2018–19 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

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2018–19 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
Maine Black Bears script.svg
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2018–19 record5–27 (3–13 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCross Insurance Center
Seasons
2018–19 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont † 14 – 2   .875 27 – 7   .794
Stony Brook 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727
UMBC 11 – 5   .688 21 – 13   .618
Hartford 10 – 6   .625 18 – 15   .545
UMass Lowell 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469
Albany 7 – 9   .438 12 – 20   .375
Binghamton 5 – 11   .313 10 – 23   .303
Maine 3 – 13   .188 5 – 27   .156
New Hampshire 3 – 13   .188 5 – 24   .172
† 2019 America East Tournament winner

The 2018–19 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine and were led by 1st-year head coach Richard Barron, who previously served as the head coach of Maine's women's basketball team.[1] They finished the season 5–27 overall, 3–13 in conference play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the 8th seed in the 2019 America East Men's Basketball Tournament, they were defeated by top-seeded Vermont 57–73 in the quarterfinals.[2]

Previous season[]

The Black Bears finished the 2017–18 season 6–26, 3–13 in the America East Conference play to finish in eighth place. In the America East Tournament, they lost to Vermont in the quarterfinals. On March 5, the school parted ways with head coach Bob Walsh and within hours hired Richard Barron, who was previously head coach Maine's women's basketball team from 2011–2017.[3][4]

Roster[]

2018–19 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Andrew Fleming 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Oxford Hills HS Norway, ME
G 1 Mykhailo Yagodin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So South Plains College Odessa, Ukraine
G 2 Celio Araujo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr The Masters School Governador Valadares, Brazil
F 3 Vilgot Larsson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Hill College Stockholm, Sweden
G 4 Terion Moss 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Portland HS Portland, ME
F 5 Nedeljko Prijovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Texas State Belgrade, Serbia
F 10 Stephane Ingo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Gould Academy Mississauga, Ontario
F 11 Ilija Stojiljkovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Lee Academy Niš, Serbia
G 12 Lewis Wang 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Lee Academy Taipei, Taiwan
F 13 Miks Antoms 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Lee Academy Riga, Latvia
G 14 Isaiah White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr UNC Asheville Ellicott City, MD
F 15 David Begic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Vanguard School (FL) Zadar, Croatia
F 22 Solomon Iluyomade 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Laramie County CC London, England
G 25 Sergio El Darwich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Western Texas College Dekwaneh, Lebanon
G 32 Dennis Ashley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr St. Monica Academy Los Angeles, CA
F/C 50 Vincent Eze 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr Putnam Science Academy Bethlehem, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 8, 2018

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:30 pm 		Maine–Presque Isle W 82–40 
Cross Insurance Center (863)
Bangor, ME
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
9:00 pm, ALT 		at Denver L 50–63  0–1
 Magness Arena (1,822)
Denver, CO
November 8, 2018*
9:00 pm, P12N 		at Utah L 61–75  0–2
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,971)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 10, 2018*
5:00 pm, Stadium 		at San Francisco L 50–93  0–3
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,813)
San Francisco, CA
November 17, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at NC State
Wolfpack Classic 		L 63–82  0–4
 PNC Arena (13,290)
Raleigh, NC
November 20, 2018*
8:00 pm 		at North Texas
Wolfpack Classic 		L 63–74 OT 0–5
 The Super Pit (2,358)
Denton, TX
November 25, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Quinnipiac L 50–58  0–6
 People's United Center (1,012)
Hamden, CT
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Princeton
Wolfpack Classic 		L 59–73  0–7
 Cross Insurance Center (1,113)
Bangor, ME
December 1, 2018*
3:00 pm 		at Saint Peter's
Wolfpack Classic 		L 59–63 OT 0–8
 Yanitelli Center (602)
Jersey City, NJ
December 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Fordham W 75–68 2OT 1–8
 Cross Insurance Center (1,036)
Bangor, ME
December 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dartmouth L 52–78  1–9
 Leede Arena (636)
Hanover, NH
December 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Maine–Machias W 98–43  2–9
 Cross Insurance Center 
Bangor, ME
December 16, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Duquesne L 46–72  2–10
 Palumbo Center (1,487)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 22, 2018*
1:00 pm 		Central Connecticut L 90–93  2–11
 Cross Insurance Center (1,084)
Bangor, ME
December 29, 2018*
3:00 pm, BTN Plus 		at Rutgers L 55–70  2–12
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,401)
Piscataway, NJ
January 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Brown L 67–75  2–13
 Pizzitola Sports Center (676)
Providence, RI
America East Conference regular season
January 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UMBC L 52–61  2–14
(0–1) 		UMBC Event Center (1,081)
Catonsville, MD
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Vermont L 49–73  2–15
(0–2) 		Cross Insurance Center (995)
Bangor, ME
January 12, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Albany W 66–62  3–15
(1–2) 		SEFCU Arena (1,793)
Albany, NY
January 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hartford L 76–77  3–16
(1–3) 		Cross Insurance Center (918)
Bangor, ME
January 19, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stony Brook L 61–64  3–17
(1–4) 		Cross Insurance Center (929)
Bangor, ME
January 26, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Binghamton L 66–78  3–18
(1–5) 		Binghamton University Events Center (2,452)
Vestal, NY
January 30, 2019
7:00 pm 		at UMass Lowell W 78–59  4–18
(2–5) 		Tsongas Center (1,232)
Lowell, MA
February 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		New Hampshire W 62–53  5–18
(3–5) 		Cross Insurance Center (1,026)
Bangor, ME
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Vermont L 63–86  5–19
(3–6) 		Patrick Gym (2,472)
Burlington, VT
February 10, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UMBC L 66–67  5–20
(3–7) 		Cross Insurance Center (1,195)
Bangor, ME
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Hartford L 73–81  5–21
(3–8) 		Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (864)
West Hartford, CT
February 17, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Albany L 54–63  5–22
(3–9) 		Cross Insurance Center (989)
Bangor, ME
February 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stony Brook L 53–81  5–23
(3–10) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,286)
Stony Brook, NY
February 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell L 61–70  5–24
(3–11) 		Cross Insurance Center (981)
Bangor, ME
March 2, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Binghamton L 60–83  5–25
(3–12) 		Cross Insurance Center (818)
Bangor, ME
March 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Hampshire L 53–60  5–26
(3–13) 		Lundholm Gym (333)
Durham, NH
America East Tournament
March 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(8) at (1) Vermont
Quarterfinals 		L 57–73  5–27
 Patrick Gym (2,750)
Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Report: Richard Barron, former Maine women's coach, to take over men's program". 5 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Maine vs. Vermont - Game Summary - March 9, 2019 - ESPN".
  3. ^ "Barron named UMaine men's basketball head coach following Walsh's decision not to extend contract" (Press release). Maine Black Bears. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "Outgoing UMaine coach Walsh praises players' work ethic". 6 March 2018.
  5. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
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