The 2017–18 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Damon Stoudamire and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to San Francisco.
Previous season The Tigers finished the 2016–17 season 11–22, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Pepperdine in the first round of the WCC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Gonzaga.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Maleke Haynes 0 G 5'10" 160 Junior Reseda, CA Graduate transferred to Alaska Anchorage T. J. Wallace 2 G 6'3" 215 Senior Stockton, CA Graduated Tonko Vuko 4 F 6'8" 230 Senior Split, Croatia Graduated Keshon Montague 10 G 6'0" 170 Freshman Brampton, ON Transferred to Barton CC D. J. Ursery 15 G 6'4" 195 Junior Los Angeles, CA Graduate transferred to Alaska Anchorage Jason Braden 20 G 6'0" 160 RS Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Jacob Lampkin 21 F 6'9" 235 Junior Bellevue, WA Graduate transferred to Alaska Anchorage Ray Bowles 22 G/F 6'5" 215 RS Junior Modesto, CA Graduate transferred to Fresno State David Taylor 24 F 6'3" 190 Senior Eckersdorf, Germany Graduated TySean Powell 25 F 6'8" 215 Junior Twinsburg, OH Transferred to Cumberland K. J. Smith 30 G 6'2" 160 Freshman Thousand Oaks, CA Transferred to North Carolina Ilias Theodorou 33 F 6'7" 215 Junior Athens, Greece Signed to play professionally in Greece with Koroivos B.C. Sami Eleraky 35 C 7'0" 260 Senior Aalbrog, Denmark Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jahlil Tripp 0 F 6'5" Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Junior college transferred from South Plains College Roberto Gallinat 3 G 6'3" Junior Atlanta, GA Junior college transferred from South Plains College Khy Kabellis 13 G 6'5" 185 Junior Escondido, CA Transferred from North Dakota State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Kabellis will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Namdi Okonkwo 24 C 7'0" 205 RS Senior Dallas, TX Transferred from Portland State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Littles graduated from Portland State.
Recruiting Class of 2017
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| WCC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| WCC tournament
References