| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | Maine Black Bears |
| Conference: | America East Conference |
| Short Conf: | America East |
| Record: | 6–26 |
| Conf Record: | 3–13 |
| Head Coach: | Bob Walsh |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Bob Simon |
| Asst Coach3: | Antone Gray |
| Asst Coach2: | Tylee Schlegel |
| Stadium: | Cross Insurance Center |
The 2017–18 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by fourth-year head coach Bob Walsh, played their home games at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 6–26, 3–13 in America East play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Vermont in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.
On March 5, the school parted ways with head coach Bob Walsh and within hours hired Richard Barron, who was previously head coach Maine's women's basketball team from 2011 to 2017.[1]
The Black Bears finished the 2016–17 season 7–25, 3–13 in America East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Howard | 2 | G | 6'1" | 177 | Junior | Graduate transferred to College of Charleston | ||
| Ryan Bernstein | 3 | G | 6'0" | 183 | Sophomore | Walk-on; transferred to Kent State | ||
| Marko Pirovic | 4 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Wesley Myers | 10 | G | 6'2" | 186 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to South Carolina | ||
| C. J. Ward | 12 | G | 5'11" | 170 | Junior | Walk-on; didn't return | ||
| JaQuan McKennon | 23 | G | 5'10" | 190 | Sophomore | Transferred | ||
| Troy Reid-Knight | 31 | G | 6'0" | 217 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Garet Beal | 55 | G/F | 6'6" | 237 | Senior | Graduated |
In a poll of the conference's nine head coaches (who were not allowed to pick their own team) at the America East media day, the Black Bears were picked to finish last in America East play.[2]
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