2018–19 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 24th-year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League.

2018–19 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record10–20 (7–11 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jimmy Fenerty
  • Jarren Dyson
  • Justin Burrell
Home arenaKirby Sports 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

Previous season

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The Leopards finished the 2017–18 season 10–21, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in seventh place. They defeated American in the first round of the Patriot League tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Colgate.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Eric Stafford 4 G 6'5" 172 Senior Pitman, NJ Graduated
Matt Klinewski 13 F 6'8" 235 Senior Voorhees, NJ Graduated

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ronderick Perry
PG
Apopka, FL Wekiva High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Dec 7, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Isaac Suffren
SG
Charlotte, NC Providence Day School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Feb 11, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Sean Good
C
Camp Hill, PA Trinity High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 16, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
Michael Anekwe
PF
Lagos, Nigeria Besant Hill High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mar 30, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Leo O'Boyle
SF
Scranton, PA Scranton Preparatory School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Aug 28, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Neal Quinn
C
Allendale, NJ Northern Highlands High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jun 11, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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2018–19 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Tyrone Perry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Wekiva HS Apopka, FL
G 4 Jay Vaughan (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Fr Allentown Central Catholic HS Allentown, PA
G 5 Isaac Suffren 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Providence Day School Charlotte, NC
G 11 Justin Jaworski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Perkiomen Valley HS Wchwenksville, PA
G 12 Auston Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Greenhill HS McKinney, TX
F 13 Sean Good 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Trinity HS Camp Hill, PA
G 14 Cal Reichwein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Central Bucks West HS Doylestown, PA
G 20 E.J. Stephens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So St. Thomas Aquinas HS Plantation, FL
G 21 Alex Petrie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So St. Christopher's School Midlothian, VA
F 23 Lukas Jarrett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Northport HS Northport, NY
G 24 Kyle Stout 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Parkland HS Schnecksville, PA
F 32 Michael Anekwe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Besant Hill School (CA) Lagos, Nigeria
F 33 Paulius Zalys 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Perkiomen School Kaunas, Lithuania
F 44 Dylan Hastings 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Solanco HS Quarryville, PA
F 54 Myles Cherry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Jr Choate Rosemary Hall Newcastle, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Saint Peter's L 86–93  0–1
Yanitelli Center (1,210)
Jersey City, NJ
Nov 10, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at La Salle W 77–76  1–1
Tom Gola Arena (3,400)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Penn L 61–91  1–2
Palestra (2,061)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm, WBPH
St. Francis Brooklyn L 72–84  1–3
Kirby Sports Center (1,146)
Easton, PA
Nov 25, 2018*
3:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 80–76  2–3
Rothman Center (242)
Teaneck, NJ
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, WPBH
Cornell L 58–63  2–4
Kirby Sports Center (988)
Easton, PA
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, WPBH
Sacred Heart L 62–64  2–5
Kirby Sports Center (1,322)
Easton, PA
Dec 5, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at UConn L 63–90  2-6
XL Center (6,928)
Hartford, CT
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Quinnipiac L 77–88  2–7
People's United Center (2,008)
Hamden, CT
Dec 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, WPBH
Rosemont W 95–54  3–7
Kirby Sports Center (886)
Easton, PA
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, WPBH
Princeton L 79–81  3–8
Kirby Sports Center (1,134)
Easton, PA
Patriot League regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm
at Lehigh L 83–86  3–9
(0–1)
Stabler Arena (1,309)
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm
at Army L 69–77  3–10
(0–2)
Christl Arena (471)
West Point, NY
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, WPBH
Loyola (MD) W 85–70  4–10
(1–2)
Kirby Sports Center (1,109)
Easton, PA
Jan 12, 2019
3:00 pm
at Holy Cross L 70–77  4–11
(1–3)
Hart Center (1,182)
Worcester, MA
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, WPBH
Navy L 77–85  4–12
(1–4)
Kirby Sports Center (989)
Easton, PA
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm
at American W 84–79  5–12
(2–4)
Bender Arena (694)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm
at Colgate L 47–57  5–13
(2–5)
Cotterell Court (417)
Hamilton, NY
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, WPBH
Army L 63–69  5–14
(2–6)
Kirby Sports Center (1,189)
Easton, PA
Jan 30, 2019
8:30 pm, WPBH
Lehigh L 86–93 OT 5–15
(2–7)
Kirby Sports Center (1,344)
Easton, PA
Feb 2, 2019
2:00 pm, WPBH
Bucknell L 66–94  5–16
(2–8)
Kirby Sports Center (1,487)
Easton, PA
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm
at Boston University W 79–72  6–16
(3–8)
Case Gym (459)
Boston, MA
Feb 10, 2019
12:00 pm, CBSSN
Holy Cross W 69–67  7–16
(4–8)
Kirby Sports Center (1,342)
Easton, PA
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm
at Navy W 80–74  8–16
(5–8)
Alumni Hall (468)
Annapolis, MD
Feb 17, 2019
2:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) W 69–64  9–16
(6–8)
Reitz Arena (879)
Baltimore, MD
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, WPBH
American W 70–68  10–16
(7–8)
Kirby Sports Center (899)
Easton, PA
Feb 24, 2019
2:00 pm
at Bucknell L 76–118  10–17
(7–9)
Sojka Pavilion (2,968)
Lewisburg, PA
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, WPBH
Boston University L 82–84  10–18
(7–10)
Kirby Sports Center (1,247)
Easton, PA
Mar 2, 2019
12:00 pm, WPBH
Colgate L 70–76  10–19
(7–11)
Kirby Sports Center (1,447)
Easton, PA
Patriot League tournament
Mar 5, 2019
7:00 pm
(7) (10) Holy Cross
First round
L 74–79  10–20
Kirby Sports Center (1,004)
Easton, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

See also

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2018–19 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

References

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