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2017–18 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

2017–18 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
UC Riverside Highlanders logo.svg
Conference Big West Conference
2017–18 record 7–18 (2–9 Big West)
Head coach Justin Bell (interim)
Assistant coach Keith Wilkinson
Assistant coach Byron Rimm II
Home arena Student Recreation Center Arena
Seasons
← 2016–17
2018–19 →
2017–18 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 9 2   .818     20 5   .800
UC Davis 8 4   .667     17 9   .654
UC Irvine 8 4   .667     13 15   .464
Cal State Fullerton 7 4   .636     14 9   .609
Long Beach State 7 5   .583     13 15   .464
Hawaii 5 6   .455     14 10   .583
Cal Poly 3 9   .250     8 18   .308
Cal State Northridge 3 9   .250     6 20   .231
UC Riverside 2 9   .182     7 18   .280
2018 Big West Tournament winner
As of February 16, 2018; 

The 2017–18 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represents the University of California, Riverside during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by interim head coach Justin Bell, will play their home games at the Student Recreation Center Arena in Riverside, California, as members of the Big West Conference.

On January 1, 2018, three days before conference play was to start, head coach Dennis Cutts, who was in his 5th season at UC Riverside, was fired after posting a 5–9 record to start the season. Associate head coach Justin Bell was named interim head coach.

The Highlanders finished the 2016–17 season 7–21, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big West Tournament, they were defeated by UC Irvine in the quarterfinals.

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