The 2017–18 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 29th-year head coach Bob McKillop and played their home games at the John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, North Carolina as fourth-year members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 13–5 in the A-10 to finish in third place. In the A-10 tournament they defeated Saint Louis, St. Bonaventure, and Rhode Island to be A-10 Tournament champions. They received the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Kentucky.
Previous season The Wildcats finished the 2016–17 season 17–15, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. In the A-10 tournament, they defeated La Salle and Dayton to advance to the tournament semifinals where they lost to Rhode Island.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jack Gibbs 12 G 6'0" 195 Senior Westerville, OH Graduated Kamau Faines 13 G 6'2" 200 Junior Chicago, IL Walk-on; didn't return Manu Giamoukis 31 G 6'1" 200 Senior Thessaloniki, Greece Graduated Connor Perkey 34 F 6'8" 215 RS Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated Andrew McAuliffe 40 F 6'8" 260 Senior Northbrook, IL Graduated
2017 recruiting class
Source
Preseason In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Wildcats were picked to finish in sixth place in the A-10. Senior forward Peyton Aldridge was named to the conference's preseason first team.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| A-10 regular season
!colspan=9 style=| A-10 tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
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