2018–19 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2018–19
Team:Eastern Michigan Eagles
Conference:Mid-American Conference
Division:West Division
Short Conf:MAC
Record:15–17
Conf Record:9–9
Head Coach:Rob Murphy
Hc Year:8th
Asst Coach1:Kevin Mondro
Asst Coach2:Matt Cline
Asst Coach3:Jimmy Wooten
Stadium:Convocation Center

The 2018–19 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by eighth-year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Ball State.

Previous season

They finished the season 22–13, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They defeated Akron in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Toledo. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Niagara in the first round before losing in the second round to Sam Houston State.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tim Bond 1 G 6'7" 160 RS Senior Graduated
Terry Harris 4 G/F 6'6" 215 Junior Transferred
Jalen Brown 12 G 5'9" 160 Sophomore
Jordan Nobles 15 F 6'9" 195 Junior Transferred to Oakland

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Daivon Stephens 1 F 6'6" 206 Freshman Penn Hills Senior
Boubacar Toure 12 C 6'11" 241 RS Junior Sakar, SenegalPhase One Academy/Grand Canyon
Damari Parris 23 G 6'1" 157 Junior Bowie, MDEvelyn Mack Academy/Trinity Valley CC
Andre Rafus Jr. 25 G/F 6'9" 178 Freshman Baltimore, MD Reach Partnership at Lake Clifton

Preseason

The Eagles were predicted to finish first in the MAC West by several college basketball preseason magazines. Those included Lindy's Sports College BasketballLindy's Sports,[1] Athlon Sports College Basketball[2] and Street & Smith's Basketball Yearbook.[3]

Preseason Awards

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Preseason Watch List[4]

Julius Erving Award Watch List[5]

Street & Smith's Basketball

All Conference

All Newcomer

All Defense

All Sharpshooter

Athlon Sports

All MAC First Team

Lindy's Sports

All Conference First Team

All Conference Second Team

Player of the Year

Best Rebounder

Best Defender

Most Versatile

Best NBA Prospect

Schedule and results

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Game notes

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Notes and References

  1. Lindy's Sports College Basketball . 2018-19 . 190.
  2. Athlon Sports College Basketball . 2018-19 . 146.
  3. Street & Smith's Basketball Yearbook . 2018-19 . 221.
  4. Web site: James Thompson IV Named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Preseason Watch List . 22 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Elijah Minnie Named to Julius Erving Award Watch List . 22 October 2018.