2017 – 18 Evansville Purple Aces men 's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Purple Aces , led by 11th-year head coach Marty Simmons , played their home games at the Ford Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference . They finished the season 17 – 15 , 7 – 11 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place . As the No. 8 seed in the MVC Tournament , they lost to Northern Iowa in the first round
MVC Tournament
2018 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team