2018–19 Summit League men's basketball season explained

2018–19 Summit League 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:9
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:South Dakota State
Season Champ Name:Champion
Mvp:Mike Daum, South Dakota State
Mvp Link:Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Mvp Link:Most Valuable Player
Seasonslistnames:Summit League men's basketball
Prevseason Link:2017–18 Summit League men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2017–18
Nextseason Link:2019–20 Summit League men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2019–20

The 2018–19 Summit League 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 begins in January 2019 and concludes in February 2019. The season marked the 36th season of Summit League basketball.

On December 7, 2018, Mike Daum became the Summit League’s all-time leading scorer. In a 42-point outing against Southern, Daum passed former Oral Roberts forward Caleb Green’s conference record 2,504 points.[1]

Preseason

Preseason poll

Source[2]

RankTeam
1South Dakota State (34)
2South Dakota (1)
3Denver (1)
4
5North Dakota State
6Oral Roberts
7North Dakota
8Omaha
9Western Illinois
first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Source[2]

AwardRecipients
First TeamMike Daum (South Dakota State)
Trey Burch-Manning (South Dakota)
Zach Jackson (Omaha)
David Jenkins, Jr. (South Dakota State)
John Konchar (Purdue Fort Wayne)
Joe Rosga (Denver)
Second TeamBrandon Gilbeck (Western Illinois)
Tyler Hagedorn (South Dakota)
Emmanuel Nzekwesi (Oral Roberts)
Tyson Ward (North Dakota State)
Kobe Webster (Western Illinois)

Summit League Preseason Player of the Year: Mike Daum (South Dakota State)

Regular season

Midseason watchlists

Postseason

Summit League Tournament

See main article: 2019 Summit League 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: Zach . Borg . Daum Becomes Summit League’s All-Time Scoring Leader During SDSU’s Win Over Southern . kdlt.com . December 7, 2018 . December 9, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181208095629/https://www.kdlt.com/2018/12/07/daum-becomes-summit-leagues-all-time-scoring-leader-during-sdsus-win-over-southern/ . December 8, 2018 . dead .
  2. Web site: South Dakota State picked to repeat as Summit League Champs. Summit League. October 4, 2018. October 26, 2018.