# 2017–18 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the Pioneers' 19th season of NCAA Division I basketball, all played in the Northeast Conference. The Pioneers were led by fifth-year head coach Anthony Latina and played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut. They finished the season 10–21, 5–13 in NEC play to finish in ninth place, failing to make the NEC tournament.

## Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2016–17 season 13–19, 8–10 in NEC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Mount St. Mary's.

## Preseason

In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Pioneers were picked to finish in fifth place. Senior forward Joseph Lopez was named the preseason All-NEC team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| November 10, 2017* 6:00 pm | Holy Cross | L 64–69 | 0–1 | William H. Pitt Center (1,062) Fairfield, CT |
| November 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at Boston College Hall of Fame Tip Off | L 53–73 | 0–2 | Conte Forum (643) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 18, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Saint Peter's Hall of Fame Tip Off | L 61–70 | 0–3 | Mohegan Sun Arena (3,545) Uncasville, CT |
| November 19, 2017* 12:30 pm | vs. Maine Hall of Fame Tip Off consolation | L 68–69 $^{OT}$ | 1–3 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| November 22, 2017* 1:00 pm | Mitchell | W 84–60 | 2–3 | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| November 24, 2017* 8:30 pm, BTN+ | at Northwestern Hall of Fame Tip Off | L 50–81 | 2–4 | Allstate Arena (5,216) Rosemont, IL |
| November 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UMass Lowell | W 87–80 | 3–4 | Costello Athletic Center (884) Lowell, MA |
| December 2, 2017* 4:30 pm, FS1 | at St. John's | L 55–90 | 3–5 | Carnesecca Arena (4,643) Queens, NY |
| December 5, 2017* 6:00 pm | Dartmouth | W 79–73 | 4–5 | William H. Pitt Center (375) Fairfield, CT |
| December 9, 2017* 3:30 pm | Lafayette | W 62–50 | 5–5 | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| December 11, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Hartford | L 72–86 | 5–6 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,182) Hartford, CT |
| December 17, 2017* 1:00 pm | Binghamton | L 48–51 | 5–7 | William H. Pitt Center (176) Fairfield, CT |
| December 22, 2017* 6:30 pm, FS1 | at Providence | L 75–89 | 5–8 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,452) Providence, RI |
| NEC Regular season |||||
| December 29, 2017 3:30 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 68–73 | 5–9 (0–1) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| December 31, 2017 2:30 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 66–65 | 6–9 (1–1) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| January 4, 2018 7:00 pm | at Wagner | L 63–69 | 6–10 (1–2) | Spiro Sports Center (273) Staten Island, NY |
| January 6, 2018 1:00 pm | Bryant | L 74–79 | 6–11 (1–3) | William H. Pitt Center (210) Fairfield, CT |
| January 11, 2018 7:00 pm | at Mount St. Mary's | L 75–81 | 6–12 (1–4) | Knott Arena (1,448) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 13, 2018 4:00 pm | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 92–52 | 7–12 (2–4) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (328) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 18, 2018 6:00 pm | Robert Morris | L 60–74 | 7–13 (2–5) | William H. Pitt Center (324) Fairfield, CT |
| January 20, 2018 1:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | L 60–73 | 7–14 (2–6) | William H. Pitt Center (293) Fairfield, CT |
| January 26, 2018 7:00 pm | at Robert Morris | L 56-64 | 7-15 (2-7) | PPG Paints Arena (636) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 28, 2018 2:00 pm | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 71–72 | 7–16 (2–8) | DeGol Arena (739) Loretto, PA |
| February 1, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPNU | LIU Brooklyn | L 60–69 | 7–17 (2–9) | William H. Pitt Center (1,522) Fairfield, CT |
| February 3, 2018 3:30 pm | Central Connecticut | W 67–54 | 8–17 (3–9) | William H. Pitt Center (612) Fairfield, CT |
| February 8, 2018 7:00 pm | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 67–77 | 8–18 (3–10) | Rothman Center (392) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 10, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Central Connecticut | W 67–50 | 9–18 (4–10) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,615) New Britain, CT |
| February 15, 2018 6:00 pm | Wagner | L 84–99 | 9–19 (4–11) | William H. Pitt Center (206) Fairfield, CT |
| February 17, 2018 1:00 pm | Mount St. Mary's | L 69–74 | 9–20 (4–12) | William H. Pitt Center (404) Fairfield, CT |
| February 22, 2018 7:00 pm | at Bryant | W 94–84 | 10–20 (5–12) | Chace Athletic Center (646) Smithfield, RI |
| February 24, 2018 2:00 pm | at LIU Brooklyn | W 88–77 | 10–21 (5–13) | Steinberg Wellness Center (637) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. |||||