2018–19 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team explained

Year:2018–19
Team:Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
Sport:basketball
Conference:Northeast Conference
Short Conf:NEC
Record:9–22
Conf Record:6–12
Head Coach:Dan Engelstad
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Will Holland
Asst Coach2:Xavier Joyner
Asst Coach3:Matt Miller
Stadium:Knott Arena

The 2018–19 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were led by first-year head coach Dan Engelstad, and played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They finished the season 9–22 overall, 6–12 in NEC play, to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC tournament.

Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2017–18 season, 18–14, 12–6 in NEC play, to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the NEC tournament, they were upset in the quarterfinals by Robert Morris.

On May 2, 2018, former head coach Jamion Christian left the team to take the head coaching job at Siena.[1] [2] One week later, the school hired former Mountaineer assistant coach Dan Engelstad from Division III Southern Vermont.[3] [4]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Men's Basketball: Christian leaving Mount St. Mary's for Siena College. The Baltimore Sun. Pat. Stoetzer. May 2, 2018. May 2, 2018. May 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180503042233/http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/basketball/mens/cc-sp-msm-jamion-christian-050318-story.html. dead.
  2. News: Stoetzer . Pat . Men's Basketball: Christian leaving Mount St. Mary's for Siena College . 2018-05-16 . carrollcountytimes.com . en-US.
  3. Dan Engelstad Named Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Head Coach . . May 9, 2018 . May 10, 2018 .
  4. News: Steinberg . Russell . May 10, 2018 . Mount St. Mary's introduces Southern Vermont's Dan Engelstad as head coach . 2018-05-16 . Mid-Major Madness.
  5. News: 2018-19 Mount St. Mary's Men's Basketball Schedule . April 6, 2024 . Mount St. Mary's.