The 2017–18 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University (NKU) during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Norse, led by third-year head coach John Brannen, played their home games at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky as members of the Horizon League.

They were upset in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament by No.

As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisville.

4 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Wright State,[2] Youngstown State,[3] and Milwaukee[4] to win the Horizon League tournament.