2017–18 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The Razorbacks finished the 2016–17 season 26–10, 12–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third. In the SEC tournament, the defeated Ole Miss and Vanderbilt before losing to Kentucky in the tournament championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years as a #8 seed in the South region. There, they defeated #9 Seton Hall before falling to top seed and eventual national champion North Carolina in the round of 32.

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| recruit = Daniel Gafford

| position = F

| hometown = El Dorado, Arkansas

| highschool = El Dorado High School

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Khalil Garland

| position = G

| hometown = Little Rock, Arkansas

| highschool = Parkview High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 195

| 40 =

| commitdate = 07/16/2016

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

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| espn stars = 4

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Darious Hall

| position = F

| hometown = Little Rock, Arkansas

| highschool = Mills University Studies High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 6

| weight = 215

| 40 =

| commitdate = 03/15/2016

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = 4

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Gabe Osabuohien

| position = F

| hometown = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| highschool = Southwest Christian Academy

| feet = 6

| inches = 8

| weight = 219

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Isaiah Joe

| position = SG

| hometown = Fort Smith, AR

| highschool = Northside High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 180

| 40 =

| commitdate = 08/02/2016

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars = 4

| espn stars = 3

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Desi Sills

| position = PG

| hometown = Jonesboro, AR

| highschool = Jonesboro High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 180

| 40 =

| commitdate = 08/19/2016

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = 3

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Ethan Henderson

| position = PF

| hometown = Little Rock, AR

| highschool = Parkview Magnet High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 9

| weight = 200

| 40 =

| commitdate = 09/05/2016

| scout stars = 4

| rivals stars = 4

| 247 stars = 4

| espn stars = 4

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Keyshawn Embery

| position = PG

| hometown = Oklahoma City, OK

| highschool = Midwest City High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 175

| 40 =

| commitdate = 09/16/2017

| scout stars = 4

| rivals stars = 4

| 247 stars = 4

| espn stars = 4

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jordan Phillips

| position = SF

| hometown = Cedar Hill, TX

| highschool = Cedar Hill High School

| feet = 6

| inches = 6

| weight = 190

| 40 =

| commitdate = 10/08/2017

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Reggie Chaney

| position = PF

| hometown = Frisco, TX

| highschool = Findlay Prep

| feet = 6

| inches = 8

| weight = 230

| 40 =

| commitdate = 10/28/2017

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = 4

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Mason Jones

| position = SG

| hometown = Warner, OK

| highschool = Connors State College

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 175

| 40 =

| commitdate = 04/7/2018

| scout stars = N/A

| rivals stars = N/A

| 247 stars = N/A

| espn stars = N/A

}}

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• Melvin Watkins ({{college|UNC-Charlotte}})
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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Arkansas Razorbacks}}| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Oct 27, 2017

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Central Oklahoma

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| score = 78–66

| record =

| attend = 13,272

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 3, 2017

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Missouri Western

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| score = 88–74

| record =

| attend = 13,291

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Arkansas Razorbacks}}| Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 10, 2017

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Samford

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| score = 95–56

| record = 1–0

| attend = 13,407

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 12, 2017

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Bucknell

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| tv = SECN

| score = 101–73

| record = 2–0

| attend = 13,404

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 17, 2017

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Fresno State

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 83–75

| record = 3–0

| attend = 15,051

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 23, 2017

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| neutral = yes

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Oklahoma

| site_stadium = Moda Center

| site_cityst = Portland, OR

| gamename = PK80 tournament Victory Bracket quarterfinals

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 92–83

| record = 4–0

| attend = 11,294

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 24, 2017

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| neutral = yes

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = North Carolina

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Veterans Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Portland, OR

| gamename = PK80 Tournament Victory Bracket semifinals

| tv = ESPN

| score = 68–87

| record = 4–1

| attend = 6,603

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 26, 2017

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| neutral = yes

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = UConn

| site_stadium = Moda Center

| site_cityst = Portland, OR

| gamename = PK80 Tournament Victory Bracket 3rd place game

| tv = ESPN

| score = 102–67

| record = 5–1

| attend = 11,571

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 2, 2017

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Houston

| site_stadium = H&PE Arena

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 65–91

| record = 5–2

| attend = 4,186

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 5, 2017

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| neutral =

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Colorado State

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| score = 92–66

| record = 6–2

| attend = 13,634

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 9, 2017

| time = 5:45 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Minnesota

| opprank = 14

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| tv = SECN

| score = 95–79

| record = 7–2

| attend = 17,583

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 16, 2017

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| neutral = yes

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Troy

| site_stadium = Verizon Arena

| site_cityst = North Little Rock, AR

| gamename = North Little Rock Showcase

| score = 88–63

| record = 8–2

| attend = 16,416

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 19, 2017

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Oral Roberts

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 104–69

| record = 9–2

| attend = 13,945

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 27, 2017

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Cal State Bakersfield

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| tv = SECN

| score = 95–68

| record = 10–2

| attend = 15,829

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 30, 2017

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| opponent = Tennessee

| opprank = 19

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| tv = SECN

| score = 95–93

| overtime = OT

| record = 11–2

| conference = 1–0

| attend = 18,696

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 2, 2018

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| rank = 22

| opponent = Mississippi State

| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum

| site_cityst = Starkville, MS

| tv = SECN

| score = 75–78

| record = 11–3

| conference = 1–1

| attend = 6,324

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 6, 2018

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| rank = 22

| opponent = Auburn

| site_stadium = Auburn Arena

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 77–88

| record = 11–4

| conference = 1–2

| attend = 8,950

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 10, 2018

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| opponent = LSU

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| tv = SECN

| score = 54–75

| record = 11–5

| conference = 1–3

| attend = 15,199

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 13, 2018

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| opponent = Missouri

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 65–63

| record = 12–5

| conference = 2–3

| attend = 18,297

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 17, 2018

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Florida

| site_stadium = O'Connell Center

| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 73–88

| record = 12–6

| conference = 2–4

| attend = 9,929

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 20, 2018

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| opponent = Ole Miss

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| tv = SECN

| score = 97–93

| record = 13–6

| conference = 3–4

| attend = 18,030

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 23, 2018

| time = 5:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Georgia

| site_stadium = Stegeman Coliseum

| site_cityst = Athens, GA

| tv = SECN

| score = 80–77

| overtime = 2OT

| record = 14–6

| conference = 4–4

| attend = 6,405

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 27, 2018

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Oklahoma State

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, Arkansas

| gamename = Big 12/SEC Challenge

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 66–65

| record = 15–6

| attend = 18,057

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 30, 2018

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Texas A&M

| site_stadium = Reed Arena

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 66–80

| record = 15–7

| conference = 4–5

| attend = 8,761

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 3, 2018

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = LSU

| site_stadium = Pete Maravich Assembly Center

| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA

| tv = SECN

| score = 86–94

| record = 15–8

| conference = 4–6

| attend = 9,272

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 6, 2018

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| opponent = South Carolina

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 81–65

| record = 16–8

| conference = 5–6

| attend = 14,956

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 10, 2018

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| opponent = Vanderbilt

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| tv = SECN

| score = 72–54

| record = 17–8

| conference = 6–6

| attend = 17,083

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 13, 2018

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Ole Miss

| site_stadium = The Pavilion at Ole Miss

| site_cityst = Oxford, MS

| tv = SECN

| score = 75–64

| record = 18–8

| conference = 7–6

| attend = 6,023

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 17, 2018

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| opponent = Texas A&M

| opprank = 21

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| tv = ESPN

| score = 94–75

| record = 19–8

| conference = 8–6

| attend = 18,097

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 20, 2018

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| opponent = Kentucky

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| tv = ESPN

| score = 72–87

| record = 19–9

| conference = 8–7

| attend = 18,083

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 24, 2018

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Alabama

| site_stadium = Coleman Coliseum

| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL

| tv = SECN

| score = 76–73

| record = 20–9

| conference = 9–7

| attend = 15,383

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 27, 2018

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| opponent = Auburn

| opprank = 14

| site_stadium = Bud Walton Arena

| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR

| tv = SECN

| score = 91–82

| record = 21–9

| conference = 10–7

| attend = 15,733

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 3, 2018

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Missouri

| site_stadium = Mizzou Arena

| site_cityst = Columbia, MO

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 67–77

| record = 21–10

| conference = 10–8

| attend = 15,061

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Arkansas Razorbacks}}| 2018 SEC men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 8, 2018

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| seed = 6

| neutral = yes

| oppseed = 11

| opponent = South Carolina

| site_stadium = Scottrade Center

| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO

| gamename = Second Round

| tv = SECN

| score = 69–64

| record = 22–10

| attend = 11,752

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 9, 2018

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| seed = 6

| neutral = yes

| oppseed = 3

| opponent = Florida

| site_stadium = Scottrade Center

| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| tv = SECN

| score = 80–72

| record = 23–10

| attend = 14,596

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 10, 2018

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| seed = 6

| neutral = yes

| oppseed = 2

| opprank = 13

| opponent = Tennessee

| site_stadium = Scottrade Center

| site_cityst = St. Louis, MO

| gamename = Semifinals

| tv = ESPN

| score = 66–84

| record = 23–11

| attend = 18,729

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Arkansas Razorbacks}}| 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 16, 2018

| time = 2:10 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| seed = 7 E

| opponent = Butler

| oppseed = 10 E

| site_stadium = Little Caesars Arena

| site_cityst = Detroit, MI

| gamename = First Round

| tv = truTV

| score = 62–79

| attend = 20,163

| record = 23–12

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=|poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time|region=E|regionname=East}}

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