The 2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis, led by sixth-year head coach Barry Hinson, played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in MVC play, to finish in second place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Missouri State in the quarterfinals before losing to Illinois State in the semifinals. Despite winning 20 games, the Salukis did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Previous season The Salukis finished the 2016–17 season 17–16, 9–9 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for third place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Loyola–Chicago in the quarterfinals before losing to Illinois State in the semifinals.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Mike Rodriguez 1 G 5'10" 165 Senior Boston, MA Graduated Leo Vincent 5 G 6'1" 185 Senior Bensalem, PA Graduated Sean O'Brien 33 F 6'7" 215 Senior Mundelein, IL Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Eric McGill 2 G 6'2" 170 Junior Memphis, TN Junior college transferred from Panola College Kavion Pippen 33 F 6'10" 220 Junior Hamburg, AR Junior college transferred form Three Rivers College
2017 recruiting class Southern Illinois did not have any incoming players in the 2017 recruiting class.
Preseason In the conference's preseason poll, the Salukis were picked to finish in fifth place in the MVC. Senior forward Thik Bol was named to the preseason All-MVC second team.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Missouri Valley regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Missouri Valley tournament
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