2018–19 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represents Georgia Southern University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Mark Byington, play their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12-6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a 3-way tie for second place. They defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament before losing in the semifinals to UT Arlington. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

2018–19 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2018–19 record21–12 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHanner Fieldhouse
2018–19 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Georgia State135 .722  2410  .706
UT Arlington126 .667  1716  .515
Georgia Southern126 .667  2112  .636
Texas State126 .667  2410  .706
Louisiana108 .556  1913  .594
Coastal Carolina99 .500  1717  .500
Louisiana–Monroe99 .500  1916  .543
South Alabama810 .444  1717  .500
Arkansas State711 .389  1319  .406
Appalachian State612 .333  1121  .344
Little Rock513 .278  1021  .323
Troy513 .278  1218  .400
2019 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2017–18 season 21–12, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Georgia State. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Roster

2018–19 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Montae Glenn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Carrollton, Georgia
G 1 Jared Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS So Charlotte, North Carolina
G 2 Mike Hughes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 3 Ike Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Gainesville, Florida
G 4 Tookie Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Madison, Georgia
F 5 B. J. Gladden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 10 Jake Allsmiller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Nashville, Tennessee
F 11 Shawn O'Connell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Roswell, Georgia
G 13 Quan Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Tallahassee, Florida
F 14 Coye Simmons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 21 Tione Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr Gwinnett, Georgia
F 23 Simeon Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 24 David-Lee Jones, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) So Tampa, Florida
F 25 David Georgiev 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Skopje, Macedonia
G 30 DeDe Reynolds 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Madison, Georgia
C 35 Tyshaun Crawford 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)270 lb (122 kg) Fr Griffin, Georgia
F 53 Isaiah Crawley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Ripley, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30*
7:00 pm
Charleston Southern W 79–61 
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,538)
Statesboro, GA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7*
7:00 pm
Carver College
Islands of the Bahamas Showcase campus game
W 139–51  1–0
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,214)
Statesboro, GA
Nov 13*
7:00 pm
George Mason
ESPN+
W 98–89  2–0
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,638)
Statesboro, GA
Nov 16*
5:00 pm
vs. Florida Atlantic
Islands of the Bahamas Showcase quarterfinals
W 80–70  3–0
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (247)
Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 17*
5:00 pm
vs. Pepperdine
Islands of the Bahamas Showcase semifinals
W 88–78  4–0
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (523)
Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 18*
8:00 pm
vs. Montana
Islands of the Bahamas Showcase championship
W 80–77  5–0
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (634)
Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 27*
7:00 pm
East Tennessee State
ESPN+
L 64–69  5–1
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,256)
Statesboro, GA
Nov 29*
9:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona L 70–100  5–2
McKale Center (13,486)
Tucson, AZ
Dec 8*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer W 89–74  6–2
Hawkins Arena (3,272)
Macon, GA
Dec 11*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UCF L 88–95  6–3
CFE Arena (3,632)
Orlando, FL
Dec 14*
7:00 pm
Brewton–Parker W 101–64  7–3
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,019)
Statesboro, GA
Dec 18*
7:30 pm
Bradley W 79–74 OT 8–3
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,507)
Statesboro, GA
Dec 21*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Radford L 68–80  8–4
Dedmon Center (1,012)
Radford, VA
Dec 29*
3:30 pm, NBCSN
at Dayton L 90–94  8–5
UD Arena (13,147)
Dayton, OH
Sun Belt Conference regular season
Jan 3
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State L 70–73  8–6
(0–1)
Strahan Coliseum (1,517)
San Marcos, TX
Jan 5
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington W 77–64  9–6
(1–1)
College Park Center (1,530)
Arlington, TX
Jan 10
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 79–78  10–6
(2–1)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,282)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 12
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana L 85–87  10–7
(2–2)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,326)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 17
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Troy W 90–82  11–7
(3–2)
Trojan Arena (3,021)
Troy, AL
Jan 19
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Alabama W 88–86 OT 12–7
(4–2)
Mitchell Center (1,885)
Mobile, AL
Jan 24
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington L 67–72  12–8
(4–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,357)
Statesboro, GA
Jan 26
5:00 pm
Texas State W 74–58  13–8
(5–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,414)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 2
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State L 72–81  13–9
(5–4)
GSU Sports Arena (3,854)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 6
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana W 103–86  14–9
(6–4)
Cajundome (3,562)
Lafayette, LA
Feb 8
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe L 79–88  14–10
(6–5)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (5,366)
Monroe, LA
Feb 13
7:00 pm, ESPN+
South Alabama W 75–65  15–10
(7–5)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,321)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 15
9:00 pm, ESPN2
Troy W 76–51  16–10
(8–5)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,349)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 21
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina W 79–74  17–10
(9–5)
HTC Center (1,483)
Conway, SC
Feb 23
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Appalachian State W 92–69  18–10
(10–5)
Holmes Center (1,722)
Boone, North Carolina
Feb 28
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock W 81–66  19–10
(11–5)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,265)
Statesboro, GA
Mar 2
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Arkansas State W 81–70  20–10
(12–5)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,986)
Statesboro, GA
Mar 9
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia State L 85–90  20–11
(12–6)
Hanner Fieldhouse (3,987)
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt Tournament
Mar 15
8:30 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (7) Louisiana-Monroe
Quarterfinals
W 81–67  21–11
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 16
6:30 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (2) UT Arlington
Semifinals
L 58–67  21–12
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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