2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons were led by fourth-year head coach Michael Huger, and played their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–12 overall, 12–6 in MAC play to finish second place in the East Division. As the No. 3 seed in the MAC Tournament, they advanced to the championship game, where they were defeated by Buffalo. They declined any offer to play in a postseason tournament.[1]

2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2018–19 record22–12 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStroh Center
2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo162 .889  324  .889
Bowling Green126 .667  2212  .647
Kent State117 .611  2211  .667
Akron810 .444  1716  .515
Miami (OH)711 .389  1517  .469
Ohio612 .333  1417  .452
West
Toledo135 .722  258  .758
Central Michigan108 .556  2312  .657
Eastern Michigan99 .500  1517  .469
Northern Illinois810 .444  1717  .500
Ball State612 .333  1617  .485
Western Michigan216 .111  824  .250
2019 MAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2017–18 season 16–16, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 9 seed in the MAC Tournament, they lost in the first round to Central Michigan.

Roster

[2]

2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Michael Laster 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrInstitute of Collaborative Education
Central Georgia Tech
Manhattan, NY
F 1 Demajeo Wiggins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrSpringfield HS Toledo, OH
C 2 Tayler Mattos 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrKearsarge New London, NH
G 3 Caleb Fields 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrWildwood Catholic Cape May Court House, NJ
5 Dylan Frye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMater Academy Miami, FL
G 10 Justin Turner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoRenaissance Detroit, Michigan / Detroit, MI
G 15 Ethan Good (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrWapakoneta HS Wapakoneta, OH
F 21 Matiss Kulackovskis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS FrArchbishop Ryan Saldus, Latvia
F 22 Marlon Sierra 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrMiami Senior
Western Nebraska
Miami, FL
G 23 De Andre' Austin (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)155 lb (70 kg) SrUniversity School
Wooster
Warrensville Heights, OH
G/F 25 Daeqwon Plowden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoMastery Charter North Philadelphia, PA
G 52 Joniya Gadson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoDillard HS Miami Gardens, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2018

Schedule and results

The 2018-19 schedule was released on August 1, 2018.[3] The Falcons will participate in the Legends Classic, competing in the Detroit Subregional.[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
6:00pm, FAA
Bluffton W 86–50[5] 
Stroh Center (1,267)
Bowling Green, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00pm, FAA
Tiffin W 91–52[6]  1–0
Stroh Center (1,374)
Bowling Green, OH
Nov 9, 2018*
6:30pm, FS2
at St. John's
Legends Classic campus-site game
L 80–84  1–1
Carnesecca Arena (5,174)
Queens, NY
Nov 12, 2018*
7:00pm, MASN \ ESPN+
at VCU
Legends Classic campus-site game
L 61–72  1–2
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
Nov 15, 2018*
7:00pm, ESPN3
North Carolina Central W 75–60  2–2
Stroh Center (1,363)
Bowling Green, OH
Nov 19, 2018*
5:00pm, FloHoops
vs. Hampton
Legends Classic
W 81–79  3–2
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
Nov 20, 2018*
7:30pm, FloHoops
at Detroit
Legends Classic
L 67–82  3–3
Calihan Hall (1,367)
Detroit, MI
Nov 25, 2018*
3:00pm, ESPN+
Drexel W 81–71  4–3
Stroh Center (1,410)
Bowling Green, OH
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00pm
at Hartford L 63–76  4–4
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (732)
West Hartford, CT
Dec 5, 2018*
7:30pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State L 64–82  4–5
Wolstein Center (1,322)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 8, 2018*
6:00pm, ESPN+
Green Bay W 97–68  5–5
Stroh Center (1,911)
Bowling Green, OH
Dec 16, 2018*
4:00pm, ESPN3
Findlay W 82–57  6–5
Stroh Center (2,426)
Bowling Green, OH
Dec 21, 2018*
1:00pm, FAA
Western Carolina W 73–52  7–5
Stroh Center (1,715)
Bowling Green, OH
Dec 30, 2018*
2:30pm, FAA
UT Martin W 94–80  8–5
Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN3
at Kent State W 86–64  9–5
(1–0)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,843)
Kent, OH
Jan 8, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN+
Ohio W 82–63  10–5
(2–0)
Stroh Center (1,442)
Bowling Green, OH
Jan 12, 2019
4:30pm
at Central Michigan W 97–87 OT 11–5
(3–0)
McGuirk Arena (3,315)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 15, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN+
Ball State W 79–78  12–5
(4–0)
Stroh Center (1,507)
Bowling Green, OH
Jan 19, 2019
6:00pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan W 79–48  13–5
(5–0)
Stroh Center (2,467)
Bowling Green, OH
Jan 22, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan W 80–67  14–5
(6–0)
Convocation Center (1,509)
Ypsilanti, MI
Jan 26, 2019
3:30pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH) L 53–67  14–6
(6–1)
Millett Hall (2,257)
Oxford, OH
Feb 2, 2019
6:00pm, CBSSN
No. 18 Buffalo W 92–88  15–6
(7–1)
Stroh Center (5,000)
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 5, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN+
at Western Michigan W 85–72  16–6
(8–1)
University Arena (1,831)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 9, 2019
6:00pm, ESPN3
Toledo L 71–78  16–7
(8–2)
Stroh Center (5,000)
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 12, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN+
Central Michigan W 79–72  17–7
(9–2)
Stroh Center (1,445)
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 16, 2019
4:30pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 87–67  18–7
(10–2)
Convocation Center (2,869)
DeKalb, IL
Feb 19, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN+
Akron W 73–69  19–7
(11–2)
Stroh Center (1,954)
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 23, 2019
2:00pm, CBSSN
at Ohio L 87–92 OT 19–8
(11–3)
Convocation Center (6,008)
Athens, OH
Feb 26, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN+
Miami L 69–82  19–9
(11–4)
Stroh Center (2,225)
Bowling Green, OH
Mar 2, 2019
4:00pm, CBSSN
Kent State W 77–72  20–9
(12–4)
Stroh Center (3,011)
Bowling Green, OH
Mar 5, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN+
at Akron L 67–91  20–10
(12–5)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,902)
Akron, OH
Mar 8, 2019
7:00pm, ESPN3/ESPN+
at No. 19 Buffalo L 73–84  20–11
(12–6)
Alumni Arena (6,783)
Amherst, NY
MAC Tournament
Mar 14, 2019
9:00pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (11) Ball State
Quarterfinals
W 99–86  21–11
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Mar 15, 2019
9:00pm, FCS
(3) vs. (7) Northern Illinois
Semifinals
W 71–67  22–11
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Mar 16, 2019
7:30pm, ESPN2
(3) vs. (1) Buffalo
Championship
L 73–87  22–12
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team

References

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