# 2017–18 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by seventh-year head coach Joe Jones, played their home games at Case Gym as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 15–16, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in fifth place. In the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Lehigh in the quarterfinals before losing to Bucknell in the semifinals.

## Previous season

The Terriers finished the 2016–17 season 18–14, 12–6 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Loyola (MD) in the quarterfinals before losing to Lehigh in double overtime in the semifinals.

## Offseason
### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Sukhmail Mathon PF | Dallas, PA | Holderness School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Aug 8, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 27, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Vermont Exhibition for hurricane relief | L 66–87 | | Patrick Gym (1,446) Burlington, VT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 59–65 | 0–1 | Case Gym (1,535) Boston, MA |
| Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Albany | L 74–88 | 0–2 | Case Gym (444) Boston, MA |
| Nov 19, 2017* 6:00 pm, SNY | | at UConn | L 66–85 | 0–3 | XL Center (6,308) Hartford, CT |
| Nov 22, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at Maine | W 78–69 | 1–3 | Cross Insurance Center (874) Bangor, ME |
| Nov 26, 2017* 4:00 pm | | Wheaton (MA) | W 83–48 | 2–3 | Case Gym (339) Boston, MA |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | W 70–69 | 3–3 | Lundholm Gym (317) Durham, NH |
| Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Miami (FL) | L 54–69 | 3–4 | Watsco Center (6,893) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 8, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 90–87 | 4–4 | Moore Gymnasium (816) Daytona Beach, FL |
| Dec 13, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | L 82–87 | 4–5 | Costello Athletic Center (1,475) Lowell, MA |
| Dec 17, 2017* 1:00 pm | | Elon | L 69–77 | 4–6 | Case Gym (589) Boston, MA |
| Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, NESN+ | | at Harvard | L 63–74 | 4–7 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,175) Boston, MA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm | | Army | W 90–82 | 5–7 (1–0) | Case Gym (503) Boston, MA |
| Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Bucknell | W 84–79 | 6–7 (2–0) | Sojka Pavilion (2,018) Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 65–68 | 6–8 (2–1) | Reitz Arena (642) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 92–81 | 7–8 (3–1) | Case Gym (403) Boston, MA |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | | Colgate | W 72–58 | 8–8 (4–1) | Case Gym (387) Boston, MA |
| Jan 14, 2018 1:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 54–40 | 9–8 (5–1) | Hart Center (1,561) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm | | American | L 58–69 | 9–9 (5–2) | Case Gym (705) Boston, MA |
| Jan 20, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Navy | W 75–68 | 10–9 (6–2) | Alumni Hall (1,942) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 75–72 | 11–9 (7–2) | Kirby Sports Center (1,144) Easton, PA |
| Jan 28, 2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | Bucknell | L 79–91 | 11–10 (7–3) | Case Gym (900) Boston, MA |
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 64–55 | 12–10 (8–3) | Case Gym (704) Boston, MA |
| Feb 3, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 75–80 | 12–11 (8–4) | Stabler Arena (1,214) Bethlehem, PA |
| Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 60–74 | 12–12 (8–5) | Cotterell Court (959) Hamilton, NY |
| Feb 10, 2018 12:00 pm | | Holy Cross | L 62–73 | 12–13 (8–6) | Case Gym (571) Boston, MA |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm | | at American | L 56–60 | 12–14 (8–7) | Bender Arena (505) Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 17, 2018 12:00 pm | | Navy | L 48–62 | 12–15 (8–8) | Case Gym (1,404) Boston, MA |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 81–65 | 13–15 (9–8) | Case Gym (540) Boston, MA |
| Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Army | W 61–59 | 14–15 (10–8) | Christl Arena (992) West Point, NY |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | (5) | at (4) Lehigh Quarterfinals | W 88–82 | 15–15 | Stabler Arena (1,491) Bethlehem, PA |
| Mar 4, 2018 2:00 pm, CBSSN | (5) | at (1) Bucknell Semifinals | L 59–90 | 15–16 | Sojka Pavilion (2,925) Lewisburg, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||