| Mode: | basketball |
| Year: | 2018–19 |
| Team: | Marist Red Foxes |
| Conference: | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | MAAC |
| Record: | 12–19 |
| Conf Record: | 7–11 |
| Head Coach: | John Dunne |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Serge Clement |
| Asst Coach2: | Kevin Driscoll |
| Asst Coach3: | Dalip Bhatia |
| Stadium: | McCann Arena |
| Champion: | Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic Samson champions |
The 2018–19 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Poughkeepsie, New York for the 42nd consecutive year at the McCann Arena, which has a capacity of 3,200. This season marked the program's 38th Division I season and its 22nd consecutive year as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The team was led by first-year head coach John Dunne, who took the open head coaching position after spending the last 12 seasons at conference rival Saint Peter's University. They finished the 2018–19 season 12–19 overall, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 9 seed Saint Peter's in the first round 68–71 in overtime.[1]
See main article: 2017–18 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team. The Red Foxes finished the 2017–18 season 6–25 overall, 4–14 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Fairfield. On March 5, 2018, head coach Mike Maker was fired.[2] He finished at Marist with a four-year record of 28–97. On April 3, 2018, Marist hired their 12th head coach in program history, when Saint Peter's head coach John Dunne was tabbed as Mike Maker's successor. Dunne left Saint Peter's with a record of 153–225 over the span of 12 seasons.[3] [4]
Marist entered the season having lost 20 or more games for the last four seasons under former head coach Mike Maker. The team returned all five of their starters from last season, which included Brian Parker, who was named Preseason Second Team All-MAAC. Parker entered the season as the 10th all-time leading scorer in school history, and led the team in scoring last season. Also returning was Ryan Funk, the team's long-distance threat, who came into his senior season having made 185 three-pointers in his career, which is sixth-highest in school history.[5] Even with a new coach, and a completely new staff, MAAC coaches picked the Red Foxes to finish in sixth place in the preseason poll.[6]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Bernardi | 0 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Freshman | No longer on team roster | ||
| Richie Mitchell | 1 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | No longer on team roster | ||
| Kristinn Palsson | 13 | G/F | 6'6" | 200 | Junior | Withdrew from school [7] | ||
| Obi Momah | 15 | F | 6'7" | 250 | Junior | Transferred to Norfolk State | ||
| Connor McClenaghan | 33 | C | 6'9" | 245 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Lasse Gummerus | 35 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Freshman |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Turner | 1 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Sophomore | Santa Clara. Sitting out 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Michael Cubbage | 5 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Junior | Paris Junior College. Sitting out 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Jordan Jones | 15 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Junior | Charleston Southern. Sitting out 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
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Following the season, two Marist players were selected to All-MAAC teams. Senior guard Brian Parker was awarded All-MAAC Third Team honors, leading the Red Foxes in scoring, minutes played, field goal percentage, and assists per game.[9] Senior guard Ryan Funk was named the MAAC Men's Basketball Sixth Player of the Year, averaging 11.7 points per game, while making 45 percent of his three-point shots during league play. He was the first Red Fox to win the award.[10]
| Legend | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Source: | ||
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Carmello | 10 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.000 | – | .667 | 0.1 | – | – | – | 0.8 | |
| Aleksandar Dozic | 31 | 1 | 16.7 | .461 | .342 | .839 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 7.0 | |
| Ryan Funk | 30 | 2 | 27.8 | .414 | .395 | .917 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11.7 | |
| Matthew Herasme | 31 | 0 | 17.5 | .382 | .179 | .732 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.1 | |
| Darius Hines | 31 | 29 | 26.9 | .409 | .349 | .824 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 6.7 | |
| David Knudsen | 31 | 31 | 20.3 | .433 | .393 | .895 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 7.3 | |
| Isaiah Lamb | 31 | 30 | 24.5 | .421 | .365 | .623 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.5 | |
| Tucker Lee | 7 | 0 | 1.3 | .000 | .000 | – | – | – | 0.1 | – | 0.0 | |
| Luke Nedrow | 29 | 0 | 9.2 | .464 | .406 | .500 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 | |
| Brian Parker | 31 | 31 | 28.5 | .489 | .325 | .603 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 14.9 | |
| Michael Servetas | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Tobias Sjoberg | 31 | 30 | 14.5 | .508 | – | .640 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 | |
| Austin Williams | 31 | 1 | 16.4 | .524 | .400 | .491 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 4.5 | |
| TOTALS | 31 | – | – | .449 | .363 | .685 | 31.1 | 12.1 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 67.3 | |
| OPPONENTS | 31 | – | – | .445 | .355 | .701 | 32.7 | 13.2 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 69.3 |
Scoring
Rebounding
Field-goal percentage
Assists per game
Steals per game
3-Point Field Goal Percentage (minimum 1 made per game)
3-Point Field Goals Made
Blocked Shots
Assist/Turnover Ratio (minimum 3 assists/game)
Offensive Rebounds
Minutes Played
To qualify, players must have appeared in 75% of team's games.[11]