The 2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Scarlet Knights, led by second-year head coach Steve Pikiell, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey as fourth-year members of the Big Ten Conference.

In the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Minnesota and Indiana before losing to Purdue in the quarterfinals.

In the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Ohio State in the first round, marking their first ever Big Ten tournament win.

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