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| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | Lamar Cardinals |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 19–14 |
| Conf Record: | 11–7 |
| Head Coach: | Tic Price |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Bobby Kummer |
| Asst Coach2: | Justin Bailey |
| Asst Coach3: | Brandon Chappell |
| Stadium: | Montagne Center |
| Bowl: | CIT |
| Bowl Result: | First round |
The 2017–18 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by fourth-year head coach Tic Price and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland tournament to Central Arkansas. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UTSA.[1]
The Cardinals finished the 2016–17 season 19–15, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the first round of the Southland tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas State.
|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
|-!colspan=12 style=| Southland Conference regular season
|-!colspan=12 style=| Southland tournament|-!colspan=9 style=|CIT