# 2017–18 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team represented Presbyterian College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hose, led by first-year head coach Dustin Kerns, played their home games at the Templeton Physical Education Center in Clinton, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 4–14 in Big South play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to Charleston Southern.

## Previous season

The Blue Hose finished the season 5–25, 1–17 in Big South play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to Campbell.
Head coach Gregg Nibert resigned on April 12, 2017 after 28 seasons at Presbyterian, and was replaced by Wofford assistant Dustin Kerns on May 22.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Tennessee Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game | L 53–88 | 0–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (15,047) Knoxville, TN |
| Nov 11, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Johnson (TN) | W 107–87 | 1–1 | Templeton Center (208) Clinton, SC |
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at NC State Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game | L 68–86 | 1–2 | PNC Arena (13,422) Raleigh, NC |
| Nov 18, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at VMI | L 58–78 | 1–3 | Cameron Hall (765) Lexington, VA |
| Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Charlotte | L 74–83 | 1–4 | Halton Arena (3,260) Charlotte, NC |
| Nov 23, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Nicholls State Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland semifinals | L 64–76 | 1–5 | Retriever Activities Center (146) Catonsville, MD |
| Nov 24, 2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Chicago State Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland 3rd place game | W 75–73 | 2–5 | Retriever Activities Center (113) Catonsville, MD |
| Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm | | UNC Greensboro | W 74–72 | 3–5 | Templeton Center (230) Clinton, SC |
| Dec 2, 2017* 4:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 73–70 | 4–5 | Templeton Center (278) Clinton, SC |
| Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm | | South Carolina State | W 88–77 | 5–5 | Templeton Center (459) Clinton, SC |
| Dec 14, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Toccoa Falls | W 104–35 | 6–5 | Templeton Center (230) Clinton, SC |
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech | L 55–63 | 6–6 | Cassell Coliseum (5,043) Blacksburg, VA |
| Dec 21, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Piedmont | W 77–60 | 7–6 | Templeton Center (248) Clinton, SC |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2017 4:00 pm | | Radford | L 62–78 | 7–7 (0–1) | Templeton Center (301) Clinton, SC |
| Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Longwood | W 78–65 | 8–7 (1–1) | Willett Hall (473) Farmville, VA |
| Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm | | at Liberty | L 48–60 | 8–8 (1–2) | Vines Center (2,216) Lynchburg, VA |
| Jan 9, 2018 7:00 pm | | Campbell | L 79–83 | 8–9 (1–3) | Templeton Center (429) Clinton, SC |
| Jan 12, 2018 4:00 pm | | UNC Asheville | L 56–76 | 8–10 (1–4) | Templeton Center (462) Clinton, SC |
| Jan 15, 2018 7:00 pm | | at High Point | L 49–73 | 8–11 (1–5) | Millis Athletic Center (1,134) High Point, NC |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Gardner–Webb | L 53–61 | 8–12 (1–6) | Paul Porter Arena (1,269) Boiling Springs, NC |
| Jan 21, 2018 4:00 pm | | Winthrop | L 68–81 | 8–13 (1–7) | Templeton Center (433) Clinton, SC |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Charleston Southern | W 57–49 | 9–13 (2–7) | CSU Field House (686) North Charleston, SC |
| Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm | | Liberty | L 66–81 | 9–14 (2–8) | Templeton Center (493) Clinton, SC |
| Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm | | Longwood | W 67–62 | 10–14 (3–8) | Templeton Center (264) Clinton, SC |
| Feb 3, 2018 4:30 pm | | at UNC Asheville | L 61–75 | 10–15 (3–9) | Kimmel Arena (2,608) Asheville, NC |
| Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Winthrop | L 49–63 | 10–16 (3–10) | Winthrop Coliseum (655) Rock Hill, SC |
| Feb 10, 2018 4:00 pm | | Charleston Southern | L 54–64 | 10–17 (3–11) | Templeton Center (1,168) Clinton, SC |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm | | High Point | W 69–62 | 11–17 (4–11) | Templeton Center (259) Clinton, SC |
| Feb 18, 2018 3:00 pm | | at Radford | L 68–74 $^{OT}$ | 11–18 (4–12) | Dedmon Center (1,184) Radford, VA |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm | | Gardner–Webb | L 63–78 | 11–19 (4–13) | Templeton Center (353) Clinton, SC |
| Feb 24, 2018 4:30 pm | | at Campbell | L 56–72 | 11–20 (4–14) | Gore Arena (2,086) Buies Creek, NC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| Feb 27, 2018 7:00 pm, BSN | (9) | at (8) Charleston Southern First round | L 51–68 | 11–21 | CSU Field House (810) North Charleston, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||