The 2017–18 Montana State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Fish, played their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to North Dakota.
Previous season The Bobcats finished the 2016–17 season 16–16, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost in the first round to Southern Utah.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Sarp Gobeloglu 13 F 6'10" 205 Senior Ankara, Turkey Graduated Mandrell Worthy 15 G 6'2" 180 RS freshman Federal Way, Washington Graduate transferred to Azusa Pacific Dallas Lussier 23 G 6'1" 190 Junior Livingston, Montana Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Quinton Everett 24 G 6'3" 195 Senior Lakeland, Florida Graduated Cooper Olson 30 G 6'1" 170 RS senior Westby, Montana Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
2017 incoming recruits
2018 incoming recruits
Preseason In separate preseason polls of league coaches and media, the Bobcats were picked to finish in fourth place (tied for fourth in coaches poll) in the Big Sky. Junior guard Tyler Hall was named the preseason Big Sky MVP.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Canada exhibition trip
!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky tournament
See also 2017–18 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team
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