2018–19 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team represented Jacksonville State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by third-year head coach Ray Harper, played their home games at the Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 15–3 in OVC play to finish in third place. They defeated UT Martin in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Murray State. Despite having 24 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

2018–19 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division champions
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
2018–19 record24–9 (15–3 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chase Richardson
  • Jake Morton
  • Tommy Wade
Home arenaPete Mathews Coliseum
2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Belmont162 .889  276  .818
Murray State162 .889  285  .848
Jacksonville State153 .833  249  .727
Austin Peay135 .722  2211  .667
Morehead State810 .444  1320  .394
Eastern Illinois711 .389  1418  .438
UT Martin612 .333  1219  .387
SIU Edwardsville612 .333  1021  .323
Eastern Kentucky612 .333  1318  .419
Tennessee State612 .333  921  .300
Southeast Missouri State513 .278  1021  .323
Tennessee Tech414 .222  823  .258
2019 OVC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2017–18 season 23–13, 11–7 in OVC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Tennessee Tech in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Murray State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Canisius and Central Arkansas to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Texas.

Roster

2018–19 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Jamall Gregory 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)202 lb (92 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
G 1 Cam Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
G 2 Detrick Mostella 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Decatur, Alabama
C 3 Maros Zeliznak 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) Fr Košice, Slovakia
G 4 Ty Hudson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 10 Maurice Dunlap 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Greenwood, Mississippi
F 11 Jacara Cross 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Lithonia, Georgia
F 14 Jason Burnell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr DeLand, Florida
G 23 Marlon Hunter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Panama City, Florida
F 31 Christian Cunningham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Albuquerque, New Mexico
G 33 De'Torrion Ware 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 30, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Samford L 72–92  0–2
Pete Hanna Center (1,443)
Homewood, AL
Nov 12, 2018*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Penn State
Cancún Challenge campus game
L 61–76  0–2
Bryce Jordan Center (7,722)
University Park, PA
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bradley
Cancún Challenge campus game
L 65–74  0–3
Carver Arena (4,706)
Peoria, IL
Nov 20, 2018*
11:30 pm, CBS Digital
vs. Western Carolina
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals
W 84–53  1–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (200)
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 21, 2018*
2:00pm, CBS Digital
vs. North Florida
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division championship
W 83–78  2–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (121)
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 28, 2018*
11:30 am
vs. Carver College W 101–61  3–3
Cherokee Center & Arena (1,571)
Centre, AL
Dec 1, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Alabama W 76–65  4–3
Flowers Hall (844)
Florence, AL
Dec 8, 2018*
3:00 pm
at Delaware State W 81–54  5–3
Memorial Hall (617)
Dover, DE
Dec 12, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Wichita State L 65–69  5–4
Charles Koch Arena (10,028)
Wichita, KS
Dec 15, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville W 55–50  6–4
Ford Center (4,814)
Evansville, IN
Dec 18, 2018*
7:15 pm, ESPN+
North Alabama W 64–50  7–4
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,295)
Jacksonville, AL
Dec 22, 2018*
11:00 am, ATTSNPT
at West Virginia L 72–74  7–5
WVU Coliseum (8,231)
Morgantown, WV
Dec 29, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Reinhardt W 109–77  8–5
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,229)
Jacksonville, AL
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
Jan 3, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Belmont W 83–73  9–5
(1–0)
Curb Event Center (2,518)
Nashville, TN
Jan 5, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee State W 69–62  10–5
(2–0)
Gentry Complex (710)
Nashville, TN
Jan 10, 2019
7:15 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Illinois W 69–62  11–5
(3–0)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,275)
Jacksonville, AL
Jan 12, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville W 90–54  12–5
(4–0)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,189)
Jacksonville, AL
Jan 17, 2019
7:15 pm, ESPN+
Belmont W 91–80  13–5
(5–0)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,875)
Jacksonville, AL
Jan 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee Tech W 65–48  14–5
(6–0)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,019)
Jacksonville, AL
Jan 24, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky L 70–88  14–6
(6–1)
Seabury Center (1,280)
Berea, KY
Jan 26, 2019
2:35 pm, ESPN+
at Morehead State W 77–71  15–6
(7–1)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,147)
Morehead, KY
Jan 31, 2019
7:15 pm, ESPN+
Murray State W 88–68  16–6
(8–1)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,718)
Jacksonville, AL
Feb 2, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay L 71–74  16–7
(8–2)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,802)
Jacksonville, AL
Feb 7, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at UT Martin L 64–66  16–8
(8–3)
Skyhawk Arena (942)
Martin, TN
Feb 9, 2019
4:15 pm, ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State W 81–64  17–8
(9–3)
Show Me Center (1,503)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Feb 14, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech W 67–57  18–8
(10–3)
Eblen Center (1,159)
Cookeville, TN
Feb 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee State W 84–65  19–8
(11–3)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,223)
Jacksonville, AL
Feb 21, 2019
7:15 pm, ESPN+
Morehead State W 65–64  20–8
(12–3)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,134)
Jacksonville, AL
Feb 23, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky W 104–101 OT 21–8
(13–3)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,423)
Jacksonville, AL
Feb 28, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNews
at Eastern Illinois W 89–84 OT 22–8
(14–3)
Lantz Arena (1,414)
Charleston, IL
Mar 2, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech W 97–72  23–8
(15–3)
Vadalabene Center (1,631)
Edwardsville, IL
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
Mar 8, 2019
10:30 pm
(3) vs. (7) UT Martin
Quarterfinals
W 88–81  24–8
Ford Center (1,040)
Evansville, IN
Mar 9, 2019
11:00 pm, ESPNU
(3) vs. (2) Murray State
Semifinals
L 74–76  24–9
Ford Center (8,294)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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