# 2017–18 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

The 2017–18 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama A&M University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Donnie Marsh, played their home games at the Elmore Gymnasium in Normal, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Bulldogs finished the season 3–28, 3–15 in SWAC play to finish in last place. Alabama A&M was ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.
On May 11, 2018, Donnie Marsh resigned after just one season as head coach. Six days later, A&M associate head coach Dylan Howard was named interim head coach of the team for the 2018–19 season.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 season 2–27, 2–16 in SWAC play to finish in last place. They did not qualify for the SWAC tournament.
On March 7, head coach Willie Hayes resigned. He finished at Alabama A&M with a six year record of 54–121. On April 12, the school named Texas Southern assistant and former Florida International head coach Donnie Marsh the new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| Nov 11, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Ohio | L 53–61 | 0–1 | Convocation Center (4,037) Athens, OH |
| Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm | at Samford | L 68–87 | 0–2 | Pete Hanna Center (1,885) Homewood, AL |
| Nov 17, 2017* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | at Alabama Barclays Center Classic campus game | L 67–104 | 0–3 | Coleman Coliseum (11,948) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN | at No. 14 Minnesota Barclays Center Classic campus game | L 57–100 | 0–4 | Williams Arena (10,704) Minneapolis, MN |
| Nov 24, 2017* 4:00 pm | at Niagara Barclays Center Classic regional semifinals | L 74–96 | 0–5 | Gallagher Center (842) Lewiston, NY |
| Nov 25, 2017* 3:00 pm | vs. Western Carolina Barclays Center Classic regional 3rd place game | L 72–82 | 0–6 | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm | Georgia State | L 53–63 | 0–7 | Elmore Gymnasium (1,979) Normal, AL |
| Dec 2, 2017* 3:30 pm | at Austin Peay | L 47–67 | 0–8 | Dunn Center (1,417) Clarksville, TN |
| Dec 11, 2017* 8:00 pm, FS1 | at DePaul | L 59–83 | 0–9 | Wintrust Arena (4,508) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 13, 2017* 6:00 pm | Southern Miss | L 54–69 | 0–10 | Elmore Gymnasium (382) Normal, AL |
| Dec 16, 2017* 2:15 pm | vs. UAB BHM JAM | L 58–90 | 0–11 | Legacy Arena (7,209) Birmingham, AL |
| Dec 21, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at Michigan | L 47–97 | 0–12 | Crisler Center (9,325) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Dec 23, 2017* 12:00 pm, FS1 | at Georgetown | L 49–89 | 0–13 | Capital One Arena (5,149) Washington, D.C. |
| SWAC regular season |||||
| Jan 1, 2018 7:30 pm | at Grambling State | W 71–64 | 1–13 (1–0) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (231) Grambling, LA |
| Jan 3, 2018 7:30 pm | at Jackson State | L 56–59 | 1–14 (1–1) | Williams Assembly Center (1,019) Jackson, MS |
| Jan 6, 2018 5:30 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 62–69 | 1–15 (1–2) | Elmore Gymnasium (562) Normal, AL |
| Jan 8, 2018 7:30 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 65–55 | 2–15 (2–2) | Elmore Gymnasium (858) Normal, AL |
| Jan 13, 2018 3:00 pm | at Alabama State | L 67–70 | 2–16 (2–3) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| Jan 20, 2018 5:30 pm | at Alcorn State | L 52–68 | 2–17 (2–4) | Davey Whitney Complex (362) Lorman, MS |
| Jan 22, 2018 7:30 pm | at Southern | L 61–62 | 2–18 (2–5) | F. G. Clark Center (1,109) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 27, 2018 5:30 pm | Texas Southern | L 56–58 | 2–19 (2–6) | Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL |
| Jan 29, 2018 7:30 pm | Prairie View A&M | L 67–88 | 2–20 (2–7) | Elmore Gymnasium (423) Normal, AL |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 62–80 | 2–21 (2–8) | K. L. Johnson Complex (4,457) Pine Bluff, AR |
| Feb 5, 2018 7:30 pm | at Mississippi Valley State | L 67–77 | 2–22 (2–9) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,198) Itta Bena, MS |
| Feb 10, 2018 3:00 pm | Alabama State | L 50–69 | 2–23 (2–10) | Elmore Gymnasium (4,400) Normal, AL |
| Feb 17, 2018 5:30 pm | Alcorn State | L 60–80 | 2–24 (2–11) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,527) Normal, AL |
| Feb 19, 2018 7:30 pm | Southern | L 50–60 | 2–25 (2–12) | Elmore Gymnasium (357) Normal, AL |
| Feb 24, 2018 7:30 pm | at Texas Southern | L 71–106 | 2–26 (2–13) | H&PE Arena (1,028) Houston, TX |
| Feb 26, 2018 7:30 pm | at Prairie View A&M | L 58–71 | 2–27 (2–14) | William J. Nicks Building (1,443) Prairie View, TX |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:30 pm | Grambling State | L 74–84 $^{OT}$ | 2–28 (2–15) | Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL |
| Mar 3, 2018 5:30 pm | Jackson State | W 66–59 | 3–28 (3–15) | Elmore Gymnasium (413) Normal, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||