2017 – 18 Fairfield Stags men 's basketball team represented Fairfield University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Stags , led by seventh-year head coach Sydney Johnson , played their home games at Webster Bank Arena , with three games at Alumni Hall , as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . They finished the season 17 – 16 overall , 9 – 9 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place . As the No. 6 seed at the MAAC Tournament , they defeated No. 11 seed Marist , upset No. 3 seed Niagara and No. 7 seed Quinnipiac to advance to the championship game where they lost to Iona
MAAC Tournament
2018 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team