2018–19 America East Conference men's basketball season
| 2018–19 America East Conference Men's Basketball Season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN3, Regional Networks |
| 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
| Regular Season Champions | Vermont |
| Runners-up | Stony Brook |
| Season MVP | Anthony Lamb - Vermont |
| Top scorer | Anthony Lamb - Vermont |
| America East Conference tournament | |
| Champions | Vermont |
| Runners-up | UMBC |
| Finals MVP | Anthony Lamb - Vermont |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 5 | – | 24 | .172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 America East tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2018–19 America East Conference men's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play began in December 2018 and concluded in March 2019. The 2019 America East Conference tournament will be held from March 9–16, 2019. The Vermont Catamounts won their 3rd consecutive outright regular season championship, under the guidance of John Becker, who also received his third consecutive America East Coach of the Year Award, and fourth in total.
Head coaches
[edit]Coaching changes
[edit]- Bob Walsh did not have his contract extended as head coach of Maine and was replaced by Richard Barron.[1]
Coaches
[edit]| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Record at school | America East record | America East titles | NCAA Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | Will Brown | Albany (assistant) | 18 | 294-267 | 154-135 | 2 | 5 |
| Binghamton | Tommy Dempsey | Rider | 7 | 56-160 | 25-96 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartford | John Gallagher | Penn (assistant) | 9 | 123-162 | 63-69 | 0 | 0 |
| Maine | Richard Barron | Maine (women's) | 1 | 5-26 | 3-13 | 0 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | Bill Herrion | East Carolina | 13 | 172-251 | 97-134 | 0 | 0 |
| Stony Brook | Jeff Boals | Ohio State (assistant) | 3 | 55–40 | 31–17 | 0 | 0 |
| UMass Lowell | Pat Duquette | Northeastern (assistant) | 6 | 71-107 | 46-60 | 0 | 0 |
| UMBC | Ryan Odom | Lenoir-Rhyne | 3 | 65-36 | 27-13 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermont | John Becker | Vermont (assistant) | 8 | 190-83 | 107-21 | 4 | 2 |
Notes:
- Year at school includes 2018–19 season.
- Overall and America East records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2018–19 season.
- NCAA Tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
Preseason
[edit]Preseason poll
[edit]Source[2]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont (6) |
| 2 | Hartford (3) |
| 3 | UMBC |
| T4 | Albany |
| T4 | Stony Brook |
| 6 | Binghamton |
| T7 | Maine |
| T7 | New Hampshire |
| 9 | UMass Lowell |
() first place votes
Preseason All-Conference Teams
[edit]Source[2]
| Award | Recipients |
|---|---|
| All-Conference Team | John Carroll (Hartford) Ernie Duncan (Vermont) Jason Dunne (Hartford) Anthony Lamb (Vermont) Akwasi Yeboah (Stony Brook) |
America East Preseason Player of the Year: Anthony Lamb (Vermont)
Regular season
[edit]Conference matrix
[edit]This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 16 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.
| Albany | Binghamton | Hartford | Maine | New Hampshire | Stony Brook | UMass Lowell | UMBC | Vermont | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Albany | – | 0-2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. Binghamton | 2-0 | – | 2–0 | 0-2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1-1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Hartford | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-0 |
| vs. Maine | 1–1 | 2-0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2–0 | 2-0 |
| vs. New Hampshire | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1-1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2-0 |
| vs. Stony Brook | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0-2 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2-0 |
| vs. UMass Lowell | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1-1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| vs. UMBC | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1-1 | – | 0–2 |
| vs. Vermont | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – |
| Total | 7-9 | 5-11 | 10-6 | 3-13 | 3-13 | 12-4 | 7-9 | 11-5 | 14-2 |
Player of the week
[edit]Throughout the conference regular season, the America East Conference offices named one or two Players of the week and one or two Rookies of the week.
| Week | Player of the week | Rookie of the week | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – Nov. 12 | Akwasi Yeboah – Stony Brook | Sam Sessoms – Binghamton | [3] |
| 2 – Nov. 19 | Akwasi Yeboah (2) – Stony Brook | Alex Rivera – UMass Lowell | [4] |
| Anthony Lamb – Vermont | |||
| 3 – Nov. 26 | Andrew Garcia – Stony Brook | Sam Sessoms (2) – Binghamton | [5] |
| 4 – Dec. 3 | Akwasi Yeboah (3) – Stony Brook | Cameron Healy – Albany | [6] |
| Jason Dunne – Hartford | |||
| 5 – Dec. 10 | Anthony Lamb (2) – Vermont | Sam Sessoms (3) – Binghamton | [7] |
| 6 – Dec. 17 | George Blagojevic – Hartford | Miles Latimer – Stony Brook | [8] |
| 7 – Dec. 25 | Christian Lutete – UMass Lowell | Sam Sessoms (4) – Binghamton | [9] |
| Anthony Lamb (3) – Vermont | |||
| 8 – Dec. 31 | Christian Lutete (2) – UMass Lowell | Jules Moor – Stony Brook | [10] |
| Andrew Garcia (2) – Stony Brook | |||
| 9 – Jan. 7 | J.R. Lynch – Hartford | Sam Sessoms (5) – Binghamton | [11] |
| Anthony Lamb (4) – Vermont | |||
| 10 – Jan. 14 | Anthony Lamb (5) – Vermont | Robin Duncan – Vermont | [12] |
| 11 – Jan. 21 | Christian Lutete (2) – UMass Lowell | Josh Placer – UMBC | [13] |
| 12 – Jan. 28 | Caleb Stewart – Binghamton | Antonio Rizzuto – Albany | [14] |
| 13 – Feb. 4 | Andrew Fleming – Maine | Cameron Healy (2) – Albany | [15] |
| 14 – Feb. 11 | Anthony Lamb (6) – Vermont | Sam Sessoms (6) – Binghamton | [16] |
| 15 – Feb. 18 | Anthony Lamb (7) – Vermont | Adam Lulka – Albany | [17] |
| 16 – Feb. 25 | Akwasi Yeboah (4) – Stony Brook | Cameron Healy (3) – Albany | [18] |
| 17 – Mar. 4 | George Blagojevic (2) – Hartford | Sam Sessoms (7) – Binghamton | [19] |
Statistics leaders
[edit]Source[20]
| Category | Player | Games played |
Totals | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points Per Game | Anthony Lamb (Vermont) | 28 | 582 | 20.8 |
| Rebounds Per Game | Anthony Lamb (Vermont) | 28 | 224 | 8.0 |
| Assists Per Game | Ahmad Clark (Albany) | 31 | 134 | 4.3 |
| Steals Per Game | K.J. Jackson (UMBC) | 31 | 69 | 2.2 |
| Blocks Per Game | Jeff Otchere (Stony Brook) | 31 | 73 | 2.4 |
| Field Goal % | George Blagojevic (Hartford) | 30 | 173–314 | .551 |
| 3-Point % | Ernie Duncan (Vermont) | 28 | 69–162 | .426 |
| Free Throw % | Cameron Healy (Albany) | 31 | 75-84 | .893 |
Final standings
[edit]Source[21]
| Team | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 14 | 2 | .875 |
| Stony Brook | 12 | 4 | .750 |
| UMBC | 11 | 5 | .688 |
| Hartford | 10 | 6 | .625 |
| UMass Lowell | 7 | 9 | .438 |
| Albany | 7 | 9 | .438 |
| Binghamton | 5 | 11 | .313 |
| Maine | 3 | 13 | .188 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 13 | .188 |
Postseason
[edit]America East tournament
[edit]| Quarterfinals Saturday, March 9, 2018 ESPN+ | Semifinals Tuesday, March 12, 2018 ESPN+ | Championship Saturday, March 16, 2018 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Vermont | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Maine | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Vermont | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Binghamton | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Hartford | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UMass Lowell | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Vermont | 66 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | UMBC | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Stony Brook | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Binghamton | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UMBC | 90** | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Hartford | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UMBC | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Albany | 54 | ||||||||||||
NCAA Tournament
[edit]| Seed | Region | School | First Four | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | West | Vermont | N/A | eliminated by (4) Florida State, 69-76 |
National Invitation Tournament
[edit]| Seed | Bracket | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awards
[edit]All-Americans
[edit]| Consensus All-Americans | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team |
To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.[22]
| Associated Press | NABC | Sporting News | USBWA |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Team | |||
| Second Team | |||
| Third Team | |||
America East Awards
[edit]Source[23]
| 2019 America East Men's Basketball Individual Awards | |||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America East Player of the Year | Anthony Lamb, F., Vermont | ||||
| Coach of the Year | John Becker, Vermont | ||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Jeff Otchere, C., Stony Brook | ||||
| Rookie of the Year | Sam Sessoms, G., Binghamton | ||||
| Sixth Man Award | Andrew Garcia, G/F., Stony Brook | ||||
| 2019 America East Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Lamb, Jr., F., Vermont † J.R. Lynch, Sr., G., Hartford Ernie Duncan, Sr., G., Vermont Joe Sherburne, Sr., F., UMBC Akwasi Yeboah, Jr., F., Stony Brook |
George Blagojevic, Sr., F., Hartford Andrew Fleming, Jr., F., Maine K. J. Jackson, Jr., G., UMBC John Carroll, Sr., F., Hartford Christian Lutete, Jr., G., UMass Lowell |
Ahmad Clark, Jr., G., Albany Jason Dunne, Sr., G., Hartford Cameron Healy, R-Fr., G., Albany Elijah Olaniyi, So., G., Stony Brook Sam Sessoms, Fr., G., Binghamton | ||||
| † - denotes unanimous selection | ||||||
Attendance
[edit]| Team | Arena | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Game 9 | Game 10 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 11 | Game 12 | Game 13 | Game 14 | Game 15 | Game 16 | Game 17 | Game 18 | Game 19 | Game 20 | ||||||
| Albany | SEFCU Arena | 4,553 | 2,579 | 1,659 | 1,614 | 1,902 | 1,740 | 1,412 | 2,733 | 1,793 | 2,316 | 2,085 | 29,466 | 2,105 | 46% |
| 3,891 | 1,876 | 2,306 | 1,560 | ||||||||||||
| Binghamton | Binghamton University Events Center | 5,322 | 2,108 | 2,509 | 1,577 | 1,827 | 1,501 | 2,748 | 1,527 | 1,624 | 2,142 | 4,710 | 34,683 | 2,168 | 41% |
| 2,452 | 1,683 | 2,001 | 2,546 | 1,564 | 2,164 | ||||||||||
| Hartford | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion | 4,017 | 1,269 | 543 | 732 | 1,179 | 802 | 559 | 549 | 734 | 595 | 864 | 10,907 | 839 | 21% |
| 1,202 | 1,458 | 964 | |||||||||||||
| Maine | Cross Insurance Center | 5,800 | 1,113 | 1,036 | 1,025 | 1,084 | 995 | 918 | 929 | 1,026 | 1,195 | 989 | 12,109 | 1,009 | 17% |
| 981 | 818 | ||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | Lundholm Gym | 3,500 | 343 | 227 | 237 | 327 | 577 | 493 | 340 | 415 | 604 | 283 | 5,362 | 383 | 11% |
| 547 | 397 | 239 | 333 | ||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | Island Federal Credit Union Arena | 4,160 | 2,449 | 3,123 | 2,475 | 2,435 | 2,539 | 2,647 | 2,817 | 4,009 | 3,153 | 3,658 | 38,541 | 2,965 | 71% |
| 3,210 | 3,236 | 2,790 | |||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | Costello Athletic Center & Tsongas Center | 2,100 & 6,003 | 1,078 | 617 | 1,152 | 1,428 | 706 | 652 | 3,118 | 411 | 1,232 | 2,378 | 4,216 & 12,201 | 602 & 2,034 | 29% & 34% |
| 451 | 301 | 2,893 | |||||||||||||
| UMBC | UMBC Event Center | 5,000 | 1,083 | 1,164 | 1,037 | 2,476 | 1,204 | 805 | 1,328 | 1,081 | 915 | 1,659 | 24,001 | 1,600 | 32% |
| 2,260 | 1,888 | 2,688 | 2,411 | 2,002 | |||||||||||
| Vermont | Patrick Gym | 3,266 | 2,053 | 2,582 | 2,446 | 2,959 | 2,629 | 2,389 | 2,542 | 3,266 | 2,812 | 2,540 | 39,860 | 2,645 | 81% |
| 2,472 | 3,116 | 2,152 | 3,266 | 2,546 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Barron named UMaine men's basketball head coach following Walsh's decision not to extend contract". goblackbears.com. Maine University. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ a b "Vermont Tops Men's #AEHoops Preseason Poll, Lamb Highlights Preseason All-Conference Honorees". America East Conference. October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
- ^ "Stony Brook Posts Pair of Marquee Wins; Week 1 MBB Awards Announced". theamericaeast.com. The America East Conference. November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "UMBC Runs Win Streak to Four; Week #2 Men's #AEHoops Awards Handed Out". theamericaeast.com. The America East Conference. November 19, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ "Stony Brook Continues to Impress; Week #3 #AEHoops MBB Awards Announced". theamericaeast.com. The America East Conference. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
- ^ "Stony Brook, Vermont Keep Winning; Week #4 Awards Announced". theamericaeast.com. The America East Conference. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ "Vermont Runs Win Streak to Four; Week #5 Men's #AEHoops Awards Announced". theamericaeast.com. The America East Conference. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- ^ "Stony Brook, Vermont, Hartford Post Perfect Weeks, Week #6 Awards Unveiled". theamericaeast.com. The America East Conference. December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "Six #AEHoops Teams Win Games, Week #7 Awards Handed Out". theamericaeast.com. The America East Conference. December 24, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ "Stony Brook Complete Strong Non-League Slate Week #8 #AEHoops Announced with League Play Set to Start". theamericaeast.com. The America East Conference. December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Binghamton, UMBC, Stony Brook, Vermont win #AEHoops MBB Openers; Week #8 Honors Announced". theamericaeast.com. The America East Conference. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ^ "Stony Brook, Vermont Move to 3-0, Week #9 Men's #AEHoops Honors Announced". theamericaeast.com. The America East Conference. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ "UMBC, UML, Vermont Go 2-0; Week #10 Men's #AEHoops Awards Announced". theamericaeast.com. The America East Conference. January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ "Vermont Regains First Place Standing; Week #11 Men's #AEHoops Awards Announced". theamericaeast.com. The America East Conference. January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ "Men's #AEHoops Play Hits Midway Point, Week #12 Awards Unveiled". theamericaeast.com. The America East Conference. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
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- ^ "Lamb Earns 7th #AEHoops Player of Week Honor". theamericaeast.com. The America East Conference. February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "UMBC, Stony Brook Clinch #AEPlayoffs Home Quarterfinal Games". theamericaeast.com. The America East Conference. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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- ^ "Am. East Basketball Standings - 2018-19". espn.com. ESPN. March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
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- ^ "Lamb Unanimously Chosen Player of Year to Highlight 18-19 Men's #AEHoops Awards". americaeast.com. The America East Conference. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.