# 2017–18 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fifth-year head coach Danny Kaspar, played their home games at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina before losing to Louisiana in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2016–17 season 22–14, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. At the Sun Belt tournament they defeated Louisiana–Monroe and UT Arlington before losing in the championship game to Troy. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Lamar and Idaho before losing in the quarterfinals to Saint Peter's.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | | St. Edward's | W 76–64 | | Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX |
| Nov 4, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Rogers State | W 77–48 | | Strahan Coliseum (1,361) San Marcos, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 12, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Air Force Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase | L 57–65 | 0–1 | Clune Arena (1,511) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UTSA | L 78–79 | 0–2 | Strahan Coliseum (3,224) San Marcos, TX |
| Nov 18, 2017* 4:30 pm | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 75–58 | 1–2 | Strahan Coliseum (75–58) San Marcos, TX |
| Nov 22, 2017* 9:00 pm | | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase | W 71–54 | 2–2 | Alex G. Spanos Center (30) Stockton, CA |
| Nov 24, 2017* 10:30 pm | | vs. Canisius Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase | L 62–68 | 2–3 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,349) Stockton, CA |
| Nov 25, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at Pacific Men Against Breast Cancer Showcase | W 85–78 | 3–3 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,325) Stockton, CA |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 66–53 | 4–3 | Strahan Coliseum (1,548) San Marcos, TX |
| Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | L 52–71 | 4–4 | Sharp Gymnasium (963) Houston, TX |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm | | McMurry | W 100–50 | 5–4 | Strahan Coliseum (1,403) San Marcos, TX |
| Dec 9, 2017* 4:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | L 68–72 | 5–5 | Moody Coliseum (1,356) Abilene, TX |
| Dec 17, 2017* 4:00 pm | | at Colorado State | L 58–66 | 5–6 | Moby Arena (2,737) Fort Collins, CO |
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Ecclesia | W 85–43 | 6–6 | Strahan Coliseum (1,088) San Marcos, TX |
| Dec 22, 2017* 4:00 pm | | at Rice | W 74–66 | 7–6 | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,913) Houston, TX |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 6:30 pm | | at Appalachian State | L 62–66 | 7–7 (0–1) | Holmes Center (1,058) Boone, NC |
| Dec 31, 2017 2:30 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | W 53–48 | 8–7 (1–1) | HTC Center (1,021) Conway, SC |
| Jan 4, 2018 7:30 pm | | South Alabama | W 72–69 | 9–7 (2–1) | Strahan Coliseum (1,407) San Marcos, TX |
| Jan 6, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Troy | W 57–56 | 10–7 (3–1) | Strahan Coliseum (1,560) San Marcos, TX |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Arkansas State | W 73–67 | 11–7 (4–1) | First National Bank Arena (1,275) Jonesboro, AR |
| Jan 13, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Little Rock | W 72–70 | 12–7 (5–1) | Jack Stephens Center (2,165) Little Rock, AR |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 55–52 | 13–7 (6–1) | Strahan Coliseum (2,233) San Marcos, TX |
| Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana | L 55–80 | 13–8 (6–2) | Strahan Coliseum (3,222) San Marcos, TX |
| Jan 25, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia Southern | W 62–61 | 14–8 (7–2) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,437) Statesboro, GA |
| Jan 27, 2018 1:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | L 50–54 | 14–9 (7–3) | GSU Sports Arena (1,236) Atlanta, GA |
| Feb 1, 2018 7:30 pm | | Coastal Carolina | L 54–56 $^{OT}$ | 14–10 (7–4) | Strahan Coliseum (2,278) San Marcos, TX |
| Feb 3, 2018 4:30 pm | | Appalachian State | L 56–59 | 14–11 (7–5) | Strahan Coliseum (1,744) San Marcos, TX |
| Feb 10, 2018 1:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas–Arlington | L 68–70 $^{OT}$ | 14–12 (7–6) | College Park Center (2,602) Arlington, TX |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:15 pm | | at Louisiana | L 63–73 | 14–13 (7–7) | Cajundome (4,382) Lafayette, LA |
| Feb 17, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 71–79 | 14–14 (7–8) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,810) Monroe, LA |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:30 pm | | Georgia State | L 50–77 | 14–15 (7–9) | Strahan Coliseum (2,054) San Marcos, TX |
| Feb 24, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia Southern | L 77–81 | 14–16 (7–10) | Strahan Coliseum (1,934) San Marcos, TX |
| Mar 2, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Texas–Arlington | L 82–85 | 14–17 (7–11) | Strahan Coliseum (3,356) San Marcos, TX |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2018 11:30 am, ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (8) Coastal Carolina First round | W 73–66 | 15–17 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Mar 9, 2018 11:30 am, ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (1) Louisiana Quarterfinals | L 54–80 | 15–18 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||