2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

The 2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Teaching Gym in Tallahassee, Florida, and were led by second year head coach Robert McCullum as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Florida A&M is ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the APR multi-year threshold.[1] They finished the season 12–19 overall, 9–7 in MEAC play, finishing in a tie for fifth place.

2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2018–19 record12–19 (9–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTeaching Gym
2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Norfolk State142 .875  2214  .611
North Carolina A&T133 .813  1913  .594
North Carolina Central106 .625  1816  .529
Howard106 .625  1717  .500
Bethune–Cookman97 .563  1417  .452
Florida A&M*97 .563  1219  .387
Savannah State88 .500  1120  .355
Coppin State79 .438  825  .242
MD Eastern Shore511 .313  725  .219
South Carolina State511 .313  826  .235
Morgan State412 .250  921  .300
Delaware State214 .125  625  .194
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2019 MEAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Rattlers finished the 2017–18 season 9–25, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a tie three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 9 seed in the MEAC Tournament, they defeated Howard before losing to Hampton in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2018–19 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
SF 0 Tracy Hector Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrSouth Georgia State College Jonesboro, GA
G 2 Kamron Reaves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoCentennial Champaign, IL
G 3 MJ Randolph 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrBooker T. Washington Pensacola, FL
G 4 Rod Melton Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrLawson State CC Dothan, AL
G 5 Nasir Core 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrFreedom Tampa, FL
G 10 Richard Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrSeminole State College (OK) Midwest City, OK
G 11 Gabriel Steele 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrPasco–Hernando State College Panama City, FL
G 20 Brendon Myles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrWhitefield Academy (GA) Atlanta, GA
G 21 Justin Ravenel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrGreenforest Lithonia, GA
G 22 Dexter Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrShawnee CC Chicago, IL
F 23 Bryce Moragne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoHillsborough Tampa, FL
PF 24 Ifeanyi Umezurike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS JrSaint Francis Lagos, Nigeria
C 25 DJ Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoTulane Brusly, LA
F 30 Randall Leath Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrCharter School of Wilmington Clearwater, FL
C 34 Isaiah Martin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrLamar CC Denver, CO
F 35 Hnric Murray Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)218 lb (99 kg) FrPotters' House Christian Academy Orlando, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 7, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
Edward Waters W 62–57 
Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, Florida
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville W 65–50  1–0
Swisher Gymnasium (1,391)
Jacksonville, Florida
November 10, 2018*
1:00 pm
Tuskegee W 62–55  2–0
Teaching Gym (11,897)
Tallahassee, Florida
November 13, 2018*
2:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Campbell
Jamaica Classic
L 59–66  2–1
Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 18, 2018*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Central Connecticut
Jamaica Classic
L 75–89  2–2
Montego Bay Convention Centre (1,425)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 21, 2018*
7:00 pm
at South Florida L 59–69  2–3
Yuengling Center (2,595)
Tampa, Florida
November 24, 2018*
10:30 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 63–71  2–4
Gersten Pavilion (685)
Los Angeles, California
November 29, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Florida L 62–81  2–5
UNF Arena (2,041)
Jacksonville, Florida
December 1, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama L 57–66  2–6
Mitchell Center (2,114)
Mobile, Alabama
December 3, 2018*
8:30 pm, FS1
at DePaul L 50–65  2–7
Wintrust Arena (3,763)
Chicago, Illinois
December 6, 2018*
7:00 pm
Fort Valley State W 80–58  3–7
Teaching Gym (1,293)
Tallahassee, Florida
December 9, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCNE
at Georgia Tech L 40–73  3–8
McCamish Pavilion (4,951)
Atlanta, Georgia
December 17, 2018*
8:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 64–93  3–9
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,887)
Salt Lake City, Utah
December 18, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 64–71  3–10
Matthew Knight Arena (6,909)
Eugene, Oregon
December 21, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Portland L 39–54  3–11
Chiles Center (1,417)
Portland, Oregon
December 29, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Memphis L 65–96  3–12
FedEx Forum (14,201)
Memphis, Tennessee
MEAC regular season
January 5, 2019
4:00 pm
at Howard W 82–72  4–12
(1–0)
Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
January 7, 2019
8:00 pm
at Norfolk State L 62–72  4–13
(1–1)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall 
Norfolk, Virginia
January 12, 2019
4:00 pm
Savannah State W 69–64  5–13
(2–1)
Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, Florida
January 19, 2019
4:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, Florida
January 21, 2019
4:00 pm
Delaware State Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, Florida
January 26, 2019
4:00 pm
at Coppin State Physical Education Complex 
Baltimore, Maryland
January 28, 2019
7:30 pm
at Morgan State Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, Maryland
February 2, 2019
6:00 pm
North Carolina A&T Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 4, 2019
7:30 pm
North Carolina Central Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 9, 2019
4:00 pm
Howard Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 11, 2019
7:30 pm
Norfolk State Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 16, 2019
8:00 pm
at Savannah State Tiger Arena 
Savannah, Georgia
February 18, 2019
7:00 pm
at South Carolina State SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, South Carolina
February 23, 2019
4:00 pm
at Bethune–Cookman Moore Gymnasium 
Daytona Beach, Florida
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, North Carolina
March 7, 2019
7:30 pm
Bethune–Cookman Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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