The 2017–18 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Redhawks, led by third-year head coach Rick Ray, played their home games at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

The team was ineligible for postseason play this season due to APR violations.

In a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors, SEMO was picked to finish in 10th place in the OVC.

[2] After five years of divisional play in the OVC, the conference eliminated divisions for the 2017–18 season.