2018–19 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

2018–19 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball
Lou Henson Classic champions
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record19–16 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Cross
  • Ronnie Dean
  • Sam Waniewski
Home arenaFant–Ewing Coliseum
Seasons
2018–19 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia State † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706
UT Arlington 12 – 6   .667 17 – 16   .515
Georgia Southern 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
Texas State 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Coastal Carolina 9 – 9   .500 17 – 17   .500
Louisiana–Monroe 9 – 9   .500 19 – 16   .543
South Alabama 8 – 10   .444 17 – 17   .500
Arkansas State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Appalachian State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 21   .344
Little Rock 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Troy 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400
† 2019 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

The 2018–19 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by ninth-year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2017–18 season 16–16, 9–9 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Arkansas State in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Georgia Southern. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Austin Peay.[1]

Roster

2018–19 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Brandon Newman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Hawthorne, CA
F 1 Travis Munnings 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Freeport, Bahamas
G 2 Michael Ertel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Indianapolis, IN
G 3 JD Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Birmingham, AL
G 5 Daishon Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Jacksonville, FL
F 10 Tyree White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Louis, MO
F 11 Andre Washington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Fort Worth, TX
G 13 Jalen Hodge 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr O'Fallon, IL
F 20 Ty Shelby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 256 lb (116 kg) So Houston, TX
G 22 Derrick Brock 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Leesville, LA
F 23 Youry White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, LA
G 24 Calvin Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Freeport, Bahamas
G 25 Wade Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Point Pleasant, WV
G 53 Jontray Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Austin, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ryan Cross (Buffalo)
  • Ronnie Dean
  • Sam Waniewski
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Jackson State W 75–66  1–0
 Williams Assembly Center (904)
Jackson, MS
November 10, 2018*
12:00 pm 		Millsaps W 94–52  2–0
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,213)
Monroe, LA
November 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, LHN 		at Texas
Las Vegas Invitational campus game 		L 55–65  2–1
 Frank Erwin Center (7,453)
Austin, TX
November 14, 2018*
6:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 11 Michigan State
Las Vegas Invitational Campus Game 		L 59–80  2–2
 Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
November 23, 2018*
6:00 pm 		at Tennessee Tech L 73–79  2–3
 Eblen Center (896)
Cookeville, TN
November 27, 2018*
6:30 pm 		at Northwestern State W 80–52  3–3
 Prather Coliseum (1,305)
Natchitoches, LA
December 1, 2018*
1:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Ole Miss L 60–83  3–4
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,128)
Oxford, MS
December 11, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Grambling State W 72–67  4–4
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,601)
Monroe, LA
December 15, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Stephen F. Austin W 74–58  5–4
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,057)
Monroe, LA
December 18, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Nicholls W 95–68  6–4
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,812)
Monroe, LA
December 21, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Coppin State W 80–63  7–4
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,427)
Monroe, LA
December 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		at LSU L 69–81  7–5
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,028)
Baton Rouge, LA
Sun Belt Conference regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Little Rock W 97–84  8–5
(1–0) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,618)
Monroe, LA
January 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Arkansas State W 85–75  9–5
(2–0) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,373)
Monroe, LA
January 10, 2019
6:00 pm 		at Georgia Southern L 78–79  9–6
(2–1) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (1,282)
Statesboro, GA
January 12, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia State L 73–74  9–7
(2–2) 		GSU Sports Arena (1,566)
Atlanta, GA
January 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Louisiana W 99–95  10–7
(3–2) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,317)
Monroe, LA
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Troy W 75–69  11–7
(4–2) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (5,107)
Monroe, LA
January 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		South Alabama L 72–78  11–8
(4–3) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (5,206)
Monroe, LA
January 31, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina L 81–92  11–9
(4–4) 		HTC Center (1,035)
Conway, SC
February 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State L 84–85  11–10
(4–5) 		Holmes Center (1,403)
Boone, NC
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia State W 82–76  12–10
(5–5) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,391)
Monroe, LA
February 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern W 88–79  13–10
(6–5) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (5,366)
Monroe, LA
February 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Louisiana L 76–83  13–11
(6–6) 		Cajundome (5,041)
Lafayette, LA
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas State W 63–60  14–11
(7–6) 		Strahan Coliseum (4,342)
San Marcos, TX
February 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 86–91 2OT 14–12
(7–7) 		College Park Center (1,817)
Arlington, TX
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Appalachian State W 81–75  15–12
(8–7) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,104)
Monroe, LA
March 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina L 91–97  15–13
(8–8) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,936)
Monroe, LA
March 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State L 72–73  15–14
(8–9) 		First National Bank Arena (1,573)
Jonesboro, AR
March 9, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Little Rock W 79–62  16–14
(9–9) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,407)
Little Rock, AR
Sun Belt tournament
March 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) (10) Appalachian State
First round 		W 89–80  17–14
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,522)
Monroe, LA
March 14, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (6) Coastal Carolina
Second round 		W 80–50  18–14
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
March 15, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (3) Georgia Southern
Quarterfinals 		L 67–81  18–15
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
March 21, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Kent State
First round – Lou Henson Classic 		W 87–77  19–15
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (5,742)
Monroe, LA
March 28, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Texas Southern
Quarterfinals 		L 102–108 3OT 19–16
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (6,004)
Monroe, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ Robinson, George (March 15, 2018). "Young Govs earn another game with CIT win: 3 Things We Learned". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved March 1, 2024.