2017–18 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

2017–18 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
SWAC regular season champions
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record17–14 (13–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Winston Hines
  • Demetrius Moore
  • Kyle Jones
Home arenaFredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
2017–18 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Grambling State*135 .7221714  .548
Prairie View A&M126 .6671618  .471
Texas Southern126 .6671620  .444
Arkansas–Pine Bluff126 .6671421  .400
Southern108 .5561518  .455
Jackson State99 .5001220  .375
Alabama State810 .444823  .258
Alcorn State711 .3891121  .344
Mississippi Valley State414 .222428  .125
Alabama A&M*315 .167328  .097
2018 SWAC tournament winner
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

The 2017–18 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represented Grambling State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Donte Jackson, played their home games at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center in Grambling, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

With a win over Alabama State on March 3, 2018, Grambling State clinched the outright SWAC regular season championship, the school's first since 1989. They finished the season 17–14, 13–5 in SWAC play. However, the Tigers were ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.