2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball season explained

2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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Duration:November 2018
through March 2019
No Of Teams:10
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:Belmont Bruins
Season Champ Name:Champion
League Champs:Murray State Racers
Mvp:Ja Morant
Mvp Link:Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Mvp Link:Most Valuable Player
Seasonslistnames:Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball
Prevseason Link:2017–18 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2017–18
Nextseason Link:2019–20 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2019–20

The 2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2019 and concludes in February 2019. The season marked the 70th season of Ohio Valley Conference basketball.

Preseason

Preseason poll

Source[1]

RankTeam
1Belmont (8)
2Murray State (9)
3Jacksonville State (7)
4
5Tennessee Tech
6Eastern Kentucky
7Eastern Illinois
8Tennessee State
9Southeast Missouri State
10Morehead State
11UT Martin
12SIU Edwardsville
first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Source[1]

OVC Preseason Player of the Year: Dylan Windler (Belmont)

Regular season

Midseason watchlists

Postseason

Ohio Valley Tournament

See main article: 2019 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament.

Highlights

NCAA Tournament

See main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

National Invitation Tournament

See main article: 2019 National Invitation Tournament.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belmont Picked As 2018-19 OVC Men’s Basketball Favorites; Bruins’ Windler Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year. Ohio Valley Conference. October 23, 2018. October 24, 2018.