# 2017–18 Morgan State Bears basketball team

The 2017–18 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by 12th-year head coach Todd Bozeman, played their home games at the Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the MEAC tournament, they defeated South Carolina State and Bethune–Cookman before losing to North Carolina Central in the semifinals.

## Previous season

The Bears finished the 2016–17 season 14–16, 11–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to Howard.

## Preseason

The Bears were picked to win the MEAC, receiving 13 first place votes, in the preseason MEAC poll.
Phillip Carr and Tiwian Kendley were named to the Preseason All-MEAC First Team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | L 59–76 | 0–1 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,748) Vestal, NY |
| Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Florida | W 63–53 | 1–1 | USF Sun Dome (2,116) Tampa, FL |
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Lincoln (PA) | W 72–60 | 2–1 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,008) Baltimore, MD |
| Nov 18, 2017* 7:30 pm, Nexstar | | at No. 24 West Virginia | L 48–111 | 2–2 | WVU Coliseum (11,698) Morgantown, WV |
| Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Goldey–Beacom | W 82–67 | 3–2 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (603) Baltimore, MD |
| Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 69–63 | 4–2 | Knott Arena (1,420) Emmitsburg, MD |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 66–73 | 4–3 | Charles E. Smith Center (2,018) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 3, 2017* 1:05 pm | | at Navy | L 59–66 | 4–4 | Alumni Hall (848) Annapolis, MD |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Towson Battle for Greater Baltimore | L 78–82 | 4–5 | SECU Arena (2,456) Towson, MD |
| Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Manhattan | L 66–80 | 4–6 | Draddy Gymnasium (952) Riverdale, NY |
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 79–86 | 4–7 | EagleBank Arena (2,582) Fairfax, VA |
| Dec 27, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Grand Canyon Las Vegas Showcase | L 74–100 | 4–8 | Orleans Arena (1,544) Paradise, NV |
| Dec 30, 2017* 10:00 pm | | at Cal State Northridge | L 69–79 | 4–9 | Matadome (479) Northridge, CA |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2018 7:30 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 85–82 | 5–9 (1–0) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,256) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm | | Florida A&M | W 87–68 | 6–9 (2–0) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,021) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 8, 2018 7:30 pm | | Savannah State | W 89–88 | 7–9 (3–0) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (875) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 13, 2018 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | L 67–69 | 7–10 (3–1) | Corbett Sports Center (2,614) Greensboro, NC |
| Jan 15, 2018 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 63–77 | 7–11 (3–2) | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,377) Durham, NC |
| Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm | | at Coppin State | L 73–80 $^{OT}$ | 7–12 (3–3) | Physical Education Complex (2,100) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 22, 2018 7:30 pm | | Delaware State | W 61–47 | 8–12 (4–3) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,286) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 29, 2018 7:30 pm | | South Carolina State | L 59–74 | 8–13 (4–4) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,109) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 3, 2018 6:30 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 65–76 | 8–14 (4–5) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,603) Norfolk, VA |
| Feb 5, 2018 7:30 pm | | Howard | W 97–61 | 9–14 (5–5) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,156) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm | | at Savannah State | L 94–97 $^{OT}$ | 9–15 (5–6) | Tiger Arena (2,901) Savannah, GA |
| Feb 12, 2018 8:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 74–48 | 10–15 (6–6) | Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL |
| Feb 19, 2018 7:30 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | L 95–96 $^{OT}$ | 10–16 (6–7) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,376) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 24, 2018 6:00 pm | | at Hampton game declared a forfeit when Morgan State left court following altercation in second half that led to ejections, including Morgan state head coach Todd Bozeman | L 0–2 | 10–17 (6–8) | Hampton Convocation Center (5,267) Hampton, VA |
| Feb 26, 2018 8:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 69–56 | 11–17 (7–8) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (4,246) Baltimore, MD |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Delaware State | L 80–87 | 11–18 (7–9) | Memorial Hall (997) Dover, DE |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (10) South Carolina State First round | W 83–80 | 12–18 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| Mar 7, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (2) Bethune–Cookman Quarterfinals | W 78–77 | 13–18 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| Mar 9, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (6) North Carolina Central Semifinals | L 70–79 | 13–19 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||