2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball season
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| 2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 2018–March 2019 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular Season | |
| Champion | Wright State & Northern Kentucky |
| Season MVP | Drew McDonald, Northern Kentucky |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Northern Kentucky |
| Runners-up | Wright State |
| Finals MVP | Drew McDonald |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 17 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Mercy | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IUPUI | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 Horizon League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2019 and concluded in February 2019. The season marked the 39th season of Horizon League basketball.
Preseason
[edit]Preseason poll
[edit]Source[1]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wright State (25) |
| 2 | Northern Kentucky (10) |
| 3 | UIC (4) |
| 4 | Oakland |
| 5 | Green Bay |
| 6 | IUPUI |
| 7 | Cleveland State |
| 8 | Milwaukee (1) |
| 9 | Youngstown State |
| 10 | Detroit Mercy |
() first place votes
Preseason All-Conference Teams
[edit]Source[1]
| Award | Recipients |
|---|---|
| First Team | Tyree Appleby (Cleveland State) Sandy Cohen III (Green Bay) Drew McDonald (Northern Kentucky) Marcus Ottey (UIC) Loudon Love (Wright State) |
| Second Team | Kameron Hankerson (Green Bay) Jalen Tate (Northern Kentucky) Tarkus Ferguson (UIC) Mark Hughes (Wright State) Naz Bohannon (Youngstown State) |
Preseason Player of the Year: Drew McDonald, Northern Kentucky
Conference previews
[edit]Watchlists
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Exhibition schedule
[edit]Non-conference schedule
[edit]Conference schedule
[edit]Conference matrix
[edit]This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| Cleveland State | Detroit Mercy | Green Bay | IUPUI | Milwaukee | Northern Kentucky | Oakland | UIC | Wright State | Youngstown State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Cleveland State | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| vs. Detroit Mercy | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Green Bay | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. IUPUI | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Milwaukee | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| vs. Northern Kentucky | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Oakland | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. UIC | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs. Wright State | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – | 0–2 |
| vs. Youngstown State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – |
| Total | 5–13 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 13–5 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 8–10 |
Conference chart
[edit]Horizon vs. other conferences
[edit]Points scored
[edit]Coaches
[edit]Coaching changes
[edit]On March 26, 2018, Detroit Mercy fired head coach Bacari Alexander after two seasons.[2] On June 5, the school hired Texas Southern head coach Mike Davis as the Titans' new coach.[3]
Rankings
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Postseason
[edit]Horizon League Tournament
[edit]NCAA Tournament
[edit]National Invitation Tournament
[edit]Awards and honors
[edit]Weekly awards
[edit]Conference awards and teams
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "WRIGHT STATE TABBED #HLMBB FAVORITE, MCDONALD VOTED PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Horizon League. October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ Farrell, Perry A. (March 26, 2018). "Bacari Alexander out as Detroit Mercy's basketball coach after 2 seasons". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "Detroit Mercy to hire Mike Davis as head coach". CollegeBasketballTalk. June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.