2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball season

2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball season
2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Duration	November 2018 ; through March 2019
Number of teams	10
Regular Season
Tournament
Southern Conference men's basketball seasons
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2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 19 Wofford †	18	–	0	1.000	30	–	5	.857
UNC Greensboro	15	–	3	.833	29	–	7	.806
Furman	13	–	5	.722	25	–	8	.758
East Tennessee State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Chattanooga	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Mercer	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
Samford	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
VMI	4	–	14	.222	11	–	21	.344
Western Carolina	4	–	14	.222	7	–	25	.219
The Citadel	4	–	14	.222	12	–	18	.400

† 2019 SoCon tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Southern Conference 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 will begin in January 2019 and conclude in February 2019. The season marked the 97th season of Southern Conference basketball.

Preseason

Coaching changes

On March 3, 2018, Western Carolina head coach Larry Hunter resigned after 13 seasons.^[1] On March 27, Winthrop associate head coach Mark Prosser, son of the late Skip Prosser, was named head coach of the Catamounts.^[2]

Conference predictions

Predicted results

Preseason Southern Conference Coaches Poll^[3]

1. UNCG (6) 78
2. Wofford (4) 74
3. ETSU 67
4. Furman 57
5. Mercer 48
6. The Citadel 38
7. Chattanooga 30
8. Samford 26
9. Western Carolina 20
10. VMI 12

Preseason Southern Conference Media Poll

1. UNCG (16) 231
2. Wofford (6) 214
3. ETSU (2) 198
4. Furman 169
5. Mercer 136
6. Chattanooga 103
7. The Citadel 96
8. Samford 69
9. Western Carolina 59
10. VMI 45

Preseason Southern teams

Preseason Player of the Year^[3]

Fletcher Magee, Sr., G, Wofford

Preseason All-Southern Conference Team

Zane Najdawi, Sr., F, The Citadel
Tray Boyd III, Jr., G, ETSU
Bo Hodges, So., G/F, ETSU
Jeromy Rodriguez, R-Jr., F, ETSU
Matt Rafferty, Sr., F, Furman
Ross Cummings, Jr., G, Mercer
Francis Alonso, Sr., G, UNCG
James Dickey, Jr., F, UNCG
Bubba Parham, So., G, VMI
Cameron Jackson, Sr., F, Wofford
Fletcher Magee, Sr., G, Wofford

Watchlists

Regular season

Conference matrix

Season summary & highlights

Points scored

Conference regular season

Midseason watchlists

Postseason

Southern Tournament

Highlights

NCAA Tournament

National Invitation Tournament

Awards and honors

Conference awards and teams

National awards and teams

Players

Award finalists

References

^ "Western Carolina basketball coach Larry Hunter steps down". Washington Post. Associated Press. March 4, 2018. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ McCormick, Bret (March 27, 2018). "Winthrop basketball assistant coach lands head job". Rock Hill Herald. Rock Hill, SC. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "MEN'S HOOPS PRESEASON ALL-SOCON TEAM, POLLS ANNOUNCED". Southern Conference. October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.

[1] "Western Carolina basketball coach Larry Hunter steps down". Washington Post. Associated Press. March 4, 2018. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.

[2] McCormick, Bret (March 27, 2018). "Winthrop basketball assistant coach lands head job". Rock Hill Herald. Rock Hill, SC. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[pre-3] "MEN'S HOOPS PRESEASON ALL-SOCON TEAM, POLLS ANNOUNCED". Southern Conference. October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.

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v t e Southern Conference men's basketball
Teams	Chattanooga Mocs The Citadel Bulldogs East Tennessee State Buccaneers Furman Paladins Mercer Bears Samford Bulldogs UNC Greensboro Spartans VMI Keydets Western Carolina Catamounts Wofford Terriers
Championships & awards	Southern Conference men's basketball champions Player of the Year
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