# 2017–18 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

The 2017–18 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. Due to Grambling State's Academic Progress Rate violations and subsequent postseason ineligibility, the Panthers received the No. 2 seed in the SWAC tournament. They defeated Alcorn State in the quarterfinals before losing to Texas Southern in the semifinals.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2016–17 season 13–20, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Grambling State in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov. 10, 2017* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game | L 62–83 | 0–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,887) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Nov. 13, 2017* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon | L 67–100 | 0–2 | Matthew Knight Arena (6,428) Eugene, OR |
| Nov. 15, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at UNLV MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game | L 63–98 | 0–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,078) Paradise, NV |
| Nov. 20, 2017* 11:00 am | | vs. Eastern Kentucky MGM Resorts Main Event middleweight semifinals | W 80–70 | 1–3 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| Nov. 22, 2017* 11:00 am | | vs. Georgia State MGM Resorts Main Event middleweight finals | W 71–56 | 2–3 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| Nov. 24, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 66–69 | 2–4 | The Thunderdome (1,012) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Dec. 3, 2017* 4:00 pm | | at New Mexico State | L 57–69 | 2–5 | Pan American Center (3,591) Las Cruces, NM |
| Dec. 6, 2017* 6:59 pm | | at Hawaii | L 60–72 | 2–6 | Stan Sheriff Center (4,963) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec. 9, 2017* 3:30 pm, SECN | | at No. 7 Texas A&M | L 53–73 | 2–7 | Reed Arena (7,804) College Station, TX |
| Dec. 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulsa | L 73–77 | 2–8 | Reynolds Center (3,315) Tulsa, OK |
| Dec. 17, 2017* 3:00 pm | | at Houston | L 72–92 | 2–9 | H&PE Arena (2,788) Houston, TX |
| Dec. 20, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Ohio | L 65–84 | 2–10 | Convocation Center (5,193) Athens, OH |
| Dec. 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM | | at New Mexico | L 78–87 | 2–11 | The Pit (9,423) Albuquerque, NM |
| Dec. 29, 2017* 3:00 pm | | Jarvis Christian | W 110–80 | 3–11 | William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| Jan. 1, 2018 5:00 pm | | Alcorn State | W 76–64 | 4–11 (1–0) | William J. Nicks Building (231) Prairie View, TX |
| Jan. 3, 2018 7:30 pm | | Southern | W 78–74 | 5–11 (2–0) | William J. Nicks Building (323) Prairie View, TX |
| Jan. 6, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 94–100 | 5–12 (2–1) | H&PE Arena (5,128) Houston, TX |
| Jan. 13, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Grambling State | L 71–80 | 5–13 (2–2) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (715) Grambling, LA |
| Jan. 15, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Jackson State | L 71–79 | 5–14 (2–3) | Williams Assembly Center (1,539) Jackson, MS |
| Jan 20, 2018 5:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 66–72 | 5–15 (2–4) | William J. Nicks Building (1,112) Prairie View, TX |
| Jan 22, 2018 7:30 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 93–77 | 1,304 (6–15) | William J. Nicks Building (3–4) Prairie View, TX |
| Jan 27, 2018 5:00 pm | | at Alabama State | W 86–80 | 7–15 (4–4) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| Jan 29, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 88–67 | 8–15 (5–4) | Elmore Gymnasium (423) Normal, AL |
| Feb 3, 2018 5:00 pm | | Texas Southern | W 96–82 | 9–15 (6–4) | William J. Nicks Building (3,351) Prairie View, TX |
| Feb 10, 2018 5:00 pm | | Grambling State | L 85–90 | 9–16 (6–5) | William J. Nicks Building (472) Prairie View, TX |
| Feb 12, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Jackson State | W 63–58 $^{OT}$ | 10–16 (7–5) | William J. Nicks Building (2,465) Prairie View, TX |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 76–71 $^{OT}$ | 11–16 (8–5) | K.L. Johnson Complex (2,390) Pine Bluff, AR |
| Feb 19, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | L 71–76 | 11–17 (8–6) | Harrison HPER Complex (992) Itta Bena, MS |
| Feb 24, 2018 5:00 pm | | Alabama State | W 80–74 | 12–17 (9–6) | William J. Nicks Building (3,240) Prairie View, TX |
| Feb 26, 2018 7:30 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 71–58 | 13–17 (10–6) | William J. Nicks Building (1,443) Prairie View, TX |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Alcorn State | W 79–69 | 14–17 (11–6) | Davey Whitney Complex (251) Lorman, MS |
| Mar 3, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Southern | W 77–69 | 15–17 (12–6) | F. G. Clark Center (1,345) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2018 8:30 pm | (2) | vs. (7) Alcorn State Quarterfinals | W 87–71 | 16–17 | William J. Nicks Building (1,252) Prairie View, TX |
| Mar 6, 2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (3) Texas Southern Semifinals | L 74–88 | 16–18 | Delmar Fieldhouse (2,500) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||