2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Purple Aces, led by first-year head coach Walter McCarty , played their home games at the Ford Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference . They finished the season 11–21 overall, 5–13 in MVC play , and finishing in last place. As the No. 10 seed in the MVC tournament , they lost to Illinois State in the first round.
Previous season
The Purple Aces finished the 2017–18 season 17–15, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the MVC tournament , they lost to Northern Iowa in the first round.
On March 13, 2018, Evansville fired head coach Marty Simmons.[ 1] He finished at Evansville with an 11-year record of 184–175. On March 22, the school hired Boston Celtics assistant coach, former Kentucky player, and Evansville native Walter McCarty as head coach.[ 2]
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Artur Labinowicz
2
G
6'4"
190
Junior
Charlotte, NC
Transferred from Coastal Carolina . Under NCAA transfer rules, Labinowicz will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Devan Straub
4
G
6'2"
190
RS Sophomore
Evansville, IN
Transferred from Indiana Kokomo . Will be eligible to play. Will join the team as a walk-on.
Shea Feehan
21
G
6'0"
155
RS Senior
Peoria, IL
Transferred from Eureka College . Will be eligible to play immediately since Feehan graduated from Eureka .
Sam Cunliffe
24
G
6'6"
200
Junior
Seattle, WA
Transferred from Kansas . Under NCAA transfer rules, Cunliffe will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
2018 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
DeAndre Williams #42 SF
Houston, TX
Klein Forest High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Apr 14, 2018
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : ESPN grade: 76
Will Becker #57 PF
Aurora, CO
Smokey Hill High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
May 17, 2018
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 65
Shamar Givance PG
Toronto, ON
First Love Christian Academy
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
N/A
May 1, 2018
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jawaun Newton SG
El Paso, TX
Burges High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
May 8, 2018
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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:
2019 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2019)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Marcus Henderson PG
Charlotte, NC
United Faith Christian Academy
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
N/A
Oct 10, 2018
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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
2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Marty Hill
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Champlin Park Northeast CC
Brooklyn Park, MN
G
2
Artur Labinowicz
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Combine Academy Coastal Carolina
Charlotte, NC
G
3
Jawaun Newton
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Burges
El Paso, TX
G
4
Devan Straub (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS So
Mater Dei IU Kokomo
Evansville, IN
G
5
Shamar Givance
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Fr
First Love Christian
Toronto, ON
F
10
Evan Kuhlman
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Lakota East
Liberty Township, OH
F
11
Will Becker
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Smoky Hill
Aurora, CO
G
12
Jared Chestnut (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Harrison
Evansville, IN
F
13
DeAndre Williams
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Klein Forest
Houston, TX
F
14
Dainius Chatkevicius
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
RS Sr
West Oaks Academy Vincennes
Klaipėda, Lithuania
G
21
Shea Feehan
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
RS Sr
Notre Dame Eureka
Peoria, IL
G
24
Sam Cunliffe
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Rainier Beach Kansas
Seattle, WA
G
30
Noah Frederking
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Okawville
Okawville, IL
G
33
K. J. Riley
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Standard of Excellence Howard College
Bronx, NY
F
35
John Hall
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS So
Standard of Excellence
Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2018 *2:00 pm
New Mexico Highlands
W 83–61
Ford Center (4,460)Evansville, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018 *8:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Illinois Maui on the Mainland
L 60–99
0–1
State Farm Center (11,755)Champaign, IL
Nov 10, 2018 *4:00 pm, FSN
at Xavier Maui on the Mainland
L 85–91
0–2
Cintas Center (10,533)Cincinnati, OH
Nov 15, 2018 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
Kentucky Wesleyan Maui on the Mainland
W 92–72
1–2
Ford Center (4,497)Evansville, IN
Nov 18, 2018 *12:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas Southern Maui on the Mainland
W 85–63
2–2
Ford Center (4,578)Evansville, IN
Nov 24, 2018 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State
L 72–82
2–3
Worthen Arena (3,224)Muncie, IN
Nov 28, 2018 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
Wyoming MW–MVC Challenge
W 86–78
3–3
Ford Center (4,709)Evansville, IN
Dec 1, 2018 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
Albion
W 65–49
4–3
Ford Center (4,337)Evansville, IN
Dec 4, 2018 *7:00 pm
at Arkansas State
L 77–87
4–4
First National Bank Arena (1,037)Jonesboro, AR
Dec 9, 2018 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
Ball State
W 89–77
5–4
Ford Center (5,672)Evansville, IN
Dec 15, 2018 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville State
L 50–55
5–5
Ford Center (4,814)Evansville, IN
Dec 18, 2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Murray State
L 64–66
5–6
CFSB Center (4,099)Murray, KY
Dec 22, 2018 *4:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay
W 80–75
6–6
Ford Center (5,011)Evansville, IN
Dec 30, 2018 *12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH)
L 67–70
6–7
Millett Hall (1,456)Oxford, OH
Missouri Valley regular season
Jan 2, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Drake
W 82–77
7–7 (1–0)
Ford Center (5,503)Evansville, IN
Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm, FSMW /NBCSCH
at Illinois State
L 46–58
7–8 (1–1)
Redbird Arena (5,643)Normal, IN
Jan 8, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN
Loyola–Chicago
W 67–48
8–8 (2–1)
Ford Center (5,049)Evansville, IN
Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State
L 66–72
8–9 (2–2)
Ford Center (6,419)Evansville, IN
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State
W 70–64
9–9 (3–2)
JQH Arena (4,923)Springfield, MO
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+
Illinois State
L 70–78
9–10 (3–3)
Ford Center (5,731)Evansville, IN
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Drake
L 66–78
9–11 (3–4)
Knapp Center (2,709)Des Moines, IA
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Iowa
L 74–81
9–12 (3–5)
McLeod Center (3,677)Cedar Falls, IA
Jan 30, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Bradley
L 73–81
9–13 (3–6)
Ford Center (5,019)Evansville, IN
Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH
Valparaiso
W 64–53
10–13 (4–6)
Ford Center (5,805)Evansville, IN
Feb 6, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Indiana State
L 62–85
10–14 (4–7)
Hulman Center (3,469)Terre Haute, IN
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Illinois
L 73–78
10–15 (4–8)
SIU Arena (4,923)Carbondale, IL
Feb 13, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State
L 56–68
10–16 (4–9)
Ford Center (5,289)Evansville, IN
Feb 17, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa
L 58–73
10–17 (4–10)
Ford Center (6,148)Evansville, IN
Feb 20, 2019 6:00 pm, FSNW/NBCSCH
at Loyola–Chicago
L 58–70
10–18 (4–11)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,204)Chicago, IL
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bradley
L 61–63
10–19 (4–12)
Carver Arena (6,571)Peoria, IL
Feb 27, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Illinois
L 91–98
10–20 (4–13)
Ford Center (6,198)Evansville, IN
Mar 2, 2019 TBA, CBSSN/ESPN2
at Valparaiso
W 65–63
11–20 (5–13)
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,592)Valparaiso, IN
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 7, 2019
(10)
vs. (7) Illinois State First round
L 60–65
11–21
Enterprise Center (5,004)St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source[ 3]
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold