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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.
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 |
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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 |
Preseason edit
Preseason poll edit
Source[1]
Rank | Team |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 edit
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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.