2018–19 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

2018–19 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield champions
ConferencePatriot League
Record16–17 (6–12 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHart Center
Seasons
2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colgate † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 11   .686
Bucknell 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636
Lehigh 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645
American 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500
Navy 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387
Army 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
Lafayette 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333
Boston University 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
Loyola (MD) 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Holy Cross 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
† 2019 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2018–19 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by fourth-year head coach Bill Carmody, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 16–17, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They defeated Lafayette in the first round of the Patriot League tournament before losing to Bucknell in the quarterfinals.

Following the season, head coach Bill Carmody announced his retirement.[1] On July 3, 2019, the school named Marquette assistant Brett Nelson as Carmody's replacement.[2]

Previous season

The Crusaders finished the season 12–19, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place. In the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Navy in the quarterfinals before losing to Colgate in the semifinals.

Offseason

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marlon Hargis
SF 		Mays Landing, NJ St Augustine Preparatory School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 29, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Blake Verbeek
PF 		Grand Rapids, MI Calvin Christian High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 20, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2019)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Drew Lowder
#48 PG 		Ann Arbor, MI Ann Arbor Pioneer High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 8, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Joe Pridgen
SF 		Byfield, MA Governor's Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 3, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ryan Wade
SG 		Ann Arbor, MI Skyline High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 29, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2018–19 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Caleb Green 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Proctor Academy Londonderry, NH
G 2 Kyle Copeland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Phillips Exeter Academy Leesburg, VA
G 3 Jacob Grandison 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Phillips Exeter Academy Oakland, CA
G 4 Austin Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Greater Latrobe HS Letrobe, PA
F 5 Connor Niego 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Lyons Township HS Western Springs, IL
G 10 Patrick Benzan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Roxbury Latin School Wellesley, MA
G 12 Clayton Le Sann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Cheshire Academy Geneva, Switzerland
G 13 Marlon Hargis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr St. Augustine Prep Mays Landing, NJ
G/F 14 Marcellis Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Deep Creek HS Chesapeake, VA
F 15 Matt Faw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 223 lb (101 kg) So Upper Merion Area HS King of Prussia, PA
F 20 Jehyve Floyd 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Sr Sayreville War Memorial HS Sayreville, NJ
F 21 Chris Lovisolo (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Don Bosco Prep Allendale, NJ
G 22 Lincoln Yeutter (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Bullis Chevy Chase, MD
F 24 D.J. Hart (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr St. Benedict's Prep Newark, NJ
G 31 Matt Zignorski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Pope John XXIII HS Sparta, NJ
F 42 Blake Verbeek 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Calvin Christian Grand Rapids, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 23, 2018

Schedule and results

[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state[4]
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:05 pm 		Sacred Heart W 93–81  1–0
 Hart Center (1,032)
Worcester, MA
Nov 10, 2018*
7:30 pm, BTN Plus 		at No. 19 Michigan
Hall of Fame Tip Off campus game 		L 37–56  1–1
 Crisler Center (12,355)
Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, FS2 		at Providence
Hall of Fame Tip Off campus game 		L 61–70  1–2
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,042)
Providence, RI
Nov 16, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Stony Brook
Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield semifinals 		W 84–70  2–2
 Mohegan Sun Arena (1,313)
Uncasville, CT
Nov 18, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN3 		vs. Siena
Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield championship 		W 57–45  3–2
 Mohegan Sun Arena (6,825)
Uncasville, CT
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Albany W 69–65  4–2
 SEFCU Arena (1,614)
Albany, NY
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Harvard L 62–73  4–3
 Lavietes Pavilion (1,283)
Cambridge, MA
Dec 1, 2018*
1:05 pm, NESNplus 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 67–49  5–3
 Hart Center (1,458)
Worcester, MA
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, NESNplus/Eleven 		at Massachusetts W 82–78  6–3
 Mullins Center (2,257)
Amherst, MA
Dec 8, 2018*
1:05 pm 		vs. Rhode Island
Worcester Showcase 		L 63–79  6–4
 DCU Center (2,312)
Worcester, MA
Dec 20, 2018*
2:05 pm 		Canisius W 65–63  7–4
 Hart Center (681)
Worcester, MA
Dec 22, 2018*
12:05 pm 		Siena W 60–57  8–4
 Hart Center (1,346)
Worcester, MA
Dec 30, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Iona W 78–71  9–4
 Hynes Athletic Center (1,986)
New Rochelle, NY
Patriot League regular season
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Loyola (MD) W 80–73  10–4
(1–0) 		Reitz Arena (409)
Baltimore, MD
Jan 6, 2019
1:00 pm 		at Navy L 48–50  10–5
(1–1) 		Alumni Hall (1,236)
Annapolis, MD
Jan 9, 2019
7:05 pm 		Lehigh L 94–99 OT 10–6
(1–2) 		Hart Center (1,045)
Worcester, MA
Jan 12, 2019
3:05 pm, Charter TV3 		Lafayette W 77–70  11–6
(2–2) 		Hart Center (1,182)
Worcester, MA
Jan 14, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Bucknell L 78–93  11–7
(2–3) 		Sojka Pavilion (2,514)
Lewisburg, PA
Jan 19, 2019
12:05 pm 		Loyola (MD) L 65–67 OT 11–8
(2–4) 		Hart Center (958)
Worcester, MA
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Army L 57–76  11–9
(2–5) 		Christl Arena (480)
West Point, NY
Jan 26, 2019
3:05 pm, NESNplus 		Navy W 69–64  12–9
(3–5) 		Hart Center (2,821)
Worcester, MA
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Boston University
Turnpike Trophy 		L 54–68  12–10
(3–6) 		Case Gym (966)
Boston, MA
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm 		at American L 49–66  12–11
(3–7) 		Bender Arena (1,184)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 6, 2019
5:05 pm, Charter TV3 		Army W 56–42  13–11
(4–7) 		Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
Feb 10, 2019
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Lafayette L 67–69  13–12
(4–8) 		Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
Feb 13, 2019
7:35 pm, NESN 		Colgate L 70–74  13–13
(4–9) 		Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
Feb 16, 2019
12:05 pm, NESNplus 		Bucknell W 72–71  14–13
(5–9) 		Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
Feb 18, 2019
7:05 pm, CBSSN 		Boston University
Turnpike Trophy 		W 70–60  14–14
(5–10) 		Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
Feb 24, 2019
12:00 pm 		at Lehigh W 73–71  15–14
(6–10) 		Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, PA
Feb 27, 2019
6:00 pm, Stadium 		at Colgate L 59–79  15–15
(6–11) 		Cotterell Court (481)
Hamilton, NY
Mar 2, 2019
1:05 pm 		American L 66–86  15–16
(6–12) 		Hart Center (1,048)
Worcester, MA
Patriot League tournament
Mar 5, 2019
7:00 pm 		(10) at (7) Lafayette
First round 		W 79–74  16–16
 Kirby Sports Center (1,004)
Easton, PA
Mar 7, 2019
7:00 pm 		(10) at (2) Bucknell
Quarterfinals 		L 65–77  16–17
 Sojka Pavilion (2,107)
Lewisburg, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ Coffman, Noah (June 19, 2019). "Former Northwestern head coach Bill Carmody retires". Inside NU. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Toland, Jennifer. "Holy Cross hires Marquette assistant Brett Nelson as men's basketball coach". telegram.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball – Schedule – Holy Cross Crusaders – College of the Holy Cross Official Athletic Site". goholycross.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "Holy Cross Crusaders College Basketball - Holy Cross News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.