# 2017–18 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

The 2017–18 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by second-year head coach Jay Joyner, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center in Greensboro, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 11–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Delaware State and Norfolk State to advance to the semifinals of the MEAC tournament where they lost to Hampton. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Liberty.

## Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2015–16 season 3–29, 1–15 in MEAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to Maryland Eastern Shore.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm, Lock TV | | Greensboro College | W 104–80 | 1–0 | Corbett Sports Center (2,157) Greensboro, NC |
| Nov 12, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Clemson | L 63–87 | 1–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum (5,528) Clemson, SC |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm | | The Citadel | W 92–73 | 2–1 | Corbett Sports Center (2,648) Greensboro, NC |
| Nov 18, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Jacksonville | W 90–82 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | Swisher Gymnasium (752) Jacksonville, FL |
| Nov 21, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Mid–Atlantic Christian | W 115–76 | 4–1 | Corbett Sports Center (560) Greensboro, NC |
| Nov 26, 2017* 4:00 pm, Lock TV/ESPN3 | | at East Carolina | W 87–81 | 5–1 | Williams Arena (3,373) Greenville, NC |
| Nov 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | L 59–72 | 5–2 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,514) New Britain, CT |
| Dec 2, 2017* 4:00 pm | | at Presbyterian | L 70–73 | 5–3 | Templeton Center (278) Clinton, SC |
| Dec 9, 2017* 2:30 p.m., FS2 | | at Georgetown | L 74–83 | 5–4 | Capital One Arena (5,127) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 15, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Tennessee State | W 64–54 | 6–4 | Corbett Sports Center (520) Greensboro, NC |
| Dec 17, 2017* 12:30 pm | | at Duquesne Las Vegas Classic | L 58–74 | 6–5 | Palumbo Center (1,201) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Dec 19, 2017* 8:30 pm | | at Southern Illinois Las Vegas Classic | L 64–102 | 6–6 | SIU Arena (3,058) Carbondale, IL |
| Dec 22, 2017* 12:00 pm | | vs. Radford | L 60–66 | 6–7 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| Dec 23, 2017* 2:30 pm | | vs. Lamar | W 74–70 | 7–7 | Orleans Arena LParadise, NV |
| Dec 28, 2017* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech | L 59–76 | 7–8 | Cassell Coliseum (6,979) Blacksburg, VA |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm, Lock TV | | Norfolk State Postponed to Jan 17 (winter weather) | | | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC |
| Jan 8, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Delaware State | W 76–66 | 8–8 (1–0) | Memorial Hall (536) Dover, DE |
| Jan 13, 2018 4:00 pm, Lock TV | | Morgan State | W 69–67 | 9–8 (2–0) | Corbett Sports Center (2,614) Greensboro, NC |
| Jan 15, 2018 7:30 pm, Lock TV | | Coppin State | W 60–47 | 10–8 (3–0) | Corbett Sports Center (2,849) Greensboro, NC |
| Jan 17, 2018 8:00 pm, Lock TV | | Norfolk State Postponed to Jan 18 (winter weather) | | | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC |
| Jan 18, 2018 2:00 pm, Lock TV | | Norfolk State | W 71–68 | 11–8 (4–0) | Corbett Sports Center (1,437) Greensboro, NC |
| Jan 20, 2018 4:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 66–64 | 12–8 (5–0) | Hytche Athletic Center (1,036) Princess Anne, MD |
| Jan 22, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Howard | L 88–90 $^{OT}$ | 12–9 (5–1) | Burr Gymnasium (1,378) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm, Lock TV | | North Carolina Central | W 70–64 | 13–9 (6–1) | Corbett Sports Center (5,700) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm, Lock TV | | Hampton | W 92–84 | 14–9 (7–1) | Corbett Sports Center (1,953) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 5, 2018 7:30 pm, Lock TV | | Delaware State | W 54–51 | 15–9 (8–1) | Corbett Sports Center (1,094) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 10, 2018 4:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 85–90 | 15–10 (8–2) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| Feb 12, 2018 8:00 pm | | at Savannah State | L 106–108 | 15–11 (8–3) | Tiger Arena (3,002) Savannah, GA |
| Feb 17, 2018 4:00 pm, Lock TV | | Howard | W 83–69 | 16–11 (9–3) | Corbett Sports Center (3,526) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 19, 2018 7:30 pm, Lock TV | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 78–69 | 17–11 (10–3) | Corbett Sports Center (1,780) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 24, 2018 6:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | L 77–83 | 17–12 (10–4) | Teaching Gym (1,458) Tallahassee, FL |
| Feb 26, 2017 7:30 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 86–80 | 18–12 (11–4) | Moore Gymnasium (943) Daytona Beach, FL |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:30 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 59–70 | 18–13 (11–5) | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (3,036) Durham, NC |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (13) Delaware State First round | W 62–61 $^{OT}$ | 19–13 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| Mar 8, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (5) Norfolk State Quarterfinals | W 70–64 | 20–13 | Norfolk Scope (9,010) Norfolk, VA |
| Mar 9, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (1) Hampton Semifinals | L 86–96 | 20–14 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| CIT ||||||
| Mar 12, 2018* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Liberty First Round – Jim Phelan Classic | L 52–65 | 20–15 | Vines Center (486) Lynchburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||