2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball season
The 2018–19 Southern 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 will begin in January 2019 and conclude in February 2019. The season marked the 97th season of Southern Conference basketball.
| 2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 2018 through March 2019 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular Season | |
| Tournament | |
| 2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Wofford † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 SoCon Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason
Coaching changes
On March 3, 2018, Western Carolina head coach Larry Hunter resigned after 13 seasons.[1] On March 27, Winthrop associate head coach Mark Prosser, son of the late Skip Prosser, was named head coach of the Catamounts.[2]
Predicted results
Preseason Southern Conference Coaches Poll[3]
- 1. UNCG (6) 78
- 2. Wofford (4) 74
- 3. ETSU 67
- 4. Furman 57
- 5. Mercer 48
- 6. The Citadel 38
- 7. Chattanooga 30
- 8. Samford 26
- 9. Western Carolina 20
- 10. VMI 12
Preseason Southern Conference Media Poll
- 1. UNCG (16) 231
- 2. Wofford (6) 214
- 3. ETSU (2) 198
- 4. Furman 169
- 5. Mercer 136
- 6. Chattanooga 103
- 7. The Citadel 96
- 8. Samford 69
- 9. Western Carolina 59
- 10. VMI 45
Preseason Southern teams
Preseason Player of the Year[3]
- Fletcher Magee, Sr., G, Wofford
Preseason All-Southern Conference Team
- Zane Najdawi, Sr., F, The Citadel
- Tray Boyd III, Jr., G, ETSU
- Bo Hodges, So., G/F, ETSU
- Jeromy Rodriguez, R-Jr., F, ETSU
- Matt Rafferty, Sr., F, Furman
- Ross Cummings, Jr., G, Mercer
- Francis Alonso, Sr., G, UNCG
- James Dickey, Jr., F, UNCG
- Bubba Parham, So., G, VMI
- Cameron Jackson, Sr., F, Wofford
- Fletcher Magee, Sr., G, Wofford
Regular season
Points scored
Postseason
Southern Tournament
NCAA Tournament
National Invitation Tournament
Awards and honors
References
- "Western Carolina basketball coach Larry Hunter steps down". Washington Post. Associated Press. 2018-03-04. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- McCormick, Bret (March 27, 2018). "Winthrop basketball assistant coach lands head job". Rock Hill Herald. Rock Hill, SC. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- "MEN'S HOOPS PRESEASON ALL-SOCON TEAM, POLLS ANNOUNCED". Southern Conference. October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
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