2018–19 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the Pioneers' 20th season of NCAA Division I basketball, all played in the Northeast Conference. The Pioneers were led by sixth-year head coach Anthony Latina and played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut.

2018–19 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record15–17 (11–7 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Johnny Kidd
  • Kevin Papacs
  • Kyle Steinway
Home arenaWilliam H. Pitt Center
Seasons
2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Francis (PA) 12 6   .667 18 15   .545
Fairleigh Dickinson 12 6   .667 21 14   .600
Sacred Heart 11 7   .611 15 17   .469
Robert Morris 11 7   .611 18 17   .514
St. Francis Brooklyn 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
LIU Brooklyn 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Wagner 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Bryant 7 11   .389 10 20   .333
Mount St. Mary's 6 12   .333 9 22   .290
Central Connecticut 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
2019 NEC tournament winner

The Pioneers finished the 2018–19 season 15–17, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in third place. As the three-seed, they lost to six-seed LIU Brooklyn in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament.

Previous season

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The Pioneers finished the 2017–18 season 10–21, 5–13 in NEC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.

Preseason

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In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Pioneers were picked to finish in ninth place.[1]

Roster

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2018–19 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 22 Sean Hoehn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Morristown, New Jersey
F 25 Jare'l Spellman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Glen Allen, Virginia
G 30 Kinnon LaRose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Ogdensburg, New York
G 2 Zach Radz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Watervliet, New York
F 24 E.J. Anosike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So East Orange, New Jersey
G 4 Alex Watson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Marietta, Georgia
G 1 Anthony Boateng 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) RS Fr Bronx, New York
G 0 Aaron Clarke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Parsippany, New Jersey
G 2 Koreem Ozier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Racine, Wisconsin
F 3 Myles Cephas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
F 5 Zach Pfaffenberger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Midlothian, Virginia
G 11 Cameron Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Beaverton, Oregon
G 13 Chaylyn Martin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Hartford, Connecticut
F 21 Gabe Vonleh II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Sharon, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:05 pm
at Holy Cross L 81–93  0–1
Hart Center (1,032)
Worcester, MA
November 12, 2018*
7:30 pm
Western New England W 114–72  1–1
William H. Pitt Center (1,339)
Fairfield, CT
November 16, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Army
Brown Bears Tipoff Classic
W 79–78  2–1
Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, RI
November 17, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Brown
Brown Bears Tipoff Classic
L 77–82  2–2
Pizzitola Sports Center (864)
Providence, RI
November 18, 2018*
1:30 pm
UMass Lowell
Brown Bears Tipoff Classic
L 90–94  2–3
Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, CT
November 24, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Binghamton L 73–78  2–4
Binghamton University Events Center (1,827)
Binghamton, NY
November 27, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford W 98–89  3–4
William H. Pitt Center (758)
Fairfield, CT
November 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Boston College L 73–81  3–5
Conte Forum (3,410)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, WBPH
at Lafayette W 64–62  4–5
Kirby Sports Center (1,322)
Easton, PA
December 10, 2018*
12:00 pm
at Dartmouth L 73–82  4–6
Leede Arena (1,718)
Hanover, NH
December 19, 2018*
6:30 pm, FS2
at Seton Hall L 76–90  4–7
Prudential Center (7,107)
Newark, NJ
December 22, 2018*
8:00 pm, FS1
at St. John's L 82–104  4–8
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
December 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
UMass Lowell L 91–100  4–9
William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
NEC Regular season
January 3, 2019
6:00 pm
LIU Brooklyn W 79–75  5–9
(1–0)
William H. Pitt Center (384)
Fairfield, CT
January 5, 2019
3:30 pm
Central Connecticut W 73–61  6–9
(2–0)
William H. Pitt Center (553)
Fairfield, CT
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm
at Wagner L 73–76  6–10
(2–1)
Spiro Sports Center (1,508)
Staten Island, NY
January 12, 2019
2:00 pm
Bryant W 98–70  7–10
(3–1)
William H. Pitt Center (536)
Fairfield, CT
January 19, 2019
4:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 85–92  7–11
(3–2)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (471)
Brooklyn, NY
January 21, 2019
3:30 pm
Wagner W 62–38  8–11
(4–2)
William H. Pitt Center (707)
Fairfield, CT
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm
at Robert Morris L 64–72  8–12
(4–3)
PPG Paints Arena (1,016)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 26, 2019
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) L 78–79  8–13
(4–4)
DeGol Arena (1,344)
Loretto, PA
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's W 87–79  9–13
(5–4)
Knott Arena (1,621)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 2, 2019
3:30 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 71-62  10-13
(6-4)
William H. Pitt Center (638)
Fairfield, CT
February 7, 2019
6:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 69–63  11–13
(7–4)
William H. Pitt Center (567)
Fairfield, CT
February 9, 2019
3:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's L 73–76  11–14
(7–5)
William H. Pitt Center (1,082)
Fairfield, CT
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm
at Bryant W 105–104  12–14
(8–5)
Chace Athletic Center (631)
Smithfield, RI
February 16, 2019
2:00 pm
at LIU Brooklyn L 84–92  12–15
(8–6)
Steinberg Wellness Center (597)
Brooklyn, NY
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 63–81  12–16
(8–7)
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, NJ
February 23, 2019
3:30 pm
at Central Connecticut State W 80–66  13–16
(9–7)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,254)
New Britain, CT
February 28, 2018
6:00 pm
Robert Morris W 87–63  14–16
(10–7)
William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
March 2, 2019
3:30 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 94–84  15–16
(11–7)
William H. Pitt Center (507)
Fairfield, CT
NEC tournament
March 6, 2019
6:00 pm, NEC Front Row
(3) (6) LIU Brooklyn
Quarterfinals
L 62–71  15–17
William H. Pitt Center (494)
Fairfield, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

References

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  1. ^ "Northeast Conference - Flash Forward! Saint Francis U Chosen To Capture The 2018-19 NEC Men's Basketball Title". www.northeastconference.org. Retrieved December 26, 2018.