The Razorbacks played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
6 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated South Carolina and Florida before losing in the semifinals to Tennessee.
On March 26, 2018, Gafford announced he would forgo the 2018 NBA draft and would be returning to Arkansas for his sophomore season.
They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years as a #8 seed in the South region.
There, they defeated #9 Seton Hall before falling to top seed and eventual national champion North Carolina in the round of 32.