2018–19 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2018–19 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Sycamores, led by ninth-year head coach Greg Lansing , played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference . They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the MVC tournament , they lost to Valparaiso in the first round.
ISU coach Greg Lansing began the season needing two wins during the season to surpass his mentor (Royce Waltman ) on the ISU Coaching Leaderboard. Waltman had 134 wins. Lansing passed Waltman following the Sycamores victory over the McKendree Bearcats and is currently second (148) in wins at Indiana State; the leader Duane Klueh has 182. Junior Guard Jordan Barnes became the 39th member of the ISU 1,000-pt Club.
Previous season
The Sycamores finished the 2017–18 season 13–18, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Illinois State .
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Allante Holston
1
G
6'7"
190
Senior
Capitol Heights, MD
Transferred from North Texas . Will be eligible to play immediately since Holston graduated from North Texas .
Cameron Bacote
3
G
6'3"
170
Sophomore
Hampton, VA
Transferred from Maryland Eastern Shore . Under NCAA transfer rules, Bacote will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
2018 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Deavion Washington SG
Terre Haute, IN
Terre Haute South Vigo High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jun 21, 2016
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : ESPN grade: NR
Blake Brinkmeyer PF
West Des Moines, IA
Valley High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Aug 1, 2017
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 (2018)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jared Hankins SG
Indianapolis, IN
Lawrence North High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : ESPN grade: NR
Treauhn Williams PF
Reynoldsburg, OH
Woodstock Academy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
N/A
Sep 22, 2018
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Cobie Barnes SF
Floyds Knobs, IN
Floyd Central High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Oct 11, 2017
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : 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 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Allante Holston
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Clinton Christian SchoolNorth Texas
Capitol Heights, MD
G
2
Jordan Barnes
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
152 lb (69 kg)
Jr
Christian Brothers HS
St. Louis, MO
G
3
Cam Bacote
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Bethel HS Maryland Eastern Shore
Hampton, VA
G
4
Cooper Neese
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Fr
Cloverdale HS
Cloverdale, IN
F/C
5
Bronson Kessinger
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
RS Jr
Corydon Central HS
Corydon, IN
G
10
Christian Williams
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Jr
St. Teresa HS Iowa
Decatur, IL
G
11
Tyreke Key
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
So
Clay County HS
Celina, TN
G
12
Tyeshon Martin (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Fr
New Rochelle HS
Yonkers, NY
G
13
Clayton Hughes
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
So
University School /Hargrave Military
Jackson, TN
F/C
20
Daniel Huenermann
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
So
Kantonsschule Am Burggraben
St. Gallen, Switzerland
G
23
De'Avion Washington
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Terre Haute South Vigo HS
Terre Haute, IN
F
35
Devin Thomas
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Richmond HS Mineral Area College
Richmond, IN
F
40
Blake Brinkmeyer
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Valley HS
West Des Moines, IA
C
41
Emondre Richman
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Sr
Collinsville HS
Collinsville, IL
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 1, 2018 *7:00 pm
Rose-Hulman
W 77–44
Hulman Center (3,675)Terre Haute, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ball State
L 69–86
0–1
Worthen Arena (4,022)Muncie, IN
Nov 9, 2018 *4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay
W 78–74
1–1
Resch Center (1,469)Green Bay, WI
Nov 14, 2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
McKendree
W 80–63
2–1
Hulman Center (3,146)Terre Haute, IN
Nov 24, 2018 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Kentucky
W 63–54
3–1
Hulman Center (3,032)Terre Haute, IN
Nov 28, 2018 *10:00 pm
at San Jose State MW–MVC Challenge
W 86–57
4–1
Event Center Arena (1,523)San Jose, CA
Dec 1, 2018 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
Wright State
W 69–63
5–1
Hulman Center (3,499)Terre Haute, IN
Dec 5, 2018 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Texas
L 69–80
5–2
Hulman Center (3,113)Terre Haute, IN
Dec 8, 2018 *1:00 pm, ESPN+
Truman State
W 77–69
6–2
Hulman Center (3,466)Terre Haute, IN
Dec 16, 2018 *5:00 pm, ESPNU
at TCU Diamond Head Classic campus site game
L 70–90
6–3
Schollmaier Arena (6,431)Fort Worth, TX
Dec 22, 2018 *4:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Colorado Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
W 72–67
7–3
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 23, 2018 *4:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. UNLV Diamond Head Classic semifinals
W 84–79
8–3
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2018 *9:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. TCU Diamond Head Classic championship game
L 69–83
8–4
Stan Sheriff Center (5,752)Honolulu, HI
Missouri Valley regular season
Jan 2, 2019 9:00 pm, FSMW /NBCSCH
at Loyola–Chicago
L 44–79
8–5 (0–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,112)Chicago, IL
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley
W 65–60
9–5 (1–1)
Hulman Center (4,117)Terre Haute, IN
Jan 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State
L 57–72
9–6 (1–2)
Hulman Center (3,420)Terre Haute, IN
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville
W 72–66 OT
10–6 (2–2)
Ford Center (6,419)Evansville, IN
Jan 16, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa
L 64–69
10–7 (2–3)
McLeod Center (3,457)Cedar Falls, IA
Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPNU
Loyola–Chicago
L 67–75
10–8 (2–4)
Hulman Center (10,200)Terre Haute, IN
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso
W 70–53
11–8 (3–4)
Hulman Center (3,460)Valparaiso, IN
Jan 27, 2019 2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Illinois State
L 62–76
11–9 (3–5)
Redbird Arena (5,141)Normal, IL
Jan 30, 2019 9:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH
at Southern Illinois
L 73–88
11–10 (3–6)
SIU Arena (8,284)Carbondale, IL
Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake
L 62–68
11–11 (3–7)
Hulman Center (3,529)Terre Haute, IN
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville
W 85–62
12–11 (4–7)
Hulman Center (3,469)Terre Haute, IN
Feb 9, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley
L 67–96
12–12 (4–8)
Carver Arena (5,805)Peoria, IL
Feb 13, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso
W 87–82 OT
13–12 (5–8)
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,014)Valparaiso, IN
Feb 16, 2019 12:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH
Southern Illinois
L 57–79
13–13 (5–9)
Hulman Center (3,997)Terre Haute, IN
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State
W 73–50
14–13 (6–9)
Hulman Center (3,253)Valparaiso, IN
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State
L 61–67
14–14 (6–10)
JQH Arena (5,788)Springfield, MO
Feb 27, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake
L 68–80
14–15 (6–11)
Knapp Center (4,023)Des Moines, IA
Mar 2, 2019 TBA
Northern Iowa
W 71–54
15–15 (7–11)
Hulman Center (3,764)Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 7, 2019
(8)
vs. (9) Valparaiso
L 55-77
15-16 (7-11)
Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source[ 1]
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NAIA national championship in bold; NCAA Division I Final Four appearance in italics