# 2017–18 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by first-year head coach Jack Owens, played their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They defeated Ohio in the first round of the MAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Toledo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Campbell.

## Previous season

The RedHawks finished the 2016–17 season 11–21, 4–14 in MAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 12 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Western Michigan.
Head coach John Cooper was fired on March 10, 2017 after five seasons at Miami. Purdue associate head coach Jack Owens was named the new head coach on March 29.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 55–54 | 1–0 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,923) Bronx, NY |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wright State | W 73–67 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Millett Hall (996) Oxford, OH |
| Nov 17, 2017* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. LIU Brooklyn Jamaica Classic semifinals | W 78–74 | 3–0 | Montego Bay Convention Centre (1,431) Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Nov 19, 2017* 10:10 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Hartford Jamaica Classic championship game | L 58–68 | 3–1 | Montego Bay Convention Centre (1,951) Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Nov 22, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulane | L 59–80 | 3–2 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,537) New Orleans, LA |
| Nov 26, 2017* 3:00 pm | | at Austin Peay | L 61–86 | 3–3 | Dunn Center (1,164) Clarksville, TN |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Midway | W 123–40 | 4–3 | Millett Hall (580) Oxford, OH |
| Dec 2, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Illinois | W 76–73 $^{2OT}$ | 5–3 | Millett Hall (658) Macomb, IL |
| Dec 5, 2017* 9:00 pm, SECN | | at Missouri | L 51–70 | 5–4 | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| Dec 9, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fort Wayne | W 81–73 | 6–4 | Millett Hall (811) Oxford, OH |
| Dec 17, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rio Grande | W 109–70 | 7–4 | Millett Hall (907) Oxford, OH |
| Dec 21, 2017* 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | L 66–83 | 7–5 | Wintrust Arena (4,890) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 30, 2017* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Ohio State | L 59–72 | 7–6 | Value City Arena (15,131) Columbus, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | W 77–72 | 8–6 (1–0) | Stroh Center (1,524) Bowling Green, OH |
| Jan 6, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | L 62–67 | 8–7 (1–1) | Millett Hall (3,809) Oxford, OH |
| Jan 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kent State | W 80–69 | 9–7 (2–1) | Millett Hall (884) Oxford, OH |
| Jan 13, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Buffalo | L 66–82 | 9–8 (2–2) | Alumni Arena (3,139) Amherst, NY |
| Jan 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | L 70–81 | 9–9 (2–3) | Millett Hall (996) Oxford, OH |
| Jan 20, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Ball State | W 71–53 | 10–9 (3–3) | Millett Hall (1,023) Oxford, OH |
| Jan 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | W 70–61 | 11–9 (4–3) | McGuirk Arena (2,125) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Jan 27, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | L 48–58 | 11–10 (4–4) | Millett Hall (1,528) Oxford, OH |
| Jan 30, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Akron | W 79–64 | 12–10 (5–4) | Millett Hall (1,808) Oxford, OH |
| Feb 3, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | W 81–65 | 13–10 (6–4) | Convocation Center (1,280) DeKalb, IL |
| Feb 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | L 64–68 | 13–11 (6–5) | University Arena (1,878) Kalamazoo, MI |
| Feb 9, 2018 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Toledo | L 67–73 | 13–12 (6–6) | Millett Hall (3,525) Oxford, OH |
| Feb 13, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | L 57–58 | 13–13 (6–7) | Convocation Center (1,331) Ypsilanti, MI |
| Feb 17, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ohio | L 87–92 $^{OT}$ | 13–14 (6–8) | Convocation Center (6,872) Athens, OH |
| Feb 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Buffalo | W 84–81 | 14–14 (7–8) | Millett Hall (1,870) Oxford, OH |
| Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Akron | W 64–62 $^{OT}$ | 15–14 (8–8) | Rhodes Arena (2,751) Akron, OH |
| Feb 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kent State | L 83–90 $^{OT}$ | 15–15 (8–9) | MAC Center (3,074) Kent, OH |
| Mar 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ohio | L 66–75 | 15–16 (8–10) | Millett Hall (2,900) Oxford, OH |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | (10) Ohio First round | W 68–55 | 16–16 | Millett Hall (1,752) Oxford, OH |
| Mar 7, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | (2) Toledo Quarterfinals | L 69–71 | 16–17 | Quicken Loans Arena (2,605) Cleveland, OH |
| CBI ||||||
| Mar 14, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Campbell First round | L 87–97 | 16–18 | Gore Arena (1,411) Buies Creek, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||