2018–19 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

2018–19 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	12–18 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach	Ron Cottrell (28th season)
Assistant coaches	Steven Key Justin "Jud" Kinne Keith Berard
Home arena	Sharp Gymnasium

2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Sam Houston State	16	–	2		.889			21	–	12		.636
Abilene Christian †	14	–	4		.778			27	–	7		.794
Southeastern Louisiana	12	–	6		.667			17	–	16		.515
New Orleans	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Lamar	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
Texas A&M–CC	9	–	9		.500			14	–	18		.438
Central Arkansas	8	–	10		.444			14	–	19		.424
Houston Baptist	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Stephen F. Austin	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Nicholls	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Northwestern State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
McNeese State	5	–	13		.278			9	–	22		.290
Incarnate Word	1	–	17		.056			6	–	25		.194
† 2019 Southland tournament winner

The 2018–19 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represent Houston Baptist University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by head coach Ron Cottrell in his 28th season at HBU. The Huskies play their home games at Sharp Gymnasium as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2017–18 season 6–25, 2–16 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.^[1]

Roster

2018–19 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Ian DuBose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Durham, North Carolina F 2 Philip McKenzie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Nassau, Bahamas F 3 Jackson Stent 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Christchurch, New Zealand G 4 Stephen O'Suji 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Houston, Texas G 10 Ty Dalton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Houston, Texas G 13 Qon Murphy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Cornelius, North Carolina C 15 Edward Hardt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Phoenix, Arizona G 22 Jalon Gates 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Selma, Texas G 23 Oliver Lynch-Daniels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Chapel Hill, North Carolina G 30 Braxton Bonds 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Nashville, Tennessee F 32 Benjamin Uloko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Clemmons, North Carolina C 44 Josh Ibarra 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Angleton, Texas C 50 Ryan Gomes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Westminster, Maryland	Head coach Ron Cottrell (Arkansas) Assistant coach(es) Steven Key (Houston Baptist) Jud Kinne (Albion) Keith Berard (Southern Utah) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 24, 2018

Schedule and results

Sources:^[2][3][4][5]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona Maui Invitational Tournament campus-site game	L 60–90	0–1	McKale Center (13,749) Tucson, AZ
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm		Fordham	W 75–72	1–1	Sharp Gymnasium (748) Houston, TX
Nov 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN/BTN Plus		at Wisconsin	L 59–96	1–2	Kohl Center (17,095) Madison, WS
Nov 23, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACC+		at Wake Forest	W 93–91 ^OT	2–2	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (5,109) Winston-Salem, NC
Nov 26, 2018* 7:00 pm		UTSA	L 82–86	2–3	Sharp Gymnasium (814) Houston, TX
Dec 1, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 78–85	2–4	Thomas Assembly Center (1,704) Ruston, LA
Dec 8, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas State	L 80–90	2–5	Strahan Coliseum (2,103) San Marcos, TX
Dec 14, 2018* 7:00 pm		Arlington Baptist	W 107–70	3–5	Sharp Gymnasium (601) Houston, TX
Dec 17, 2018* 6:30 pm		at Samford	L 61–85	3–6	Pete Hanna Center (704) Birmingham, AL
Dec 19, 2018* 6:00 pm, ACC+		at Miami (FL)	L 73–80	3–7	Watsco Center (6,553) Coral Gables, FL
Dec 29, 2018* 7:00 pm		Dallas Christian	W 143–92	4–7	Sharp Gymnasium (363) Houston, TX
Southland regular season
Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm		Lamar	W 88–82 ^OT	5–7 (1–0)	Sharp Gymnasium (683) Houston, TX
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm		at New Orleans	L 76–81 ^OT	5–8 (1–1)	Lakefront Arena (553) New Orleans, LA
Jan 12, 2019 3:30 pm		at Nicholls State	L 76–77	5–9 (1–2)	Stopher Gym (367) Thibodaux, LA
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	L 68–75	5–10 (1–3)	Moody Coliseum (1,169) Abilene, TX
Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm		Sam Houston State	L 65–71	5–11 (1–4)	Sharp Gymnasium (948) Houston, TX
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	L 67–70	5–12 (1–5)	Sharp Gymnasium (678) Houston, TX
Jan 26, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at McNeese State	L 73–79	5–13 (1–6)	H&HP Complex (2,383) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 96–92	6–13 (2–6)	McDermott Convocation Center (231) San Antonio, TX
Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 73–72	7–13 (3–6)	Sharp Gymnasium (1,000) Houston, TX
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	L 77–79	7–14 (3–7)	Sharp Gymnasium (908) Houston, TX
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm		at Central Arkansas	W 75–71	8–14 (4–7)	Farris Center (515) Conway, AR
Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ELVN / SLC Digital		Nicholls State	W 88–82	9–14 (5–7)	Sharp Gymnasium (611) Houston, TX
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 92–54	10–14 (6–7)	Sharp Gymnasium (634) Houston, TX
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm		at Sam Houston State	L 113–119 ^2OT	10–15 (6–8)	Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,350) Huntsville, TX
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar	L 75–110	10–16 (6–9)	Montagne Center (2,863) Beaumont, TX
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm		McNeese State	W 86–65	11–16 (7–9)	Sharp Gymnasium (781) Houston, TX
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm		Incarnate Word	W 118–111	12–16 (8–9)	Sharp Gymnasium (684) Houston, TX
Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 69–76	12–17 (8–10)	American Bank Center (1,059) Corpus Christi, TX
Southland tournament
Mar 13, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (5) Lamar First round	L 79–81	12–18	Leonard E. Merrill Center (1,650) Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

See also

• 2018–19 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team

References

1. "Houston Baptist Huskies Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
2. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
3. Chris Dobbertean (August 17, 2018). "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". SBNation. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
4. "Houston Baptist Huskies Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
5. "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.