2018–19 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

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2018–19 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball
SIU Edwardsville Cougars wordmark.svg
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
2018–19 record10–21 (6–12 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaVadalabene Center
Seasons
2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont 16 – 2   .889 27 – 6   .818
Murray State† 16 – 2   .889 28 – 5   .848
Jacksonville State 15 – 3   .833 24 – 9   .727
Austin Peay 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
Morehead State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 20   .394
Eastern Illinois 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
UT Martin 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
SIU Edwardsville 6 – 12   .333 10 – 21   .323
Eastern Kentucky 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
Tennessee State 6 – 12   .333 9 – 21   .300
Southeast Missouri State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Tennessee Tech 4 – 14   .222 8 – 23   .258
† 2019 OVC Tournament winner

The 2018–19 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by fourth-year head coach Jon Harris, played their home games at the Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 6–12 in OVC play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed, they lost in the first round of the OVC Tournament to Morehead State.

Previous season[]

The Cougars finished the 2017–18 season 9–21, 5–13 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. Due to Southeast Missouri State being ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations, the Cougars received the No. 8 seed in the OVC Tournament where they lost in the first round to Tennessee Tech.[1]

Preseason[]

In a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors, SIUE was picked to finish in 12th place in the OVC.[2]

Postseason[]

On March 11, 2019, SIUE announced that coach Jon Harris' contract had not been renewed after a four-year record of 31 wins and 88 losses.[3] Assistant coaches Brian Barone, Charles "Bubba" Wells, and Mike Waldo were all retained, with Barone being named as interim head coach.[4] Former head coach Marty Simmons, one of only three Cougars coaches with a winning record, has expressed an interest in returning.[3]

Roster[]

2018–19 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Treavon Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Curie HS Chicago, IL
F 1 D.J. Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Fayette Ware HS Moscow, TN
G 2 D'Quan Applewhite (xW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Thornton Township HS Harvey, IL
G 3 Daniel Kinchen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Alabama Southern CC/Stephenson HS Atlanta, GA
G 5 Tyresse Williford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Wabash Valley CC/Marshall HS Chicago, IL
F 10 Bill Awet 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Victory Rock Prep Sydney, Australia
G 13 Christian Ellis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Modesto Christian HS Oakland, CA
G 15 David McFarland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr East Mississippi CC/Raymond HS Edwards, MS
G 21 Blake Lindenmeyer (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Arcola HS Arcola, IL
G 22 Justin Benton Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Houston HS Memphis, TN
C 23 Elochukwu Eze 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Asheville Christian Academy Enugu, Nigeria
F 24 Cameron Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Hazelwood Central HS St. Louis, MO
G 25 Jaylen McCoy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Wallace State CC/Saint James School Montgomery, AL
G/F 30 Anselm Uzuegbunem 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Northern Oklahoma CC/Harding Charter Prep HS Oklahoma City, OK
G 31 Jackson Best (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Edwardsville HS Edwardsville, IL
F 32 Brandon Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Cardinal Ritter HS East St. Louis, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 30 August 2019

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kentucky State W 80–61 
 17 – B. Jackson   10 – Uzuegbunem   7 – Ellis  Vadalabene Center (1,107)
Edwardsville, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Pacific L 65–74  0–1
  17 – McFarland   7 – B. Jackson   4 – Williams  Vadalabene Center (1,387)
Edwardsville, IL
November 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Winthrop L 82–94  0–2
  20 – McFarland   7 – Uzuegbunem   5 – Ellis  Vadalabene Center (1,358)
Edwardsville, IL
November 21, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Valparaiso L 70–75 OT 0-3
  24 – Williford   7 – Ellis & B. Jackson   4 – Williford  Athletics–Recreation Center (1,940)
Valparaiso, IN
November 25, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word W 80–68  1–3
  20 – Williford   6 – Williford   8 – Williford  Vadalabene Center (1,011)
Edwardsville, IL
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Western Illinois L 58-83  1–4
  12 – McFarland   6 – Ellis   4 – Williford  Western Hall (441)
Macomb, IL
December 1, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois L 61–82  1–5
  24 – McFarland   7 – B. Jackson   3 – Martin, McFarland
& Williford  		Vadalabene Center (3,360)
Edwardsville, IL
December 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Harris–Stowe W 92–87  2–5
  28 – B. Jackson   11 – B. Jackson   4 – Williford  Vadalabene Center (856)
Edwardsville, IL
December 17, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Drake
Las Vegas Classic campus game 		L 66–79  2–6
  21 – McFarland   6 – B. Jackson   2 – Kinchen  Knapp Center (2,375)
Des Moines, IA
December 19, 2018*
9:30 pm, P12N 		at Washington State
Las Vegas Classic campus game 		L 73–89  2–7
  24 – McFarland   7 – McFarland   3 – McFarland & McCoy  Beasley Coliseum (1,776)
Pullman, WA
December 22, 2018*
1:00 pm 		Cal State Northridge
Las Vegas Classic Visitors Bracket semifinals 		L 79–85  2–8
  18 – McFarland   7 – B. Jackson & D.J. Jackson   6 – Williford  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 23, 2018*
1:00 pm 		Northern Colorado
Las Vegas Classic Visitors Bracket 3rd place game 		W 82–72  3–8
  25 – Williford   8 – Williams   3 – Williford  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 30, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Missouri S&T W 79–66  4–8
  16 – Williams   6 – B.Jackson, Uzuegbunem
& Williford 		  6 – Williford  Vadalabene Center (1,137)
Edwardsville, IL
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
January 3, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeast Missouri State W 94–88  5–8
(1–0) 		 27 – Williams   8 – B.Jackson   6 – Williford  Vadalabene Center (1,048)
Edwardsville, IL
January 5, 2019
3:15 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Illinois L 81–84 OT 5–9
(1–1) 		 26 – B.Jackson   9 – B.Jackson   11 – Williford  Lantz Arena (1,088)
Charleston, IL
January 10, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee Tech L 69–78 OT 5–10
(1–2) 		 17 – McFarland   7 – B.Jackson   6 – Ellis  Eblen Center (1,674)
Cookeville, TN
January 12, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville State L 54–90  5–11
(1–3) 		 10 – McFarland   5 – Uzuegbunem   2 – Williford  Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,189)
Jacksonville, AL
January 17, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Austin Peay L 71–79  5–12
(1–4) 		 16 – Williams   8 – B. Jackson   4 – Ellis & Williford  Vadalabene Center (1,322)
Edwardsville, IL
January 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Murray State L 72–82  5–13
(1–5) 		 33 – Williford   6 – B. Jackson   4 – Williford  Vadalabene Center (2,178)
Edwardsville, IL
January 24, 2019
7:45 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southeast Missouri State W 87–86 3OT 6–13
(2–5) 		 21 – McFarland   15 – B. Jackson   5 – Williford  Show Me Center (1,188)
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 26, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Martin L 69–85  6–14
(2–6) 		 19 – McFarland   8 – Martin   5 – Williford  Skyhawk Arena (1,031)
Martin, TN
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Morehead State W 83–76  7–14
(3–6) 		 23 – Williford   5 – Uzuegbunem   4 – Ellis  Vadalabene Center (1,079)
Edwardsville, IL
February 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Kentucky W 88–82 2OT 8–14
(4–6) 		 27 – Williford   13 – Uzuegbunem   6 – Ellis  Vadalabene Center (1,060)
Edwardsville, IL
February 7, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Austin Peay L 45–80  8–15
(4–7) 		 12 – B. Jackson   8 – B. Jackson   4 – Williford  Dunn Center (1,479)
Clarksville, TN
February 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Murray State L 55–86  8–16
(4–8) 		 14 – McFarland   8 – B. Jackson   3 – McCoy  CFSB Center (8,007)
Murray, KY
February 14, 2019
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Illinois L 65–79  8–17
(4–9) 		 16 – B. Jackson   10 – B. Jackson   6 – McFarland  Vadalabene Center (1,012)
Edwardsville, IL
February 16, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Martin L 69–73  8–18
(4–10) 		 15 – McFarland   6 – B. Jackson   5 – Williams  Vadalabene Center (1,011)
Edwardsville, IL
February 21, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tennessee State W 85–84  9–18
(5–10) 		 22 – B. Jackson   7 – Uzuegbunem   3 – Williams  Gentry Complex (2,301)
Nashville, TN
February 23, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Belmont L 75–97  9–19
(5–11) 		 22 – B. Jackson   7 – Uzuegbunem   5 – Williford  Curb Event Center (4,094)
Nashville, TN
February 28, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Tennessee Tech W 76–68  10–19
(6–11) 		 16 – B. Jackson   8 – B. Jackson & Uzuegbunem   6 – Williford  Vadalabene Center (1,350)
Edwardsville, IL
March 2, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Jacksonville State L 72–97  10–20
(6–12) 		 19 – B. Jackson   4 – McFarland   5 – McCoy  Vadalabene Center (1,631)
Edwardsville, IL
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
March 6, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (5) Morehead State
First round 		L 68–72  10–21
  17 – B. Jackson   9 – B. Jackson   5 – McFarland  Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time Source[5].

References[]

  1. ^ "SIU-Edwardsville vs. Tennessee Tech - Game Recap - February 28, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  2. ^ "Belmont Picked As 2018-19 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Windler Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. October 23, 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL: Harris out as SIUE coach; Simmons interested in job". The Telegraph/Hearst Newspapers. March 11, 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Brian Barone Named SIUE Men's Basketball Interim Head Coach". Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. March 12, 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. ^ "2018–19 SIUE Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
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