2018–19 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by seventh-year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 13–17 overall, 8–10 in NEC play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the NEC Tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by the eventual tournament champion, Fairleigh Dickinson.

2018–19 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2018–19 record13–17 (8–10 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Babul
  • Donald Copeland
  • Winston Smith
Home arenaSpiro Sports Center
2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Saint Francis (PA)126 .667  1815  .545
Fairleigh Dickinson126 .667  2114  .600
Sacred Heart117 .611  1517  .469
Robert Morris117 .611  1817  .514
St. Francis Brooklyn99 .500  1716  .515
LIU Brooklyn99 .500  1616  .500
Wagner810 .444  1317  .433
Bryant711 .389  1020  .333
Mount St. Mary's612 .333  922  .290
Central Connecticut513 .278  1120  .355
2019 NEC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2017–18 season, 23–10, 14–4 in NEC play to win the NEC regular season championship. In the NEC Tournament, they defeated Central Connecticut and Robert Morris before losing to LIU Brooklyn in the championship game. As a regular season conference champion who did not win their conference tournament, they received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Baylor.

Roster

2018–19 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Nigel Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoMount Saint Joseph Baltimore, MD
F 1 Lonnie Rivera 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrAmerican Spring Valley, NY
G 2 Tyler Plummer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoAthlete Institute Prep Vaughan, ON
G 3 Jonathan Norfleet 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrSalem Virginia Beach, VA
F 4 AJ Sumbry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrQuinnipiac East Windsor, NJ
F 5 Chance Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrColumbia State CC
San Francisco
Alpharetta, GA
G/F 10 Tim Graham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrNorthwest Kansas Technical College Portland, OR
G 11 Romone Saunders 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrMt. Zion Prep Temple Hills, MD
G 12 Chase Freeman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoStation Camp Gallatin, TN
G 13 Tyrone Nesby IV 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrScotland Campus Prep Reading, PA
G/F 21 Elijah Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrOdessa College Bronx, NY
G 22 Jeff Coulanges 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrDaytona State College Trenton, NJ
G 24 Devin Liggeons 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrImhotep Charter Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 14, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2018*
6:30 pm, FS2
at Seton Hall L 49–89  0–1
Walsh Gymnasium (1,655)
South Orange, NJ
November 10, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell L 84–88 OT 0–2
Costello Athletic Center (1,078)
Lowell, MA
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
SUNY Cortland W 90–58  1–2
Spiro Sports Center (1,386)
Staten Island, NY
November 17, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield W 79–73  2–2
Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, NY
November 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT L 60–71  2–3
Spiro Sports Center (1,278)
Staten Island, NY
November 24, 2018*
2:00 pm
Rider L 65–89  2–4
Spiro Sports Center (1,147)
Staten Island, NY
November 30, 2018*
7:00 pm
at American W 64–58  3–4
Bender Arena (730)
Washington, D.C.
December 9, 2018*
2:00 pm
College of New Rochelle W 105–57  4–4
Spiro Sports Center (1,003)
Staten Island, NY
December 16, 2018*
4:30 pm, FS1
at St. John's L 58–73  4–5
Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
Queens, NY
December 22, 2018*
2:00 pm
Hartford W 77–68  5–5
Spiro Sports Center (1,216)
Staten Island, NY
December 29, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 57–59  5–6
Hagan Arena (3,295)
Philadelphia, PA
NEC regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut W 80–58  6–6
(1–0)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (812)
New Britain, CT
January 5, 2019
4:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn L 59–66  6–7
(1–1)
Spiro Sports Center (1,303)
Staten Island, NY
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Sacred Heart W 76–73  7–7
(2–1)
Spiro Sports Center (1,508)
Staten Island, NY
January 12, 2019
4:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 66–60  8–7
(3–1)
Spiro Sports Center (1,712)
Staten Island, NY
January 19, 2019
4:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's L 56–70  8–8
(3–2)
Spiro Sports Center (1,632)
Staten Island, NY
January 21, 2019
3:30 pm
at Sacred Heart L 38–62  8–9
(3–3)
William H. Pitt Center (707)
Fairfield, CT
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) W 83–79  9–9
(4–3)
DeGol Arena (767)
Loretto, PA
January 26, 2019
5:00 pm
at Robert Morris L 51–57  9–10
(4–4)
North Athletic Complex (1,016)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bryant L 64–71  9–11
(4–5)
Spiro Sports Center (1,637)
Staten Island, NY
February 2, 2019
4:00 pm
LIU Brooklyn W 71–59  10–11
(5–5)
Spiro Sports Center (1,918)
Staten Island, NY
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 44–51  10–12
(5–6)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (478)
Brooklyn, NY
February 9, 2019
4:30 pm
at LIU Brooklyn W 68–65  11–12
(6–6)
Steinberg Wellness Center (672)
Brooklyn, NY
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 63–57  12–12
(7–6)
Spiro Sports Center (1,150)
Staten Island, NY
February 16, 2019
4:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's W 58–56  13–12
(8–6)
Knott Arena (2,182)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Bryant L 65–67  13–13
(8–7)
Chace Athletic Center (1,093)
Smithfield, RI
February 23, 2019
4:30 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 66–74  13–14
(8–8)
Rothman Center (742)
Hackensack, NJ
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) L 72–83  13–15
(8–9)
Spiro Sports Center (1,848)
Staten Island, NY
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm
Robert Morris L 60–69  13–16
(8–10)
Spiro Sports Center (1,558)
Staten Island, NY
NEC Tournament
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
(7) at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson
Quarterfinals
L 46–84  13–17
Rothman Center (1,190)
Hackensack, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

  1. "2018-2019 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wagner College Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
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