2018–19 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team

2018–19 North Alabama Lions men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record10–22 (7–9 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Willie Watson
  • Tom Berryman
  • Ahmad Smith
Home arenaFlowers Hall
Seasons
2018–19 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Liberty † 14 – 2   .875 29 – 7   .806
Lipscomb 14 – 2   .875 29 – 8   .784
North Florida 9 – 7   .563 16 – 17   .485
Florida Gulf Coast 9 – 7   .563 14 – 18   .438
NJIT 8 – 8   .500 22 – 13   .629
North Alabama 7 – 9   .438 10 – 22   .313
Jacksonville 5 – 11   .313 12 – 20   .375
Kennesaw State 3 – 13   .188 6 – 26   .188
Stetson 3 – 13   .188 7 – 24   .226
† 2019 ASUN tournament winner

The 2018–19 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Tony Pujol in his first season at North Alabama.[1] The Lions played their home games at the Flowers Hall in Florence, Alabama as first-time members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

This season marked North Alabama's first of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I.[2] As a result, the Lions were not eligible for NCAA postseason play but could participate in the ASUN tournament.[3] They could also play in the CIT or CBI if invited.

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2017–18 season 15–13 overall, and 10–10 record in Gulf South Conference play, trying for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Gulf South tournament, losing to West Florida. The 2017-18 season was the Lion's last season in Division II and the Gulf South Conference.

Offseason

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Position Hometown Height Weight Commit/sign sate
Jamari Blackmon PG Hoover, AL 6'0" 170 6/20/2018
Christian Agnew SG Detroit, MI 6'2" 175 2/9/18
Aleksa Matic CG Belgrade, Serbia 6'4" 198 6/20/18
Sean Elmore SG Mountain Brook, AL 6'2" 175 10/24/17
Andrew Morrissey PF Winnebago, IL 6'9 235 6/20/18
Cantavio Dutreil PF Gonaïves, Haiti 6'7 205 6/20/18
Emanuel Littles PF Lanett, AL 6'8 200 1/5/17

Roster

2018–19 North Alabama Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Tavon King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Halls HS/Columbia State CC Gates, TN
G 2 Christian Agnew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr John Glenn HS Detroit, MI
G 3 Jamari Blackmon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Hoover HS Hoover, AL
F 4 Logan Windeler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Victory Rock Prep (FL) Manteno, IL
F 5 Cantavio Dutreil 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Trinity Catholic HS Gonaïves, Haiti
G 10 Aleks Matic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Sportksa Gimnazija Belgrade, Serbia
G 11 Kedarius Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Velma Jackson HS/Northeast Mississippi CC Camden, MS
F 14 Payton Youngblood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Oak Mountain HS/Snead State CC Birmingham, AL
F 15 Cameron Diggs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Mattie T. Blount HS/East Central CC Mobile, AL
F 21 Emanuel Littles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lanett HS Lanett, AL
G 23 Sean Elmore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mountain Brook HS Birmingham, AL
G/F 24 Kendall Stafford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Corinth HS/Northeast Mississippi CC Corinth, MS
F 53 Andrew Morrissey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Winnebago HS Winnebago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 28, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Samford L 74–91  0–1
  17 – Blackmon   5 – Stafford   3 – tied  Pete Hanna Center (1,383)
Birmingham, AL
November 10, 2018*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Blue Mountain W 72–59  1–1
  22 – Blackmon   9 – Stafford   4 – tied  Flowers Hall (987)
Florence, AL
November 13, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		at Saint Louis L 58–69  1–2
  16 – Diggs   9 – Diggs   4 – tied  Chaifetz Arena (4,972)
St. Louis, MO
November 17, 2018*
11:00 a.m., ACCN Extra 		at Pittsburgh L 66–71  1–3
  19 – Smith   10 – Littles   7 – Blackmon  Peterson Events Center (3,540)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 20, 2018*
6:00 p.m. 		Martin Methodist W 80–68  2–3
  19 – tied   8 – Agnew   4 – King  Flowers Hall (446)
Florence, AL
November 24, 2018*
11:30 a.m. 		at Troy L 58–77  2–4
  16 – Smith   12 – Littles   2 – 3 tied  Trojan Arena (1,423)
Troy, AL
November 28, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		at Toledo L 59–80  2–5
  16 – Blackmon   6 – Agnew   3 – tied  Savage Arena (3,714)
Toledo, OH
December 1, 2018*
12:00 p.m. 		Jacksonville State L 65–76  2–6
  22 – Blackmon   9 – Blackmon   6 – Blackmon  Flowers Hall (844)
Florence, AL
December 4, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		at UAB L 67–73  2–7
  19 – Smith   7 – Stafford   5 – Smith  Bartow Arena (3,222)
Birmingham, AL
December 13, 2018*
11:00 a.m. 		Huntingdon W 90–58  3–7
  20 – Smith   9 – Stafford   3 – tied  Flowers Hall (1,244)
Florence, AL
December 15, 2018*
5:00 p.m. 		at UNC Greensboro L 48–53  3–8
  17 – Blackmon   9 – Dutreil   3 – Smith  Fleming Gymnasium (1,545)
Greensboro, NC
December 18, 2018*
7:30 p.m. 		at Jacksonville State L 50–64  3–9
  9 – Blackmon   7 – Blackmon   3 – tied  Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,295)
Jacksonville, AL
December 21, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		at VMI L 68–89  3–10
  16 – Stafford   9 – Littles   2 – Agnew  Cameron Hall (600)
Lexington, VA
December 28, 2018*
8:00 p.m., RTNW 		at No. 7 Gonzaga L 51–96  3–11
  18 – Agnew   7 – Littles   2 – Blackmon  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
December 30, 2018*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Illinois L 70–81  3–12
  19 – Blackmon   9 – Stafford   5 – Smith  Lantz Arena (1,010)
Charleston, IL
ASUN regular season
January 5, 2019
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Florida L 67–96  3–13
(0–1) 		 20 – Agnew   9 – Littles   5 – Stafford  UNF Arena (1,509)
Jacksonville, FL
January 8, 2019
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Gulf Coast W 61–56  4–13
(1–1) 		 15 – King   12 – Dutreil   6 – Blackmon  Flowers Hall (850)
Florence, AL
January 12, 2019
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		NJIT W 61–55  5–13
(2–1) 		 16 – tied   11 – Littles   3 – Stafford  Flowers Hall (908)
Florence, AL
January 15, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville W 91–88  6–13
(3–1) 		 26 – Agnew   14 – Littles   4 – Blackmon  Swisher Gymnasium (792)
Jacksonville, FL
January 19, 2019
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Stetson W 63–62  7–13
(4–1) 		 15 – Smith   18 – Littles   3 – Stafford  Flowers Hall (1,251)
Florence, AL
January 21, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Liberty L 47–72  7–14
(4–2) 		 13 – tied   5 – Stafford   4 – Smith  Vines Center (2,716)
Lynchburg, VA
January 24, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kennesaw State W 76–71  8–14
(5–2) 		 18 – Smith   10 – Stafford   4 – 3 tied  Flowers Hall (811)
Florence, AL
January 27, 2019
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at NJIT L 70–76 OT 8–15
(5–3) 		 21 – Smith   8 – Littles   4 – Smith  Wellness and Events Center (911)
Newark, NJ
February 2, 2019
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lipscomb L 80–102  8–16
(5–4) 		 18 – Stafford   6 – Stafford   3 – Blackmon  Allen Arena (3,408)
Nashville, TN
February 6, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Florida Gulf Coast L 64–71  8–17
(5–5) 		 23 – Agnew   7 – Littles   2 – tied  Alico Arena (3,505)
Fort Myers, FL
February 9, 2019
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Florida L 73–82  8–18
(5–6) 		 24 – Smith   13 – Stafford   4 – tied  Flowers Hall (1,003)
Florence, AL
February 16, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Liberty L 70–80  8–19
(5–7) 		 17 – Smith   6 – Blackmon   3 – Smith  Flowers Hall (967)
Florence, AL
February 19, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Kennesaw State W 76–61  9–19
(6–7) 		 21 – Stafford   10 – Stafford   8 – Smith  KSU Convocation Center (608)
Kennesaw, GA
February 23, 2019
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Stetson L 60–63  9–20
(6–8) 		 21 – King   10 – Smith   4 – Blackmon  Edmunds Center (300)
DeLand, FL
February 27, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Jacksonville W 69–55  10–20
(7–8) 		 24 – King   14 – Littles   4 – Stafford  Flowers Hall (1,112)
Florence, AL
March 1, 2019
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lipscomb L 75–87  10–21
(7–9) 		 22 – Blackmon   11 – Stafford   3 – Blackmon  Flowers Hall (1,268)
Florence, AL
ASUN tournament
March 4, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		(6) (3) North Florida
Quarterfinals 		L 66–76  10–22
  15 – Blackmon   11 – Smith   5 – Blackmon  UNF Arena (1,924)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  2. ^ Northam, Mitchell (April 23, 2018). "With a new head coach, University of North Alabama is ready for its Division I moment". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "ASUN Conference Welcomes North Alabama as Newest Member". University of North Florida Athletics. December 6, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "North Alabama Lions Schedule 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Alabama. Retrieved June 28, 2024.