2017–18 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team

2017–18 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record13–19 (8–10 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRamsey Center
2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Greensboro153 .833278  .771
East Tennessee State144 .778259  .735
Furman135 .7222310  .697
Mercer117 .6111915  .559
Wofford117 .6112113  .618
Western Carolina810 .4441319  .406
Samford612 .3331022  .313
The Citadel513 .2781121  .344
VMI414 .222921  .300
Chattanooga315 .1671023  .303
2018 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 13th-year head coach Larry Hunter, played their home games at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in SoCon play, to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament to Furman.

Following the loss to Furman, Larry Hunter resigned as head coach. He finished his coaching career at Western Carolina with a record of 193–229 over 13 seasons. Winthrop associate head coach Mark Prosser, son of the late Skip Prosser, was named Hunter's successor.