2018–19 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2018–19 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Mavericks, led by first-year head coach Chris Ogden , played their home games at the College Park Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference . They finished the season 17–16, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish a three-way tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Sun Belt tournament , they defeated Georgia Southern in the semifinals before losing to Georgia State in the championship.
Previous season
The Mavericks finished the 2017–18 season 21–13, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Appalachian State and Louisiana to advance to the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to Georgia State . Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
On March 26, 2018, head coach Scott Cross was fired after 12 seasons at UT Arlington, along with his entire staff, with UTA's Athletic Director citing a change in the program's leadership.[ 1] Texas Tech assistant Chris Ogden as head coach.[ 2]
Roster
2018–19 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 0
Brian Warren 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
Jr
Indianapolis , Indiana
G 2
DJ Bryant 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Sarasota, Florida
F 3
Ayoub Nouhi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg)
Fr
Brussels , Belgium
G 4
David Azore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
RS Fr
Houston , Texas
G 5
Edric Dennis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
RS Jr
Dallas , Texas
G 10
Radshad Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Nassau, Bahamas
F 13
Jabari Narcis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Chaguanas , Trinidad and Tobago
F 15
Scott Muirhead 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 206 lb (93 kg)
RS Jr
Ennis, Texas
F 20
Andres Ibarguen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Santa Marta , Colombia
G 21
Pedro Castro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
RS Fr
Fort Worth, Texas
G 22
Tiandre Jackson-Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Marshall, Texas
F 23
Patrick Mwamba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg)
Fr
Bukavu , Democratic Republic of the Congo
G 30
Patrick Binzer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Weatherford, Texas
G 33
McKade Marquis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Whitehouse, Texas
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Tyler W 90–66 1–0
College Park Center Arlington, TX
Nov 10, 2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Iowa W 74–65 2–0
College Park Center (3,789)Arlington, TX
Nov 16, 2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Hardwood Showcase L 67–73 2–1
College Park Center (1,569)Arlington, TX
Nov 18, 2018 *12:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Davis Hardwood Showcase W 68–59 3–1
College Park Center (1,233)Arlington, TX
Nov 20, 2018 *6:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana Hardwood Showcase L 64–78 3–2
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Nov 23, 2018 *7:00 pm, SECN Plus
at Arkansas Hardwood Showcase L 60–78 3–3
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Nov 27, 2018 *7:00 pm
at Tulsa
L 58–72 3–4
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 1, 2018 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 65–76 3–5
College Park Center (1,330)Arlington, TX
Dec 4, 2018 *7:00 pm, SECN Plus
at Missouri
L 45–65 3–6
Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
Dec 8, 2018 *5:00 pm
at North Texas
L 61–63 3–7
The Super Pit Denton, TX
Dec 18, 2018 *8:00 pm, RTNW
at No. 8 Gonzaga
L 55–89 3–8
McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Dec 21, 2018 *9:00 pm
at Cal Poly
W 75–70 OT
4–8
Mott Athletic Center San Luis Obispo, CA
Dec 28, 2018 *7:00 pm, LHN
at Texas
L 56–76 4–9
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Sun Belt Conference regular season
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State L 58–63 4–10
College Park Center (1,425)Arlington, TX
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia Southern L 64–77 4–11
College Park Center (1,530)Arlington, TX
Jan 10, 2019 6:00 pm
Appalachian State W 82–72 5–11
Holmes Center Boone, NC
Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 61–58 6–11
HTC Center Conway, SC
Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State W 68–59 7–11
College Park Center (2,013)Arlington, TX
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock W 82–73 8–11
College Park Center (1,466)Arlington, TX
Jan 24, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia Southern
W 72–67 9–11
Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
Jan 26, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State
L 71–77 9–12
GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State
W 84–77 2OT
10–12
Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 74–54 11–12
College Park Center Arlington, TX
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Appalachian State W 78–68 12–12
College Park Center Arlington, TX
Feb 14, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock
L 52–56 12–13
Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
Feb 16, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Arkansas State
L 79–83 12–14
First National Bank Arena Jonesboro, AR
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana L 64–76 12–15
College Park Center Arlington, TX
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe W 91–86 2OT
13–15
College Park Center Arlington, TX
Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama
W 75–57 14–15
Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Troy
W 79–66 15–15
Trojan Arena Troy, AL
Mar 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas State W 81–73 16–15
College Park Center Arlington, TX
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 16, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN+
(2)
vs. (3) Georgia Southern semifinals W 67–58 17–15
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Mar 17, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2
(2)
vs. (1) Georgia State championship L 64–73 17–16
Lakefront Arena (1,473)New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
References
