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
Southland Tournament
2018 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Lamar Cardinals basketball team