2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

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2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
South Alabama Jaguars wordmark.svg
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2018–19 record17–17 (8–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Howard
  • Amorrow Morgan
  • Nima Omidvar
Home arenaMitchell Center
Seasons
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia State † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706
UT Arlington 12 – 6   .667 17 – 16   .515
Georgia Southern 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
Texas State 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Coastal Carolina 9 – 9   .500 17 – 17   .500
Louisiana–Monroe 9 – 9   .500 19 – 16   .543
South Alabama 8 – 10   .444 17 – 17   .500
Arkansas State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Appalachian State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 21   .344
Little Rock 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Troy 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400
† 2019 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

The 2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represents the University of South Alabama during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars are led by first-year head coach Richie Riley and play their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season[]

The Jaguars finished the 2017–18 season 14–18, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Troy in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament.

Off-season[]

Departures[]

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Dederick Lee G 6'0" 162 Senior Clarksville, Arkansas Graduated.
Devin Epps G 5’11" 167 Senior Murfreesboro, Tennessee Graduated.
Nick Davis F 6'6" 191 Senior Mt. Vernon, Alabama Graduated.
Rozelle Nix F 6'11" 330 Senior Cincinnati, Ohio Graduated.
Ethan Haslam G 6’4” 190 Freshman Lithia, Florida Transferred to Berry.
A.J. Caldwell G 6’4” 190 Freshman Sarasota, Florida Transferred to Chattanooga.
Joe Thompson F 6'7" 211 Freshman Kenner, Louisiana Left Program.

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Josh Ayeni F 6'8" 215 Junior Zaria, Nigeria Transferred from St. Bonaventure. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ayeni will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[1]
Don Coleman G 6'2" 190 Senior Augusta, Georgia Transferred from California. Under NCAA transfer rules, Coleman will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.[2]
Andre Fox G 6'3" 190 Senior Greenbelt, Maryland Transferred from High Point. Under NCAA transfer rules, Nix will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.[3]
Kory Holden 0 G 6'2" 185 Senior Salisbury, Maryland Graduate Transfer from South Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Holden will play immediately in the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.[4]
Tashombe Riley 2 F 6'7" 210 Senior Orangeburg, South Carolina Graduate Transfer from South Carolina State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Riley will play immediately in the 2018–19 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.[5]
Abdul Dial 30 G 6'3" 200 Junior West Palm Beach, Florida Junior College Transfer from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Dial will play immediately in the 2018–19 season. Will have two year of remaining eligibility.

Roster[]

2018–19 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F Josh Ayeni Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Bonaventure Zaria, Nigeria
G Don Coleman Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr California Augusta, Georgia
G Andre Fox Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr High Point Greenbelt, Maryland
G 0 Kory Holden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr South Carolina Salisbury, Maryland
G 1 Herb McGee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Riverside Academy Reserve, Louisiana
F 2 Tashombe Riley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr South Carolina State Orangeburg, South Carolina
F 3 Kevin Morris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Dothan High School Dothan, Alabama
F 12 RJ Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Savannah State Powder Springs, Georgia
G 14 Rodrick Sikes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr St. Martin High School Ocean Springs, Mississippi
G 25 Jordan Andrews 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Youngstown State Abita Springs, Louisiana
G 30 Abdul Dial 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College West Palm Beach, Florida
F 33 Josh Ajayi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) RS Jr San Gabriel Academy El Monte, California
F 42 Trhae Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Pebblebrook High School Austell, Georgia
G 50 John Pettway 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Keith High School Safford, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2018

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 27, 2018*
4:00 pm 		Tuskegee W 63–40  –
  13 – Sikes   8 – Kelly   4 – McGee  Mitchell Center (1,714)
Mobile, AL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
8:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 11 Auburn L 58–101  0–1
  25 – Sikes   5 – Tied   3 – McGee  Auburn Arena (7,754)
Auburn, AL
Nov 11, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Huntingdon W 106–76  1–1
  23 – Dial   9 – Tied   10 – Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,562)
Mobile, AL
Nov 16, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Chattanooga
Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic 		W 73–54  2–1
  23 – Ajayi   12 – Ajayi   3 – McGee  Mitchell Center (1,585)
Mobile, AL
Nov 17, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Jacksonville
Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic 		L 48–71  2–2
  16 – McGee   8 – Tied   2 – MGee  Mitchell Center (1,605)
Mobile, AL
Nov 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeast Missouri State
Goldie and Herman Ungar Classic 		W 79–58  3–2
  30 – Sikes   9 – Mitchell   11 – McGee  Mitchell Center (1,482)
Mobile, AL
Nov 23, 2018*
6:30 pm, SECN+ 		at Texas A&M L 62–74  3–3
  21 – Sikes   5 – Ajayi   4 – Tied   Reed Arena (8,569)
College Station, TX
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Southern Miss L 67–71  3–4
  28 – Holden   7 – Mitchell   4 – McGee  Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Florida A&M W 66–57  4–4
  18 – Sikes   15 – Ajayi   4 – Tied  Mitchell Center (2,114)
Mobile, AL
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at New Orleans L 61–70  4–5
  20 – Mitchell   8 – Mitchell   3 – McGee  Lakefront Arena (505)
New Orleans, LA
Dec 8, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tulane W 81–60  5–5
  21 – Sikes   10 – Ajayi   6 – Kelly  Mitchell Center (1,565)
Mobile, AL
Dec 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Alabama A&M W 79–67  6–5
  20 – Ajayi   13 – Mitchell   9 – Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,732)
Mobile, AL
Dec 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mobile W 86–47  7–5
  28 – Mitchell   11 – Ajayi   7 – Pettway  Mitchell Center (1,671)
Mobile, AL
Dec 29, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Richmond L 82–91  7–6
  25 – Ajayi   6 – Tied    6 – Holden  Mitchell Center (1,523)
Mobile, AL
Regular season
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Appalachian State W 79–73  8–6
(1–0) 		 21 – Sikes   12 – Ajayi   8 – Ajayi  Mitchell Center (1,729)
Mobile, AL
Jan 5, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coastal Carolina W 84–77 2OT 9–6
(2–0) 		 22 – Mitchell   11 – Mitchell   7 – Mitchell  Mitchell Center (2,091)
Mobile, AL
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Arkansas State L 65–66  9–7
(2–1) 		 24 – Sikes   7 – Tied   3 – Ajayi  First National Bank Arena (1,374)
Jonesboro, AR
Jan 12, 2019
3:00 pm 		at Little Rock L 62–91  9–8
(2–2) 		 22 – Mitchell   6 – Mitchell   4 – Holden  Jack Stephens Center (1,565)
Little Rock, AR
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia State L 66–69  9–9
(2–3) 		 24 – Ajayi   11 – Ajayi   7 – Holden  Mitchell Center (1,985)
Mobile, AL
Jan 19, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern L 86–88 OT 9–10
(2–4) 		 26 – Ajayi   11 – Tied   4 – Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,885)
Mobile, AL
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Louisiana L 84–88  9–11
(2–5) 		 31 – Mitchell   12 – Tied   3 – Tied  Cajundome (3,847)
Lafayette, LA
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 78–72  10–11
(3–5) 		 23 – Mitchell   8 – Ajayi   4 – McGee  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (5,206)
Monroe, LA
Feb 2, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Troy W 81–75  11–11
(4–5) 		 17 – Mitchell   10 – Ajayi   5 – Mitchell  Mitchell Center (4,469)
Mobile, AL
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Arkansas State W 70–62  12–11
(5–5) 		 24 – McGee   10 – Mitchell   7 – Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,785)
Mobile, AL
Feb 9, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Little Rock L 68–73  12–12
(5–6) 		 19 – Sikes   9 – Mitchell   4 – Pettway  Mitchell Center (2,193)
Mobile, AL
Feb 13, 2019
6:00 pm 		at Georgia Southern L 65–75  12–13
(5–7) 		 18 – McGee   7 – Mitchell   4 – Mitchell  Hanner Fieldhouse (1,321)
Statesboro, GA
Feb 15, 2019
6:00 pm 		at Georgia State L 81–90  12–14
(5–8) 		 26 – McGee   12 – Mitchell   8 – McGee  GSU Sports Arena (1,531)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 23, 2019
4:15 pm 		at Troy W 68–52  13–14
(6–8) 		 18 – Ajayi   14 – Mitchell   5 – Mitchell  Trojan Arena (3,049)
Troy, AL
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington L 57–75  13–15
(6–9) 		 18 – Ajayi   10 – Ajayi   3 – Ajayi  Mitchell Center (1,813)
Mobile, AL
Mar 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas State W 77–63  14–15
(7–9) 		 20 – Ajayi   9 – Mitchell   3 – Mitchell  Mitchell Center (1,811)
Mobile, AL
Mar 7, 2019
6:00 pm 		at Coastal Carolina L 70–92  14–16
(7–10) 		 22 – Mitchell   6 – McGee   5 – McGee  HTC Center (1,037)
Conway, SC
Mar 9, 2019
1:00 pm 		at Appalachian State W 78–71  15–16
(8–10) 		 26 – Ajayi   11 – Mitchell   7 – McGee  Holmes Center (1,104)
Boone, NC
Sun Belt Tournament
Mar 12, 2019
7:00 pm 		(8) (9) Arkansas State
First round 		W 75–67  16–16
  22 – Ajayi   13 – Mitchell   6 – McGee  Mitchell Center (1,624)
Mobile, AL
Mar 14, 2019
5:00 pm 		(8) vs. (5) Louisiana
Second round 		W 70–69  17–16
  25 – Ajayi   7 – Ajayi   6 – Mitchell  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 15, 2019
5:00 pm 		(8) vs. (4) Texas State
Quarterfinals 		L 67–79  17–17
  25 – McGee   5 – Kelly   4 – McGee  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Creg Stephenson. "St. Bonaventure transfer Josh Ayeni commits to South Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Creg Stephenson. "South Alabama basketball officially adds Cal transfer Don Coleman". AL.com. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  3. ^ Creg Stephenson. "South Alabama basketball gets commitment from transfer Andre Fox". AL.com. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  4. ^ Andrew Ramspacher. "Kory Holden leaves South Carolina basketball team". The State. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Tashombe Riley transferring to South Alabama". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
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