| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | Florida Atlantic Owls |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 12–19 |
| Conf Record: | 6–12 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Charlemagne Gibbons |
| Asst Coach2: | Ron Oliver |
| Asst Coach3: | Jorge Sanz |
The 2017–18 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach Michael Curry, played their home games at the FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 12–19, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to UAB.
March 16, 2018, head coach Michael Curry was fired after four seasons at Florida Atlantic.[1] On March 22, it was announced that the school had hired Florida assistant head coach Dusty May as head coach.[2]
The Owls finished the 2016–17 season 10–20, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Marshall.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adonis Filer | 0 | G | 6'3" | 195 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Jeantal Cylla | 1 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Sophomore | Transferred to UNC Wilmington | ||
| William Gibbons | 4 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Graduate transferred to Mid-America Christian | ||
| Nick Rutherford | 10 | G | 6'3" | 197 | Sophomore | Transferred to Monmouth | ||
| 11 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to South Carolina | |||
| Marcus Neely | 13 | G | 6'2" | 215 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Jordan Phillips | 21 | F | 6'5" | 195 | Freshman | Transferred to Coastal Alabama CC | ||
| Jesse Hill | 24 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Sophomore | Graduate transferred to Tarleton State | ||
| Connor Shorten | 30 | F | 6'9" | 245 | Sophomore | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Hulsey | 0 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Transferred from College of Charleston. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hulsey graduated from College of Charleston. | ||
| Je'Quan Perry | 1 | G | 6'4" | 215 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Spartanburg Methodist | ||
| Anthony Adger | 3 | G | 6'1" | 185 | RS Junior | Junior college transferred from Spartanburg Methodist | ||
| Simeon Lepichev | 21 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Kankakee CC | ||
| Amir Smith | 32 | F | 6'6" | Junior | Junior college transferred from State Fair CC |
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