2017–18 Murray State Racers men's basketball team

2017–18 Murray State Racers men's basketball
OVC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record26–6 (16–2 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shane Nichols
  • Tim Kaine
  • Casey Long
Home arenaCFSB Center
2017–18 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Murray State162 .889266  .813
Belmont153 .833249  .727
Austin Peay126 .6671915  .559
Jacksonville State117 .6112313  .639
Tennessee Tech108 .5561914  .576
Tennessee State108 .5561515  .500
Southeast Missouri State*810 .4441417  .452
Eastern Illinois711 .3891219  .387
SIU Edwardsville513 .278921  .300
UT Martin513 .2781021  .323
Eastern Kentucky513 .2781120  .355
Morehead State414 .222821  .276
2018 OVC tournament winner
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

The 2017–18 Murray State Racers men's basketball team represented Murray State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Racers, led by third-year head coach Matt McMahon, played their home games at the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 26–6, 16–2 in OVC play to win the OVC regular season championship. They defeated Jacksonville State and Belmont to become champions of the OVC tournament. They earned the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to West Virginia.