2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball season

The 2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2019 and concludes in February 2019. The season marked the 70th season of Ohio Valley Conference basketball.

2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2018
through March 2019
Number of teams10
Regular Season
ChampionBelmont Bruins
League championsMurray State Racers
Season MVPJa Morant
Tournament
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

Preseason

Preseason poll

Source[1]

Rank Team
1Belmont (8)
2Murray State (9)
3Jacksonville State (7)
4Austin Peay
5Tennessee Tech
6Eastern Kentucky
7Eastern Illinois
8Tennessee State
9Southeast Missouri State
10Morehead State
11UT Martin
12SIU Edwardsville

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Source[1]

Award Recipients
All-Conference Team Shaq Buchanan (Murray State)

Ledarrius Brewer (Southeast Missouri State)
Jason Burnell (Jacksonville State)
Christian Cunningham (Jacksonville State)
Lamontray Harris (Morehead State)
Fatood Lewis (UT Martin)
Terrell Lewis (Eastern Illinois)
Nick Mayo (Eastern Kentucky)
Kevin McClain (Belmont)
Ja Morant (Murray State)
Terry Taylor (Austin Peay)
Dylan Windler (Belmont)

OVC Preseason Player of the Year: Dylan Windler (Belmont)

Regular season

Postseason

Ohio Valley Tournament

NCAA Tournament

National Invitation Tournament

References

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