2017 – 18 UC Riverside Highlanders men 's basketball team represented the University of California , Riverside during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Highlanders , led by interim head coach Justin Bell , played their home games at the Student Recreation Center Arena in Riverside , California , as members of the Big West Conference . They finished the season 9 – 22 , 4 – 12 in Big West play to finish in a tie for seventh place . As the No. 8 seed in the Big West Tournament , they lost in the quarterfinals to UC Davis
Big West Tournament
2018 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team