# 2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by third-year head coach Bill Carmody, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 12–19, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place. In the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Navy in the quarterfinals before losing to Colgate in the semifinals.

## Previous season

The Crusaders finished the 2016–17 season 15–17, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in fifth place. In the Patriot League tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Navy.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 6:00 pm | | at Sacred Heart | W 69–64 | 1–0 | William H. Pitt Center (1,062) Fairfield, CT |
| Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Harvard | W 73–69 | 2–0 | Hart Center (2,242) Worcester, MA |
| Nov 19, 2017* 1:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | L 66–88 | 2–1 | Ryan Center (4,309) Kingston, RI |
| Nov 22, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 76–87 | 2–2 | Rothman Center (402) Hackensack, NJ |
| Nov 25, 2017* 1:00 pm | | Albany | L 62–78 | 2–3 | Hart Center (1,735) Worcester, MA |
| Dec 1, 2017* 11:30 am, CBSSN | | vs. Manhattan Hall of Fame Belfast Classic semifinals | L 54–70 | 2–4 | SSE Arena (5,256) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Dec 2, 2017* 9:30 am, CBSSN | | vs. La Salle Hall of Fame Belfast Classic 3rd place game | L 54–58 | 2–5 | SSE Arena (3,882) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Massachusetts | L 50–64 | 2–6 | Mullins Center (2,395) Amherst, MA |
| Dec 9, 2017* 3:00 pm | | New Hampshire | W 62–58 | 3–6 | Hart Center (1,275) Worcester, MA |
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Iona | L 68–82 | 3–7 | Hart Center (1,054) Worcester, MA |
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Siena | L 65–71 | 3–8 | Times Union Center (5,526) Albany, NY |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 7:00 pm | | Colgate | L 74–79 | 3–9 (0–1) | Hart Center (1,484) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 2, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | L 48–60 | 3–10 (0–2) | Kirby Sports Center (1,147) Easton, PA |
| Jan 5, 2018 6:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 77–83 | 3–11 (0–3) | Stabler Arena (814) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 64–57 | 4–11 (1–3) | Hart Center (1,059) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Navy | L 56–61 $^{OT}$ | 4–12 (1–4) | Alumni Hall (1,464) Annapolis, MD |
| Jan 14, 2018 1:00 pm | | Boston University | L 40–54 | 4–13 (1–5) | Hart Center (1,561) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm | | Army | W 70–66 | 5–13 (2–5) | Hart Center (1,134) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 20, 2018 12:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 56–77 | 5–14 (2–6) | Sojka Pavilion (3,031) Lewisburg, PA |
| Jan 22, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at American | W 60–57 | 6–14 (3–6) | Bender Arena (1,209) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 27, 2018 2:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 85–74 | 7–14 (4–6) | Hart Center (3,396) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 29, 2018 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | L 67–71 | 7–15 (4–7) | Hart Center (2,052) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 73–57 | 8–15 (5–7) | Reitz Arena (704) Baltimore, MD |
| Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm | | Navy | L 34–69 | 8–16 (5–8) | Hart Center (1,136) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 10, 2018 1:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 73–62 | 9–16 (6–8) | Case Gym (571) Boston, MA |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Army | W 70–65 | 10–16 (7–8) | Christl Arena (601) West Point, NY |
| Feb 17, 2018 12:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 67–68 $^{OT}$ | 10–17 (7–9) | Hart Center (1,818) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm | | American | W 70–64 | 11–17 (8–9) | Hart Center (1,394) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 24, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 53–59 | 11–18 (8–10) | Cotterell Court (956) Hamilton , NY |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | (6) | at (3) Navy Quarterfinals | W 81–65 | 12–18 | Alumni Hall (667) Annapolis, MD |
| Mar 4, 2018 12:00 pm, CBSSN | (6) | at (2) Colgate Semifinals | L 55–62 | 12–19 | Cotterell Court (1,279) Hamilton , NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||