# 2017–18 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2017–2018 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Bryant University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by 10th-year head coach Tim O'Shea, played their home games at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, Rhode Island as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 3–28, 2–16 in NEC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.
On February 12, 2018, Tim O'Shea announced that he would retire at the end of the season. He finished at Bryant with a ten-year record of 96–210. On April 2, the school hired Iona assistant Jared Grasso as head coach.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 season 12–20, 9–9 in NEC play to finish tied for fifth place. They participated in the NEC tournament, losing in the quarterfinals to Saint Francis (PA).

## Preseason

In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Bulldogs were picked to finish in eighth place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| November 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | at Georgia | L 54–79 | 0–1 | Stegeman Coliseum (7,387) Athens, GA |
| November 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at NC State | L 72–95 | 0–2 | PNC Arena (10,472) Raleigh, NC |
| November 18, 2017* 4:00 PM | Navy | L 71–79 | 0–3 | Chace Athletic Center (639) Smithfield, RI |
| November 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus | at Rutgers | L 54–83 | 0–4 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,044) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 24, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Hartford | W 78–73 | 1–4 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (951) Hartford, CT |
| November 26, 2017* 6:00 pm | Brown | L 67–81 | 1–5 | Chace Athletic Center (608) Smithfield, RI |
| November 29, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Yale | L 67–84 | 1–6 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (711) New Haven, CT |
| December 2, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at New Hampshire | L 59–75 | 1–7 | Lundholm Gym (369) Durham, NH |
| December 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Albany Gotham Classic | L 68–84 | 1–8 | SEFCU Arena (2,012) Albany, NY |
| December 9, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Memphis Gotham Classic | L 72–90 | 1–9 | FedExForum (4,373) Memphis, TN |
| December 11, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Louisville Gotham Classic | L 59–102 | 1–10 | KFC Yum! Center (16,236) Louisville, KY |
| December 17, 2017* 1:00 pm | Siena Gotham Classic | L 68–87 | 1–11 | Chace Athletic Center (406) Smithfield, RI |
| December 22, 2017* 12:00 pm | at Dartmouth | L 58–75 | 1–12 | Leede Arena (647) Hanover, NH |
| NEC regular season |||||
| December 29, 2018 3:00 pm | Robert Morris | L 54–68 | 1–13 (0–1) | Chace Athletic Center (305) Smithfield, RI |
| December 31, 2018 3:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | L 82–86 | 1–14 (0–2) | Chace Athletic Center (416) Smithfield, RI |
| January 4, 2018 7:00 pm | at Mount St. Mary's | L 80–96 | 1–15 (0–3) | Knott Arena (1,348) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 6, 2018 1:00 pm | at Sacred Heart | W 79–74 | 2–15 (1–3) | William H. Pitt Center (210) Fairfield, CT |
| January 11, 2018 7:00 pm | Wagner | L 62–71 | 2–16 (1–4) | Chace Athletic Center (609) Smithfield, RI |
| January 13, 2018 3:30 pm | at Central Connecticut | L 76–80 | 2–17 (1–5) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| January 18, 2018 7:00 pm | at LIU Brooklyn | L 79–83 | 2–18 (1–6) | Steinberg Wellness Center (563) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 20, 2018 4:00 pm | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 80–85 | 2–19 (1–7) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (503) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 25, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Central Connecticut | L 74–80 | 2–20 (1–8) | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| January 27, 2018 1:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 78–89 | 2–21 (1–9) | Chace Athletic Center (862) Smithfield, RI |
| February 1, 2018 7:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 69–73 | 2–22 (1–10) | Chace Athletic Center (583) Smithfield, RI |
| February 3, 2018 4:00 pm | LIU Brooklyn | L 71–84 | 2–23 (1–11) | Chace Athletic Center (707) Smithfield, RI |
| February 8, 2018 5:00 pm, CBSSN | at Wagner | L 76–96 | 2–24 (1–12) | Spiro Sports Center (1,997) Staten Island, NY |
| February 10, 2018 1:00 pm | Mount St. Mary's | W 79–77 | 3–24 (2–12) | Chace Athletic Center (560) Smithfield, RI |
| February 15, 2018 7:00 pm | at Robert Morris | L 60–83 | 3–25 (2–13) | A. J. Palumbo Center (583) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 17, 2018 1:00 pm | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 56–89 | 3–26 (2–14) | DeGol Arena (1,610) Loretto, PA |
| February 22, 2018 7:00 pm | Sacred Heart | L 84–94 | 3–27 (2–15) | Chace Athletic Center (646) Smithfield, RI |
| February 24, 2018 4:30 pm | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 84–94 | 3–28 (2–16) | Rothman Center (646) Hackensack, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. |||||