# 2017–18 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by eighth-year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Arkansas State in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Georgia Southern. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Austin Peay.

## Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2016–17 season 9–24, 2–16 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Arkansas State before losing to Texas State in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm, FCS | | at TCU | L 73–83 | 0–1 | Schollmaier Arena (6,715) Fort Worth, TX |
| Nov 12, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at SMU | L 65–83 | 0–2 | Moody Coliseum (6,622) Dallas, TX |
| Nov 16, 2017* 8:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 86–75 | 1–2 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,602) Monroe, LA |
| Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Northwestern State | L 61–76 | 1–3 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,927) Monroe, LA |
| Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Rust | W 104–46 | 2–3 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,269) Monroe, LA |
| Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Jackson State | W 65–62 | 3–3 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,284) Monroe, LA |
| Dec 2, 2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 65–68 | 3–4 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,941) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Dec 9, 2017* 1:00 pm | | at Jacksonville State | L 56–75 | 3–5 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,154) Jacksonville, AL |
| Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 59–57 | 4–5 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,391) Monroe, LA |
| Dec 18, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Millsaps | W 97–44 | 5–5 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,355) Monroe, LA |
| Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Centenary | W 74–51 | 6–5 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,268) Monroe, LA |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:30 pm | | at Arkansas State | L 64–75 | 6–6 (0–1) | First National Bank Arena (2,028) Jonesboro, AR |
| Dec 31, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Little Rock | L 62–71 | 6–7 (0–2) | Jack Stephens Center (1,632) Little Rock, AR |
| Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | W 82–72 | 7–7 (1–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,318) Monroe, LA |
| Jan 6, 2018 2:00 pm | | Appalachian State | L 73–79 | 7–8 (1–3) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,423) Monroe, LA |
| Jan 13, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana | L 48–82 | 7–9 (1–4) | Cajundome (5,813) Lafayette, LA |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas State | L 52–55 | 7–10 (1–5) | Strahan Coliseum (2,233) San Marcos, TX |
| Jan 20, 2018 4:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas–Arlington | L 55–71 | 7–11 (1–6) | College Park Center (2,138) Arlington, TX |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm | | Troy | W 76–71 | 8–11 (2–6) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,651) Monroe, LA |
| Jan 27, 2018 2:00 pm | | South Alabama | W 83–74 | 9–11 (3–6) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,635) Monroe, LA |
| Feb 3, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana | L 59–80 | 9–12 (3–7) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,269) Monroe, LA |
| Feb 8, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia Southern | W 66–64 $^{OT}$ | 10–12 (4–7) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,510) Statesboro, GA |
| Feb 10, 2018 2:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | W 90–82 | 11–12 (5–7) | GSU Sports Arena (1,807) Atlanta, GA |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm | | Texas–Arlington | W 84–71 | 12–12 (6–7) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,439) Monroe, LA |
| Feb 17, 2018 2:00 pm | | Texas State | W 79–71 | 13–12 (7–7) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,810) Monroe, LA |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm | | at South Alabama | W 66–62 | 14–12 (8–7) | Mitchell Center (2,011) Mobile, AL |
| Feb 24, 2018 4:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Troy | L 67–73 | 14–13 (8–8) | Trojan Arena (2,317) Troy, AL |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm | | Little Rock | W 48–44 | 15–13 (9–8) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,537) Monroe, LA |
| Mar 3, 2018 2:00 pm | | Arkansas State | L 79–83 | 15–14 (9–9) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,083) Monroe, LA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (11) Arkansas State First round | W 76–54 | 16–14 | Lakefront Arena (986) New Orleans, LA |
| Mar 9, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (3) Georgia Southern Quarterfinals | L 55–63 | 16–15 | Lakefront Arena (1,462) New Orleans, LA |
| CIT ||||||
| Mar 15, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Austin Peay First round – Coach John McLendon Classic | L 66–80 | 16–16 | Dunn Center (1,228) Clarksville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||