# 2017–18 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by fourth year head coach Mike Maker, played their home games at the McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 4–14 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Fairfield.
On March 5, 2018, head coach Mike Maker was fired. He finished at Marist with a four-year record of 28–97. Marist hired Saint Peter's head coach John Dunne as Maker's successor on April 3.

## Previous season

The Red Foxes finished the 2016–17 season 8–24, 5–15 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Canisius.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 11, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lehigh | L 76–84 | 0–1 | McCann Arena (1,387) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | L 73–76 | 0–2 | Costello Athletic Center (713) Lowell, MA |
| Nov 18, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Army | L 73–94 | 0–3 | McCann Arena (1,339) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Nov 23, 2017* 8:30 pm, ESPNews | | vs. No. 23–T West Virginia AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals | L 78–84 | 0–4 | HP Field House (1,339) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Nov 24, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Nebraska AdvoCare Invitational consolation 2nd round | L 59–84 | 0–5 | HP Field House (2,834) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Nov 26, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Oregon State AdvoCare Invitational 7th place game | L 46–65 | 0–6 | HP Field House (2,591) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Dec 1, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at The Citadel Bulldog Bash semifinals | W 100–91 | 1–6 | McAlister Field House (609) Charleston, SC |
| Dec 2, 2017* 5:00 pm | | vs. Army Bulldog Bash finals | L 75–82 | 1–7 | McAlister Field House (673) Charleston, SC |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Colgate | W 78–76 | 2–7 | McCann Arena (980) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Dec 9, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | L 76–79 | 2–8 | McCann Arena (1,123) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Dec 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Murray State | L 63–100 | 2–9 | CFSB Center (2,250) Murray, KY |
| Dec 22, 2017* 3:30 pm, ILN | | at Brown | L 69–90 | 2–10 | Pizzitola Sports Center (750) Providence, RI |
| MAAC regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Siena | W 63–58 | 3–10 (1–0) | McCann Arena (1,737) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan | L 96–101 $^{OT}$ | 3–11 (1–1) | McCann Arena (893) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 7, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | L 70–86 | 3–12 (1–2) | McCann Arena (1,198) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Quinnipiac | L 79–80 $^{OT}$ | 3–13 (1–3) | TD Bank Sports Center (890) Hamden, CT |
| Jan 13, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | W 95–89 $^{OT}$ | 4–13 (2–3) | McCann Arena (1,288) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Siena | L 65–68 | 4–14 (2–4) | Times Union Center (5,662) Albany, NY |
| Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Rider | L 57–60 | 4–15 (2–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | L 77–85 | 4–16 (2–6) | McCann Arena (1,264) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm | | vs. Monmouth MAAC Tripleheader | L 78–91 | 4–17 (2–7) | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2,545) Uniondale, NY |
| Jan 30, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Manhattan | W 62–59 | 5–17 (3–7) | Draddy Gymnasium (981) Riverdale, NY |
| Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius | L 67–73 | 5–18 (3–8) | McCann Arena (1,147) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Feb 4, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona | L 64–98 | 5–19 (3–9) | McCann Arena (1,145) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | L 66–70 | 5–20 (3–10) | Yanitelli Center (908) Jersey City, NJ |
| Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | L 79–89 | 5–21 (3–11) | McCann Arena (1,211) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | L 79–83 | 5–22 (3–12) | Webster Bank Arena (1,191) Bridgeport, CT |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | W 69–51 | 6–22 (4–12) | McCann Arena (1,204) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Niagara | L 76–100 | 6–23 (4–13) | Gallagher Center (1,217) Lewiston, NY |
| Feb 25, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | L 74–98 | 6–24 (4–14) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,033) Buffalo, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2018 10:00 pm, ESPN3 | (11) | vs. (6) Fairfield First round | L 57–71 | 6–25 | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||