2018–19 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team explained

Year:2018–19
Team:Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Big South Conference
Short Conf:Big South
Record:23–12
Conf Record:10–6
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach2:Paul Hemrick
Asst Coach3:Ronrico White
Champion:Big South tournament champions
Tourney Result:First Round

The 2018–19 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gardner–Webb University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Tim Craft, played their home games at the Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 10–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated High Point, Campbell and Radford to be champions of the Big South tournament. They earned the Big South's automatic-bid to the NCAA tournament, their first NCAA Tournament bid in school history, where they lost in the first round to Virginia.

Previous season

The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 14–18, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big South tournament, they lost to Winthrop in the quarterfinals.

Schedule and results

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Despite both being members of the Big South, their meeting with USC Upstate on November 28 will be considered a non-conference game. The game was scheduled prior to USC Upstate joining the conference. Their meeting on January 12 will be a conference game.