| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2018–19 |
| Team: | Evansville Purple Aces |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVC |
| Record: | 11–21 |
| Conf Record: | 5–13 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach3: | Terrence Commodore |
The 2018–19 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by first-year head coach Walter McCarty, played their home games at the Ford Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 11–21 overall, 5–13 in MVC play, and finishing in last place. As the No. 10 seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to Illinois State in the first round.
The Purple Aces finished the 2017–18 season 17–15, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to Northern Iowa in the first round.
On March 13, 2018, Evansville fired head coach Marty Simmons.[1] He finished at Evansville with an 11-year record of 184–175. On March 22, the school hired Boston Celtics assistant coach, former Kentucky player, and Evansville native Walter McCarty as head coach.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Taylor | 0 | G | 6'6" | 195 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to Northwestern | ||
| Solomon Hainna | 5 | G | 6'6" | 195 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| 12 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Transferred to Missouri | |||
| Dalen Traore | 15 | C | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Duane Gibson | 25 | G | 6'3" | 195 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Blake Simmons | 50 | G/F | 6'5" | 210 | RS Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artur Labinowicz | 2 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Transferred from Coastal Carolina. Under NCAA transfer rules, Labinowicz will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Devan Straub | 4 | G | 6'2" | 190 | RS Sophomore | Transferred from Indiana Kokomo. Will be eligible to play. Will join the team as a walk-on. | ||
| Shea Feehan | 21 | G | 6'0" | 155 | RS Senior | Transferred from Eureka College. Will be eligible to play immediately since Feehan graduated from Eureka. | ||
| Sam Cunliffe | 24 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Junior | Transferred from Kansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cunliffe will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
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