2017 – 18 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Jaguars , led by interim head coach Morris Scott , played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge , Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference . They finished the season 15 – 18 , 10 – 8 in SWAC play to finish in fifth place . Due to Grambling State 's Academic Progress Rate violations and subsequent postseason ineligibility , the Jaguars received the No. 4 seed in the SWAC Tournament . They defeated Jackson State in the quarterfinals before losing to Arkansas – Pine Bluff in the semifinals
SWAC Tournament
2018 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Southern Jaguars basketball team