# 2017–18 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ron Cottrell in his 27th season at HBU. The Huskies played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 2–16 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2016–17 season 17–14, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southland tournament to Sam Houston State. The Huskies received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Campbell.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 6:00 pm, FSN | at Providence 2K Classic | L 55–84 | 0–1 | Alumni Hall (2,620) Providence, RI |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm | Arlington Baptist | W 108–67 | 1–1 | Sharp Gymnasium (563) Houston, TX |
| Nov 18, 2017* 7:30 pm | at Belmont 2K Classic | L 88–93 | 1–2 | Curb Event Center (1,502) Nashville, TN |
| Nov 19, 2017* 3:00 pm | vs. Detroit 2K Classic | L 109–116 | 1–3 | Curb Events Center (350) Nashville, TN |
| Nov 21, 2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at Virginia Tech 2K Classic | L 73–99 | 1–4 | Cassell Coliseum (4,951) Blacksburg, VA |
| Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm, FSN | at Oklahoma State | L 74–101 | 1–5 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,325) Stillwater, OK |
| Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm | Dallas Christian | W 96–66 | 2–5 | Sharp Gymnasium (606) Houston, TX |
| Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | Texas State | W 71–52 | 3–5 | Sharp Gymnasium (963) Houston, TX |
| Dec 6, 2017* 6:00 pm | at Saint Peter's | L 74–76 | 3–6 | Yanitelli Center (605) Jersey City, NJ |
| Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm | at UTSA | L 71–87 | 3–7 | Convocation Center (1,040) San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 15, 2017* 7:00 pm | Barclay | W 100–65 | 4–7 | Sharp Gymnasium (437) Houston, TX |
| Dec 18, 2017* 5:00 pm, BTN | at No. 2 Michigan State | L 62–107 | 4–8 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Dec 20, 2017* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | at Vanderbilt | L 48–81 | 4–9 | Memorial Gymnasium (7,623) Nashville, TN |
| Southland regular season |||||
| Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Lamar | L 68–86 | 4–10 (0–1) | Montagne Center (1,800) Beaumont, TX |
| Dec 30, 2017 7:00 pm | New Orleans | L 57–64 | 4–11 (0–2) | Sharp Gymnasium (602) Houston, TX |
| Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm | Nicholls State | L 71–72 | 4–12 (0–3) | Sharp Gymnasium (598) Houston, TX |
| Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm | Abilene Christian | L 74–82 | 4–13 (0–4) | Sharp Gymnasium (576) Houston, TX |
| Jan 13, 2018 6:15 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 68–81 | 4–14 (0–5) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (946) Huntsville, TX |
| Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 69–85 | 4–15 (0–6) | University Center (762) Hammond, LA |
| Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm | McNeese State | L 81–86 | 4–16 (0–7) | Sharp Gymnasium (962) Houston, TX |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm | Incarnate Word | W 102–86 | 5–16 (1–7) | Sharp Gymnasium (631) Houston, TX |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 69–79 $^{OT}$ | 5–17 (1–8) | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 82-102 | 5–18 (1–9) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,312) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm, ELVN | Central Arkansas | L 80–100 | 5–19 (1–10) | Sharp Gymnasium (532) Houston, TX |
| Feb 10, 2018 3:00 pm | at Nicholls State | L 67–94 | 5–20 (1–11) | Stopher Gymnasium (477) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 14, 2018 6:30 pm | at Northwestern State | W 77–70 | 6–20 (2–11) | Prather Coliseum (920) Natchitoches, LA |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm | Sam Houston State | L 78–86 | 6–21 (2–12) | Sharp Gymnasium (918) Houston, TX |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm | Lamar | L 73–87 | 6–22 (2–13) | Sharp Gymnasium (612) Houston, TX |
| Feb 24, 2018 3:30 pm | at McNeese State | L 79–88 | 6–23 (2–14) | Burton Coliseum (717) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | L 71–83 | 6–24 (2–15) | McDermott Center (1,052) San Antonio, TX |
| Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 87–92 | 6–25 (2–16) | Sharp Gymnasium (842) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Source:. |||||