# 2017–18 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by seventh-year head coach Sydney Johnson, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena, with three games at Alumni Hall, as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–16 overall, 9–9 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed at the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 11 seed Marist, upset No. 3 seed Niagara and No. 7 seed Quinnipiac to advance to the championship game where they lost to Iona.

## Previous season

The Stags finished the 2016–17 season 16–15, 11–9 in MAAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament to Siena. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UMBC.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 23, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Hofstra Exhibition to benefit Save the Children | W 94–78 | | Alumni Hall (1,453) Fairfield, CT |
| Nov 3, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | L 86–88 | | Alumni Hall (1,247) Fairfield, CT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 11, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Penn | W 80–72 | 1–0 | Webster Bank Arena (1,672) Bridgeport, CT |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Loyola (MD) | W 64–52 | 2–0 | Webster Bank Arena (1,231) Bridgeport, CT |
| Nov 18, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | at No. 19 Purdue | L 64–106 | 2–1 | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| Nov 24, 2017* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Jacksonville Wright State Tournament | L 84–92 | 2–2 | Nutter Center (3,456) Fairborn, OH |
| Nov 25, 2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Gardner–Webb Wright State Tournament | W 75–64 | 3–2 | Nutter Center (3,030) Fairborn, OH |
| Nov 26, 2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wright State Wright State Tournament | L 56–57 | 3–3 | Nutter Center (3,045) Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 1, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Wagner | L 76–78 | 3–4 | Spiro Sports Center (793) Staten Island, NY |
| Dec 6, 2017* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at Houston | L 66–88 | 3–5 | H&PE Arena (3,548) Houston, TX |
| Dec 10, 2017* 3:30 pm | | at LIU Brooklyn | W 76–72 | 4–5 | Barclays Center (1,242) Brooklyn, NY |
| Dec 17, 2017* 1:00 pm, Facebook Live | | Old Dominion | L 77–82 $^{OT}$ | 4–6 | Alumni Hall (2,410) Fairfield, CT |
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, Facebook Live | | New Hampshire | W 78–68 | 5–6 | Webster Bank Arena (923) Bridgeport, CT |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | W 70–61 | 6–6 (1–0) | Webster Bank Arena (1,112) Bridgeport, CT |
| Dec 30, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Manhattan | L 58–61 | 6–7 (1–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,523) Riverdale, NY |
| Jan 5, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Rider | L 77–96 | 6–8 (1–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,405) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Jan 7, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 65–84 | 6–9 (1–3) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,749) New Rochelle, NY |
| Jan 11, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan | L 53–59 | 6–10 (1–4) | Webster Bank Arena (1,214) Bridgeport, CT |
| Jan 13, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | L 89–95 $^{OT}$ | 6–11 (1–5) | McCann Field House (1,288) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 20, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 104–85 | 7–11 (2–5) | Webster Bank Arena (1,312) Bridgeport, CT |
| Jan 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | L 88–90 | 7–12 (2–6) | Webster Bank Arena (1,137) Bridgeport, CT |
| Jan 27, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Quinnipiac MAAC Tripleheader | L 70–75 | 7–13 (2–7) | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2,545) Uniondale, NY |
| Jan 29, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona | W 103–100 $^{OT}$ | 8–13 (3–7) | Webster Bank Arena (1,179) Bridgeport, CT |
| Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | W 79–78 | 9–13 (4–7) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,955) West Long Branch, NJ |
| Feb 5, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY | | Siena | W 78–65 | 10–13 (5–7) | Webster Bank Arena (1,034) Bridgeport, CT |
| Feb 10, 2018 3:00 pm | | at Niagara | L 83–95 | 10–14 (5–8) | Gallagher Center (1,389) Lewiston, NY |
| Feb 12, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | L 63–81 | 10–15 (5–9) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,011) Buffalo, NY |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, SNY | | Marist | W 83–79 | 11–15 (6–9) | Webster Bank Arena (1,191) Bridgeport, CT |
| Feb 17, 2018 1:00 pm, SNY | | Quinnipiac | W 102–98 $^{2OT}$ | 12–15 (7–9) | Webster Bank Arena (1,762) Bridgeport, CT |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Siena | W 70–69 | 13–15 (8–9) | Times Union Center (6,924) Albany, NY |
| Feb 24, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Monmouth | W 69–66 | 14–15 (9–9) | Webster Bank Arena (1,341) Bridgeport, CT |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2018 10:00 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (11) Marist First round | W 71–57 | 15–15 | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (3) Niagara Quarterfinals | W 90–77 | 16–15 | Times Union Center (2,630) Albany, NY |
| Mar 4, 2018 9:30 pm, ESPNU | (6) | vs. (7) Quinnipiac Semifinals | W 74–64 | 17–15 | Times Union Center (2,151) Albany, NY |
| Mar 5, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN | (6) | vs. (4) Iona Championship | W 83–71 | 17–16 | Times Union Center (3,329) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||