The 2017–18 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Red, led by second-year head coach Brian Earl, played their home games at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 12–16, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament to Harvard.
Previous season The Big Red finished the 2016–17 season 8–21, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. They failed to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League tournament.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure David Onuorah 0 F 6'9" 230 Senior Lithonia, GA Graduate transferred to Connecticut Darryl Smith 1 G 6'2" 180 Senior Chesapeake, VA Graduated Donovan Wright 3 F 6'5' 200 Sophomore Easton, PA Left the team for personal reasons Robert Hatter 5 G 6'2" 180 Senior Houston, TX Graduated Desmond Fleming 11 G 5'11" 180 Senior The Woodlands, TX Graduated Braxston Bunce 15 C 6'11" 250 Senior Kelowna, BC Graduated JoJo Fallas 25 G 5'11" 175 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated Joseph Bayless 30 F 6'8" 240 Sophomore Dallas, TX Left the team for personal reasons
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Steven Julian 33 F 6'6" 190 Junior Louisville, KY Junior college transferred from Kaskaskia College
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Ivy League regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Ivy League tournament
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