (835) West Point, NY |
| Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 69–72 | 5–19 (2–11) | Reitz Arena (514) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 10, 2018 2:00 pm, NBCSW | | Lehigh | L 78–80 $^{OT}$ | 5–20 (2–12) | Bender Arena (705) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm | | Boston University | W 60–56 | 6–20 (3–12) | Bender Arena (505) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 17, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | L 85–90 | 6–21 (3–13) | Kirby Sports Center (2,147) Easton, PA |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 64–70 | 6–22 (3–14) | Hart Center (1,394) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 61–80 | 6–23 (3–15) | Bender Arena (1,298) Washington, D.C. |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Feb 27, 2018 7:30 pm, PLN | (10) | at (7) Lafayette First round | L 86–93 | 6–24 | Kirby Sports Center (1,774) Easton, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||