2017–18 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

The Great Danes, led by 17th-year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena as members of the America East Conference.

3 seed in the America East tournament, they defeated Hartford and Stony Brook to advance to the championship game where they lost to Vermont.

They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they lost in the first round to Saint Peter's.

Sources: Sources: In a poll by the conference’s nine head coaches (who were not allowed to pick their own team) at the America East media day, the Great Danes were picked to finish in second place in the America East.

[2] Juniors David Nichols and Joe Cremo were named to the preseason All-America East team.