The Miners, led by interim head coach Phil Johnson, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center as members of Conference USA.

[1] Following a loss to Lamar on November 27, 2017, that saw the Miners drop to 1–5 on the season, head coach Tim Floyd announced that he was retiring effective immediately.

[2][3] The school had previously announced a new athletic director, Jim Senter, a week prior, but Floyd said that had nothing to do with his decision.

[4][5] Assistant Phil Johnson was named interim head coach of the Miners the next day.

In the C-USA tournament, they defeated Rice in the quarterfinals before losing to top-seeded Middle Tennessee in the semifinals.