# 2017–18 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

The 2017–18 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by fourth-year head coach Andre Payne, played their home games at the Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–28, 4–14 in SWAC play to finish in ninth place. Due to the ineligibility of Grambling State, the Delta Devils received the No. 8 seed in the SWAC tournament and lost to Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Delta Devils finished the 2016–17 season 7–25, 7–11 in SWAC play to finish in seventh place. In the SWAC tournament, they lost to Alcorn State in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 11, 2017* 8:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 61–91 | 0–1 | Marriott Center (14,019) Provo, UT |
| Nov 13, 2017* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | L 51–91 | 0–2 | Huntsman Center (9,690) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Nov 15, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at Utah State | L 47–83 | 0–3 | Smith Spectrum (7,244) Logan, UT |
| Nov 19, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kent State | L 67–80 | 0–4 | MAC Center (2,005) Kent, OH |
| Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 50–63 | 0–5 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,133) Chicago, IL |
| Nov 25, 2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Southeastern Louisiana Savannah Invitational | L 59–73 | 0–6 | Pete Hanna Center (137) Homewood, AL |
| Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Samford Savannah Invitational | L 70–83 | 0–7 | Pete Hanna Center (517) Homewood, AL |
| Dec 3, 2017* 2:00 pm, FSOK+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 62–83 | 0–8 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,564) Stillwater, OK |
| Dec 13, 2017* 6:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 49–73 | 0–9 | Palumbo Center (1,175) Pittsburgh, Pa |
| Dec 16, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Akron | L 63–81 | 0–10 | Rhodes Arena (2,155) Akron, OH |
| Dec 18, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Grand Canyon | L 38–71 | 0–11 | GCU Arena (6,464) Phoenix, AZ |
| Dec 20, 2017* 10:00 pm | | at UNLV | L 63–95 | 0–12 | Thomas & Mack Center (9,128) Paradise, NV |
| Dec 23, 2017* 2:00 pm | | at UAB | L 57–74 | 0–13 | Bartow Arena (2,783) Birmingham, AL |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 1, 2018 4:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 71–80 | 0–14 (0–1) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,087) Itta Bena, MS |
| Jan 6, 2018 3:00 pm | | at Alabama State | L 46–63 | 0–15 (0–2) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (863) Montgomery, AL |
| Jan 8, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Alabama A&M | L 55–65 | 0–16 (0–3) | Elmore Gymnasium (858) Normal, AL |
| Jan 13, 2018 4:00 pm | | Alcorn State | L 63–77 | 0–17 (0–4) | Harrison HPER Complex (3,287) Itta Bena, MS |
| Jan 15, 2018 7:30 pm | | Southern | L 70–78 $^{OT}$ | 0–18 (0–5) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,876) Itta Bena, MS |
| Jan 20, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 77–91 | 0–19 (0–6) | H&PE Arena (2,485) Houston, TX |
| Jan 22, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | L 77–93 | 0–20 (0–7) | William J. Nicks Building (1,304) Prairie View, TX |
| Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm | | Jackson State | W 72–67 | 1–20 (1–7) | Harrison HPER Complex (4,397) Itta Bena, MS |
| Jan 29, 2018 7:30 pm | | Grambling State | L 89–92 $^{OT}$ | 1–21 (1–8) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,810) Itta Bena, MS |
| Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm | | Alabama State | L 85–89 $^{OT}$ | 1–22 (1–9) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,927) Itta Bena, MS |
| Feb 5, 2018 7:30 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 77–67 | 2–22 (2–9) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,198) Itta Bena, MS |
| Feb 10, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Alcorn State | L 90–94 $^{OT}$ | 2–23 (2–10) | Davey Whitney Complex (588) Lorman, MS |
| Feb 12, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Southern | L 51–55 | 2–24 (2–11) | F. G. Clark Center (1,005) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 17, 2018 4:00 pm | | Texas Southern | L 71–72 | 2–25 (2–12) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,515) Itta Bena, MS |
| Feb 19, 2018 7:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 76–71 | 3–25 (3–12) | Harrison HPER Complex (992) Itta Bena, MS |
| Feb 24, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Jackson State | L 59–60 | 3–26 (3–13) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| Feb 26, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Grambling State | W 79–74 | 4–26 (4–13) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,431) Grambling, LA |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 57–94 | 4–27 (4–14) | K. L. Johnson Complex (2,581) Pine Bluff, AR |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2018 7:30 pm | (8) | at (1) Arkansas–Pine Bluff Quarterfinals | L 73–77 | 4–28 | K. L. Johnson Complex (5,305) Pine Bluff, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||